Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

slime puncture repair.

Options
  • 14-10-2008 8:40pm
    #1
    littleknown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 291 ✭✭


    anyone ever used this gear? have ended up getting a load of punctures lately which is beginning to do my head in.

    http://www.slime.com/


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,231 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    Wouldn't touch it!! How old are your tyres? are they inflated to the correct pressure?


  • Options
    #3
    Junior
    Registered Users Posts: 3,190 ✭✭✭Junior


    Have you checked your rim tape ?


  • Options
    #4
    littleknown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 291 ✭✭littleknown


    tyres are pretty much new, nobby nick and racing ralph, rim tape is perfect too. keep getting tiny thorns that pierce through the tyre and into the tube,have removed them each time. end up with slow punctures,very annoying.


  • Options
    #5
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,231 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    What about tyre pressures? if rim tape is ok, tyres are ok and tyre pressures are OK, theres not much else you can do.


  • Options
    #6
    SetOverSet
    Registered Users Posts: 421 ✭✭SetOverSet


    What tyres do you ride OP?

    If they're for commuting or training rather than off-road use, you might find fitting puncture resistant tyres such as specialised armadillos or continental gatorskins helps. I've around 1,000km on my gatorskins so far without so much as hint of a flat.*

    * No doubt I'll get one tommorow now!


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7
    Morgan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    I've used Slime in my tubes while riding in Spain. I was getting several punctures a day due to thorns and this stopped it completely. However it does add a lot of weight.

    If you're riding offroad (and judging by your tyres I assume you are) then just convert your wheels to tubeless and use some kind of sealant (e.g. Stans, Joes). You'll never look back.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_BsT8D9JYY


Advertisement