Green Slime is Good

For years I've searched for some way to avoid changing a tube in the middle of nowhere because nothing, it seems, can ruin a great day of exploring on a dual-sport bike like a flat tire. I've tried everything, but nothing really holds long enough to get your day back. It always seems like the only answer is to replace the tube – crummy job in the middle of a hot day in the flat land of Thailand.

But recently I tried that Slime stuff on a flat – the difficult kind where the stem has been pulled away from the tube by movement of the tire on the rim. And, oh man, it totally worked! It got me home and, maybe more importantly, let me resume my fun on the way.

Incredibly, the next day, my tyre was still holding air! I rode the bike again, and it was fine. Of course, I don't really care if it does more than get me home – that's plenty. So it seems all I have to carry in my pack is a bottle of Slime and a good bicycle pump, then nothing can ruin my day entirely, well, except for a stupid crash. Now I have to figure out what to carry to prevent that too.