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    How effective is "slime" at preventing punctures?

    wont sit on the fence slime in tubes is not very good scetchy at best ..and thats being kind ..ive been off road ing all my life and on a tubed tyre flexing at lower pressures its very very doubful it will seal ..if your intending going off road more tubless conversion and stans...
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    "...container loads of bikes were selling out within days..."

    think your wrong e bikes will continue to rise with people like me being a prime example ...ive never been a cyclist never really liked the slog especially when the wind and slopes were conspiring against me ..... got a ebike and pretty much smashed through everything...
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    Slime tube did it for me!

    gorilla tape ..yes ive heard of folks using it and it must work ..what puts me off is the sealent inside that may eventually get it to lift and water working on it through the spokes ??? ...ive no expiriance but thats my main fear ..the 3m may be overkill for a pushbike i...
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    Slime tube did it for me!

    im pretty new to the cycle game but not to off roading ...i do tend to travel on green paths and got a couple of punctures ..so fitted slime tubes for the winter ..totally different expieriance ..just thorn punctures but the slime tubes were usless ...the other...
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    dirt bike rider buys a mountain bike how hard can it be ?

    tried one...:) initial results were somewhat sketchy :rolleyes: bike_fireworks by minkyhead56, on Flickr
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    dirt bike rider buys a mountain bike how hard can it be ?

    not seen anyone that can keep up with me and im on more drugs than all of them ;) strewth bruce thats not a cheaty bike ,,,this is a cheaty bike :cool::D
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    dirt bike rider buys a mountain bike how hard can it be ?

    ahh good im not the only one that find wellies pretty good for the foul weather ..quite a few using them .. also come accross quite a bit of blanking out by the proffesional lycra types ..dont think they like the cheaty bikes some of the younger guys look like they...
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    dirt bike rider buys a mountain bike how hard can it be ?

    yes thanks guys i think my fitness is helped with the mountain bike ..im a social user but even in the winter ive been managing two braaaaps around 6 hours a week ..so a lot of mud /snow ect .. thats why i love the electric bike peddling through 300 meters of waterlogged...
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    dirt bike rider buys a mountain bike how hard can it be ?

    hello just a line to say hello and a few obwervations of my mountain bike expiriance im brand new out of the box when it comes to e /bikes i had a old carrera hybrid which i used for small loops in the summer but nowt seroius i told the bloke in...