Slime products have been preventing flats on bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trucks, trailers, and wheel burros for just over 20 years now. Competitors have come and gone but Slime remains the industry leader for one simple reason. The green stuff works.
Missing from Slime’s lineup, however, was a tubeless bicycle tire sealant. Enter Slime Pro Tubeless Sealant.After extensively testing the competition Slime came up with a formula that addressed user’s complaints. It’s more effective, faster sealing, and weighs less than the other top brands. Slime Pro also contains their top secret rust and corrosion package to protect your expensive wheels and it’s made without ammonia so it’s less damaging to your tires and less toxic than other brands.
A 16-ounce bottle costs around 20 bucks. That’s enough to seal 8 mountain bike tires, about half what you get from a bottle of Stan’s for only a few bucks less. So at nearly twice the price why would you buy Slime? Easy, it works better and lasts longer.
My first experience with Slime Pro was a few months back. The perpetually bald rear tire on my mountain bike sprung a leak. I had sealant from one of Slime’s competitors in the tire but it just wouldn’t seal. After removing the presta valve cap I squirted in about an ounce of Slime pro and pumped up the tire. It sealed instantly even though I used half the recommended amount. Hundreds of miles later and a half dozen goat heads, the Slime is still working perfectly.
We also ran Slime Pro in a cycle-cross bike for a full season of CX racing. The courses in Utah feature an endless supply of goat head thorns and a flat tire usually means the end of your race. Our Slime Pro equipped bike went the entire season without incident despite routinely having multiple thorns in both tires. Slime Pro seals so quickly there was never any need to put more air in the tires so our tester finished every race ‘off the rims’.
While Slime Pro may initially cost more, the long-term value and that pina colada smell makes it worth every penny. We plan to use Slime Pro for the 2010 XC season so check back next year for updates.
