Slime in my tires

[fooferdoggie]

Maybe just based on my experience, but I don't buy the idea that sealants work better on tubeless tires than on tires with tubes. It works absolutely fine in my tubed tires.

Of course there will be times that sealants won't work. Too bad those times happen so often for you.

TT

I had 15 holes I one tire because they were way to delicate for winter. the sealant fixed them all with little air loose I Neve really noticed but for the wet spots on the tire. that was in 1.5 months. I have had far more failures of sealant in tubed tires. in fact if i did not mess up i did not have one failure on my tubeless. I may have to add sealant as it has run low but I have only had to put one tube in when a slit in the sidewall happened. but that was because the tire was mislabeled as tubeless. I tend to ride around 9000 miles a year. I have had issues with tubules mostly loose valves or plugged valve cores. or just operator error. even with some of the best tires the marathon plus I Would still get a couple flats a year where the sealant failed. but changing from slime to flat out is a much better choice. though I found flat out in tubeless it never dried in the punctures but would slowly weep out.

 

[Chargeride]

Sure they can. You just need to want to not walk home pushing a 1-wheel bike bad enough.

Clean the area with a towel. Your shirt is a towel. Just a less effective one. If your water bottle has water in it, use it to wash the affected area before toweling it off. Be careful when patching that the slime doesn't come back thru the open hole. Use proper quality patches (Rema style cold vulcanizing goo). My last one of these was in the dark in freezing weather, with a bike load of groceries. So I was motivated not to be helpless.

Unfortunately as you pump it up the slime breaks down the glue and the patch just slides off.
I've tried self adhesive patches, same thing.

 

[kev1940]

I was out riding my ebike. That had(, slime in it). My tire began, To go low. But never went entirely flat, And I forgot to bring my pump, with me. When I got home. I air up the tire, It hasn't gone flat since, E bikes.

 

[Taylor57]

I think I have Slime in all my bike tires. I haven't added any in awhile. Is there a maintenance dose required? I have Slime in my tires.

 

[m@Robertson]

Unfortunately as you pump it up the slime breaks down the glue and the patch just slides off.
I've tried self adhesive patches, same thing.

Well, I wasn't speaking theoretically. This is something I have done many times. It works fine but you have more work to do than normal. To be absolutely candid, a couple of times I have had the process fail and had to do it over again, but I still rode home on the patched tube.

Cleaning the tube exterior is the big Step 1. Water from your water bottle, soaked into part of your t-shirt or a sock (or a small washcloth if you pack one).

After that what you can usually fudge some... can't be fudged. Apply only a thin layer of cement and wait. The cement needs to dry on the tube so its tacky... about a minute to let it set. Apply the patch, and spend more time than normal pressing the hell out of it onto the tube (I use two quarters I keep in my kit. Fender washers would probably work better). Then let it sit uninflated for another couple minutes. Lastly don't try to pump air into the tube to check it before installation. That will distend the tube more than what would happen if its under the tire, and if any slime has leaked in will give it a chance to gain purchase, spread and ruin your patch. Give it just a little air to form a tube shape, get it in the tire, and then reinflate.

 

[kev1940]

Before I started using slime. I used to carry. Extra tubes, So if I had a flat. I just change out the tubes. My first experience with using slime, I had. Just rode my rad. City 3. To the store to buy slime. And on the way home. I got a Flat, So I, added the slime into the tube. Pump the tire up. It held. And got me home. The hole was kinda big So I had to replace the tube

 

[Chargeride]

Well, I wasn't speaking theoretically. This is something I have done many times. It works fine but you have more work to do than normal. To be absolutely candid, a couple of times I have had the process fail and had to do it over again, but I still rode home on the patched tube.

Cleaning the tube exterior is the big Step 1. Water from your water bottle, soaked into part of your t-shirt or a sock (or a small washcloth if you pack one).

After that what you can usually fudge some... can't be fudged. Apply only a thin layer of cement and wait. The cement needs to dry on the tube so its tacky... about a minute to let it set. Apply the patch, and spend more time than normal pressing the hell out of it onto the tube (I use two quarters I keep in my kit. Fender washers would probably work better). Then let it sit uninflated for another couple minutes. Lastly don't try to pump air into the tube to check it before installation. That will distend the tube more than what would happen if its under the tire, and if any slime has leaked in will give it a chance to gain purchase, spread and ruin your patch. Give it just a little air to form a tube shape, get it in the tire, and then reinflate.

Yeah, I gave up .
I did consider stitching the split together to give the slime a chance. I had some string, but nothing suitable for a needle.
My mate does take a sewing kit out to repair tyre tears.

 

[Rome]

You guys gotta be joking. Ripped tyres means end of the ride, time to call for rescue. Just get me to my house.

 

[fooferdoggie]

You guys gotta be joking. Ripped tyres means end of the ride, time to call for rescue. Just get me to my house.

you have be able to fix it with a tire boot depending on how bad it is.

 

[Rome]

I guess if you have to mend it in the field go at it.
It's wet here raining sunshine and rain.
Zoom in at downtube that's a lot of road slime. I put a peel off sticker underneath.
Asphalt slime is difficult to take off when it gets stuck to your bike.

 

[PHXRDR]

Using. Slime in my tires, I use slime in my tires(, All my bikes have slime in them). It works pretty good(, Really), With. Slime in my tires, Not have to worry about punctured tires. or small pin holes, With slime in my tires. All I Carrie is a pump with me. As long as the hole isn't too big it will seal up. With slime in my tires.

When I was running schrader valves, I installed pre-slimed tubes on two different occasions.
Both times, eventually (within 6 months), the rubber surrounding the valve stem developed leaks. These were premium tubes. The leaks began by the expansion of the rubber (just before they blew out).
Haven't used them since.