Customer Reviews:
 No Flats So Far August 13, 2008
R. Swango (Brownsville, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I finally capitulated and spent extra money for these tubes instead of the $3 specials I usually buy. I ride in the dry ranch land of central Texas and little fine thorns called goatheads work their way into the tire and tube over a period of time and cause slow leaks. So every other day I am patching a tube. Until now. I have about 100 miles now on these two tires and have not had one flat. I am happy.
As to the fellow who had the problem with the slime stopping up his valves, the slime is water soluble, so all you need to do is remove the valve stem, wash it off, and clean out the valve with a wet Q-tip.
MORE TIME RIDING- LESS TIME FIXING FLATS May 8, 2008
B. A. Mendoza
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THICK TUBE, SLIME INSIDE, MAKES FOR A DEPENDABLE TUBE- JUST THE THICKNESS OF THE TUBE WOULD BE OF GREAT USE, PAIR THAT WITH THE SEALING PROPERTIES OF SLIME AND A TUBE IS CREATED THAT CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF FLATS ONE HAS TO REPAIR. IF YOU RIDE TRAILS WITH LOTS OF THORNS OR HAVE BEEN SPENDING ALOT OF TIME MENDING FLATS, THESE TUBES WILL HELP TREMENDOUSLY. IT SURE IS MORE FUN TO BE ON A BIKE PUNISHING THE TRAILS THAN OFF IT FIXING A FLAT!
IF YOU HAVE A ROAD BIKE AND HAVE CHANGED MORE THAN ONE OR TWO FLATS IN A SINGLE DAYS RIDE YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOTICE THE BENEFITS OF USING A SLIME FILLED TUBE. (I DON'T BELIEVE SLIME MAKES THE THORN RESISTANT TUBES FOR 700'S, JUST A REGULAR PRESTA VALVE TUBE WITH SLIME.) GREAT FOR TRAINING.
 Bad April 11, 2008
Outrageded Russian (Boise, ID United States)
Slime would get into the valve, rendering the tube unusable. After tired of it constantly leaking air thru the slimed valve, I decided to replace it and had to cut out the valve stem, but that was not enough. Then I had to puncture the tube with a screwdriver just to get it off my rim.
Awesome tube October 5, 2007
Dana A. Nuccitelli (West Sacramento, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great tube. I got two punctures in my tire at the same time - a rather large nail and a second piece of metal. I pulled them both out and air escaped for about 30 seconds, but then the slime blocked the holes. I reinflated the tires and have biked 50 miles since then without doing any repairs on the tube or losing any more air from the tire.
Terrific tube well worth the money.
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