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trey98607 asked in SportsCycling · 1 decade ago

What in the wordl is that stuff?

When I poked a philips screwdriver into the step to release the valve so I can pump up the tire, some green liquid came out of it, what is that stuff.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    you must have a slime tube

    google "slime tube"

    slime makes tubes that have their 'slime' inside to help prevent flats

    wle

    Source(s): or it could be a regular tube that someone put slime in that happens too makes tire weigh more, makes repairs messy, doesn;t stop big leaks or work well with high pressure - i don;t like it personally wle.
  • 1 decade ago

    You have slime tubes in your wheel. only a little will come out when you pump up the tube. Slime is usually a good thing. It prevents flats and Your tubes will stay inflated for a long time.

  • 1 decade ago

    wle nailed it... It's green slime - supposedly used to prevent flats. I can't say with 100% certainty about bikes tires, but it does little to nothing to prevent flats in car tires. It smells, it's messy and it's a pain in the a-- to clean up. I hate the stuff. I'd rather invest in a good tire & tube.

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