Anyone got any experience of SLIME?

[Cubist]

Young Cubester has suffered visitations from the P*n*t*r*e fairy on his last three outings. He rides a Cube Attention with the standard Schwalbe Racing Ralphs on (very light but no sidewall protection, and in any case all the holes have been in the tread section with nothing to show for it such as a thorn or glass) He's eleven, and although he is capable of fixing a flat on his own, I still wonder whether it's worth shelling out for the slime. All the searches I have done come back with mixed reviews. Anybody out there have a positive answer?

 

[spandex]

stands no tubes is the best

 

[Capt. Jon]

Get some thicker tyres (i.e. anything heavier). Slime will add weight anyway, and Racing Ralphs aren't very good in the winter anyway.

 

[mickle]

Stan's No Tubes. Wicked gear, designed to be used with tubeless tyres. Used with tubes it renders them virtually puncture proof and they lose less air over time too for no great increase in weight.

 

[Cubist]

Thanks guys. Suppose you were expecting the next question.......where can I get hold of some Stan's No Tubes???

By the way, my bike has a Ralph. Cubester's has Smart Sams..getting a little muddled here! (they're still really thin though!)

 

[Steve Austin]

I bought my stans here

It really is the best stuff there is. No alternatives

 

[Cubist]

Wallet at the ready, thanks fellas!

 

[Dave5N]

Not had a puncture on any of our 'cross bikes since I put that slime green tape in.

 

[RedBike]

Another big thumbs up for Stans No tubes here. Although i've only tried it with tubeless tyres

Have a look at this.

View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C_BsT8D9JYY


I've never had any luck with those tubes with green slime in them or the 'plastic' bands designed to sit between your tyre and tube. In fact all the green slime seems to do is make it near impossible to get a patch to stick.

You can relatively cheaply convert your sons tyres to tubeless. All you need is a bottle of the Stans fluid and a BMX bike inner tube.

I think these videos show you how to do it.

View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WRM7gq1fcoQ

View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PwON2VxZL0g&feature=related


Basically, cut the bmx tube down the middle and mount it to form an air tight rim strip, put loads of the Stans fluid in the tyre to seal everything up. Pump like mad the first time you inflate the tyre!

 

[Dave5N]

Another big thumbs up for Stans No tubes here. Although i've only tried it with tubeless tyres

Have a look at this.

View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C_BsT8D9JYY


I've never had any luck with those tubes with green slime in them or the 'plastic' bands designed to sit between your tyre and tube. In fact all the green slime seems to do is make it near impossible to get a patch to stick.

You can relatively cheaply convert your sons tyres to tubeless. All you need is a bottle of the Stans fluid and a BMX bike inner tube.

I think these videos show you how to do it.

View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WRM7gq1fcoQ

View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PwON2VxZL0g&feature=related


Basically, cut the bmx tube down the middle and mount it to form an air tight rim strip, put loads of the Stans fluid in the tyre to seal everything up. Pump like mad the first time you inflate the tyre!

Why not? They're really effective.

 

[RedBike]

I found that if something was sharp enough to get through the kevlar belt of the tyre then it eventually found it's way through that belt aswell.

It also did nothing to stop pinch flats, (The main cause of flat tyres for me while MTBing).

 

[Dave5N]

OK.

We haven't had any punctures since using it.

 

[RedBike]

OK.

We haven't had any punctures since using it.

I am thinking of trying them on the road commuter bike. Most of the punctures I get on the road bike are from thorns (Aka hedge cuttings!!) or glass . I'm not sure about the glass but the thorns might be stopped by the belt.

 

[Bodhbh]

Having some trouble with punctures, the no stans in an inner tube sounds worth a punt. However, the bike I'd be using it on I like to swap back and forth to slicks for commuting etc. Using sealant in an innertube would make a mess after a puncture or all pretty self-contained and no problem?

 

[globalfish]

I've cycled using both Slime products on my Giant and had thorns penetrate the tube protector strip and my tyre lost all air due to a puncture that didn't seal on a recent ride. A leech patch stuck ok to it though.
BUT
in their defence, I've pulled a 1 inch thorn from the front tyre and it didn't need pumping up - just carried on riding.
AND
I complained to them about my woes and they rushed me out two new tubes and protector strips free of charge using first class mail from US to UK. At least they lived up to their guarantee & stood by their word. How many companies do that these days?