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Wheels, Tyres and Brakes / Re: Schwalbe Supreme failure
« Last post by martinf on October 14, 2026, 04:18:53 PM »Some of the tyre carcass threads are cut on that tyre, I reckon it will eventually fail with a ruptured carcass. So I would replace it, so long as I could find a decent replacement.
On tour, if no good tyres are easily found, I would put a big patch on the inside of the tyre and hope that it lasts till the end of the tour. I still have some of the big rectangular patches that look as if they are made of tarred canvas, these used to be included in puncture repair kits in the 1970's.
I suppose the modern equivalent is something like this :
https://eu.restrap.com/fr/products/tyre-boot-kit?oc=FR&_su_rec=K6rF_pVYdOCxN9WXFE2z4xPmt3A-qF5lXjM6zg_wpFOFtjPLZMkdqXqPpaolNWlFLNAtR-7394hUgue8xJ8-osOekDmr8mIgFtFfpfMnggOPKlb3RoejAcZfGIp-cEgLMI2JokGS7Yu4uuPgGOBCxYGa_FHvVQFf56GEkQAFyqBBeHH_bPO2xqQWUJ3BY-HAKAFp_LzDrPBnXoTeXIKeUF98SBym29k6EnAJDsmjkKUP5fjYOi3wFetE3yVoaN9q6neSjClVrWDPxd3uHA&_su_rec_id=c28ca80a-9e0d-4aff-b6ff-f7698a6cd283-1791989603
Another method is to use a section of a lightweight tyre as a patch. I have an 11 x 6 cm piece of a Kojak tyre in my touring tool kit, the idea is that if I get a really deep cut in the tread area I can glue this patch inside the tyre and (hopefully) be able to ride to the nearest bike shop, garage or supermarket that stocks a 26" tyre.
On tour, if no good tyres are easily found, I would put a big patch on the inside of the tyre and hope that it lasts till the end of the tour. I still have some of the big rectangular patches that look as if they are made of tarred canvas, these used to be included in puncture repair kits in the 1970's.
I suppose the modern equivalent is something like this :
https://eu.restrap.com/fr/products/tyre-boot-kit?oc=FR&_su_rec=K6rF_pVYdOCxN9WXFE2z4xPmt3A-qF5lXjM6zg_wpFOFtjPLZMkdqXqPpaolNWlFLNAtR-7394hUgue8xJ8-osOekDmr8mIgFtFfpfMnggOPKlb3RoejAcZfGIp-cEgLMI2JokGS7Yu4uuPgGOBCxYGa_FHvVQFf56GEkQAFyqBBeHH_bPO2xqQWUJ3BY-HAKAFp_LzDrPBnXoTeXIKeUF98SBym29k6EnAJDsmjkKUP5fjYOi3wFetE3yVoaN9q6neSjClVrWDPxd3uHA&_su_rec_id=c28ca80a-9e0d-4aff-b6ff-f7698a6cd283-1791989603
Another method is to use a section of a lightweight tyre as a patch. I have an 11 x 6 cm piece of a Kojak tyre in my touring tool kit, the idea is that if I get a really deep cut in the tread area I can glue this patch inside the tyre and (hopefully) be able to ride to the nearest bike shop, garage or supermarket that stocks a 26" tyre.

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