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Slime vs. Ride On

Mushroom plugs are garbage, and do not seal well against the inside of a tire.

Worm/rope plugs have never failed me, in comparison.

FYI, do not rely on CO2 cartridges. Either bring an electric pump, or bring a hand pump. Hand pump will wear you out, but you can always keep going. Carts, on the other hand.... likely won't fill a decent sized tire, and when they're gone... that's it. No fallback. They aren't worth it.

I keep a small bicycle pump and worm plug set under the seat. Done.
 
corndog67 said:
Have you ever changed a tire after using that stuff? In my garage , it sucks. I'm sure a shop would hit you with an extra charge if the busted your tire off and had to clean it up. I've found that if I keep fresh tires on my bikes, I don't get hardly any flats. In fact, its been a few years.
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I got a nail after 600 miles on my brand new bike. They don't get much newer than that! :laughing
 
Lex Talionis said:
I put the Ride-On in the Valkyrie tires AFTER getting a flat rear tire on the way to Lake Isabella one sunny, hot afternoon.
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You make a good point, I don't depend on just the Ride-On, I have back up with pump, plugs, etc. Just figure why dick with a flat if you don't have to?
 
Yakoo752 said:
OH and quick reading about ALUMINUM Rims



no guarantees on not damaging rim but I think it's less risk then you perceive it to be.
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So, you use it, don't clean it up sufficiently, and then your wheel is questionable after two years??! :wtf

'Sounds like an excellent reason not to use the stuff unless you're absolutely desparate.
 
Kestrel said:
Mushroom plugs are garbage, and do not seal well against the inside of a tire.

Worm/rope plugs have never failed me, in comparison.

FYI, do not rely on CO2 cartridges. Either bring an electric pump, or bring a hand pump. Hand pump will wear you out, but you can always keep going. Carts, on the other hand.... likely won't fill a decent sized tire, and when they're gone... that's it. No fallback. They aren't worth it.

I keep a small bicycle pump and worm plug set under the seat. Done.
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Truth!

If you don't listen to the thread killer, listen to Kestrel.
 
Let me add... another advantage of the rope plugs is that they, to an extent, can be stacked. If it is a small gash or tear in the tire, you can insert a few of the worm plugs and at least get back to civilization. The key to doing this is to not fill the tire to a full 30 psi, but rather 18-20. Too much, and you end up blowing the plugs back out. The larger the slit, the less potential for temporary repair.
 
Kestrel said:
FYI, do not rely on CO2 cartridges. Either bring an electric pump, or bring a hand pump. Hand pump will wear you out, but you can always keep going. Carts, on the other hand.... likely won't fill a decent sized tire, and when they're gone... that's it. No fallback. They aren't worth it.

I keep a small bicycle pump and worm plug set under the seat. Done.
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What are you like riding a jeep? I have no room for a hand pump, no time, and especially, no energy. I have a small Slime compressor in my minuscule trunk and am not dying to try it out. ;) I bought this because I got stuck on my sportbile in no-man's-land, and all the patches in the world were useless without compressed air.

I hate all these plug kits, btw. They usually make the original hole bigger, which is counter-intuitive.
 
True story - I had an unrepairable 1.5" gash in a rather spent Angel ST, stranded on a forest service road. Along comes a lawyer in loafers, some 70 miles from his home in Asheville, NC on his Zuma 125. He hauled me an hour and a half round trip to town, where I bought worm plugs and a hand pump. The plugs unfortunately didn't save the day, but I've had the pump ever since. Only 9" long, and pumps on both strokes.

It earned its place under the seat. Got me down off the mountain enough to where I was able to wait in a rather scenic valley, overlooking a beautiful lake while sitting at a picnic table outside a country church, on a wonderful 75 degree day. Spent three peaceful hours observing nature whike waiting for my friend to show up with a trailer and fetch the bike.

Best breakdown ever.
 
And today I got a flat, on a Q2 with about 1000 miles on it. We'll see what happens with the mushroom head plug/patches. After I pump that fucker up to 75psi and haul ass home at 1am. About 7 miles through town.
 
slime tubeless saved my 95% rear tire once. Rode that sucker full of slime till the threads showed 7000-8000 miles later.

My tire guy didn't give a shit since it all flings outward then slowly runs down the inner tire to the bottom. Then the wheel lays on its side on the tire machine. No sign of corrosion or anything. Wasn't even messy. Never was even out of balance. You'll have a new tire before anything corrodes.

Hell I've even plugged a new back tire. Rode it till it showed threads too. Wasn't even a fancy patch plug, just a regular plug. Rode that tire till the threads showed 7000-8000 miles later

This on my cbr f4i that I bought new and sold with 26,000 miles. I've tried both. Had success with both and have no problem doing it in the future. If it scares you or worries you, then just don't do it.
 
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ST Guy said:
So, you use it, don't clean it up sufficiently, and then your wheel is questionable after two years??! :wtf

'Sounds like an excellent reason not to use the stuff unless you're absolutely desparate.
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I'm going on 6 years after using the stuff with no known degradation of my rims

I guess time will tell :dunno
 
Yakoo752 said:
This, NOT this, and This...

I have had the unfortunate situation three times where I had to use slime. Showed up, informed my mechanic, apologized to my mechanic, and was told not to worry about it because as long as he knew it was really no big deal.

This happened with 2 local spots and 1 in Illinois.

Now if you don't tell them and they aren't paying too much attention and they flip the tire without knowing... well they could have a mess on their hands. If they know, they take a few extra seconds to pay attention and make sure they stay clean.

It's not some crazy IED or bio weaponry.

OP, use as last resort but do use if you need to.

OH and quick reading about ALUMINUM Rims



no guarantees on not damaging rim but I think it's less risk then you perceive it to be.
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Says the neophyte. :laughing:laughing:laughing


Fine. YOU clean this skanky shit up. Have fun. I'll bet you're afraid to even get your hands dirty. Just another armchair quarterback talking smack without ever having to deal with the reality of working on bikes. There's more to it than meets the eye, sweetheart. :rolleyes

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I've seen enough of that shit in customer bikes to realize it's something I steer clear of.

This rim was cleaned up and showed this much corrosion...... after just 1 day.
 

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ALANRIDER7 said:
Says the neophyte. :laughing:laughing:laughing


Fine. YOU clean this skanky shit up. Have fun. I'll bet you're afraid to even get your hands dirty. ... :rolleyes

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Says the ex-wrench... :laughing


I'm don't know about Yakoo... but I'm smart enough to pay a laborer to do my dirty work... :rolleyes

And one of these, :twofinger to make it all legal-like... right?
 
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