DIY anchovies

I’ve been running tubeless for years, never had a puncture that won’t seal until yesterday. I got a thorn right in the middle of the thread. I’ve got some anchovies on order but they don’t arrive until tomorrow and I want to go for a ride!

Can I make my own from old inner tubes or something else?

Is this to carry 8n case, or repair yesterday’s puncture?

To repair yesterday’s puncture. I’ll be no more than 10 miles from home so can walk back if all goes wrong.

Just go for a 10 mile walk then.

Leave your bike at home.

No risk.

All you need is to make the hole smaller for the sealant to work, so a bit of cloth poked in there should work for the short term.

Yep. On my farm quad bike I have been known to screw a woodscrew into a hole and leave it in there to help it seal until I can get a proper anchovy

Used to carry a tapered self tapping screw on the motor bike for just that reason. However, if I can in your shoes, I’d probably nip to the nearest car tyre place and see if you could get a 6 or 8mm plug patch and repair it properly from the inside, then ride this afternoon worry free

Some string soaked on roofing tar? Would look similar…

Splodge vulcanising rubber solution on the inside and stick and old inner tube patch over the hole?

Fit an inner tube (temporarily)…

Temporary repair with a piece of cooking string doubled over and tied in a figure of eight. Worked fine. Got a mile down the bridleway and sidewall slashed. I guess that’s the end of that tyre 🙁

I’ve found plain white parcel string to work better with sealant than anchovies. The sealant soaks into the string and together they form a fibre-reinforced plug. I only resort to an anchovy now if the sealant’s gone off.

Got a mile down the bridleway and sidewall slashed. I guess that’s the end of that tyre 🙁

You could sew the sidewall up and patch it. People have done that before…

I’m kind of rooting for this tyre now.

I’ve just got a replacement from my LBS. The current tyre of doom will be sewn up and kept as a spare for next time. I hate flint!

Bit late but, most times if you’re at home it’s better to just stick a standard tube patch (not selfadhesive) on the inside of the hole- pop tyre off, clean up, stick on patch, wait 10 minutes or so, refit tyre and you’re good. The air pressure holds the patch on so it’s a good permanent repair.

(If there’s a bigger hole, then car mushroom plugs are better still, they can work for surprisingly big holes and cuts)