Today I decided to have a crack at putting some of the green tyre goop in the tubes on the hardtail mtb that I am using for commuting while my arm is in a cast. This is because it is a bit of a struggle to change tubes with one hand and the fingers on the other hand and I would rather do it in the shed once than out on the road a few times as no doubt will happen in the next 5 weeks or so. Despite being told it couldn't be done, I decided to have a crack at doing it using tubes with presta valves.
I practiced with the valves on a couple of old tubes and found that after screwing off the top bit of the valve with pliers, I could tie a piece of fishing line around the stem and then poke it into the tube. I could then pull the stem back out and screw the top bit of the presta bit back on.
This worked well in theory. When I did it to a brand new mtb tube and then filled it up with 4oz of green slime, the string came undone as I tried to pull the valve back out and the inside of the valve fell into the tube. After some patient fiddling, I managed to get the valve bit back up to the valve and back in place then I screwed the little bit back on the end. I had no problems with the second tube as I took a bit more care when pulling out the valve stem.
Guess now I just have to wait and see how I go with flats over the next 5 weeks or so!!!
Guess now I just have to wait and see how I go with flats over the next 5 weeks or so!!!
Sounds like hard work... why not just buy the tubes which already have slime in them, or the slime tire liners?
I read an article on cycling at a BBC website and they said Slime is good stuff for protecting against punctures, but tubes only last 12 months.
I've got the tire liners, which I hope won't also wreck the tubes since the slime is inside the liner and not constantly in contact with the rubber. No punctures yet, but I've only had them a few weeks.
Today I decided to have a crack at putting some of the green tyre goop in the tubes on the hardtail mtb that I am using for commuting while my arm is in a cast.
This may not suit you I know, especially as you've already done the slime job, but it's an idea for puncture free travel with MTB size tyres. I can recommend Vittoria Randonneur Cross tyres as very durable. Two years with _no punctures_ on the road. They have a 'MR Tuffy' style liner built into the tread. Thorns, glass, stones, - nothing's gone thorugh it.
The downside? They are very tight on my Mavic rims and take 2 tyre levers to take off or put on. The one puncture I did have was self-inflicted - a pinch by my tyre lever when I was changing the tyres from some knobbies! D'oh! -- Cheers Peter
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But I do like these tyres for sealed and gravel road use. 5900 kms and they'll easily go on to 10000 or more, I reckon.
I can recommend Vittoria Randonneur Cross tyres as very durable. Two years with _no punctures_ on the road. They have a 'MR Tuffy' style liner built into the tread. Thorns, glass, stones, - nothing's gone thorugh it.
The downside? They are very tight on my Mavic rims and take 2 tyre levers to take off or put on. The one puncture I did have was self-inflicted - a pinch by my tyre lever when I was changing the tyres from some knobbies! D'oh! -- Cheers Peter
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But I do like these tyres for sealed and gravel road use. 5900 kms and they'll easily go on to 10000 or more, I reckon.
a mate uses them for commuting with his current set lasting him almost 2yrs, puncture free. Guess i have jinxed him now... 🙄
