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2007-03-12 01:50:58 · 5 answers · asked by Puma Academy 3 in Sports ➔ Cycling
Gary G you dumb bellend I am asking as I haven't purchased it yet.
2007-03-12 01:55:33 · update #1
This product (Slime) is not put in the tire after the puncture. It is put in the tube before you inflate it. When the tire/tube is completely flat you unscrew the valve from the valve stem (it works better if you have a schrader fitting) then you squirt the slime in the tube. How much is dependent on the size of the tire. Then you screw your valve back in the stem, inflate the tire and rotate it to distribute the slime all the way around the inside of the tire. The idea then is when you are riding and get a puncture, the slime inside the tube will then ooze out the hole and seal it while you're riding. I have no idea how well it works, but that's the idea. Disadvantages are that if you don't get it distributed properly it can adversely affect the balance of your wheel and getting a punctured tube out of your tire is a messy process when you get around to replacing the tube. So I wouldn't recommend it if you are mr or ms speed racer An advantage would be that if you're an offroad mountain biker (low speed and not in the mood to fiddle around with patching a tire when you're covered in mud, etc) you don't have to stop and mess with patching or replacing the tube (a process that works a lot better if you're clean) I personally don't jump stumps with my bikes so I just carry a spare tube and a tire patch kit. The patch kit is for if I have extra time or if I have been stupid enough not to take the time to look for and find that little bit of glass that is embedded in the tire. In that case the same bit of glass that punctured the tube to begin with just punctures it again. And yes, I have been that stupid, so I have to take measures against my own inadequacies. Good luck.
2007-03-12 03:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by Road Dog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is for a bicycle, right? It's used like a pump - attached to the valve and pumped in. It then sloshed about inside the tube and seals the puncture. But I wouldn't use it because it is messy and adds weight to your tyre. If you can carry a spare tube costing under £3.
2007-03-12 09:01:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the can comes with a nozzle that you use just like the air hose to inflate your tires! It's easy. The directions are right on the can also.
2007-03-12 08:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa T (Stop BSL) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its orange stuff from halfords the instructions are on the back (use 1 bottle on 2 tyres) tubed tyers only
2007-03-12 13:44:45 · answer #4 · answered by MTB idiot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read directions?.... call toll free number on the product ? ask salesperson at store?
2007-03-12 08:54:48 · answer #5 · answered by Gary G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