Tire Repair or new?

Technical Miscellaneous and universal issues
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Well first time ever, got a puncture on Bufallo Bella. Not bad for 40 years of riding I suppose.

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Anyway, after the collective thoughts and opinions. Repair with the string and glue kit, then ride and not worry about it, new tire or professional repair?

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That looks very plugable on the proviso it is a tubeless tyre. If the tyre has a tube, change the tube.

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I agree. Very pluggable.

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Thanks. Yes tubeless and was intending to plug, just wanted reassurance that it would be ok as a permanent thing. Tomorrow’s job sorted.

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Plug it :+1::+1::+1: with the rope type.
I did 2000 miles ago after only a week of a new tyre :frowning::frowning:
Dave on the red and gold V100

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I have had a few good successes using the brown string type tubeless repair kits, on Michelin Road 5 tyres, interestingly I hadn’t had a puncture for 30 years before using the Michelin tyres and then 1 puncture on a worn out tyre then 2 more punctures immediately afterward, either bad luck or the michelin tyres pick things up more than Dunlops or Metz.

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Well so far the plug has stood up to some 300 miles of reasonably hard riding. I tried using a plug kit that I had been carrying around for years that were some supposedly super duper rubber butterfly plugs that expand inside to create a superior plug. What a load of rubbish. Kept splitting when I tried to insert them. Brought a set of string type which worked straight off.