Slime.???
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Re: Slime.???
It's better than not. Bit heavy but does stop punctures yes
Tubeless is better by lots. But takes more setting up.
Tubeless is better by lots. But takes more setting up.
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Re: Slime.???
My bike has those silly skinny valves. How do I get slime or puncture repair stuff in there ?
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My lad had a puncture yesterday, only 3 mile from home so rung mrs recovery. Since, ordered 4 x tubes from halfords, £10. but fancy trying this slimey stuff.
Our puncture kit has those horrible thick patches with red edges, fvckin useless, don't form to tube. When I was a kid, they had them kits with simple, pliable patches which stuck properly, different sizes. Think they just want us to buy new tubes, bastards.
Anyway, all set for a ride tomorrow before the street embarrassment party starts.
Our puncture kit has those horrible thick patches with red edges, fvckin useless, don't form to tube. When I was a kid, they had them kits with simple, pliable patches which stuck properly, different sizes. Think they just want us to buy new tubes, bastards.
Anyway, all set for a ride tomorrow before the street embarrassment party starts.
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Re: Slime.???
They're removable. It's called a valve core, remote then use a syringe to inject Stan's Fluid
But slime is pre injected and you fit new tube
But slime is pre injected and you fit new tube
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Chain reaction cycles. Self adhesive patches. £3Dodgy knees wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:42 pm My lad had a puncture yesterday, only 3 mile from home so rung mrs recovery. Since, ordered 4 x tubes from halfords, £10. but fancy trying this slimey stuff.
Our puncture kit has those horrible thick patches with red edges, fvckin useless, don't form to tube. When I was a kid, they had them kits with simple, pliable patches which stuck properly, different sizes. Think they just want us to buy new tubes, bastards.
Anyway, all set for a ride tomorrow before the street embarrassment party starts.
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Re: Slime.???
The 4 tubes from halfords are those shit ones with little screw end thing, wtf. What wrong with the car sort. I've got a cordless pump and works great, but no good on them shit ones. Why, why, why.
Bikes came with good valves.
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The shit ones as you call them have been here for 20+ years, no one uses car type, ever ever ever everDodgy knees wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:47 pmThe 4 tubes from halfords are those shit ones with little screw end thing, wtf. What wrong with the car sort. I've got a cordless pump and works great, but no good on them shit ones. Why, why, why.
Bikes came with good valves.
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Can I drill the rims to make the hole bigger to get an inner tube with a proper valve ?Dodgy knees wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:48 pm Don't think you can get slime in them. Carnt remove valve.
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I'm confused. You can't put slime in. And you can't use one of them squirty air canisters for a puncture. There must be an advantage, but can't see it.weeksy wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:49 pmThe shit ones as you call them have been here for 20+ years, no one uses car type, ever ever ever everDodgy knees wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:47 pmThe 4 tubes from halfords are those shit ones with little screw end thing, wtf. What wrong with the car sort. I've got a cordless pump and works great, but no good on them shit ones. Why, why, why.
Bikes came with good valves.
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Re: Slime.???
I got 2 spare wheel with mine. The valved did not come out LOL. Had the bugger in a vice and mole grips
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I'm lost now. In what?Yorick wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:52 pmI'm confused. You can't put slime in. And you can't use one of them squirty air canisters for a puncture. There must be an advantage, but can't see it.weeksy wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:49 pmThe shit ones as you call them have been here for 20+ years, no one uses car type, ever ever ever everDodgy knees wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:47 pm
The 4 tubes from halfords are those shit ones with little screw end thing, wtf. What wrong with the car sort. I've got a cordless pump and works great, but no good on them shit ones. Why, why, why.
Bikes came with good valves.
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Re: Slime.???
Sorry. Can't see the point in them skinny new valves. Dunno the name.
You can't put slime in. And you can't use one of them squirty air canisters for a puncture. There must be an advantage, but can't see it.
I've got a 12v compressor and can't use that
I'm genuinely interested.
Re: Slime.???
presta to Schrader adaptors are 2 for £1 with free postage on ebay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-X-Brass-Ad ... SwbRFeqYi4
I converted my current tyres to tubless and tbh, I don't get the enthusiasm that many others do. I don't get punctures with or without tubes and I can't feel any difference in riding. I still carry tube, levers and a pump which I've only ever used to fix other peoples punctures.
I do seem to have to top up the tyre pressures more often with the tubless
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-X-Brass-Ad ... SwbRFeqYi4
I converted my current tyres to tubless and tbh, I don't get the enthusiasm that many others do. I don't get punctures with or without tubes and I can't feel any difference in riding. I still carry tube, levers and a pump which I've only ever used to fix other peoples punctures.
I do seem to have to top up the tyre pressures more often with the tubless
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Re: Slime.???
I have no idea, but yes you could put slime in. But we stopped doing that a decade ago and now no one uses tubes, at all, ever.
I'll try and find out why though.
You can get a converter for compressor