Prefilled slime innertubes, any good?

Old Git On A Bike
Old Git On A Bike Posts: 317
edited May 2008 in MTB buying advice
Looking on the Halfords website, I see that they sell SLiME Innertubes prefilled with slime inside them, they are £8.99 each, does anyone know if those tubes are any good and worth the extra £4 on top of the price of a normal tube, or should I just stick with a normal tube?
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  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    Cheaper to buy the Slime in a bottle and DIY. £4 for a tube isn't especially cheap either, try buying in bulk to get much better deals
    e.g.
    http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Specialized-Innertube-Offer-X-10_3923.htm

    As to the actual effectiveness of the tubes, opinions are mixed. Some swear buy them, others find they don't work at all. Same story with tyre liners. Your best bet is to try a few and see how you get on!
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  • SuperCove
    SuperCove Posts: 127
    You can buy 10 inner tubes for £17.50 from Merlin at the moment
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  • KonaMike
    KonaMike Posts: 805
    They seem to work for my mate but they are heavier than standard tubes so not for the weight Conscious.
  • grantway
    grantway Posts: 1,430
    Used them and a waste of money
    Changed back to the old ones, best advice change to tubless
    also in doing this you drop your rolling mass of the wheels by 2lbs
  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    The other alternative is to buy some lightweight 100g Schwalbe tubes which have a removable valve core and use them with JRA wheelmilk,aavailable from www.justridingalong.com

    Combined weight of wheel milk and tube will be same as a standard weight tube,and a lot lighter than the slime verision.

    Easier to set up than a tubeless conversion,though it will only give you protection against thorn punctures,and won`t prevent pinch flats.
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  • Langers
    Langers Posts: 95
    I found them to be useles.. Now use tubeless and it is great!
  • Old Git On A Bike
    Old Git On A Bike Posts: 317
    Cheers all, in that case, I think I'll give the slime innertubes a miss and stick with normal tubes for now then, cheers for the tredz.co.uk link for buying in bulk.
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  • paradox1509
    paradox1509 Posts: 63
    Absolutely useless I ended up with a flat and I havent had many, also got all the slime all over me while I was out on the trail! Very annoying

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