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Slime Smart Tube Schrader Valve Bicycle Tube (26 x 1.75-2.125) |  | Brand: Slime
Category: Sports
List Price: $5.99
Buy New: $3.88
as of 7/30/2010 18:14 CDT details
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Seller: ProMax Commerce
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 941
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: 26 x 1.75-2.125
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 2.5 x 4
MPN: RO02BEA
Model: 30045
UPC: 716281006210
EAN: 0716281006210
ASIN: B000ENMLFK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Fibro-Seal Technology | | • | Seals Instantly | | • | Non- Toxic |
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Product Description
Pre-filled self healing tube seals cuts up to 1/8 inch in size . Proven to hold air longer than thorn resistant tubes.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 22
 Slime has gone downhill June 27, 2010
electricx
I used to swear by pre-Slimed tubes - I used them in my bikes for at least 5 years - but I've stopped using them because they've become unreliable.
The idea behind pre-Slimed tubes is great. The tubes come with just the right amount of an anti-flat goo already loaded in them so that the tire can fix itself if you get a small/medium puncture flat. This self-sealing action lessens the risk of a sudden flat that throws you off your bike since the tire deflates slowly. You'll probably be able to make it home before being forced to change the flat.
I used these tubes for years and everything was great. Unfortunately, this year I've gotten a series of tubes that all failed at the valve stem within a few days of installation. The tubes were installed properly, one even by a professional. I wonder if the company that makes these changed their manufacturing process (cheaper! faster!). Anyway, I can't use something that I can't rely on.
Therefore, one star.
 A Must Have Tube in the Southwest! March 11, 2010
John McCarty (New Tripoli, PA USA)
This is a great tube for the Southwest bicycler. It is not a great tube to carry as a spare since it does not compact enough to fit into the small under seat utility cases. I just took the thinner, none slime tubes, that I replaced and will be using them as spares since they deflate and fit into the seat pack much better.
 It's Slimey March 10, 2010
Jeffrey R. Lee (Onalaska WA)
No Problems with install. Just don't overfill tire. Letting a little air out includes green slime. Overall I would purchase again.
Pre-Slimed Tubes Save Time and Hassle August 25, 2009
Leabrook
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been bicycle commuting all year round for 15 years on a mountain bike. Although my route is on a paved bike path and side streets, goathead thorns are common in the area (adjacent to the bike path or tracked in by others). I learned right away that slime in tubes saves me a lot of time and hassle. When a tire goes flat due to a puncture, I just pump it back up again and it holds air long enough for me to get home where I can repair the tube on a work bench instead of on the ground. I would not be able to do this with an un-slimed tire.
I have patched slimed tubes MANY, MANY times!! Once when I was switching from summer tires to studded winter bike tires, I found 5 or 6 goatheads embedded in the summer tire treads and corresponding punctures in the tube. Who knows how long I had been riding with those punctures (I had pumped my tires up several times over the summer when they got soft - I knew I had a slow leak but was too lazy to take the tires off and investigate). I repaired all of the punctures (usually when I get to a dozen patches, I retire the tube). Just wiped off the slime with a wet rag, let the tube dry, roughened up the area, applied my favorite patch (pre-glued patches)... no problem. I also removed the valve and cleaned out any slime fibers before pumping the tire back up.
I find that in almost all punctures, the slime fibers plug the hole well enough to prevent any significant leakage of the green liquid. Often I find the leak quickly by seeing the little plug of fibers surrounded by a wet patch on the tube.
Leaks like a sieve! April 23, 2009
Steven M. Johnson (Arnoldsville, Ga USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used two of these on my garden cart because I got tired of repairing leaks. Within two days I had two leaks which could not be patched. The holes are smaller than 1/8 inch. But...I expected more and got less. Back to patching the old ones as the slime won't allow a patch to take hold.
I also have tried slime tubes in my wheel barrow tires with the same luck. I should have learned!
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