I'm not a big fan of slime.
1) think it inhibits rolling resistance on the other hand a flat sure as heck slow you down.
2) I went through 2 floor pumps a year when I used it. The little phffft of slime when your tire exhales before you pump it up just mucks up the whole works.
3) Ever been behind a slimed tire when it blows out? I have. You get slimed yourself. Has a slight citrus taste. Ewwww.![]()
I don't do anything special and I've had 3 flats since '97.
There, jinxed it.
Not counting many slow leaks I saw and changed the tube before flats occured,bald tires replaced before the flat....ounce of prevention you know.
So far I just inflate before each ride and between rides if not out often. On the bike don't go too far to the right. Seems there's more debris, glass the further you go.
I'm fairly good at sweeping the front wheel with my glove in motion if I think I ran over something. A friend of mine, Mike showed me how to do the rear wheel in motion, skeered to do that.
Keeping fingers toes and eyes crossed that this limits flats. I've heard good things about tire liners and if I was doing something super funlike a long rour I would do that.



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