Slime, any good?

[Burak Ilter]

I am thinking about using Slime for my inner tires (700x23). Is it any
good? I have not used any similar product before. So, I am curious
whether it will be useful or not.

Have any of tried such a "flat preventer" before?

Thanks.
Burak
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Did you know that you can buy 'Pre-Slimed' tubes?
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[PBridge130]

>
>I am thinking about using Slime for my inner tires (700x23). Is it any
>good? I have not used any similar product before. So, I am curious
>whether it will be useful or not.

Heavy. Can turn a nice, light, lively bike into a pig. Might be useful for a
transportation bike, but kinda takes the fun out of a nice sport bike.

 

[Neil Brooks]

Burak Ilter wrote:

> I am thinking about using Slime for my inner tires (700x23). Is it any
> good? I have not used any similar product before. So, I am curious
> whether it will be useful or not.

They put something similar in my wife's bike when we first bought it, though
they claimed it was some sort of Kevlar derivative (who knows).

While I can't say for sure that it's offered flat prevention, I can say
that--when you're pumping the tires--a bit of the high-tech goo always
sprays out, either if/when you initially depress the valve (unseating it?)
or when you attach the pump head. On that basis alone, I'd imagine its
effectiveness decreases with time.

On my bike, I took the tire liner route--Spin Skins or equivalent. I'm not
a weight weenie and they seemed to work quite well.

 

[Werehatrack]

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:44:20 +0200, Burak Ilter
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I am thinking about using Slime for my inner tires (700x23). Is it any
>good? I have not used any similar product before. So, I am curious
>whether it will be useful or not.
>
>Have any of tried such a "flat preventer" before?

It seems to work better for larger sizes. In my 700-23 tires, enough
pressure was lost before the slime sealed that I had to stop and pump
up...and it made the process of applying a permanent patch much more
difficult. When I changed out the tubes, I did not slime the new
ones.

On one of the household mountain bikes, the slime has worked well
enough to make it possible for my daughter to ride home after getting
tires punctured several times. In all cases but one, the puncture
wasn't discovered until the slime's presence on the outside of the
tire was noticed. Those tires have a lower working pressure, and a
larger enclosed volume, than any 700 that I'm using.
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[skuke]

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:51:29 GMT, Werehatrack wrote:
>

> It seems to work better for larger sizes. In my 700-23 tires, enough
> pressure was lost before the slime sealed that I had to stop and pump
> up...

Interesting coinicidence. I just bought some yesterday because my
wheelbarrow has a 30 minute leak. Are saying the wheelbarrow tire is too
small a diameter or not enough volume? Not enough surface area?

The directions on the Slime bottle recommends putting the entire contents (8
fl oz.) in one wheelbarrow tire. ...same as two bicycle tires or one
motorcycle tire. Seems to me that one motorcycle tire has MUCH more volume
and surface area than either a wheelbarrow or 2 bicycle tires though.
....maybe just input from sales/maketing.

I actually have two wheelbarrows and was going to use 1/2 bottle in each
tire. I'll try it and let you know. It's raining cats and dogs today so
maybe I'll put it in tomorrow.

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[Neil Brooks]

skuke wrote:

> Interesting coinicidence. I just bought some yesterday because my
> wheelbarrow has a 30 minute leak. Are saying the wheelbarrow tire is
> too small a diameter or not enough volume? Not enough surface area?

Doesn't this post belong on rec.wheelbarrows.tech?

 

[Neil Brooks]

Neil Brooks wrote:
> skuke wrote:
>
>> Interesting coinicidence. I just bought some yesterday because my
>> wheelbarrow has a 30 minute leak. Are saying the wheelbarrow tire is
>> too small a diameter or not enough volume? Not enough surface area?
>
> Doesn't this post belong on rec.wheelbarrows.tech?
>
>> D

That last thing was supposed to translate into a smiley ;-)

 

[skuke]

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:37:18 GMT, Neil Brooks wrote:


>
> Doesn't this post belong on rec.wheelbarrows.tech?
>
>


Yes, but I *did* buy the Slime in a bike store.
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[B i l l S o r n s o n]

skuke wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:51:29 GMT, Werehatrack wrote:
>>
>
>> It seems to work better for larger sizes. In my 700-23 tires, enough
>> pressure was lost before the slime sealed that I had to stop and pump
>> up...
>
> Interesting coinicidence. I just bought some yesterday because my
> wheelbarrow has a 30 minute leak. Are saying the wheelbarrow tire is
> too small a diameter or not enough volume? Not enough surface area?
>
> The directions on the Slime bottle recommends putting the entire
> contents (8 fl oz.) in one wheelbarrow tire. ...same as two bicycle
> tires or one motorcycle tire. Seems to me that one motorcycle tire
> has MUCH more volume and surface area than either a wheelbarrow or 2
> bicycle tires though. ...maybe just input from sales/maketing.
>
> I actually have two wheelbarrows and was going to use 1/2 bottle in
> each tire. I'll try it and let you know. It's raining cats and dogs
> today so maybe I'll put it in tomorrow.

I think you'll find that pushing a load of bricks uphill is MUCH harder with
slime in that front tire.

OK for daily jobs, but buy a new wheel for weekends. (And carry CO2!)
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[Scott Ehardt]

"B i l l S o r n s o n" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I think you'll find that pushing a load of bricks uphill is MUCH harder
> with
> slime in that front tire.
>
> OK for daily jobs, but buy a new wheel for weekends. (And carry CO2!)


