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It may get you home, but it will make the tube (and tire if tubeless) unpatchable. Plus it will throw it out of balance as with anything like that you put in a tire. I suggest carrying a patch kit and co2 canister to air it up.
+1 on the patch kit and CO2 cannister.
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Not to slide this thread off the slime, but what about those "puncture repair in a can" products? Anyone ever use them?
I have used them back in the 70's and last in the '80's. It repaired the tube so well once that I rode on it ( '73 Kawasaki 900) for more than 15K miles until the tire needed to be replaced. "Fix a flat" works, but it isn't 100% perfect that it will every time.
But it sure beats pushing a 600#+ bike down the road when we didn't have cell phones back then.
I have spokes...I carry a very small 12 volt compressor that can supply unlimited air.
I have used compressor for flats..to get to a shop.
I carry a bottle of slime. I have not used it on my motorcycle.
I have tested SLIME on on a bicycle nail tube puncture and it worked for several days and numerous miles.
Placed a little bit of slime in a cup to see what happens when exposed to air..after several weeks dried to a thin layer(2 sheets thick) of film with multiple fibers.
Placed it in a tube and cut tube several weeks later. Similar results.
I would use slime only AFTER getting the flat.
For me i think slime with a 12 volt compressor is a good temp. solution for a mild puncture on a tubed tire..
The CO2 cartridges really limit your air supply.
The combination (pump/slime) being good enough to get you off the side of the road and maybe a few miles down the road to safety or service.
And yes i would think you will need to replace the tube and clean the inside of rim and tire. I would do that any way with a tube.
DO NOT MIX SLIME AND FIX A FLAT..IT WILL GET WATERY.
I would think that patching a TUBE tire on the side of the road would be a challenge.
Pushing bike to a grassy area with a flat tire.
Lowering and Placing it on its side with-out causing damage to bike.
Getting the wheel off.
Removing punctured tube area from wheel.
Patching, rebuild and standing bike up..
Hopefully you would have all the tools,it is daylight,it is not raining and that the patch holds.
*i would prefer something that got me going a bit closer to home/safety/shop..compressor + slime or other
I'm not sure about slime, but have used Stan's tubeless (http://notubes.com) system on my mountain bikes for years. I'm not sure I'd like to try it, but it's the best system for mountain bikes.
