| | |  |  Tubes | Home » » » » Slime Smart Tube Presta Valve Bicycle Tube (26 x 1.75-2.125) | | | | | | | Description: | | Slime Smart Tubes come pre-loaded with SLiME Tire Sealant. Once installed the Smart tube will work continuously and instantly seal most punctures in the tread up to 1/8". SliME sealant is non-flammable, non-toxic and water soluble. | | | Features: | |
• Fibro-Seal Technology
• Seals Instantly
• Non- Toxic
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 26 reviews |
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13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Used one seasonFeb 20, 2008
By D. Miller
"home gym rat"
I used these tubes for most of one season of mountain biking. The biggest threat to tires I have is thorns. The tubes seem to work for small punctures but a large thorn would do them in. They did save me changing tubes on two or three rides during the season. I went through 4 slimed tubes and 6 regular tubes during the season. I ran the slimed tubes about two thirds of the time. I ride about once a week. I would suggest buying some non-slimed extra thick tubes and carry a couple spares. Trick: When a slimed tube is punctured put about 10 pounds of pressure in the tube and turn the tube so the puncture is at the point closest to the ground in a few minutes the puncture is sealed and the tube can be pumped back up. If the puncture is too big the seal will blow out.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent solution for frequent flat tiresOct 05, 2009
By Tom Reilly
I have been using these for going on ten years now and they have saved me from fixing dozens of flat tires out in the field. Before using the slime tubes, I could count on getting a flat tire about every 100 miles of riding, and I'd have to stop and fix or replace the tube. Liners and other solutions didn't make much difference. With the slime tubes, I might lose a little air and have to pump up the tire, but I haven't once had to remove a tube while riding. It saves a lot of time and aggravation. I have noticed the slime tubes tend to last about 5 years, then the sealant dries up and is no longer effective.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
slime tubesSep 30, 2010
By Gary W. Kimball
"bike nut"
I've been using Slime tubes for about three years now. I put anywhere from 2000 to 3000 miles on my bike a year. They sure have saveed me a couple of times. I get a flat, stop, pump the tire back up and get on my way. The amount of slime in the tube is good for about 3 flats and then it's all used up. I'm very happy to have found Slime tubes.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Indispensable in Kiawe countrySep 08, 2010
By Richard Cohen
I literally could not ride around where I live (Big Island, dry side) without Slime in my tubes because kiawe trees ([...]) and their thorns are everywhere. Slime works, not perfectly, but it makes it possible to ride on trails with serious thorns.
When you pull a thorn out or it comes out on its own, there is some loss of air until the slime congeals in the hole. If you spin the wheel or just keep riding, the slime is distributed and pushed outward and will almost always seal the hole within 10 or 20 seconds or so, sometimes you have to work it a little longer. If the wheel is stationary with the hole facing up pretty much nothing will happen. Sometimes you have to pump the tire up to replace the lost air and to help the slime push through the hole.
Some slime does get between the tube and the inside of the tire but so what?
Slime tubes last for a long time but eventually I get a thorn that makes a hole too big for the slime to heal or I get a hole in the sidewall. If you know what Kiawe trees are you know what I'm talking about. Everyone around here uses slime. It does add a lot of weight and right where it hurts the most but if you live in kiawe country you gotta have it.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Woth itNov 24, 2008
By Christopher Scholten
I was riding around one evening, a little off-road, and went over a field of grass. When I was back on the road, I had a tyre with more than 20 burrs in it. I picked them out, one by one. Fortunately, as I had the slime tube, following the pump up, sure enough each of the minor punctures was repaired, and I was able to ride home. I still use the same tube (I haven't needed to replace it yet...)
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