"Slime" for bicycles?

"James S. Prine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a product that is injected
into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles, etc., to prevent
'flats'.

Any opinions or experiences with this material that I can
relate to him?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

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.One tire of mine survived a heavy wire staple puncture
because of slime. I heard a scraping noise and stopped to
find a loop of wire sticking out of the tire and rubbing on
the inside of the fender. Moving the wire caused a rush of
air to escape, but when I pulled it out the hole sealed
itself in a few seconds and I was able to complete the ride.
The tire lost more air while parked that night, but then
sealed completely.

Another tire got a quarter inch cut through the tube,
probably from a shard of glass. The slime did nothing but
make a mess inside the tire, but it does tell you where the
hole is. It's not a panacea. You still need to carry a
spare tube. I

I had a bad run of punctures and started using a slime tube.
Have not had a puncture since. Weight difference is
miniscule. Would heartily recommend for hassle free training
rides. One warning...avoid pinch punctures (i.e. ensure tube
has seated properly) as the slime goes everywhere.

richie

"James S. Prine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a

product

Quoted message said:

that is injected into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles,
etc., to prevent 'flats'.

Any opinions or experiences with this material that I can
relate to him?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

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James S. Prine said:

A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a product that is injected
into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles, etc., to prevent
'flats'.

Any opinions or experiences with this material that I can
relate to him?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

i've never met a mechanic who liked the stuff. it's messy,
and it's not as useful as it sounds.

Quoted message said:

A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a product that is injected
into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles, etc., to prevent
'flats'.

I'm a daily commuter, and I've been using it for nearly
fifteen years to prevent the occasional minor leak from
making me late to work. Slime may well be a waste of money
for Ricky Racer who can fix a flat on his Trek Madone in
ninety seconds, but it takes me a lot longer than that just
to pump a 2.0x26 tyre on my pannier-packing commuter bike,
not to mention the time spent finding and patching the leak.

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Originally posted by James S. Prine
A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a product that is
injected into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles, etc.,
to prevent 'flats'.

Any opinions or experiences with this material that I can
relate to him?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

James S. Prine hometown.aol.comjsprineOpen ↗

I found that it worked as advertised but clogged up my tire pump under higher pressure.

Dan.

LioNiNoiL_a t_Ne t s c a pE_D 0 T_Ne T said:

Quoted message said:

A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a product that is
injected into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles, etc.,
to prevent 'flats'.

I'm a daily commuter, and I've been using it for nearly
fifteen years to prevent the occasional minor leak from
making me late to work. Slime may well be a waste of money
for Ricky Racer who can fix a flat on his Trek Madone in
ninety seconds, but it takes me a lot longer than that
just to pump a 2.0x26 tyre on my pannier-packing commuter
bike, not to mention the time spent finding and patching
the leak.

Not to mention the fact that, at least in my experience,
slime makes it virtually impossible to patch a leak if one
exceeds the "patching" ability of the slime itself. Patches
simply will not stick to the slimed area.

I used Slime for a while in both my lower pressure hybrid
tires and my higher pressure road bike tires.

In the lower pressure tires, I did not experience any
problems, but I don't know that it really prevented any
flats either.

With the higher pressure tires on the road bike, I had a
problem with it "clogging up" the valve stems on the tubes.
I don't know if anyone else experienced this problem, but it
happened on 3 different tubes. When I finally decided it
might be the Slime wreaking havoc on my valve stems, and
quit using it, the problem went away.

The owner of the lbs did tell me that a number of his
customers who had tried it were not really happy with - for
various reasons.

Hope this helps.

Alan

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Quoted message said:

A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a product that is injected
into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles, etc., to prevent
'flats'.

Any opinions or experiences with this material that I can
relate to him?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

James S. Prine hometown.aol.comjsprineOpen ↗

Larry Farrell said:

Not to mention the fact that, at least in my experience,
slime makes it virtually impossible to patch a leak if one
exceeds the "patching" ability of the slime itself.
Patches simply will not stick to the slimed area.

I found the light weight slime tube to be patchable. No
problem. You do have to make sure the area is clean and give
it a little sanding but you were doing that anyway right?

I haven't had a flat yet with a standard slime tube so I
don't know if that's patchable.

My only complaint about slime tubes is the funky valve
that can come unscrewed (from the stem) accidently
squirting slime all over the place if you have any air
pressure in the tire.

--Bill Davidson

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Quoted message said:

I used Slime for a while in both my lower pressure hybrid
tires and my higher pressure road bike tires.

In the lower pressure tires, I did not experience any
problems, but I don't know that it really prevented any
flats either.

With the higher pressure tires on the road bike, I had a
problem with it "clogging up" the valve stems on the
tubes. I don't know if anyone else experienced this
problem, but it

I have, and that's why I gave up on it.

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I gave up on them for the reasons stated by other posters
here. My current strategy is to use kevlar linings plus a
thorn resistant tube that resists being cut by the kevlar
lining itself. I've only had one puncture with that system
in many thousands of miles of riding. Unfortunately, that
system isn't foolproof either, as the thick thorn resistant
tubes are more prone to stem failures than other tubes. So
you still have to carry an extra tubeor two.

"James S. Prine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

A friend asked me to ask this group if anyone has any
opinions...positive, negative, or whatever <g> about the
green "Slime" being marketed as a

product

Quoted message said:

that is injected into the tires of bicycles, motorcycles,
etc., to prevent 'flats'.

Any opinions or experiences with this material that I can
relate to him?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

James S. Prine hometown.aol.comjsprineOpen ↗

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slime makes it virtually impossible to patch a leak if one
exceeds the "patching" ability of the slime itself.
Patches simply will not stick to the slimed area.

That's why I carry packets of medical alcohol wipes in my
tool bag, to clean the area of Slime and other adulterants
prior to patching. They're cheap, they're small, and they
make for a good patch. At home I use rubbing alcohol before
patching, same idea.

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