AussieSteve
Active Member
The effectiveness of a slimed tube will depend on where you are and what type of tire you use. The slime works well for me in the desert, where our biggest puncture threats seem to be the small thorns that get scattered by the wind.
If you have a nail or thorn lodged in the tire, the tube will generally leak until you remove the nail or thorn.
I think the slime tubes are worth a try.
Depends on where you are? How do you mean? Nothing about that on the box.
From the box:-
"Smart Tube"
'Fibro-Seal Technology'
'Seals instantly'
'Non-Toxic'
"The 'Slime Smart Tube will instantly seal most punctures in the tread up to 1/8". "
B u l l s h i t
Where I was: in my own driveway.
The hole: not measureable. (Take a pin, poke a hole....)
Slime: nothing, went flat immediately and needed patching.
Carefully checked tyre, found hole but nothing lodged in it. I'm not silly enough to leave a nail or thorn lodged in the tyre.
Recommended: Inflate with valve at 10 o' clock or 2 o' clock, rotate the wheel to create seal.
This is an electric bike. I leaned it on the stand and gave it full throttle. NoGo. Still leaked like a sieve.
Even when the tube was out, I tried partially inflating it and holding a finger on the hole, no good, then wiping a finger over the hole, all to no avail.
Nowadays, in the 21st century, we want products we can rely on, especially with these little HT engines in the equation - they're bad enough.
These 'Slime' tubes might work sometimes, but they're not reliable.
From the sound of things, not even close. I had a chat to my friend who owns the local bike shop today. (Does lots of competition touring etc. He sells them but won't use them himself. Reckons they're a waste of money and that patches don't stick well to them.
Give me tyre liners, thornproof tubes, kevlar, anything but Slime.
They're not worth a try - the money can be much better spent.
(My opinion)
... Steve