Rats, picked up a big hunk of metal on the way home today, tore up my tire pretty good. Amazingly, the tire is not leaking at all.






Hmm, I think I can just shove some well chewed bubble gum in there, that should fix it up nicely.
I guess thanks Michelin for getting me home without any fuss, other than the clanging of the metal on the road, sounded like I was riding a horse.

holy crap.


I picked up a half-dozen nails in a tire a few years back, yours is a worse tear, but mine was flat within seconds:

OUCH!!! Sorry to see that. It may not be leaking but I would still consider the tire to be unsafe and change it before it blows.

Amazing that it wasn't leaking... I'm sure that as soon as piece of metal was taken out the air was gone immediately.

The picture you see is after I pulled the metal out, but it didn't lose any air. This morning the tire was still inflated to it's normal psi. I drove it gently for about 20 minutes to tire store with my eyes glued to the TPMS display, but it was a smooth ride (except once pulling away from stopped at a light I felt something odd which I suspect was the tread flexing away from the tire for a second, must have stopped directly over the gash).

I just decided to get 4 new tires, the others were coming up on 4 yrs old and 80% worn anyway. Sadly, the destroyed tire was probably the one with the most tread life left. Stuck with the Michelin Latitude HP Tour, they served me well enough and I was impressed how much damage it took and still kept going.

Michelin Latitude HP Tour are my favorite tires. I'm amazed at how well they hold a wet road in a spirited turn. I don't know how yours held air after being punctured like that. You are one lucky person.
Ray A.

Stuck with the Michelin Latitude HP Tour, they served me well enough and I was impressed how much damage it took and still kept going.