Slime tubes?

[ape]

Just wondering if anyone has tried them and if they're any good or any other good puncture protection as I had 1 puncture on the way to work so had to swap out a innertube and then 1 on the way back but was pitch black at 2.30am so didnt have enough light to be able to change the tube again so had a fair bit of a walk before I came to any kind of lighting other than my bike light. Just trying to come up with solutions to try and prevent this happening again. All suggestions are welcome (sensible ones of course lol)

 

[legrandefromage]

bloody heavy!

 

[grahame]

I use them on the 'Cross bike, commuting bike, guiding bike and on the rear wheel of my singlespeed. In all cases it's 'cos I don't want to stop to fix punctures unless I really have to. So I am happy to pay the weight penalty (which, to be honest, is about the same as the weight penalty resulting from riding through a short mud patch).

It's your choice. I'm happy with them, they've saved me from 2 or 3 stops on the commute at least.

 

[ape]

I might give them a try then, I don't mind a bit of extra weight for the sake of me not having to walk several miles or at least for now lol

 

[Pickle]

bloody heavy!

Yes, they are!

Brought a set back in 07 when I was sick to the back teeth of getting punctures when the farmers cut the hedges.

The pair are still sat in my RTS, and yes, they are great and protecting against majority of thorns etc, but given their weight I havent rushed out and brought any more.

 

[grahame]

When you add it up, the weight penalty is about the same as (or a bit less than) going for (UST) tubeless tyres with sealant.

 

[perry]

Yes heavy , but sadly a necessity . last time one on the trailstar went flat ( should have taken a pump ) I picked 18 thorns out .

At some point I will give tubeless a try .

 

[sic_nick]

I bought some from Decathlon as they were reduced to £2.49 each but haven't got round to using any yet but they weigh in at about 320g compared to 190g for a plain Schwalbe one although I can see the benefits outweighing the (not so little) extra weight. Might try them on my singlespeed/commuter first to see if the extra weight makes a difference then stick 'em in the big rig.

 

[johntheboy]

I have tried them but found they still puntured. Another point is remember to have the valve at the top of your tyre when inflating because all the slime when your bike is standing still goes to the bottom and then can blow back into your pump gumming it all up. If you really what to avoid puntures have you thought of trying tyre liners they work well on the road. I now run my tyres with Panaracer Super Tubes have http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=1470 run these for over a year now with less then 2 puntures. See link CRC

 

[tintin40]

I tried for my work bike. Worked to point then gave up. The tire would go soft then pump it back up and be fine but slowly went soft again. So went back to normal tubes.
Punctures are a fact of life for any transport using such things IMHO :roll:

Or get the solid tires that were popular BITD