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"Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What is my problem? I guess I never learn when it comes to Stan's. Once
again I try to Stan's a non tubeless wheelset and it's a freaking
disaster! I just spent an hour and a half cleaning up the gooey mess from
the tire and the rim so I can reinstall a rim strip and tube.

NEVER AGAIN!!!

seems like everybody I've known with tubeless wheels...runs tubes in them!

Gary (what's the point?)

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"Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What is my problem? I guess I never learn when it comes to Stan's.
Once again I try to Stan's a non tubeless wheelset and it's a freaking
disaster! I just spent an hour and a half cleaning up the gooey mess
from the tire and the rim so I can reinstall a rim strip and tube.

NEVER AGAIN!!!

seems like everybody I've known with tubeless wheels...runs tubes in them!

Gary (what's the point?)

Cacti. That's the point. However, the slime tubes I was running out
there in October did just fine. I pulled three cactus needles from the
tires when I got home and they still haven't lost any air. I don't know
what I was thinking about trying to run Stan's again. Momentary loss of
sanity, I guess. I'll just put slime tubes in when I travel. Besides I
am going to run those big heavy Kenda "stick-e" DH tires.

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o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me time
and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the desert
heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which one.
The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek Conection
tire got trash canned after I located the problem.

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We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
was driving took a big needle in the tire.

We used to use these aerosol cans with puncture filler on our truck and
motorcycle tires out in the desert all the time. More convenient than
slime and worked almost as well while inflating the tire at the same time.

Greg

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

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We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me time
and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the desert
heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which one.
The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek Conection
tire got trash canned after I located the problem.

Most people don't realize the Slime has worked. The Slime makes these
little shiny circles on the outer surface of the tube where it has sealed up
the puncture. When there's a big puncture or a big hole, the rider curses
Slime, not knowing all of the punctures that had been silently closed up.
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

Phil said:

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We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me time
and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the desert
heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which one.
The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek Conection
tire got trash canned after I located the problem.

Most people don't realize the Slime has worked. The Slime makes these
little shiny circles on the outer surface of the tube where it has sealed up
the puncture. When there's a big puncture or a big hole, the rider curses
Slime, not knowing all of the punctures that had been silently closed up.

Slime is funny. I never use it. Some dude I rode with in Sedona on a
cactus-laden trail said he didn't run it either because it was easier
to just steer his bike.

JD

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Phil said:

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We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me time
and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the desert
heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which one.
The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek Conection
tire got trash canned after I located the problem.

Most people don't realize the Slime has worked. The Slime makes these
little shiny circles on the outer surface of the tube where it has sealed
up
the puncture. When there's a big puncture or a big hole, the rider
curses
Slime, not knowing all of the punctures that had been silently closed up.

Slime is funny. I never use it. Some dude I rode with in Sedona on a
cactus-laden trail said he didn't run it either because it was easier
to just steer his bike.

JD

Reminds me of the lack of flats we had on the PS ride late last year on a
trail proclaimed to cause repeated punctures.

Gary

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Phil said:

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> We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
> again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
> was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me

time

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> and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the

desert

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> heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which one.
> The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
> with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek

Conection

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> tire got trash canned after I located the problem.

Most people don't realize the Slime has worked. The Slime makes these
little shiny circles on the outer surface of the tube where it has

sealed

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up
the puncture. When there's a big puncture or a big hole, the rider
curses
Slime, not knowing all of the punctures that had been silently closed

up.

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Slime is funny. I never use it. Some dude I rode with in Sedona on a
cactus-laden trail said he didn't run it either because it was easier
to just steer his bike.

JD

Reminds me of the lack of flats we had on the PS ride late last year on a
trail proclaimed to cause repeated punctures.

Yeah, I do a lot of desert of riding with no troubles whatsoever. But JD
and I have a non-desert trail on the way up to Chilao that would cause
pretty much anyone troubles because there is no way around the yuccas.

Greg

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Phil said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
> again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
> was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me time
> and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the desert
> heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which one.
> The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
> with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek Conection
> tire got trash canned after I located the problem.

