green slime

Quoted message said:

I heard some green slime could somehow self-patch-up punctured
tubes. Does it really work? Do I just inject it through the valves?

I used puncture resistant tubes in my MTB since moving to CO 8 years ago
and have had only two flats in all that time (I had 4 the first 6 months
of riding here before I found out about puncture resistant tubes). Last
year I bought a new bike, and requested puncture resistant tubes. The
LBS said slime was better, so I went with that. I had a flat in two
weeks. So I personally think slime sucks.

Rich

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Quoted message said:

Hello,

I heard some green slime could somehow self-patch-up punctured
tubes. Does it really work? Do I just inject it through the valves?

Thanks.

According to
http://bicycleuniverse.info/eqp/fixflat.html

"Slime. This is non-toxic goop that you put inside the tube.
The slime automatically seals small punctures. Bike shops
sell it, and they'll put it in for you if you don't know
how to remove your valve stem. Only works with standard
(Schraeder) tubes, because you can't remove the valve stems
on Presta tubes. Note: Once a tube has been slimed, always
make sure the valve is pointing down (12 o'clock position)
before putting air in it, otherwise the slime will try to
get out."
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I came across the above site while looking for info on
Specialized's Armadillo[tm] tires, which may (or may not)
be a preferable option for you.

cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Hello,

I heard some green slime could somehow self-patch-up punctured
tubes. Does it really work? Do I just inject it through the

valves?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Thanks.

According to
http://bicycleuniverse.info/eqp/fixflat.html

"Slime. This is non-toxic goop that you put inside the tube.
The slime automatically seals small punctures. Bike shops
sell it, and they'll put it in for you if you don't know
how to remove your valve stem. Only works with standard
(Schraeder) tubes, because you can't remove the valve stems
on Presta tubes. Note: Once a tube has been slimed, always
make sure the valve is pointing down (12 o'clock position)
before putting air in it, otherwise the slime will try to
get out."
---

I came across the above site while looking for info on
Specialized's Armadillo[tm] tires, which may (or may not)
be a preferable option for you.

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

I watched Val the former Bikesmith squirt slime into a presta tube
valve. He unscrewed the nut on top of the valve all the way off. The
hard part is to catch the valve core on the inside of the tube without
lettting it go. Then he squirted the slime thru the somewhat open valve
hole. Not a perfect sealant, slime has kept the puncture fairy away
from me several times when I have seen it oozing out small cuts in my
commuter tires. I worry that slime may make a blowout at high speed
more dangerous since the tire will be more slippery.