Originally Posted by
Lamabb
Has anyone ever have a flat on the surly pugsley. I'd love to turn it into a multi-day off-road tourer - so the fact that I can't find a replacement tire anywhere in a store worries me. My friend is trying to convince me that they just don't flat...
Riiight. Ask yourself this: would you bet your safety on it? A disabled bike on a multi-day offroad tour could turn a reasonable day into a very serious problem: deyhdration, hypothermia...
Carry two spare tubes and a patch kit. If you flat, swap one of your spares in, and save the punctured tube to patch in camp that evening, which then rotates back in as a spare. The second tube is there as a backup in case you double-flat.