Customer Reviews

Slime Bicycle Tire Liners Twin Pack (26-Inch)

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I ran these in my mountain bike for a while with over 60psi in my tires for commuting to work...they worked great with that much pressure. When I went down to trail pressure (50psi or so) I got one ride in before they caused a laceration all the way around the tube that was not patchable...there was literally a cut all the way around the tube from the edge of the liners. Other brands (Tuffy Liners, for example) have a tapered edge that is not as sharp as these. Slime needs to redesign these things in a big way. I love the thickness of them for the thorns I deal with, but they really need a tapered edge. I would avoid them.

I installed the liner on both the front and back tire. Since I had a major flat on the rear tire before I installed the liner, I also replaced the inner tube with one prefilled with slime. 30 min into the initial brisk ride on city streets, the new inner tube burst. I replaced it with a 2nd slime inner tube - 10 days later, burst again. Kind of wondering if the liner is rubbing against the inner tube. I noticed a 1-2" laceration along the tube slightly off center. I am now trying something else - buying a kevlar tire with a generic inner tube and did not install the liner on the rear tire - will see how this lives up. Bottom line, I suspect the liner causes the inner tube to slide around and eventually rub against the inner tube and cause it to tear.

Any one going for a ride in the west/southwest, these are a must item. The desert is a minefield of thorns, bristles, spikes and needles, all waiting to let the air out of your tires.

I was concerned these would be too narrow to provide adequate coverage, but the fear was alleviated when they arrived, they are plenty wide to provide protection for a MTB tire.

Put these in, and you may never have another plant-related flat again. These may not stop a big nail, but that's a pretty rare event, if you're watching the road!

Bought these at the recommendation of my LBS. By the next day I had two flats - slice marks, not puncture marks, in my tubes. Walked my bike home then went back to the bike shop and got a refund for the Slime liners and two free new tubes. I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone.

After getting the occasional tire punctures once ever few months, I thought this item would have been a good idea, preventing some of the punctures.
But after installing it, my new tire went flat one day later. I was very displeased but went and replace thet tube again.
Again, after riding the bike for 30 minutes, the new tire went flat.
I was angry at this point. I noticed that the stem/valve of the tire was shifted and no longer coming out of the wheel at a perpendicular angle. I suspected that the liner was too slippery and was causing the tube to shift and ripping away at the stem.
When I took the tire out, I confirmed this on both of my tires.
I wouldn't recommend this product. I can't believe that this doesn't happen with other people too.
Perhaps an adhesive would have remedied the problem.

I bought this product a while back and it works great. I have had other types of puncture resistent tubes and the gunk that you put inside your tube to make them seal right away after a puncture, but what I like best about this is that it is easy to install, and it is much lighter than the puncuture resistent tubes. I would definately recommend this as a cost effective and easy way to protect your tires from getting popped!

I used these with the slime thorn resistant tubes and I have had two flats due to this liner. The first flat eroded through the tire and caused the flat. Yesterday it sliced the tube. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT. Best just to run with the Slime thick thorn resistant tubes alone which is a great product. I even carry a spare.

I was hoping these would be as good as Mr Tuffy. Very disappointed. We have lots of puncture weeds where we live and they go right through the liner without any problem. I would not recommend buying them.

These have helped reduce flats for me. I ride on a lot of city trails with broken glass that was causing punctures fairly regularly. These have reduced the number of flats I have gotten.

Durable, useful. Too bad tires aren't better to start with. Liners are awkward to install - would benefit from a sticky side to hold them against the inside of the tire during installation.