Marty Backe Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 54 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said: I purchased these the other day for valve removal. They look thin and long enough to make removal a breeze. Of course I've no wheel yet to try them on... https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003YXDJO4/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Unfortunately there's a strong likelihood that those will not work. The problem is with the valve stems. More often than not they point into the shell. So you have to have a very short core removal tool. This is what I use: available from Amazon: http://a.co/7KhiFe0 Even that is too long for one of my wheels (I can't remember which). Fortunately there is a built-in core remover in the Slime cap that will work in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 17 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: Unfortunately there's a strong likelihood that those will not work. The problem is with the valve stems. More often than not they point into the shell. So you have to have a very short core removal tool. This is what I use: available from Amazon: http://a.co/7KhiFe0 Even that is too long for one of my wheels (I can't remember which). Fortunately there is a built-in core remover in the Slime cap that will work in most cases. D'oh! I was going to get that one but a number of reviews said that what they received resembled nothing like the picture so I moved on. Oh well. They are at home still in the delivery box. Guess they will probably be going back. I hoped being so long and thin I could get just enough twist on the valve to get access at a very shallow angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I put slime in my monster tire and it was pretty straight forward. thanks marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrkline "Wheel Whisperer" Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 8 hours ago, WARPed1701D said: D'oh! I was going to get that one but a number of reviews said that what they received resembled nothing like the picture so I moved on. Oh well. They are at home still in the delivery box. Guess they will probably be going back. I hoped being so long and thin I could get just enough twist on the valve to get access at a very shallow angle. That should work fine.Even if the end of the valvestem is touching the rim,there is usually enough play to pull it back enough to get that on there.I Slime all my wheels,everything from the m10 to the Monster and 8 others(Kahuna is a solid tire)and I can always get that valvestem tool on any wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Sven said: I put slime in my monster tire and it was pretty straight forward. thanks marty I'm ready to rescue any unicyclist out there with flat tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 54 minutes ago, Sven said: I'm ready to rescue any unicyclist out there with flat tire. I just got mine today (haven't opened the package yet). I hadn't thought of mounting it on my wheel though. Unfortunately I have four wheels - what to do I like your mounting idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radial Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: I just got mine today (haven't opened the package yet). I hadn't thought of mounting it on my wheel though. Unfortunately I have four wheels - what to do I like your mounting idea Velcro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: I just got mine today (haven't opened the package yet). I hadn't thought of mounting it on my wheel though. Unfortunately I have four wheels - what to do I like your mounting idea i guess... I'm glad i don't have that dilemma im waiting for someone to return wheels to jason atm. Msuper or ... maybe another monster. Whichever comes first lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 44 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: I just got mine today (haven't opened the package yet). I hadn't thought of mounting it on my wheel though. Unfortunately I have four wheels - what to do I like your mounting idea 4 pumps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 36 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said: 4 pumps! Yeah, but each one is ~$45. I'm probably going to keep it in my backpack or such. With the kind of riding that I do the pump would probably get destroyed the first time I dropped the wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 On 7/14/2017 at 0:52 PM, Marty Backe said: Unfortunately there's a strong likelihood that those will not work. The problem is with the valve stems. More often than not they point into the shell. So you have to have a very short core removal tool. This is what I use: available from Amazon: http://a.co/7KhiFe0 Even that is too long for one of my wheels (I can't remember which). Fortunately there is a built-in core remover in the Slime cap that will work in most cases. Good news. The removal tool I got works well for the V8 and is highly recommended for that wheel if you want to remove the valve to add Slime. Shame you can only get it in a 2 pack. http://a.co/asRZjS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 15 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said: Good news. The removal tool I got works well for the V8 and is highly recommended for that wheel if you want to remove the valve to add Slime. Shame you can only get it in a 2 pack. http://a.co/asRZjS2 Good news. Every wheel seems to be different. Looks like the V8 is one of the better ones for easy access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 On 7/14/2017 at 11:31 AM, Marty Backe said: There's always a little bit of bending the valve, but not too much. I've always used the built in removal tool that is part of the slime cap. I only bend the valve stem enough to use the cap tool or to put the pump fitting on. It's not much and it's a tight fit, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Maximus said: I've always used the built in removal tool that is part of the slime cap. I only bend the valve stem enough to use the cap tool or to put the pump fitting on. It's not much and it's a tight fit, but it works. I was going to just