We did that as part of the fix.
Any 12 year old would have been able to wheelie the 7 miles back to the car. Callum is past his wheeling best at 26 years old!
There used to be a foam product you could squirt into a damaged tyre but I can’t see any product on sale to deal with more than a 2 mm cut in the tread. Builders foam would give you a quick fix that would be OK for a sedate ride for a few tens of km but would be a PITA to remove after. Of course the chances of having a can of builders cavity filling foam on a SOTA trip is only slightly higher than meeting a bunch of elves with a spare tyre and a willingness to do the work.
Yes, maybe you do carry a spare tyre on such trips. Many riders do. Can be folded up and isn’t heavy. That’s my last guess.
Hi Ron, Ive never carried a tyre. One of the bikes had 26" wheels and the other 29". We had a tube for each bike and a puncture repair kit. It’s always that difficult balance between weight and spares!
I only had one large cable tie, so used it and then the medical tape from my first aid kit to finish it off. We put the good tyre on the back and the bodged one on the front to help keep some weight off it.
Moral of the story - Schwable “Racing Ralph” tyres aren’t up to the job. When I took the bikes off the Landie last night, I noticed the other one was about to go as well. Both tyres are less than a year old.