Slime tubes - Do they work?
01-30-05, 03:23 PM
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Slime tubes - Do they work?
I've been through two Bontrager tubes and just put in a new Bell Slime tube. The Bonts just would not hold air (one from a hole, the other just blew up on me). I'm wondering if anyone else has experience with a slime tube and if they are woth the money...
01-30-05, 03:49 PM
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I think they work great on everything but really high pressure road tires, in my experience. They're no replacement for watching what you run over, but I think they work great.
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01-30-05, 05:03 PM
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I think they work great on everything but really high pressure road tires, in my experience. They're no replacement for watching what you run over, but I think they work great.
01-30-05, 07:01 PM
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I don't ride over 75 psi (sometimes up to 80 on my back tire) due to my warped wheels, so this shouldn't be a problem.
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Originally Posted by el twe
I don't ride over 75 psi (sometimes up to 80 on my back tire) due to my warped wheels, so this shouldn't be a problem.
And tubes are blowing up, and you wonder if Slime tubes are a solution.
I'm baffled too.
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I used the slime tubes for a while. They are pretty heavy so if your a weight weenie watch out. They seemed to work ok and pretty much as advertised. However, I always felt I "Might" have a hole in a tube and a piece of glass in my tire punching through I didn't know about. i guess I just felt I wasn't really addressing the problem. So I started using Conti Gatorskins and started riding routes that kept me off the road trash. This was a better solution all round. The issue really is not the tube. If it gets a hole your right it won't hold air. Trick is keeping it from getting a hole. 
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I used em ... did not like em.
Seemed like after they sat for a few days then were ridden the slime was all on what was the bottom of the tire.... Got a reel "unbalanced wheel" feel until about 5 miles into a ride.
It is also more weight you are slinging around on the wheels....
I got rid of the after about 1 month.
Seemed like after they sat for a few days then were ridden the slime was all on what was the bottom of the tire.... Got a reel "unbalanced wheel" feel until about 5 miles into a ride.
It is also more weight you are slinging around on the wheels....
I got rid of the after about 1 month.
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Originally Posted by el twe
I don't ride over 75 psi (sometimes up to 80 on my back tire) due to my warped wheels, so this shouldn't be a problem.
By the way: Low pressure in your tires can contribute to conditions that would cause impact on the rims thereby warping your rims. Low pressure also means you would be more susceptible to pinch flats.
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On a road bike, they don't do much and make a huge mess... Just get puncture resistant tires.
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The guys I've talked to have reccomended lower pressure. Plus, my tires aren't made for serious psi (90 at tops).
I'm baffled by your being baffled, Mr. Endo...What are you saying?
I'm baffled by your being baffled, Mr. Endo...What are you saying?
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Personnaly I run 10 - 15 lbs more air in every tire I ride above the max. I have been doing this for years. May be harmful but haven't found that to be the case. I use to get pinch flats all the time when I ran under the max. JMO. 
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^^^ Wow...
You know you can inflate them enough to blow the tire off the rim, right? Over-inflate, hit a bump and all of a sudden the bead of your tire is on the wrong side of the rim and you are about to go down hard (possibly). I'm very picky about my brakes, tires, fork, headset, etc. Its quite common here in Co to have some twisty descents at over 50mph - i want everything to be in manufacturer's spec, but thats just me.
You know you can inflate them enough to blow the tire off the rim, right? Over-inflate, hit a bump and all of a sudden the bead of your tire is on the wrong side of the rim and you are about to go down hard (possibly). I'm very picky about my brakes, tires, fork, headset, etc. Its quite common here in Co to have some twisty descents at over 50mph - i want everything to be in manufacturer's spec, but thats just me.
