Originally Posted by
volosong
Just to touch on something that nobody has mentioned yet, (and this is only my opinion)... unless you are doing a high speed descent going around a curve, a rear flat will rarely put you in a ditch. You'll usually slow down pretty quickly and might hear your bare rim on the pavement. If you avoid turns, especially sharp ones, you'll usually be able to stop without endangering yourself.
^^^^^ Great point and along those same lines is to always put the best tire on the front as a front tire flat at the wrong time can wreck you.
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