This morning's ride (welcome to Monday) featured a flat that rendered flat my Specialized Nimbus tire with a Slime tire liner. I did roll through a broken bottle field, but that is not what did me in - it was an industrial staple

Thankfully, I was carrying my floor pump as I was bringing it back to work. I keep one there for just this reason - this morning it was threaded through the top of my pack. It's a really light, gaugeless Zefal, but it sure beat a mini pump (also in my pack).

This has been the Year of the Flat Tire for me, so why not start a thread that will allow us to share our experience?

Tell us how far you were into your commute, morning or night, what flatted your tire, and did anything good come out of it? Pictures are good, too.

5:45 a.m.
2 miles from work
Staple
Had my floor pump (dumb luck)