Hector Posted August 14, 2011 Share I ride with Slimed Tubes. Once a month I clean the wheels properly by removing the tyre and tube. This morning I found I had 10 thorns pricks in my slimed tube (slime oozed out slightly when I pumped up the tube). Not once did I have to 'fix a puncture' on my rides. I used a 'skab' to seal some of the bigger holes, added another 100ml of slime to the tube and good to go for another month off road riding. By keeping your slimed tubes properly slimed, you should not have punctures from small thorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxiet Posted August 14, 2011 Share I am also a 100% believer in tubes with sealant. In my first year + of MTB training and racing I only ran tubes with sealant, then switched to racing with tubeless and training tubed. The only reason I prefer tubeless is no more pinch flats and that I can run them at my prefered pressure which unfortunetly on tubes increases the risk of a pinch flat - happy to risk a pinch flat training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhite Posted August 16, 2011 Share How often should one replace the slime in the tube, once a month, can one keep using the same tube or if there a life span on the tube itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted August 16, 2011 Share How often should one replace the slime in the tube, once a month, can one keep using the same tube or if there a life span on the tube itself? You don't replace the sealant, you just top it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OriginalSpartacus Posted August 16, 2011 Share I am more of a fan of the tubeless route for the weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhite Posted August 16, 2011 Share You don't replace the sealant, you just top it up. How can one work out how much to top it up by? Half in each tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oupasokker Posted August 16, 2011 Share Tubeless is the way to go, used to run extra thick slimed tubes & liners, but have never looked back since converting to tubeless. Just my 2c worth Edited August 16, 2011 by oupasokker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity Posted August 17, 2011 Share ja, cannot compare to tubeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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