I've had 2 goatheads (on different occasions) with my slime tubes. I pulled out the goathead, spun the tire a bit, filled it with CO2 and was on my way. And, yes, that's on a road bike. One goathead puncture was so bad that the slime literally squirted out the hole. But that slime took care of it. That was actually last month, and I'm still on the same tube and tire. In fact, I did a century on it yesterday!
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07-09-2006, 11:26 AM #1
Aint Doody
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07-09-2006, 12:39 PM #2
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Yup, Aint Doody, that slime is good stuff when it comes to goat head punctures! I ended up putting a new tube in the day I had eight at once, cuz next day the tire was flat again. Since then, though, the slime has taken care of the holes every time! I have some slime goobers on the outsides of my tires too, just little gobbets. Once I learned the trick of inflating the tire with the valve at the top of the tire, the slime isn't escaping thru the valve and clogging that anymore either!
Karen in Boise
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