Is tire slime okay?

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Years ago, the "word" was not to use slime-like products because they would
inevitably gunk up the nozzle of your air pump. Now, I see this green slime
product at all the bike stores, but I am wary of trying it.

What's the new "word" about this type of product?

I never had a problem with it gunking up my pump, but it gunked up the
valve on the tube so that it wouldn't seal.

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David Kerber ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

Years ago, the "word" was not to use slime-like products because they would
inevitably gunk up the nozzle of your air pump. Now, I see this green slime
product at all the bike stores, but I am wary of trying it.

What's the new "word" about this type of product?

It's actually pretty handy when it works (and it has for me), but
it doesn't always work (but does most of the time).

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I never had a problem with it gunking up my pump, but it gunked up the
valve on the tube so that it wouldn't seal.

"Slime" is water-soluble, so a simple soap-and-water cleaning of
the inside of your tire stem will fix that.

Pat said:

What's the new "word" about this type of product?

Slime doesn't work worth [censored].

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David Kerber ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

I never had a problem with it gunking up my pump, but it gunked up the
valve on the tube so that it wouldn't seal.

"Slime" is water-soluble, so a simple soap-and-water cleaning of
the inside of your tire stem will fix that.

This doesn't help if you are out on the road and have neither soap nor a
tool to remove the stem.

I've also posted here about what can happen if the tire isn't seated
properly while you are pumping up the tire; not only will the tube blow, but
you will have a faceful of green slime. (It will clean up with soap and
water, though.)

I found Slime worked pretty well up to maybe 60 psi, but at high pressures
(90 psi+) slow leaks would remain.

At first I loved Slime tubes, but now I no longer use them. YMMV.

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Wed, 5 May 2004 17:44:57 -0500,
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Pat said:

Years ago, the "word" was not to use slime-like products because they would
inevitably gunk up the nozzle of your air pump. Now, I see this green slime
product at all the bike stores, but I am wary of trying it.

What's the new "word" about this type of product?

thanks,

Pat in TX

They make a bunch of products now so I guess it works.
http://www.slimesealant.com/bike.html

One anecdote I heard prejudiced me against them. When flatted, your
rim is suddenly running on slime. Sorta like ice and particularly bad
on a front wheel. . . ohh, and blowouts are messy.
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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

Years ago, the "word" was not to use slime-like products because they would
inevitably gunk up the nozzle of your air pump. Now, I see this green slime
product at all the bike stores, but I am wary of trying it.
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I still find it yucky, not terrible effective, and impossible to patch
if you get a *big* hole. go with thorn-proof tubes; the extra
thickness does help (not *proof*), and they are patchable.

d

I agree, about both the problems with lime tubes, and with the use of thorn
resistant tubes instead. In addition I use a kevlar lining in the tire.
After many thousands of puncture free riding, I just had my first puncture
with that system last weekend. A long narrow screw penetrated both the
kevlar lining and the thick tube.

There's no perfect solution, though. My experience has been that the thick
tubes are a bit more susceptible to stem failures.

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Years ago, the "word" was not to use slime-like products because they

would

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inevitably gunk up the nozzle of your air pump. Now, I see this green

slime

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product at all the bike stores, but I am wary of trying it.
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I still find it yucky, not terrible effective, and impossible to patch
if you get a *big* hole. go with thorn-proof tubes; the extra
thickness does help (not *proof*), and they are patchable.

d