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Slime, Ride On, etc... Anyone use them...

Johnrg

Johnrg

Husqvarna
Pro Class
Trailside tube changes got to be a bitch. I do them on MTB and road though I use Stans and no tubes on mtb today. With tubes on the Husky I wonder how many use Slime or Ride On in their tubes. For my solo adventures I might be loath to find a stump/log or suitable rock to hoist the bike on. Being able to limp home at least with a few air filllings to me would be preferable. Those that use sealants, do you keep in the tubes or carry it for use in an emergency? The Ride On is supposed to last a long time without having to replenish, unlike Stans which dries out in a month or 2.
 
I dont use slime but I have been running tubliss for the last 3 year. Never stuck on a trail, never a flat, never removed a wheel. My buddy runs tubliss and in the same amount of time he has has one flat...ran over an allen wrench in the middle of the desert. He threw in a plug and was riding in 5 minutes. Can't think of anything negetive to say about them.
Blayne
 
What Tinken said is what I used to run same type set up with mostly michelin 4mm air stops ( I think they were 4mm).
Ive had a hard embedded rock hit in Baja on a trail with that set up and the rim was dinged so bad that the tire bead was completely visible and the tube was sticking out the side un broken. UHD Tubes are heavy but are a bullet proof solution to pinch flats and with slime or ride on those cactus and other sharp spike punctures are also covered. Ive use both slime and ride on they are both good products, my sponsor shop is a ride on dealer so they use that product. Remember to choose the correct tires for the job as they all have different carcass strengths
I now use Mousses and will never again use tubes.
 
ditched my tubliss after a bent wheel let it dump all its air and ruin a trip. (still have it for sale btw.. ;) )


back to UHD tubes and slime for me.
 
Local dealer had Ride On in bulk and rode in, charged up, and on my way. Ready for NorCal and the NW soon.
 
If I was a racer like a few of you guys, maybe I'd go with the tubless stuff...

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Slime works well for me with about any inner tube... I swap tires a lot here and having 3-4 nails in a single tire has happened a few times and no flat ... Also, when swapping tires, if you see any green stuff leaking on the inner tube means slime stopped another leak ... I have them vulcanize any spot that shows slime leaking ...
 
I use Tubliss with 4-6 oz. of Slime or Berryman's stop leak in the low pressure side only. 4 bikes in my riding group use this set up and have had no flats or bent rims in 2 years. (knock on wood)
 
lankydoug said:
I use Tubliss with 4-6 oz. of Slime or Berryman's stop leak in the low pressure side only. 4 bikes in my riding group use this set up and have had no flats or bent rims in 2 years. (knock on wood)
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Slime in the low pressure side...hmmm, how is it when you change tires? I'm doing the western half of the TAT this summer and was trying to decide if I should run tubes or just stick with my Tubliss, I've had very good success so far with the Tubliss system, been running them front and rear for three years. I will have to change tires half way through this trip and I've never done trail side tire changes with the Tubliss.
 
I run the tubliss with about 6 oz of slime with no issues even with a fairly large ding in rear rim.Yeah,the slime is not that messy.I switch between my race tires and trail tires often with no unusual mess
 
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