I had my first flat tire in three years on my '04 Specialized HardRock. When I purchased the bicycle, I had a set of tire liners installed into the 26 X 2.00 Specialized Enduro OEM tires. Somehow, a thorn hit the tire in an area that the liner was not covering, so, I got a flat, and had to replace the tube with this:
$5.99 at Walmart. I was looking for the conventional inner tube, but no luck. I had to settle for this slime filled tube, which I'm not terribly fond of as it gummed up my bicycle pump and air pressure gauge when I attempted to fill/check the pressure.
Does anyone have any experience with these self-sealing tubes in general? Or Slime? How effective is it?
BTW, I used an oversized flathead screwdriver to replace the tire. It worked quite well, saved me the cost of tire levers.
$5.99 at Walmart. I was looking for the conventional inner tube, but no luck. I had to settle for this slime filled tube, which I'm not terribly fond of as it gummed up my bicycle pump and air pressure gauge when I attempted to fill/check the pressure.
Does anyone have any experience with these self-sealing tubes in general? Or Slime? How effective is it?
BTW, I used an oversized flathead screwdriver to replace the tire. It worked quite well, saved me the cost of tire levers.