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Old 08-04-06 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jkoloen
Not for me. I put a slime tube on my bike and it went flat within three days due to a glass puncture (tiny piece of glass and the tube didn't seal the hole at all). I replaced my tires with Schwalbe Marathons and nonslime tubes and haven't had a problem. I ride on some nasty streets and prior to the Marathons had many flats with nonslime tubes as well.
HAH. Me too, but I only put the Marathon Double Defender on the front - hey, they're expensive, but so far, so good.

I've had slime work, I've had it fail. When it fails, it isn't worth the cleanup to try (I say try) and patch it. Anyway, if there's something in the tire causing the original puncture, it is going to do it again, until you find and remove it.

I come up with a different flat tire theory every month. The Marathon is the current theory, and it's working.
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