Bikes: Slimed tires?

[whatsup31415]

My daughter tells me the tires on her new bike were slimed. I think
that means that slime was injected into the innertubes. Right? (She
does not have the Slime innertube product.)

What are people's thoughts on that? Is it effective for pinch flats?
For other kinds of flats?

I had considered the Slime innertube for my bike. I did not care
about the extra weight; I liked the heavy-duty tube as well as the
concept of slime. But I was talked out of it when an experienced
sales person said that it makes a mess when a puncture occurs.
Besides the mess, I began to doubt the hype and wonder if slime can
really seal a puncture quickly enough.

Do you need to stop biking in order to give the slime a chance to
work? If so, for how long?

[whatsup31415]

On Jun 2, 4:12*am, Chalo <chalo.col...@**********> wrote:
> Tires with Slime in them must be rotated to the proper
> orientation before checking pressure or inflating.
>*Otherwise the sealant can be forced into the valve,
> clogging it with fibers or jamming it partly open.

Good point! I had not thought about that. I assume the "proper
orientation" is with the value stem pointing up.

Thanks for the other comments, too.

[Kristian M Zoerhoff]

On 2009-06-02, whatsup31415@live.com <whatsup31415@live.com> wrote:
> On Jun 2, 4:12?am, Chalo <chalo.col...@**********> wrote:
>> Tires with Slime in them must be rotated to the proper
>> orientation before checking pressure or inflating.
>>?Otherwise the sealant can be forced into the valve,
>> clogging it with fibers or jamming it partly open.
>
> Good point! I had not thought about that. I assume the "proper
> orientation" is with the value stem pointing up.

Absoutely not. You want the valve stem at either the 10 o'clock or
2 o'clock position, so the Slime will drain away from the valve.
The stem will thus be pointing down from near the top of the tire.

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Kristian Zoerhoff
kristian.zoerhoff@**********

[Kristian M Zoerhoff]

On 2009-06-02, Kerry Montgomery <kamontgo@teleport.com> wrote:
>
> "Kristian M Zoerhoff" <kristian.zoerhoff@**********> wrote in message
> news:slrnh2arps.7nm.kristian.zoerhoff@iceland.free shell.org...
>> On 2009-06-02, whatsup31415@live.com <whatsup31415@live.com> wrote:
>>> On Jun 2, 4:12?am, Chalo <chalo.col...@**********> wrote:
>>>> Tires with Slime in them must be rotated to the proper
>>>> orientation before checking pressure or inflating.
>>>>?Otherwise the sealant can be forced into the valve,
>>>> clogging it with fibers or jamming it partly open.
>>>
>>> Good point! I had not thought about that. I assume the "proper
>>> orientation" is with the value stem pointing up.
>>
>> Absoutely not. You want the valve stem at either the 10 o'clock or
>> 2 o'clock position, so the Slime will drain away from the valve.
>> The stem will thus be pointing down from near the top of the tire.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Kristian Zoerhoff
>> kristian.zoerhoff@**********
>
> Kristian,
> But wouldn't any Slime that's in the valve stem stay there? Might putting
> the stem at 4 o'clock or 8 o'clock be better? Or even 5 o'clock or 7
> o'clock. I don't use Slimed tubes, so don't know how much Slime is actually
> in one - about where would the top of the Slime pool be in a stationary
> tire?

Perhaps, but this recommendation comes from my box of Slime tubes. I doubt
there's enough Slime in the valve when in this location to really matter.

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Kristian Zoerhoff
kristian.zoerhoff@**********

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per whatsup31415@live.com:
>What are people's thoughts on that? Is it effective for pinch flats?
>For other kinds of flats?

Dunno about effectiveness, but I tried carrying a slimes spare
for awhile (came by it accidentally...) and when it finally came
time to use it the valve had jammed - presumably from the Slime -
and I couldn't inflate it.
--
PeteCresswell

[Chalo]

Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote:
>
> whatsup31...@live.com wrote:
> >
> > Chalo wrote:
> >>
> >> Tires with Slime in them must be rotated to the proper
> >> orientation before checking pressure or inflating.
> >> Otherwise the sealant can be forced into the valve,
> >> clogging it with fibers or jamming it partly open.
> >
> > Good point! *I had not thought about that. *I assume the "proper
> > orientation" is with the value stem pointing up.
>
> Absoutely not. You want the valve stem at either the 10 o'clock or
> 2 o'clock position, so the Slime will drain away from the valve.
> The stem will thus be pointing down from near the top of the tire.

What worked for me was 45 degrees from bottom dead center, and giving
the Slime a moment to drip down before attaching a gauge or pump.

Chalo.

[Chalo]

andresm...@******** wrote:
> Chalo wrote:
> >
> > Tires with Slime in them must be rotated to the proper orientation
> > before checking pressure or inflating. *Otherwise the sealant can be
> > forced into the valve, clogging it with fibers or jamming it partly
> > open.
>
> What is the proper orientation. slimed tubes drive me nuts because the
> valves always get clogged and leak. I guess that the valves should be
> on the bottom? I always open them on top. May be that is my error?

Try 4:30 or 7:30 of the clock. If they get junked up, extract the
valve core, pick the fuzz out, and try again.

Chalo

[someone]

On 2 June, 19:57, "Kerry Montgomery" <kamon...@teleport.com> wrote:
> "Kristian M Zoerhoff" <kristian.zoerh...@**********> wrote in messagenews:slrnh2arps.7nm.kristian.zoerhoff@icela nd.freeshell.org...
>
>
>
> > On 2009-06-02, whatsup31...@live.com <whatsup31...@live.com> wrote:
> >> On Jun 2, 4:12?am, Chalo <chalo.col...@**********> wrote:
> >>> Tires with Slime in them must be rotated to the proper
> >>> orientation before checking pressure or inflating.
> >>>?Otherwise the sealant can be forced into the valve,
> >>> clogging it with fibers or jamming it partly open.
>
> >> Good point! *I had not thought about that. *I assume the "proper
> >> orientation" is with the value stem pointing up.
>
> > Absoutely not. You want the valve stem at either the 10 o'clock or
> > 2 o'clock position, so the Slime will drain away from the valve.
> > The stem will thus be pointing down from near the top of the tire.
>
> > --
>
> > Kristian Zoerhoff
> > kristian.zoerh...@**********
>
> Kristian,
> But wouldn't any Slime that's in the valve stem stay there? Might putting
> the stem at 4 o'clock or 8 o'clock be better? Or even 5 o'clock or 7
> o'clock. I don't use Slimed tubes, so don't know how much Slime is actually
> in one - about where would the top of the Slime pool be in a stationary
> tire?
> Thanks,
> Kerry

Excellent observation.

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per Peter H:
> but it's got me home on
>more than one occasion when I would have gone flat without it..

How does one know they've had a puncture?

Slime dribbling out, but not deflating?
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PeteCresswell