use the cap tool but an Amazon reviewer stated that Slime blocked their valve and locked the valve in place when they tried to unscrew it. They went to a bike shop for help and It turned out the cap tool was just too crap to do the job as the valve thread had stiffened to some degree thanks to the internal coating of slime. Use of a proper tool had the valve out in seconds. So many times in life I have been thwarted or had a hell of a time trying to do a simple task just because I didn't have the tool needed or worse thought I had the tool but it turned out to be a half-arsed one that failed to get the job done. I now have a comprehensive high quality tool kit and try to anticipate and buy any extra tools I need...before I actually need them. P.S. Ratchet Spanners/Wrenches are the greatest invention on earth! My life got a whole lot simpler then I brought a set of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 1 minute ago, WARPed1701D said: I was going to just use the cap tool but an Amazon reviewer stated that Slime blocked their valve and locked the valve in place when they tried to unscrew it. They went to a bike shop for help and It turned out the cap tool was just too crap to do the job as the valve thread had stiffened to some degree thanks to the internal coating of slime. Use of a proper tool had the valve out in seconds. So many times in life I have been thwarted or had a hell of a time trying to do a simple task just because I didn't have the tool needed or worse thought I had the tool but it turned out to be a half-arsed one that failed to get the job done. I now have a comprehensive high quality tool kit and try to anticipate and buy any extra tools I need...before I actually need them. P.S. Ratchet Spanners/Wrenches are the greatest invention on earth! My life got a whole lot simpler then I brought a set of those! Haha, fair enough and makes perfect sense. I think the intent of my response was to let other readers out there know that special tools are certainly not a requirement of the slime process, but a bit of a luxury. Again, I completely agree with your logic, but don't want anyone to miss out on the advantages of using slime because they think they have to buy more tools just to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Maximus said: Haha, fair enough and makes perfect sense. I think the intent of my response was to let other readers out there know that special tools are certainly not a requirement of the slime process, but a bit of a luxury. Again, I completely agree with your logic, but don't want anyone to miss out on the advantages of using slime because they think they have to buy more tools just to use it. True and a good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 35 minutes ago, WARPed1701D said: I was going to just use the cap tool but an Amazon reviewer stated that Slime blocked their valve and locked the valve in place when they tried to unscrew it. They went to a bike shop for help and It turned out the cap tool was just too crap to do the job as the valve thread had stiffened to some degree thanks to the internal coating of slime. Use of a proper tool had the valve out in seconds. So many times in life I have been thwarted or had a hell of a time trying to do a simple task just because I didn't have the tool needed or worse thought I had the tool but it turned out to be a half-arsed one that failed to get the job done. I now have a comprehensive high quality tool kit and try to anticipate and buy any extra tools I need...before I actually need them. P.S. Ratchet Spanners/Wrenches are the greatest invention on earth! My life got a whole lot simpler then I brought a set of those! I agree that the built-in 'tool' within the cap will work mostly, but on one of my wheels it wasn't strong enough (it's simple plastic) and I had to use the metal version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radial Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Considering how infrequently any given person needs to slime a tire, there probably ought to be a community tire valve removal tool available to whoever needs it via postal mail from the last person who used it. Maybe one for US and one for EU. The rest of you are on your own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARPed1701D Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, radial said: Considering how infrequently any given person needs to slime a tire, there probably ought to be a community tire valve removal tool available to whoever needs it via postal mail from the last person who used it. Maybe one for US and one for EU. The rest of you are on your own! I'm happy to donate the spare I got in the 2 pack to the cause, but as already said the cap tool will probably be fine for initial application to a new tube (assuming you can get it on the valve) It is subsequent valve removal when it might be gunked up where a tool may be required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin_rm Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I purchased a bottle of Slime like I don't know, 2 years ago or something, meant for my unicycle, but never actually opened the bottle. Would it still be good quality and ok to use after all this time? Or should I just throw it away and buy a new bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 57 minutes ago, edwin_rm said: I purchased a bottle of Slime like I don't know, 2 years ago or something, meant for my unicycle, but never actually opened the bottle. Would it still be good quality and ok to use after all this time? Or should I just throw it away and buy a new bottle? I think the shelf life of an unopened bottle of Slime is indefinite. The company states that it's good for ~2 years once placed in the tire because it eventually dries up. I would have no problems using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pard Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Another alternative to slime is this stuff. I use it on my motorcycle tires. Seems to offer the benefit of balancing the wheels as well. http://www.ride-on.com/bike-on-bicycle-formula.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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