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Old 09-16-10 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Folder4life
Get a bottle of slime. I use it and ride in in NYC. I've never gotten a flat yet! It helps keep the tire pressure up too.
I find the opposite to be true...I have a bike that has a factory slime tube with schrader valve in the rear wheel and a Schwalbe presta valve non slime tube in the front. The rear always needs air before the front tire does.

Also they make a helluva mess if you blow one out...

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