Tire Slime Inner Tube: Thumbs Down

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
04/24/2016 at 21:09 • Filed to: None

Seems like a great idea, but the slime also sealed the valve stem so you couldn’t fill the tube with air or if you could, the valve wouldn’t seal.

DISCUSSION (18)

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/24/2016 at 21:38

Slime - shredded Chinese newspaper and hand washing gel dyed green

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
04/24/2016 at 21:53

That’s a mouthful. But I won’t be using it any more.

Do you ride much?

jimz > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/24/2016 at 21:56

I don’t trust any of that goopy shit which claims to seal tires. Years ago, Uniroyal put out a line of tires called “Royal Seal.” they were whitewalls with an additional “gold” (moar liek yellow) stripe beside the whitewall. They had a layer of this soft, rubbery stuff all around the inside circumference of the tire. The concept was if you ran over a nail which punctured the tread, the soft crap would prevent air from leaking.

problem was, it couldn’t prevent all leaks; it obviously couldn’t do anything for rim leaks or leaky valves/valve stems. There were a couple of times I had some old milkshake putter in complaining about a “vibration,” and asked to have their tires re-balanced.

I spent several minutes trying to figure out why this tire/wheel was off-balance even with weights piled onto the opposite side. after convincing the owner to let me dismount the tire from the rim, I found the problem. They let their “Royal Seal” tire run low on air pressure for so long that the heat melted the sealing compound, and it flowed down and congealed into this enormous ball of fuck just sitting there laughing at everyone.

Old duffer wasn’t too happy when I told him I couldn’t fix his tire.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jimz
04/24/2016 at 22:00

Oops. My dad ran some of those back around 1980. Royal Seal, Tiger Paw Plus

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/24/2016 at 22:23

I try, I’ve been getting my nice bike back into shape this weekend. Finally got my tubeless tire to seat on the front, the rear needs a new tire. The rest is looking good except my rear shock might be on its way out.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
04/24/2016 at 22:26

I could use a recommendation for a street tire. I ride purely on the street, commuting. I get 20 miles on commute days on a C-dale Badboy Ultra. Currently using a Specialized Roubais Pro 700c x 24 tire. I like it a lot, actually, but the ride can be fairly punishing. I need a durable tire that also rides nicely. Any suggestions?

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/24/2016 at 22:36

As a bike mechanic, FUCK NO. These rarely actually work, and these will probably end up blowing up in a pinchflat, and coating the inside with green stuff.

DON’T BUY THESE TUBES. Buy regular tubes (don’t get “race lightweight” tube either) and just spend a bit more money on 2 options=

1) Tires with flat protection. If road, continental gatorskins. Almost nothing can puncture it. (except for the pinch flat leading to the kevlar bead to blow apart). Mountain: Conti Trail Kings or whatever tire will fit your riding surface/style.

2) Tire liners. There is a caveat with those. Always sand down the sharp corners of the tire liners or they can cause a flat with the corners alone. Round them out and you’ll be fine.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/24/2016 at 22:38

Conti Gatorskin, Gatorskin Hardshell, and Specialized Armadillo. The I have tried the 1st, kinda stiff, but convert to 25 or 28 width tires. They will make it a lot more comfortable for riding. 24 might be a little too narrow for non punishing riding.

HammerheadFistpunch > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
04/24/2016 at 22:47

Agreed, these are good choices, I think Spec ed makes a decent commuting tire.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
04/24/2016 at 23:22

I have been riding Specialized Roubaix Pro Endourant tires, 700c by 24mm. They have a nice supple ride and have seemed pretty durable, but they do seem to get punished. I ride 20 miles a day, all street, all commute, and the street is not very clean. So I’d like to find tires that are supple, but durable. Do those Contis ride nicely?

Also, I created a club on Strava:

https://www.strava.com/clubs/opposite…

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/24/2016 at 23:26

Contis are a bit stiff, they are a lot comfortable than the race tires I like. But get wider tires. There is a bit of a weight penalty but they are much more comfortable.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
04/24/2016 at 23:28

Weight is not a concern. How much would they slow me down? Also, on your Bianchi (from another post) you use a different tire on the front. Is that just what you had on hand?

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 00:15

It would be negligible. The rolling resistance is a lot lower on the gators. Yup, I just used what I had. The back gator is squared off and was from winter/fall training of last year.

facw > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 02:20

I’ve been using the Serfas Seca for a few years (in 700x25), which I think is pretty good value for the money. The most recent one I bought (last year) did seem like it had lower build quality than my pervious ones though.

Kinja'd!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Serfas-Seca-Wire-Black-700X25/dp/B000UELNJS

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
04/25/2016 at 11:50

Squared off? What does that mean?

I was back on my bike this morning, first time in a week. Felt good. I am going to stick with my Roubaix Pro tires for now. I haven’t had to deal with a flat on the road yet. Yet...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
04/25/2016 at 11:52

Also, congrats on an inexpensive build. I have a lot of money invested in my bicycle. Well, a lot for me. $500 for the bike and $500 twice again for upgrads and stuff. But it is a dream to ride. I was never a big bicyclist, but I was absolutely astonished by the difference it made riding a “real” bicycle. A guy at church just spent something like thirty grand on a bicycle. A bit more, I believe... Difficult for me to conceive of that.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 15:13

That means when the road tire is inflated to 100 PSI , you physically see the tire rubber be in a “square”shape due to wear.

Just remember to bring 2 tubes and a tire tool.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2016 at 15:15

30k on a bike is completely useless. A nice Richey frame specced out in Enve/Chris King wheelsets with EPS will not cost 30k but 10k. 10k will get you so nice of a bike that 30k is negligible and would be completely shitty to ride.