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[Alan R]

Glad to hear all is now OK------------------just as a post script}--If you had already fitted one of those products mentioned then the nail would still have entered the tyre/tube assembly but there wouldn't have been any deflation as the compound forms a seal in any gap........

[stinkwheel]

Should mention that two of the blow-outs I've had on the bullet have been where the bead slipped round on the rim ripping the valve off. Slime would not have helped, carrying a spare tube and tyre levers did.

[haway]

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[Blown265]

Ric, I'm curious on your thoughts of pressure measurement at the 12.00 o'clock position.
I use the RideOn balancing/sealing product, and check my pressures regularly, but haven't seen any variation in psi regardless of valve position. (touch wood- my tyres hold pressure perfectly).
How much variation have you logged on the same tyre over a period of time? Could you share your o'clock positions and the observed change in pressure please?
Thanks
Paul

[url]https://www.ride-on.com//url]

[windmill john]

As mentioned above, I carry Slime and a pump on my bikes, lives in a tool tube.

[RoSy]

After fitting any of these products don't forget you should only check your tyre pressures with the valve positioned at or close to 12 O'clock. Please explain why.

[windmill john]

Once I’ve used Slime, I don’t check tyre pressures, I get a new tube.

The reason for this and the 12:00 comment, is because the Slime comes out of the valve. Now whilst I don’t know if it can clog the valve, it makes a blooming mess of your pressure gauge. So if you don’t want to bugger your gauge, use Slime according to the instructions, pump up your tyre, get home or to a garage and get a new inner tube etc.

It might sound a waste having to get a new tube after a puncture, but with modern tyres, I’m not getting a tyre off by side of the road! I have a tyre changer in the shed for that.

I’ve had to use Slime twice now and whilst inconvenient, it made the ‘repair’ quickly and allowed me to get home. The first time was 28 miles from home and quite frankly, at that time, I rode on it the next day to the fitters, before I did my own tyres and the pressure had held. It’s not a permanent repair and I wouldn’t want a tube ripping on me.


John