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[nakedwaterskier]

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? Jeffrey 6 days till I get my bike back

[Devon]

nakedwaterskier@... wrote:

>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

[Zachariah Mully]

On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 10:00, Devon wrote:

> 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.

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

[Stuart Mumford]

> -----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 >

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

[Zachariah Mully]

On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 14:43, Stuart Mumford wrote:

> 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 DC A5X A12X

[nakedwaterskier]

Slime before or after the flat?

[Bill Rea]

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@...] 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

[rsanders30117]

I picked up a roofing nail in the rear tire of my A14. A fellow DS rider "Slimed" my tire after simply pulling the nail. I completed the DS ride & rode several thousand miles with that Slime as the only patch. The tire never loss more air than normal & this with the OEM inner tubes. I've since upgrade to UH tubes. I'm not saying "Slime" can fix all problems but it seems more than adequate for simple punctures. A ripped inner tube is something else but I hopefully can minimized the chances of that with the UH tubes.

--- 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

[Stuart Mumford]

> -----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 >

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

[rther9491]

i checked out the gugenheim mc exhibition in july of 2002 if i recall correctly . it was a good show and we went on the july 4th weekend . there is a ride that is held each year for old bikes and i forget the time and the name but there are a lot of old guys that bring old bikes and ride the desert in the death valley area . i can't recall anymore info and i know that my description is pretty sketchy but i have seen the ride advertised in some magazine or website . ----- by the way , i've been to your website [i think it's your website] and its a nice website . -------- arthur