Is it one of the old narrow ones, or one of the newer wide ones.
The old ones have an innertube, the same size as a standard wheelbarrow. You can probably find a replacement at the hardware store, and is only slightly more difficult then fixing a flat bicycle tire.
The newer styles use a tubeless design, they seal against the rim edge. With a bit of liquid dishwasher soap you can remove them from the rim, just be careful not to damage the rim edge. The tire valve is a standard automotive tire valve, you can pick one up from any tire store. You can either patch the tire or throw an inner tube inside the tire
As the previous post mentioned.... inserting an "inner tube" into tubeless tire/rim setup is a tried and true method for fixing flat tires. Also works on autos/trucks/etc.
Also, have you tried slime into the tire (use it on my riding lawnmower mowing through stickers with no problem) since it seems like a slow leak and would be a quick fix.
Thanks guys for all the pointers - fixed it!
It was important to know that this was a tubeless set up.
This is what I did:
1) Found leak was where the tire bedded on the rim
2) Broke seal by putting soapy water on the rim and standing on the tire
3) Found sand and grit around seal - wiped it off
4) Reinflated tire
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