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16-12.-2004, 11:55 PM
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Slime?
Does it work?
Picked up 4 for 7 quid in tesco north harbour incase it does. |
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17-12.-2004, 07:56 PM
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Re: Slime?
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:55:43 +0000, "njf>badger<"
<"njf>badger<"@soton.ac.uk> wrote: >Does it work? >Picked up 4 for 7 quid in tesco north harbour incase it does. I assume you are talking about tubes which are pre-slimed? Slime is made form the same stuff as Marmite - love it or hate it. I hate it. If your bike has been parked for more than an hour or so, the slime pools at the bottom, making your ride feel lumpy. It is also no use in presta valves since you just get the stuff oozing out. Awful stuff. (Slime is even worse) -- Amazon: "If you are interested in 'Asimov's I-Robot', you may also be interested in 'Garfield - The Movie'. ... erm, how do they figure that one out? |
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17-12.-2004, 11:23 PM
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Re: Slime?
Richard Bates wrote: > >>Does it work? >>Picked up 4 for 7 quid in tesco north harbour incase it does. > > > I assume you are talking about tubes which are pre-slimed? > > Slime is made form the same stuff as Marmite - love it or hate it. > > I hate it. If your bike has been parked for more than an hour or so, > the slime pools at the bottom, making your ride feel lumpy. > > Awful stuff. > > (Slime is even worse) No, tubes to squirt into tubes IYKWIM, hoping to avoid problems with the boys bikes (and mine) next year whilst trailling as the eldest seems to keep finding thorns etc... |
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18-12.-2004, 01:07 AM
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Re: Slime?
"Richard Bates" <usenet01@artybee.net> wrote in message
news:k5b5s0h4c55nm6se2ncof708kq4vmn2qpm@4ax.com... > On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:55:43 +0000, "njf>badger<" > <"njf>badger<"@soton.ac.uk> wrote: > >>Does it work? >>Picked up 4 for 7 quid in tesco north harbour incase it does. > > I assume you are talking about tubes which are pre-slimed? > > Slime is made form the same stuff as Marmite - love it or hate it. > > I hate it. If your bike has been parked for more than an hour or so, > the slime pools at the bottom, making your ride feel lumpy. > > It is also no use in presta valves since you just get the stuff oozing > out. > > Awful stuff. > > (Slime is even worse) Nah, it's not that bad. If you don't tend to suffer much from punctures you might find it an unnecessary inconvenience. If you suffer from punctures at times when you need to get somewhere by a particular time, and like me you only ever allow enough time to get there just in time - eg commuting to work - slime can make a difference between getting there on time as usual or getting in late with grubby hands. And if you don't like suffering delays, particularly in bad weather, on the way home afterwards it's useful there too. The stuff really does work to seal punctures on the fly. The only reason I don't use it now is that I find kevlar belts better. They tend to prevent punctures in the first place, without the mess. Rich |
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