How Many punchers do you get?

[LittleBird]

I seem to be going through at least one tube every bike ride. Two the last one and a fall of my bike too I couldn't fix the puncher as I had 5 holes in there

Has anyone tried the slime that you put around the tube, if so would you recommend it?

[MartianDestiny]

Very carefully check your rim, spokes, and tire. Sometimes you can get a burr on the rim that will puncture the tube. Or your rim tape (covering where the spokes tie in) will be worn, etc. allowing a spoke to get to the tube. Or debris or other roughness on the inside of the tire can also get a tube. And finally make sure you are inflating to within the recommended PSI range (get a pump with a gauge).

I rarely flat and have never used slime tubes (no need). A good outer tire will even protect you from most road hazards most of the time (I've run over glass multiple times and never flat from it).

Flatting every ride is a sign that there is something wrong with your wheel/tire setup, IMO.

BTW: your avater (Aussie?) is adorable!!!

[kenyonchris]

I assume you are talking about a MTB tire? Slime is heavy. My SO has slime in his tires, he got it put in for a ride in very thorny country. We were out riding and got into some fishing line. When he turned the bike over to work on getting the line out of the crank, we found he had a huge roofing nail in his tire. The slime had sealed around it. So it works, but it is heavy.
I run tubeless on my MTB....Stan's. I have not had a flat since.

[LittleBird]

OK, I'm going to sound dumb but is it only mountain bike that you can buy the slime for, I have a Giant Avail Road bike so the Tyre are really skinny.

Thank you for the comment about my puppy, He's a Blue Merle Border Collie.

[coz i can]

Hi LittleBird you can definitely get slime liners for a road bike. Giant Avail, nice - is that the Avail Advanced. Seriously though before going to slime I would look into it further. Unless you are riding on terrain really unsuitable for road bike tyres, you just shouldn't be puncturing that much I definitely am on the same page as MartianDestiny on this one you need to check your rim thoroughly and your rim tape to start with. When I am uninjured and on the bike I do about 350-400kms (218-248mi) a week and hardly ever (ever ever) puncture. About 2 in the last 12 months and I dont use slime either. If you are unsure of checking your rims and tape you need to make friends with a really good bike shop.

Failing that I am flying to the UK at the end of June and will be in Birmigham are you anywhere close to there? Am brining my bike with me so if you know of good places to ride let me know.

[kenyonchris]

Yeah, you CAN slime your road bike...but, like I said, it is pretty heavy.