slime filled innertubes

[mickle]

Knowledge is power hobbygirl! Well done you.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

>> i am not sure how well i would cope with a puncture whilst out

Is that expanding foam 'Tyre Weld' available for bicycles?

Yes, but only for Schrader valves. (i.e. it's the same stuff just in a smaller can!!)
Available from that emporium of all things that seemed like a good idea at the time, Poundland.

I don't know how you'd get it into a presta valve without making one hell of a mess

 

[shippers]

The major bummer with fixing flats by the roadside is having to reinflate with a small pump. I struggle to get it about about 60psi which leaves me vulnerable to pinchies. And they're really annoying!

If you want to improve your performance, look at things like diet, sleep and training rather than losing a few oz of slime in your inner tubes!

 

[HJ]

The major bummer with fixing flats by the roadside is having to reinflate with a small pump. I struggle to get it about about 60psi which leaves me vulnerable to pinchies. And they're really annoying!

That is what CO[sub]2[/sub] inflators are for...

 

[photography27]

i commute to work and back, and the last thing on my mind going to work is a puncture, so i switched to slime filled tubes, if the ubes do there job and get me to work on time after a puncture then great, the wieght is very slight, i think its personnelpreference, dont go with the crowd just cos they say slime is crap, do what you think will be easier for you.
if slime gets you to work, or gets you home then its done its job