M***erFing&%$$***@%#* nail in the BRAND NEW Excedra Max!

What would you do?


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Bummer about the nail. My original Metzeler picked up a sheetrock screw; I pulled it and plugged the hole, then rode another thousand miles until it was time to replace--with the Exedra. Got around 7200 on the Metz.
The simple and frugal route is to plug it and keep an eye on the air pressure--if it won't hold, then replace. Years ago I used a can of FixaFlat once, but I think the plug is the better way to go.
 
Been there, done that, same nail, even, from my own barn almost certainly. Rode it with a plug a week or two until replacement came and was installed. I'm pretty casual about most stuff, but not tires.
 
Had that happen to a bike I had. 92 miles on the rear tire! It was a much larger nail though, so I replaced the tire.
IMHO, that little nail couldn't do enough damage to cause a safety issue. If it were mine, I'd patch it and ride! YMMV
 
Had that happen to a bike I had. 92 miles on the rear tire! It was a much larger nail though, so I replaced the tire.
IMHO, that little nail couldn't do enough damage to cause a safety issue. If it were mine, I'd patch it and ride! YMMV
DITTO
 
To plug, won't you have to ream the hole to open it up enough to fit a plug? Small hole like that, patch would be a safer option (IMO).
 
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