Slime Bike Inner Tube with Slime Puncture Sealant

Haven't had a flat in a long while, and even when i do get one i just pump it up, and it seals itself eventualy. good price as well. it's a bike tube, goes in as easy/hard as any other. i don't think i've even seen the actual green slime that much though, so it could also be it's not getting puncctured, but either way good tube (any of them are).there's probably other brands that are good but this is guarenteed to be good.

Good InvestmentReplacement/backup. I just used mine at the house, so I need another. They work good. They are weighty, but this is MTB not a road bike! I live in the desert and encounter LOTS of thorns. These tolerate very well.

I think these are good tubes, but overrated. The "no more flats" is certainly not true. But at the same time, they have worked well for me in about five thousand miles of riding. Here is my experience: They do get punctures the same way as regular tubes, but if you are moving along the puncture will partially seal. I also use very tough tires (Continental Gatorskin). You can see the green stuff ooze out at the site of the puncture before "sealing". On a recent occasion, my tire went completely flat at a very inconvenient location. I pumped it up instead of trying to replace the tube which I carry (not the slime type). I pumped and spun the tire as fast as possible; repeating several times. This got it up to maybe 60 psi which was good enough to ride back to my car some 30 miles away. When I got there, the tire was still rigid enough to continue riding on. But at home after a few days, the tire was down fairly low, although not completely flat. I replaced it at home, which is a lot easier than doing it on the road, especially since I find it difficult to take the tire off the rim due to arthritis in one of my hands. Another problem I encountered is that the green goo clogs the valve making it hard to inflate the tire when it is low. I take care of pressure before leaving home. I found that if you let out some air the green goo is flushed out of the valve. Then you can re-inflate the tire more easily. I would not recommend risking inflating the tire after you have arrived at your starting destination.Let me say a little more about the flat tire problems on road bikes. I found that the aforementioned Gatorskin tires take care of most of the puncture problems. They resist all the big stuff like small nails and glass shards. What gets through them is fine wiry debris that is left from shards of shredded steel belted tires that are on the road side. In almost all my flats, that's what I found. These wires get through the kevlar and cannot be seen or removed from the outside. Hence requiring a removal of the tube before the tire can be cleared and restored. No tube will seal itself permanently in this situation. So, if you use the puncture resistant tires, these tubes will essentially get you home, but you still have to replace them. For me, that is worth it, so I am giving it 5 stars. I know riders who change tubes out in 5 minutes - for them it is not worth it because these tubes are heavy and expensive.Addendum: After I wrote the review, I had another flat with these tubes. The tire went completely flat after about 50 miles of riding. It was pumped up at the start to 80 psi. I was not far from the end, so I pumped it up and it held for the next 1/2 hr of riding. It still had good pressure, but the next day it was flat. Upon examining the tube at home, there was a small hole in it. It did not seal, or whatever the mechanics was, it is not able to seal to give you more rides as long as the cause is not fixed. Then you can patch it up as you would any other tube, but I just throw the punctured ones out because they can never be relied on. I am still using these, because they are better than normal tubes for my circumstances and needs.

Out of the box:Good: rubber is not the worst I've seen, I'd add more talс, it pretty dryGood: green valve cap look cool, it has the stem extraction tread on the other sideBad: you would never be able to unscrew stem valve with that plastic capBad: think 5 times before inflating, if you will deflate, green slime will make your stem valve leaking, so see above, you'd need a real tool to take off the stem valve, clean it and put it backI didn't do jumping tests on it, will update, so far looks solid on city drive without anything above it

It worked great. Time will tell how it holds up but it did claim that the slime will self seal for up to 2 years. It was easy enough to install. No different than any other inner tube install. Slip one side of the tire off the rim and start with inserting the tire valve, then work the tube into the rim and then reinsert the tire into the rim.

Does the job, but... for most holes the tube will get you home. Usually the patch fails when you fully inflated the tire and the tubes are not repairable because their surface is quite slick and won't hold the exterior patch. But the tubes are cheap, keep an extra one.