It's been parked now for about 4 hours and the tire lost about 5lb. of air. It must have went in far enough for a pin hole in the tube. For $90 I going with a new tire...I know every time I ride it, I will always be thinking about the tire. I live in a rual area and every time I ride I'm on the highway at speed. Thanks for the feedback.

 

Smart man........there's no price tag on "peace of mind".

 

hey what the heck
you still have a front tire to keep you safe at 70/
one tire is all you need.
take care


I know this thread must be a joke. right ??????

 

No leak, small screw type hole, bet if you went looking for the hole you wouldn't even find it anymore. Not a problem. It will be fine. Tube type tires don't handle slow leaks like tubeless tires, unless it is a valve stem core problem. When a tube has a hole, no matter how small, it goes down fast, like much less than an hour. So if it is staying up, and you can't find the place where the screw went in anymore, you're good to go.

 

I'll take your 75 mile tire off your hands for the cost of shipping!

 

Just put a new tube in it and ride on...No need, to patch the little hole the screw made, either.

I've put half the miles on my bike using nail-punctured and re-tube tires from where either I got a flat or picked up a tire from some nervous Nellie, who was afraid to run it.

 

My thoughts exactly! I am looking for a 16" that will fit on the rear of my 99 Sporty also. You beat me to it! I would run that tire for years and never think about it. No danger whatsoever.

 

Get a plug kit,pull the screw,plug the hole,wear the tire out.Don't let anyone tell you any different.

 

Aren't plugs for tubeless tires? Seems to me that with a plug there will be a rough spot inside the tire that will be rubbing on the tube and over time might cause the tube to fail, right?

 

Me too, I'll get in line for that tire also - already have a tube for it. I've run several nail/screw hole tires over the years with zero problems, just the cost of a tube. Got one on my EGC right now. If it's a clean hole at or near the center of the tire a plug or patch isn't necessary - just throw in a tube and ride away.