RE: [ST] I changed the front tyre on the ST today.

[simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2004-11-28 at 21:34, Big Riff wrote:
> Nice pix Simon!  What's the story with the Motrax Slime stuff?  Is that a 
> sealer applied to prevent a flat in the case of a puncture, or do you apply 
> it as a sealer after you get a pucture?  How does it affect wheel balance 
> and handling?

It's applied to prevent a flat. You have to run the bike for a few miles
to make sure the slime spreads itself around the inside of the tyre
properly.

A mate did some testing with a screw driver. Repeated punctures of the
tyre sealed themselves. I was impressed.

There is a similar product here:-

http://www.sportstourer.org/Article11.phtml

HTH

SimonB


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