WTB Raddler TCS 40c, small cut - repairable?

[ichitan]

If you use a normal patch on the inside of the tire, it will stretch, form a bulge, and and wear fairly quickly when you ride on the tire. It will fail.

You need a patch that will not stretch. I have cut a piece out of the sidewall of an old tire, and glued it in, in a situation like that. It needs to cover the area all around the hole. It will not stretch and bulge. I think you can buy special patches that will not stretch also. You need something with chords, like in a tire, to prevent stretching. Some people may use a piece of fabric, and a patch.

Normal super glue sets rigid, and will fail. I have heard you can buy super glue that sets more like rubber. See if you can find some. It may be easier to use contact glue, which sets more like rubber. You can use it to glue the patch, and fill the hole from the outside. When filling the hole from the outside, you may need to apply it a number of times, as contact glue shrinks when it sets. If you apply it multiple times, you can completely fill the hole.

I have done repairs like this, and the tire was as good as before it got the hole in it.

But keep in mind it is experimental, and may or may not work well. Either way you will learn something.