5/7 Ride Bike question
Is it worth it to put Slime in my inner tubes? I just had a big
blowout and it blasted Slime everywhere. Good thing I still had my
winter fenders on.
\_ I'm not a big fan of any of the flat-reduction techniques. -tom
\_ I'm not a big fan of any of the breast-reduction techniques. -tom
\_ What about armadillo or other strenghtened tires? -op
\_ "...any of the flat-rediction techniques." Tires with
\_ "...any of the flat-reduction techniques." Tires with
more rubber can be OK for commuting, but don't believe
anything anyone tells you about "kevlar belts" or
whatever. You'll still get flats. -tom
\_ Of course you'll still get flats. The question is if you
will get fewer flats, and if these extra work/expense
is worth the reduction. Personally, I have never found
slime to be worth anything. I didn't even notice a
reduction in flats when I tried it. -jrleek
\_ Do I need to spell out "I have tried a whole lot of
different flat-reduction products, and have not found
the reduction in flats to be worth the extra weight,
expense, and wonky handling"? I thought that was
implicit. -tom
\_ Well, I was looking for more info than in your first
response, so I was hoping you'd elaborate (which is
why I asked about armadillo). I guess I shouldn't
have been surprised at your hostile response. Do you
actually interact with people in real life? -op
\_ I rarely interact with anonymous cowards in real
life. -tom
\_ So? You were a jerk to me too. -jrleek
\_ Reciprocating. -tom
\_ In tom's world, all people have wronged
him, so he's always justified in smacking
any random person in the face. -op
\_ What the hell is wrong with you people? Do you weep uncontrollably
on BART when people give you mean looks? Tom just gave his opinion
on shoving goo in your bike tires after you asked. Grow thicker
skin please.
\_ No, most of them are too misanthropic to ever ride BART. That
is why they live in the suburbs, so they don't have to interact
with potentially unpredictable strangers.
\_ No, most of them are too misanthropic to ever ride BART.
\_ The most effective thing you can do to prevent flats is to inspect
your tires frequently. Look closely at the surface for things that
are embedded in the rubber, or little cracks that have picked up
debris from the road. Most flats don't happen suddenly; they
happen slowly as road debris gets pressed through your tire, then
gets pressed into your inner tube. Before you go for a ride,
check your tires. Every square inch. Look closely. Pull out
that staple, dig the grain of sand out, remove the chip of glass.
If you're doing this, then tires made of slightly thicker rubber
will make a difference (I ride on Vredestein Fortezzas, but my tire
selection is somewhat limited by my wheel size -- 650C).
--alawrenc
\_ Do you ride a triathlone bicycle?
\_ No, I ride a recumbent. --alawrenc |
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