Slime?

boh67

Hi saw slime advertised on a site. Is this stuff any good and is it worth the price? Does it protect from punctures?

Thanks

Monty Dog

No, far better to focus on tyre choice and running appropriate pressure for your weight and conditions.

Gizmo_

Might help on MTB tyres, they run at reasonably low pressures and get thorns etc.

On a road bike? No. Plus they add to the rotational weight.

father_jack

Fitted onto my commuter with 700x28 tyres. Last time I removed the inners there were a couple of punctures the slime fixed by itself, and since it's a work bike can't afford to have a puncture on the way there.

cookeeemonster

put slime in my tyres on my hybrid...didn't stop any punctures but the leakage showed me where the puncture was!!

also it blocked up the schraeder value on both tyres leading one to fail...

not sure how common these problems are though, but i'm not gonna use it anymore

t.m.h.n.e.t

boh67 wrote:

Hi saw slime advertised on a site. Is this stuff any good and is it worth the price? Does it protect from punctures?

Thanks

No and No. It simply plugs a hole in the tube up to 3mm. What do you do if the puncture mark is 5mm 6mm 10cm gash?

boh67

So thats a no then...

Thanks for the advice

simon_masterson

I don't see the point on a road bike. It can't possibly be as good as a proper fix, and if you've got decent puncture-resistant tyres (Gatorskin, Marathon Plus, etc) and you still puncture, it's unlikely to be much use anyway...?

I personally haven't had a puncture on my favourite bike since I put Gatorskins on it in May, and I've done well over a thousand miles and plenty of glass since then. They are 27x1 1/4 (32mm) - there isn't a great deal of choice for 27" wheels anymore - but nevertheless it's not as if big tyres are immune to punctures.