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From: paul c on 26 Jan 2010 18:31
paul c wrote:
> JohnAinLA wrote:
>> These kits are life savers.
>>
>> I have two of them. One with a stripped down pump.
>> One with a compact pump like this:
>> <http://www.slime.com/product/69/Portable-12-Volt-Tire-Inflator-
>> %28COMP-04%29.html>
>> On my Pegaso I carry a bottle of Green Slime as it has tubed tires.
>> <http://www.slime.com/product/74/Tire-Sealant.html>
>>
>> I have even taken my kit on off road surfing adventures in Baja.
>> Beats jacking up a 4 wheel drive pick up loaded with cooking and
>> camping gear to change
>> a wheel/tire when you can just stick a gummy worm in and pump it back
>> up!
>>
>> And, yes, it is a good idea to put a fresh tube or can of glue in your
>> kit at the beginning of the riding season.
>>
>> JohnA in LA, CA USA
>
> There are a number of brands of foam that are unlike Slime in that they
> are meant to fill a tubeless tire after a flat/puncture. I don't see why
> they wouldn't work for tubed tires, either. I forget the brand names at
> the moment, automotive stores have ones that are the size of a Pledge
> wax aerosol canister for as low as four bucks. I've used them twice,
> both times to help other people. Some bike accessory mfr. makes a much
> smaller one for bike tires which is easier to carry but costs more at
> the m/c shops. They all have a little tube with shraeder
> valveattachment. One guy I knew put nearly 4,000 kilometres on his
> little scooter before he got around to replacing the tire. The puncture
> was in the centre of the rear tire which is about the only place I'd put
> a patch. He had already used the wrong kind, an automotive one, not a
> mushroom either. By the time I gave him the foam, the hole was a good
> 3/8 inch wide. Ever since then, I carry a can of it, either in some
> bike cavity or other or just taped on somewhere. After seeing how it
> sealed that big hole, I imagine it might get one home from Baja, not
> that I know the place, to where one has a full set of tools to do the
> tire properly or replace it. Just my two cents, for the money and
> convenience, it's cheap insurance, no need to even lift the bike up.

nor even carry a pump!
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