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I think so. Also, the hassle of stopping, getting the tire off, getting it back on and the bike back together, means no way do I want to do it again right away. I'd rather just fit a spare tube. BTW the spare tube I carry was inflated once before I put it in the fender bag so I know it holds air. Devon>If you slime your tubes, is it a waste to carry patches? If the >problem is bigger than slime doesn't that automatically mean that >the tire is not patchable? > >
And if you've had it in a spare tube bag for awhile, check it before any big trips... says the man who found his spare sufficiently abraded by his tire irons that he replaced it (probably would have held but I was leaving for 10days). -- Z DC A5X A12X> I think so. Also, the hassle of stopping, getting the tire off, getting > it back on and the bike back together, means no way do I want to do it > again right away. I'd rather just fit a spare tube. > > BTW the spare tube I carry was inflated once before I put it in the > fender bag so I know it holds air.
THe last time I had a flat, I bought a tube of Slime, emptied it into a slowly leaking front tube, inflated it , and rode 60+ miles of off road trails and it held air. Then when I hit the asphalt again, it started leaking and went flat. After that, I reinflated it, it went flat again, and then I ended up patching the tube and reinstalling it. I don't know if I got a bunk tube of slime or what, but it didn't work, and a patch did. Thanks CA Stu> -----Original Message----- > >If you slime your tubes, is it a waste to carry patches? If the > >problem is bigger than slime doesn't that automatically mean that > >the tire is not patchable? > > > > > I think so. Also, the hassle of stopping, getting the tire off, getting > it back on and the bike back together, means no way do I want to do it > again right away. I'd rather just fit a spare tube. > > BTW the spare tube I carry was inflated once before I put it in the > fender bag so I know it holds air. > > Devon >
I certainely wouldn't call 60+miles without losing air a failure. Especially considering that your use of Slime is definitely neither advisable nor recommended. -- Z DC A5X A12X> THe last time I had a flat, I bought a tube of Slime, emptied it into a > slowly leaking front tube, inflated it , and rode 60+ miles of off road > trails and it held air. Then when I hit the asphalt again, it started > leaking and went flat. After that, I reinflated it, it went flat again, and > then I ended up patching the tube and reinstalling it. > I don't know if I got a bunk tube of slime or what, but it didn't work, and > a patch did.
--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Rea" wrote: > The Slime factory is in my town. > We learned early on, when they started, Don't use slime. > It's a waste of time. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: nakedwaterskier [mailto:nakedwaterskier@y...] > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:10 PM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Slime and/or patches > > > Slime before or after the flat? > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ > courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
After the flat. I wouldn't call it a total failure either. Maybe if I had pre-Slimed the tube in the advised, recommended method it would have held up better? The original post asked if you could use a patch on a tire that has been Slimed and the Slime hasn't sealed the leak. The answer is yes, you can. Thanks CA Stu> -----Original Message----- > > THe last time I had a flat, I bought a tube of Slime, emptied it into a > > slowly leaking front tube, inflated it , and rode 60+ miles of off road > > trails and it held air. Then when I hit the asphalt again, it started > > leaking and went flat. After that, I reinflated it, it went > flat again, and > > then I ended up patching the tube and reinstalling it. > > I don't know if I got a bunk tube of slime or what, but it > didn't work, and > > a patch did. > > I certainely wouldn't call 60+miles without losing air a failure. > Especially considering that your use of Slime is definitely neither > advisable nor recommended. > > -- > Z >