Slime Tire Liner

"Thomas Wentworth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Have any of you used this product? From what I can figure, it is a liner
for the inside of the tire. Stops flats.

Does it mess up the fit of the tire and tube?

Does it work?

Any info????

Are you referring to Slime(tm) tire -sealant- ??
-use it
-love it
BUT
know that it is not without its flaws...

Brian.

Thomas Wentworth said:

Have any of you used this product? From what I can figure, it is a liner
for the inside of the tire. Stops flats.

There's slime, a goopy green substance you can put into your tubes, or
you can buy tubes with it already in them.
And then there are tire liners, basically just thick rubber strips that
go between tire and tube.
After a spate of flats caused by riding a favorite trail that
unfortunately has a lot of goat's head thorns, I use both. The only flat
I've had in the past 4,000 miles was the result of a worn valve stem.
Some of the speed demons here might have comments about liners maybe
increasing rolling resistance, but for those of us who need reliability
over all else, Slime and liners are both great.

Bill

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| In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. |
| --Jose Narosky |
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Quoted message said:

Thomas Wentworth said:

Have any of you used this product? From what I can figure, it is a liner
for the inside of the tire. Stops flats.

There's slime, a goopy green substance you can put into your tubes, or
you can buy tubes with it already in them.
And then there are tire liners, basically just thick rubber strips that
go between tire and tube.
After a spate of flats caused by riding a favorite trail that
unfortunately has a lot of goat's head thorns, I use both. The only flat
I've had in the past 4,000 miles was the result of a worn valve stem.
Some of the speed demons here might have comments about liners maybe
increasing rolling resistance, but for those of us who need reliability
over all else, Slime and liners are both great.

Bill

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| In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. |
| --Jose Narosky |
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I agree. I bought tubes with the stuff inside. When I fill my tubes,
sometimes some of the green stuff comes out, a little messy. But, I will
say that I never had a flat with the tubes with Slime. The tubes are a
little heavier that those without Slime, but that makes sense. I need
reliability, not another .1 mph.

DR said:

Quoted message said:

Thomas Wentworth said:

Have any of you used this product? From what I can figure, it is a
liner for the inside of the tire. Stops flats.

There's slime, a goopy green substance you can put into your tubes,
or you can buy tubes with it already in them.
And then there are tire liners, basically just thick rubber strips
that go between tire and tube.
After a spate of flats caused by riding a favorite trail that
unfortunately has a lot of goat's head thorns, I use both. The only
flat I've had in the past 4,000 miles was the result of a worn valve
stem.
Some of the speed demons here might have comments about liners
maybe increasing rolling resistance, but for those of us who need
reliability over all else, Slime and liners are both great.

Bill

--------------------------------------------
| In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. |
| --Jose Narosky |
--------------------------------------------

I agree. I bought tubes with the stuff inside. When I fill my tubes,
sometimes some of the green stuff comes out, a little messy. But, I will
say that I never had a flat with the tubes with Slime. The tubes are a
little heavier that those without Slime, but that makes sense. I need
reliability, not another .1 mph.

Depends what sort of roads you ride. I practically never get a flat tire
from the road.. when I have a flat its cuz I broke the valve or cuz I
was working on the rim and left something sharp in it. Otherwise I dont
have a flat more often then once every 3-4 years, so going with the
slikest and lightest tires that handle wet road is the way to go. No
racing here... I just love speed. All that said... the green slime that
goes in your tube may help you get home if something bad happens, and
its not THAT great of a weight penalty (on the other hand the weight in
your wheels matters the most for speeding up or slowing down so if you
are buying all the lightest components, it is condescending to put the
slime in your tires).

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Quoted message said:

I agree. I bought tubes with the stuff inside. When I fill my tubes,
sometimes some of the green stuff comes out, a little messy. But, I will
say that I never had a flat with the tubes with Slime. The tubes are a
little heavier that those without Slime, but that makes sense. I need
reliability, not another .1 mph.

I tried slime tubes, but had problems with the slime getting in the
valve and preventing it from sealing properly. How do you prevent that?

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David Kerber said:

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

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Quoted message said:

I agree. I bought tubes with the stuff inside. When I fill my tubes,
sometimes some of the green stuff comes out, a little messy. But, I will
say that I never had a flat with the tubes with Slime. The tubes are a
little heavier that those without Slime, but that makes sense. I need
reliability, not another .1 mph.

I tried slime tubes, but had problems with the slime getting in the
valve and preventing it from sealing properly. How do you prevent that?

I guess you'd have to clean out the valve after each inflation. A little
hassle, I guess. I'm not using Slime right now. Overall, it's good stuff.