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Slime Presta Tube - 700 x 19 - 25

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Prevent flat tires from slowing down your ride with this pre-filled, self-sealing Slime Presta Tube.

Tubes filled with specially formulated Slime product seals instantly when tube is punctured or pinched
Fits 700 x 19 - 25 sized tires; stem length is 39 mm
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Slime Presta Tube - 700 x 19 - 25 Customer Reviews

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Slime Presta Tube - 700C

1.8

(based on 9 reviews)

11%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Cons

Leaky (3)

Best Uses

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid cyclist (5), Casual/ recreational (4)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 9 customers

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Jul

2009

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Absolutely worthless

By mbean

from Denver, CO

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Cons

Doesn't seal
Valve is Tough to Access

Best Uses

Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

Once inflated, the slime blocks the valve so that you need to let a little air out to be able to pump them back up, but that's not a big deal. The problem is that they don't stop or seal leaks at all. I've gone through several of these and all they're good for is spraying green slime all over your bike and making a mess out of replacement. I have also had the valve stem separate from the rest of the tubes on several of these, which has never been a problem for me with any other tubes.

Bottom line, absolute garbage.

Nov

2007

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Allows Run Flat, but Valve Broke

By Brian B

from Burke, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Puncture Resistant

Cons

Poor Stem Strength

Best Uses

Road Biking

Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

Use a Slime tire on my mountain bike with no problems. Tried one on my road bike and it had a slow leak. The Slime allowed me to continue the trip, but I had to keep adding air. Eventually the stem broke. I expected more from the product.

Jan

2008

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Get home

By El Swift

from Washington, DC

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Puncture Resistant

Cons

Cost
Weight

Best Uses

Casual Riding
Commuting
Mountain Biking
Touring

Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

I discovered slime on the single track of West Texas where everything either has thorns, is poisonous or both but I've since converted all six of my bicycles to slime. Slime doesn't eliminate flats, but the extra weight is well worth the decrease in the number of flats. As a daily commuter, I've found that even after a flat, a slime tube can be inflated enough to "just get home". It may not hold 120 psi, but 20 psi is enough to avoid a road side change. In the winter and in the dark, its worth the extra money.

Aug

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Useless

By anonymouscoward

from Boston, MA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Leaky
Valve is Tough to Access

Best Uses

Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

Tried these yesterday for the first time. After inflating it started leaking immediately. Pinhole just behind the valve. Lots of green slime leaked out but it did nothing useful to plug the tiny hole. Tried to patch it but the slime prevents the patch from sticking (actually it stuck just long enough to get 3 miles from home). Interwebs say that patching these pretty much never works. Going back to regular tubes and a pack of scabs for punctures (which do always work for me...)

Jun

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

slimed

By Jean-Paul Miller

from MD

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Pros

Cons

Leaky
Wears Easily

Best Uses

Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

poor quality rubber ruptured around 10 psi below min tire psi and made a huge mess as green slime sprayed everywhere,

did not even want slime I got them because heard they used a better quality rubber then other companies... they use the same crude quality and they make a mess of things when they break that is hard to clean up.

terrible idea. i will try to buy non slime tubes when they break they are easy to clean up.

Jun

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Worst Tube Ever

By 10000 Lakes

from Minneapolis, MN

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Cons

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Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

Don't bother buying a Slime tube. While sitting in the box on the shelf all the slime gathers in one area of the rube making it impossible to inflate evenly. I went through 3 of them (with one acutally popping on me...green slime everywhere) before I gave up and returned them to REI as junk.

Jul

2011

1.0

Limited functioning

By tayhota

from Phoenix, AZ

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Leaky

Best Uses

Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

Had a small puncture, green slime filled in, but subsequently seemed to let air out pretty quickly. Did not appear to make much of a difference for the higher price.

May

2011

2.0

Not Worth It

By FootballGB

from Minnesota

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

I just installed this tube a few days ago, the first thing I noticed was it is pretty heavy compared to normal tubes. Inflating the tire was a little messy, even at the 10 or 2 o'clock position as stated in the directions, slime still sprayed out a little. I haven't had a flat with the slime tube yet, so I cannot commented on the self healing ability. They do the job of keeping inflated, but for the price I don't think they are worth it. When the time comes to get another replacement I don't plan on buying slime tubes again.

May

2010

1.0

Poor product

By Bob Brereton

from ST. PAUL, MN

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Pros

Cons

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Comments about Slime Presta Tube - 700C:

The valve stem broke the minute I pumped up the tire. Green slime leaked all over.
There is a far more effective flat tire preventor:
CAREFULLY look over every inch of your outer tire before every ride.
I mark blemishes with Whiteout Correction fluid and keep anextra sharp eye on these spots.
I had 2 flats last year: 3,700 miles. Both flats happened in the same 6 foot strip of driveway.