"StainlessSteelRat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Has anyone else tried using the Slime inners, that sit between the tube
and
Quoted message said:the tyre?
I have to say that so far they are proving to be useless, having had two punctures in as many
weeks from a stone and thorn which went straight through the liner.
I'm surprised to hear that. I use liners - I'm pretty sure they're the 'slime' ones - and I swear by
them (not at them). They really do work for me, at least over glass-strewn London roads. I've got
tyres that are slashed through the casing all over, in some places the gashes are so wide the liner
is practically the only thing stopping the tube popping out through the tyre, but nothing has ever
penetrated the liner. It's thick and heavy enough that it seems it ought to be able to stop most
ordinary road - or forest - hazards going through.
At least, I doubt there's anything better. If you're using liners and still getting punctures
perhaps the only other thing to try is the other slime product in addition to the liner - that
squishy stuff that goes inside the tube and is supposed to seal any punctures instantly. I've also
had good results with that (used it before I put the liners in instead). At worst it turned what
would have been an instant flat into a slow leak, keeping enough pressure in the tyre to continue
home (this was on a wet day, and water was penetrating between the tyre and tube making it, I
suppose, difficult for the stuff to set and seal) , at best it really did seal punctures leaving the
tubes needing no further attention at all. The two together might keep your tyres up enough to keep
riding and get home before having to deal with punctures acquired en route!
Rich
