i just put on a new rear tire, and when i air‘ed it up i could hear the air leaking out. i will probably just get a new tube but do the patches and slime stuff really work?
no . none of that chevron with techron sh1t works just keep good maintance
Make sure the tube is really leaking before you tear it down again. when you first air up the tire it will force air out that is trapped between the tube and the tire/wheel rim. if it stopps after a while the tire may be holding ok. if not you may have rim pinched the tube. its a good idea to put about 5-10 psi in the tire to partially seat the bead and then deflate it completely - then blow it up to pressure. this helps to prevent rim pinches. well done tube patches are fine.
I hate to disagree with guardrailjim, as his answers are usually well informed, well thought out, and extremely valuable. But slime DOES work on tubes. I run it in every dirt bike and enduro I have. It is very effective at keeping thorn punctures at bay. I do NOT run it in 'high speed' applications, like my supermoto. I believe they generate a bit much heat, and should have the best possible tube. SO! with that said, Patches work. Slime works. But Jim is right, are you willing to save $8 on a tube, and possibly risk an incident further down the line? I use patches and slime to keep the tube aired up, or patch and get me home. Then I swap tubes. Consider buying a heavy duty tube. They are usually $16 instead of $8, but are 2x thick, and work much better.
no . none of that chevron with techron sh1t works just keep good maintance
Make sure the tube is really leaking before you tear it down again. when you first air up the tire it will force air out that is trapped between the tube and the tire/wheel rim. if it stopps after a while the tire may be holding ok. if not you may have rim pinched the tube. its a good idea to put about 5-10 psi in the tire to partially seat the bead and then deflate it completely - then blow it up to pressure. this helps to prevent rim pinches. well done tube patches are fine.
I hate to disagree with guardrailjim, as his answers are usually well informed, well thought out, and extremely valuable. But slime DOES work on tubes. I run it in every dirt bike and enduro I have. It is very effective at keeping thorn punctures at bay. I do NOT run it in 'high speed' applications, like my supermoto. I believe they generate a bit much heat, and should have the best possible tube. SO! with that said, Patches work. Slime works. But Jim is right, are you willing to save $8 on a tube, and possibly risk an incident further down the line? I use patches and slime to keep the tube aired up, or patch and get me home. Then I swap tubes. Consider buying a heavy duty tube. They are usually $16 instead of $8, but are 2x thick, and work much better.