Most people don't realize the Slime has worked. The Slime makes these
little shiny circles on the outer surface of the tube where it has
sealed up
the puncture. When there's a big puncture or a big hole, the rider
curses
Slime, not knowing all of the punctures that had been silently closed
up.

Slime is funny. I never use it. Some dude I rode with in Sedona on a
cactus-laden trail said he didn't run it either because it was easier
to just steer his bike.

JD

Reminds me of the lack of flats we had on the PS ride late last year on
a trail proclaimed to cause repeated punctures.

Gary

It's not a question of steering sometimes. When I was on McDowell in
October the Cholla were all over the trail. I guess the wind must of
knocked them there. If I were to steer around them I would have been
off trail. I had one pierce right through the tire. I pulled it out
(not with my hands) and the slime sealed it right up. I really like the
idea of sealant because as I mentioned in the past, I am not the fastest
tire changer. But since I don't have to worry about the [censored] who
wouldn't wait for me anymore, I guess it's a non issue.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

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Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
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> > We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make

them

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> > again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
> > was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me

time

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> > and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the

desert

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> > heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which

one.

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> > The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
> > with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek

Conection

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> > tire got trash canned after I located the problem.
>
> Most people don't realize the Slime has worked. The Slime makes these
> little shiny circles on the outer surface of the tube where it has
> sealed up
> the puncture. When there's a big puncture or a big hole, the rider
> curses
> Slime, not knowing all of the punctures that had been silently closed
> up.

Slime is funny. I never use it. Some dude I rode with in Sedona on a
cactus-laden trail said he didn't run it either because it was easier
to just steer his bike.

JD

Reminds me of the lack of flats we had on the PS ride late last year on
a trail proclaimed to cause repeated punctures.

Gary

It's not a question of steering sometimes. When I was on McDowell in
October the Cholla were all over the trail. I guess the wind must of
knocked them there. If I were to steer around them I would have been
off trail. I had one pierce right through the tire. I pulled it out
(not with my hands) and the slime sealed it right up. I really like the
idea of sealant because as I mentioned in the past, I am not the fastest
tire changer. But since I don't have to worry about the [censored] who
wouldn't wait for me anymore, I guess it's a non issue.

I've ridden weeks with 6 or 7 cholla punctures, they are the slowest leaks
of them all. Slime does work well on them but I'd rather just pump my tube
up every once in a awhile before I get around to patching the holes.

Greg

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Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
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> > We all learn from our misstakes or least some. And to never make them
> > again. I wish there was Slime back 20 years ago when the ARMY jeep I
> > was driving took a big needle in the tire. It would have saved me

time

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> > and a whole lot of elbow grease changing that spare tire in the

desert

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> > heat. I have one bike set up with Slime but can't remember which one.
> > The 1st time I used Slme tubes 10 years ago I didn't have much luck
> > with a broken tire wire poking it every other day. That Trek

Conection

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> > tire got trash canned after I located the problem.
>
> Most people don't realize the Slime has worked. The Slime makes these
> little shiny circles on the outer surface of the tube where it has

sealed

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> up
> the puncture. When there's a big puncture or a big hole, the rider
> curses
> Slime, not knowing all of the punctures that had been silently closed

up.

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Slime is funny. I never use it. Some dude I rode with in Sedona on a
cactus-laden trail said he didn't run it either because it was easier
to just steer his bike.

JD

Reminds me of the lack of flats we had on the PS ride late last year on a
trail proclaimed to cause repeated punctures.

Yeah, I do a lot of desert of riding with no troubles whatsoever. But JD
and I have a non-desert trail on the way up to Chilao that would cause
pretty much anyone troubles because there is no way around the yuccas.

Greg

Slime would not have helped that pincushioning, but only made it more
messy.

On the ride GeeDub is talking about, there were cholla pads all over in
upper reaches of the trail. Avoiding them and staying on the trail was
not too difficult, even on the heavy bike I chose that day.

JD