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Hump-Day Randoms: Self-Sealing tubes from Slime, AMS’ animal-themed frame guards and Delta’s Shop Rack

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AMS cheetah print PVC frame guard

It’s midway through the week and your brain is probably going full tilt with work-related junk, so here’s a roundup of a few random bike products in easily digestible, short chunks that you can quickly absorb on your lunch break…or when the boss looks busy hounding the office laggard into action.

Slime has just announced they’ve released 27.5” sizes for their self-sealing inner tubes, All Mountain Style plays to your animal instincts with some cool new patterns for their PVC frame guards, and Delta Cycle has crafted a simple but clever floor rack that can be daisy-chained for storing multiple bikes in a shop showroom or your home garage. Boss still busy? Click below the break for all the details…

Slime self sealing tube, 27.5"

For riders who are still running tubes in their all-mountain bikes Slime has recently released their self-sealing tubes in the new standard 27.5”/650B wheel size. The tubes will cover tire widths between 2.0-2.4”, and it appears that only presta valves are available. Slime’s pre-gooped tubes should work for up to two years and can seal multiple punctures in the tread zone up to 1/8” (3mm) in diameter. The sealant is non-toxic and non-flammable, and cleans up with water. While there’s no weight listed, I’d expect a bit of a penalty over a traditional tube.

Installation is identical to a normal tube, but to prevent the valve from getting gummed up with sealant Slime recommends rotating the tire so the valve is on the upper half of the wheel before inflating. There are no special instructions to spin the inflated tire, just pump it up and go.

Slime notes that riders may have to re-inflate a flattened tire and rotate it to bring the sealant over the puncture. Also, the tubes are not guaranteed to seal sidewall punctures, pinch flats, slashes caused by sharp objects or holes larger than 1/8”. For more info, check out Slime’s website to find a dealer near you.

slime.com

AMS zebra print PVC frame guard

All Mountain Style’s PVC frame guards are now available in Cheetah and Zebra patterns, so riders can choose the ‘predator’ look to chase down their friends, or be chased as their ‘prey’ if you prefer to lead the group. The guards come with transparent or translucent grey backgrounds so your bike’s frame color shows through between the spots or stripes.

AMS says their durable, high-impact honeycomb-textured PVC will outlast your frame and won’t turn yellow over time. The guards are ideal for protecting the underside of down tubes or to protect top tubes from cables or leg armour rub.

AMS PVC frame guard, dimensions AMS frame guard, camo, top tube

The adhesive guards are simple to install, and can be re-positioned if you don’t lay it down perfectly on first contact. The package contains one full sized guard plus five arrow shaped pieces, and three circle pieces. The cut-outs can either go under the main guard for added protection or used elsewhere on your frame.

AMS PVC frame guard, arrows

AMS’ Honeycomb Frame Guards come in one standard size which should fit nearly any bike and will conform to curvy tubing. The guards can be purchased online for €24.90 ($27 USD), with free worldwide shipping. If you’re thinking “I am not an animal!” they’re also available in camo print and opaque magenta colors.

allmountainstyle.com

Delta Cycle Shop Rack, fatbike

If you’re like me, you have a bike or two in your living room at all times (and you’re quite happy about it!). While I love having my steeds safely indoors and proudly on display I don’t have any floor racks, so my bikes just lean against the wall and I try not to knock them over. Delta has crafted a simple but highly adaptable floor rack that’s actually aimed at bike shops, but I think would be just as ideal for home use too. Their new Shop Racks hold one bike apiece, but can be linked together for retail applications (or to store your personal quiver).

Delta Cycle Shop Rack Delta Cycle Shop Rack, width adjustment

The simple looking Shop Racks cradle the bike’s front wheel, and can be adjusted to fit any tire diameter or width right up to 5” fat bike balloons. Delta says their design makes it easy for customers to pull bikes out for a touch and feel shopping experience. The racks feature wide bases with rubberized non-slip feet, and triangulated arms that securely hold the wheel in place. The overall dimensions are 22”x15”x17”, but the weight is not listed. Delta Cycle’s Shop Rack comes in silver, and sells for $34.99 USD.

deltacycle.com

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WV Cycling
WV Cycling
8 years ago

If Slime could honestly tell me their tubes didn’t weigh as much as a mother from a “Momma Joke,” I could take them seriously for once.

Allan
Allan
8 years ago

That Santa Cruz CX bike has some seriously crazy colors!

Heffe
Heffe
8 years ago

I got another bike over the Stigmata because their new paint scheme was so fugly, I couldn’t bear to lay down a few grand and have to look at that. They should do the public a favor and always offer a ‘plain’ model with a logo and clear coat.

sspiff
sspiff
8 years ago

Uuh… It comes in black and white, you know… Can’t get more plain than that. If you did indeed pass it up, thats surprisingly little homework done when considering at $2k+ frame.

