Originally Posted by
thenomad
I asked a guy in the shop where the patches were, he showed me the stick-ons. I asked if he had any luck with them as I've never had them work for me.
His response "I don't use patches, I do it the RIGHT way by putting a new tube in and throw it away." I replied that I've had multiple flats before. Well, he "carries C02 and two tubes".
Understand why he feels that way but it just tells me that he doesn't ride enough. That 3rd flat or leftover shard is going to ruin his day. Then again, maybe once the flat occurs his Strava time is ruined so he just rolls home.
I personally carry an extra tube, a small tiny box of tube patches, and a small cut retangle of an old tube to use as a sleeve. Some may think it's too much, but ever since I've done this I've never been caught out in the middle of nowhere due to flats.