Originally Posted by
cyclist2000
I assume that the people that don't tools, tubes and patch kits, don't really know how to fix any mechanical problems. .
Even though they might not know how to use them, that's no excuse for them not to carry the basic items, and perhaps a more mechanically inclined cyclist would lend a hand and fix.
I probably wouldn't feel too happy if I stopped to help someone who wanted to "borrow" my tube, my pump, my levers, my hands.... And have the same person smoke me up a climb because I'm carrying extra weight and he's riding a 15 lb rig.