But I digress, the orange is siiickk if you gotz the legs to back it up!

thundabyrstah
thundabyrstah
8 years ago

Haven’t heard about Slime tubes before, but I have been using Stans sealant in 700c inner tubes in with great success.

the dude
the dude
8 years ago

The last experience i have with a Slime tube came when a difficult customer got a flat and didn’t want us to fix it. We sold him the tube and let him borrow tools to fix it outside with our air compressor. I just remember hearing a gunshot tube explosion promptly followed by a spray of green on our front window. The best part was you could see his outline on the wall! Nuclear Green bomb explosion shadows on the wall.

MasterTech
MasterTech
8 years ago

From a mechanic’s side of things, don’t bother with the slime tubes. I have yet to see them seal anything bigger then a micro-pin hole. And being someone who changes flats multiple times a day, they create a huge mess inside your tire. Looking at the difference between Slime and a regular tube: its not worth mess, the weight, or the higher cost. Just my two cents.

PS. Don’t use Stans in your tubes either. When it dries out, it turns into a ball…..which will feel like a flat spot in a rim. And its heavy too.

Moral of the story: Either go tubeless (yes its messy, but there are some great benefits), or just run a regular tube (cause they are cheap, no mess, and easy). Tubulars are fantastic too for the CX people out there.

Loogey
Loogey
8 years ago

Cool looking frame protection!

nentu geo
8 years ago

whaaaattt??? animal print guard????? shut up and take my money!!!!

Heffe
Heffe
8 years ago

@sspiff Your point makes no sense at all; conversely it’s a lot of homework done. I wanted to like it but just do not. I’m familiar with the ‘black and white’ option which is better but is not actually good, unlike the Salsa Carbon Warbird in black, for instance, which is smoking hot. In really basic design language, those choices of harshly opposing colors are typically avoided – Santa Cruz is trying to be ‘edgy’ by making a bold color wheel palette choice that most designers would never combine. It’s a risky move and I get what they’re trying to do but it doesn’t really come together. For a really ‘siiickk’ orange you’d have to look at the Open U.P. frameset.

This bike is one of many great bikes out there competing for a purchase and the paint job is one of a number of factors consumers look at such as price, weight, geometry, bottom bracket and axle standards, and components. Naturally people look longer and harder as the $ figure gets higher.

Obviously someone else might love the paint scheme and if so good for them. Others may not care. To each their own. As I said previously, they should offer a more neutral frameset that spares us the results of their ‘trying too hard to be different’ graphics experimentation.

ThreePedals
ThreePedals
8 years ago

Someone hit the Santa Cruz line with the ugly stick this year for sure. The Stig got it the worst, wtf. The Juliana bikes look better but they’re only for girls is that right?

Ryan
Ryan
8 years ago

As a designer, I agree with Heffe. It’s really frustrating how many MTB products are gaudy. I envy roadies with their more refined and subtle options, particularly with apparel. What’s frustrating is that the more dignified, classic aesthetics typically aren’t available at the lower price points for whatever reason. Rapha and Kitsbow come to mind.

Heffe
Heffe
8 years ago

Hi Ryan – I’m also a designer.

Ryan
Ryan
8 years ago

That would explain it, cheers!

ThreePedals
ThreePedals
8 years ago

Though the Stig is not very pretty it sure rates as one bad-ass ride: http://theradavist.com/2015/10/seven-months-of-shredding-on-the-santa-cruz-stigmata/#1
Looks nicer with dirt on it, good lines to the frame!

archie
archie
8 years ago

I’m with mastertech on this one, had a slime tube, got it pinched and got stuck in the middle of the road with the green stuff all over the place. Multiple inflation attempts didn’t help. Was thinking they improved the formula, but apparently its the same thing as few years back just for the new wheels. No thank you.

Sspiff
Sspiff
8 years ago

Well gee, I’m not a ‘designer’. Just a simple lowbrow bike nerd as RISD wouldn’t let me in. Maybe that’s why I’m not bothered when I look around and I predominantly see ‘harshly opposing colors’ such as white on black. And it’s not even isolated to the bike industry… I know! Can you believe it!? How could we all be so tasteless?!

Seriously, when did we become so pedantic about how we look on our bikes? Remember when ‘colourway’ (u included for extra rapha-esque flair) wasn’t a term…? Any buyer considering this bike for the right reasons should quickly realize that there is no other bike on the market that offers the overall feature set of the Stigmata. Do what you like, but if you’re dropping those features because of the color, you might want to take a hard look at why you’re buying the thing in the first place. It’s obviously not because of the actual riding.

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