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That's fair, and you need a spare tube anyway because not all flats are repairable. I carry a spare tube and a patch kit, but typically patch the punctured tube
by analog31 5y ago
That's fair, and you need a spare tube anyway because not all flats are repairable. I carry a spare tube and a patch kit, but typically patch the punctured tube at home. The patch kit is in case I get a second flat -- a vanishingly rare occurrence thanks to puncture resistant tires.
Each person has to satisfy their own sense of time and money, which I suspect is partially subjective for most of us. For instance I actually have spare time, and am not paid for working extra hours on my day job. Admittedly, being self sufficient for bike maintenance is part of "life" for me, and even when my kids needed more attentive care, I was always able to carve out 15 minutes to patch a tube.
- rtsil 5y ago> I carry a spare tube and a patch kit, but typically patch the punctured tube at home. Paranoid me always carry two spare tubes, a patch kit and a puncture repair spray (it's supposed to inject a product that reinflates the tyre immediately, allowing me to keep riding and then go home without having to repair or remplace the tube, but since I've never had the opportunity to use it I can't tell if it's really effective).
- analog31 5y agoPuncture resistant tires have really allowed me to be a bit more relaxed about flats. Also, fortunately I don't live in goat head country. Here in Wisconsin, a vital supply for fixing flats while on a ride is mosquito repellent.
- rtsil 5y ago> Here in Wisconsin, a vital supply for fixing flats while on a ride is mosquito repellent. Where I am, in the south of France, as well. And they are of the really aggressive species!