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Date: 04 Nov 2006 23:22:32
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Subject: Slime tire sealant
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Does this stuff work if your tire is completely flat or just if it's
got a slow leak?
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Date: 07 Nov 2006 16:27:19
From: Daryl Hunt
Subject: Re: Slime tire sealant
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<vandarkmoor@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1162711352.343141.53680@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Does this stuff work if your tire is completely flat or just if it's
> got a slow leak?
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I suggest you not use the Slime. I have seen blowouts from just using it.
I use thickwalled tubes that already have something in it. I have had
blowouts using the thinwalls by adding slime to it. Makes quite a mess.
The Thickwall tube can be had at Walt for under 10 bucks and I have yet
to have one blow on me in over 2 years. Of course, this is for a MB or a
Cruiser and not a Roadbike.
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 18:43:45
From: catzz66
Subject: Re: Slime tire sealant
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vandarkmoor@yahoo.com wrote:
> Does this stuff work if your tire is completely flat or just if it's
> got a slow leak?
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A few months ago, I was riding right behind a guy who had a blowout with
Slime. His tire was ruined and the green goop went everywhere. From
what I read, it is just designed to seal tiny punctures. If you have
something terminally wrong with your tire and tube, I can't see how it
could help.
How do you keep from gumming up your pump if your tire has Slime in it?
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Date: 07 Nov 2006 16:27:55
From: Daryl Hunt
Subject: Re: Slime tire sealant
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"catzz66" <dingdong@rammalamma.net > wrote in message
news:4ra363Fqia4dU1@mid.individual.net...
> vandarkmoor@yahoo.com wrote:
>> Does this stuff work if your tire is completely flat or just if it's
>> got a slow leak?
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> A few months ago, I was riding right behind a guy who had a blowout with
> Slime. His tire was ruined and the green goop went everywhere. From what
> I read, it is just designed to seal tiny punctures. If you have something
> terminally wrong with your tire and tube, I can't see how it could help.
>
> How do you keep from gumming up your pump if your tire has Slime in it?
When you service your tire, make sure that the stem is at the top.
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Date: 07 Nov 2006 02:46:02
From: Kristian M Zoerhoff
Subject: Re: Slime tire sealant
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In article <4ra363Fqia4dU1@mid.individual.net >, dingdong@rammalamma.net says...
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> How do you keep from gumming up your pump if your tire has Slime in it?
If it is, you put /way/ too much Slime in the tire. I ride pre-Slimed tubes,
and have never had a drop so much as try to come out the valves. It's fluid,
but not that fluid.
--
__o Kristian Zoerhoff
_'\(,_ kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com
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Date: 05 Nov 2006 14:38:21
From: reyes
Subject: Re: Slime tire sealant
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vandarkmoor@yahoo.com wrote:
> Does this stuff work if your tire is completely flat or just if it's
> got a slow leak?
I found the Slime to be a bigger hassel than a flat. The sealant kept
plugging up the valve stems, making the valves leak & the tubes
difficult to fill with air.
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Date: 05 Nov 2006 18:50:40
From: me
Subject: Re: Slime tire sealant
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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:22:32 -0800, vandarkmoor wrote:
> Does this stuff work if your tire is completely flat or just if it's got a
> slow leak?
My experience is v. dated and more about motorcycles.
Having said that in most circumstances on a bicycle I wouldn't bother.
I can change a front tube in 7 minutes easily and a rear in 10, no
comments about how slow that is, I am not racing, out of practice,
and it's very uncommon these days with modern tires. I carry a CO2
inflater, couple of cartridges, at least one spare tube, if not a second
then a patch kit. Sealants CAN work, but not in all circumstances and
they leave a hell of a mess. Also, I could imagine a situation where
it could cover up a minor leak only to have it become catastrophic,
of course that would be at speed in traffic!
If you want to try it as a preventative, then check your tires regularly
and change the tubes if you see signs of leaks.
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