Originally Posted by Leroy
Discovered the other day before a quick spin out that I had a screw in one of the tyres, which accounted for the PSI of only 16.

Bought one of those self repair kits on Amazon where you effectively push in a sticky strip of rubber to seal the hole. Took more force than I imagined, but worked a treat. Plenty of more strips in the hand kit, now gives me reassurance should I pick up a puncture mid journey. Purchased a handy cordless compressor as well which takes up less space than a conventional pump, which automatically stops when at the correct PSI. Jobs a good un.

I would not trust this old school method. Not sure such a standalone repair is legal nowadays anyway. Your local tyre shop will provide (if deemed possible) ideally a combination repair, vulcanising a patch from inside of tyre as well as sealing hole caused by foreign body after preparation. The latter is important to avoid ingress of moisture which can degrade internal steel belts over time.

Richard

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