How do you figure? I don't see how having a bit of extra weight in the
wheelbarrow tire will make much difference, especially since people use the
stuff in bike tires!

(or did I miss a joke? ... )

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[skuke]

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:27:37 GMT, B i l l S o r n s o n wrote:


> I think you'll find that pushing a load of bricks uphill is MUCH harder with
> slime in that front tire.
>


Would it be any easier if I put the slime in the rear tire of my
wheelbarrow?

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[B i l l S o r n s o n]

Scott Ehardt wrote:
> "B i l l S o r n s o n" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I think you'll find that pushing a load of bricks uphill is MUCH
>> harder with
>> slime in that front tire.
>>
>> OK for daily jobs, but buy a new wheel for weekends. (And carry
>> CO2!)
>
>
> How do you figure? I don't see how having a bit of extra weight in
> the wheelbarrow tire will make much difference, especially since
> people use the stuff in bike tires!
>
> (or did I miss a joke? ... )

Dude.

 

[B i l l S o r n s o n]

skuke wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:27:37 GMT, B i l l S o r n s o n wrote:
>
>
>> I think you'll find that pushing a load of bricks uphill is MUCH
>> harder with slime in that front tire.
>>
>
>
> Would it be any easier if I put the slime in the rear tire of my
> wheelbarrow?

Yes, because that would SLOW IT DOWN A BIT as it rolled backwards over your
fallen torso.

(Yeah, yeah, "front tire" was redundant. I avoid "hard labor", too.)

Bill "has a wheelbarrow that's been leaning against the house since 1991" S.

 

[(Pete Cresswell)]

RE/
>Have any of tried such a "flat preventer" before?

Every post I've seen says it definately works.

Used to carry a pre-slimed tube with me, but the first time I had to use it, the
slime had gotten into the valve or something and I couldn't inflate it with my
little pump. Got it home, leaned hard on the floor pump and it cleared....then
I trashed it.
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[The Martins]

Burak Ilter wrote:
> I am thinking about using Slime for my inner tires (700x23). Is it any
> good? I have not used any similar product before. So, I am curious
> whether it will be useful or not.
>
> Have any of tried such a "flat preventer" before?
>
> Thanks.
> Burak
I would never use that **** in my tubes. I would rather put up with a
could flats a year.

 

[Scott Ehardt]

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> Dude.

Final exams and such got me off-wack

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Once again time for my slime:

Ahhh! I'm late, I'm late for a legal motion deadline worth $$$ and
as I cycle down the un-built mid-point bridge at 35mph at
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n=2943332&e=409826&s=200&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25

I hear-thwackthwackthwack-whatthehey?
I stop. Hmmm: there's an aluminum circle on the front TT.
I think: OH expletive deleted expletive deleted.
I tug at the circle. Tug Tug!
I goggle at it. Duh?
Tug Tug Tug. No movement. Ok
I get out the visegrips and yank at it.
And LO!
Itsa expletive deleted ring shanked roofing nail complete with disc
under the nail head.
And the sucker stabbed thru one side and punctured
a. the TT
b. Liner
c. Slime tube's outside surface
d. Slime tube's inside surface
e. Gone out of the tube
f. And put a nick in the rim.

Expletive Deleted! 12 feet of federally mandated bridge apron and i run
right over the killer roofing nail.

Nice scenery. I rode on: ya know just to see what.
And the Slime Tube did not deflate.
For two weeks!!

Now that's unusual but the moral is normal every day cycle use
benefits from a good Kevlar belted tire, a liner, and a slime tube of
quality: 75% less time expletive deleted around with flats in
inhospitable malarias.

Search to: Self Sealing Tubes
Use NAPA's Balkamp auto/bulldozer tube cement

 

[Werehatrack]

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:45:36 GMT, "Scott Ehardt"
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>"B i l l S o r n s o n" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Dude.
>
>Final exams and such got me off-wack

TMI!
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[Werehatrack]

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:13:41 -0800, skuke <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:51:29 GMT, Werehatrack wrote:
>>
>
>> It seems to work better for larger sizes. In my 700-23 tires, enough
>> pressure was lost before the slime sealed that I had to stop and pump
>> up...
>
>Interesting coinicidence. I just bought some yesterday because my
>wheelbarrow has a 30 minute leak. Are saying the wheelbarrow tire is too
>small a diameter or not enough volume? Not enough surface area?

Hey, if you bought a wheelbarrow like *mine*, it would have a solid
tire; flat proof! (But it sure makes for a harsh ride.)

Now, my neighbor has a wheelbarrow with a tube-type tire, and it
definitely has the kind of surface-to-volume ratio that makes a
self-sealer likely to work well in my experience.

>The directions on the Slime bottle recommends putting the entire contents (8
>fl oz.) in one wheelbarrow tire. ...same as two bicycle tires or one
>motorcycle tire. Seems to me that one motorcycle tire has MUCH more volume
>and surface area than either a wheelbarrow or 2 bicycle tires though.
>...maybe just input from sales/maketing.

Part of it's marketing, and part is the fact that Slime has fibers in
it; if the gloop isn't distributed thick enough inside the tire, there
may not be enough fibers at the puncture to build the matrix in the
hole to keep it plugged.

>I actually have two wheelbarrows and was going to use 1/2 bottle in each
>tire. I'll try it and let you know. It's raining cats and dogs today so
>maybe I'll put it in tomorrow.

Don't you just hate when that happens? It scares the squirrels, and
you end up with fur all over the lawn. What a mess.
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