someguy152 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 and do any of them last longer than the two years that slime says it protects for? i've had a bike mechanic say he hated working on bikes with slime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadpower Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) So I decided to investigate a bit by going to a source I have some confidence in. After seeing a comparison and show of what the products do I've come to the opinion that I don't want to put these into a tire. I think a rider is ultimately better off by being ready to properly fix or replace a tire after a cab ride home. Also I know from professional experience that you are generally well served by not trying to get every last mile out of a tire, when they get worn down to 40% or less you should be thinking about changing that tire. Especially if you are depending on the vehicle as commuter transportation or as a straight up work vehicle. A thinned thread is just that much more vulnerable to punctures. Edited March 25, 2020 by Roadpower Rewrite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrelwood Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 6 hours ago, someguy152 said: and do any of them last longer than the two years that slime says it protects for? UK made ”Goop” advertises as being latex free and hence not drying out. They say it will protect for the life of the tire. Then again, I wouldn’t be surprised if they consider two years to be the tire’s lifetime... Anyway, I use Goop on all my self-balancing vehicles. 6 hours ago, someguy152 said: i've had a bike mechanic say he hated working on bikes with slime. Most MTBs are tubeless, so Slime will make a very different kind of mess. I think they all use some kind of sealant anyway. All EUCs but the Mten3 use a tube, so all the mess is neatly contained. 5 hours ago, Roadpower said: I think a rider is ultimately better off by being ready to properly fix or replace a tire after a cab ride home. As long as the rider is at the reach of a cab. I usually am not, and a punctured tube could mean a dozen mile hike. My hip can’t handle anywhere near that. A local rider had a thumbtack puncture on his 16X in the middle of the city. He noticed it as he was riding on the plain rim. Braking tore the tube at the valve. A shop was able to straighten the rim a bit, but it remains quite badly crooked. Slime or Goop would’ve most likely saved him a few work days worth of lost income, a long trip to the EUC shop abroad, new tube, and the 16X rim. I can’t think of a single reason not to use Slime, Goop, or maybe Multi-Seal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadpower Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Yeah I can appreciate not having access to a cab or a ride in the event of a break down so you will have to plan in a way that meets your needs. I wonder why someone would ride on a flat though, especially a EUC where you should be able to feel it immediately. I know from motorcycle riding that a low or flat tire condition jumps right out at you. I think a large part the reason why I personally don't like the idea of using Slime is that I live and work in NYC, worse comes to worse it is generally super easy for me to get on a train or a bus or even call a Uber. So for me Slime just becomes another complication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_bike_kite Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 By some strange coincidence I just put slime into my 16S yesterday. The air in my tyre was always needing topping up once a week and hopefully now it will hold better. I was prepared that the job might take me some time but the whole job was done in under 5 mins. I bought the smallest Slime which was is designed to do a pair of bicycle inner tubes. I used about half. Cost under £10. Contrast this with the puncture I got in my tubed Royal Enfield motorbike. The rear tyre went flat almost instantly - I wouldn't like to try that on an EUC at speed. It also meant I had the choice of calling a pick up truck or riding it the few miles left to my house and risk damaging the rear rim. In the end I just put all my weight on the handle bars and road as carefully as I could. Changing the inner tube still turned out to be a pain though not as much of a pain as it can be on an EUC, I'll soon be putting Slime in the rear tube of the bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Changing the tire is also more of a PITA on a EUC, I prefer dealing with the slime mess rarely than with a clean tube more often. It also makes topping up less frequent. i use Decathlon brand because it was available in stores, can’t say about performance. Edited March 26, 2020 by null Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy152 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 i agree, it seems multiseal would be the best for me as i don't ride as often and have 3 wheels and am incredibly lazy. 10years will def be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrios Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I always use Stans no tubes. Works like a charm on the bike.. Have to try it on the euc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy152 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 just discovered mr tuffy's tire liners which seems like a good add on once i have to change the tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchtape Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I use ride-on balancer and sealant. So many stories of how crappy slime is, don't know it became so popular on EUCs but someone did good marketing... Slime dries out, why would you put that stuff in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, scotchtape said: I use ride-on balancer and sealant. So many stories of how crappy slime is, don't know it became so popular on EUCs but someone did good marketing... Slime dries out, why would you put that stuff in... Another recent thread addresses this. I recall reading that slime DOESNT dry out in a tube, as theres no where for it to leave nor anyway for the transfer of air. For it to dry out, the moisture would have to escape, and a tires is a sealed unit (aside from when filling). Edited March 26, 2020 by ShanesPlanet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy152 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 now that im thinking about it, i never asked that mechanic if he dealth with the nasty slime on a tubed or tubeless setup. you bring up a good point about how it would dry up in a tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Slime is nasty, but fix-a-flat is deadly. Never had much luck out of using slime, maybe someday I'll try again. For now.. fingers crossed the mten factory 'slime' will work IF it needs to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchtape Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I don't know about you but I have to add air into my smaller wheel every 2 weeks... So yeah it's gonna dry out if it reacts to air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Sounds like you have a valve stem leak or puncture. If it IS filled with slime and still leaks, i fear its a moot point about if the slime hardens or not. Try spraying the tire down with dish soap and water and find the leak. Edited March 28, 2020 by ShanesPlanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tihoa Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) I've switched from Slime to White Lightning Tube Armor which is supposedly longer lasting. I've had Slime fail on me before, but the gash was over 2.5 inches wide and I don't think anything could've survived it, otherwise it's plugged up many small holes caused by goathead thorns. My opinion, after all my research, is that anything with Kevlar is currently good stuff. Edited March 28, 2020 by tihoa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) On 3/26/2020 at 6:47 PM, ShanesPlanet said: Slime is nasty, but fix-a-flat is deadly. Never had much luck out of using slime, maybe someday I'll try again. For now.. fingers crossed the mten factory 'slime' will work IF it needs to. That's my experience as well. I have taken to buying eBike tires for my EUCs. The Continental Contact Plus that I've have just bought for my KS16S isn't quite like any bicycle tire I've seen. It has several Kevlar belts to stop punctures, and it's specific to class 3 eBikes. I think it'd be rather hard to pedal this tire if you mounted it on a bicycle. Edited March 28, 2020 by LanghamP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrelwood Posted March 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Yesterday I replaced my studded trials motorcycle ”winter” tire back to the ”summer” tire ChaoYang H-666. I was surprised to find a lot of Goop (UK for ”Slime”) between the inner tube and outer tire. I soon remembered however that many people have had even these smallest studs puncture the inner tube, and seems that the studs had indeed worked their way inward to puncture the tube in multiple places, some of which were 1/4” long gashes. I had no idea there had been any issues, as despite the mess (that washes away with water), Goop had been succesful in fixing all the punctures fast enough to keep the tire pressure within my normal range. I find it impressive. Considering how isolated my rides often are, using Goop/Slime is an absolute no-brainer to me. Edited March 29, 2020 by mrelwood 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetricUSA Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I had one Segway mini tire that had slime dry up on me, use 1/2 bottle, but then there were about a dozen glass slits and each wheel, most likely all went out the holes....🤣😡 crappy Segway tires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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