Originally Posted by
randyjawa
Of course, if you get a second flat, your phone, no matter how smart it is will be neither able to pump or call. It is about then the tale of the creek, canoe and no paddle comes to mind.
On the same note, when I started looking after the Bicycles for Humanity shop, I asked that we don't use compressors to pump tires. Only hand pumps. Our hope is to be as green as we can be and allow the young people working with us to see that us oldies are trying.
Randyjawa, the more I thought about this silly product, the more I fumed about this very thing. I mean, what's the point in utilizing "human powered transportation" if you have to rely upon your SmartPhone to do it all for you?