Originally Posted by
Boudicca
A patch kit is $3-4, so skimp on a couple of cups of coffee and get one, and tire irons maybe the same price. I assume you have a pump already. Paved trail or not, flats do happen, and you don't want to be 10 miles from home, 10 miles from work and unable to get anywhere.
+1
Can't stress a flat repair kit enough. I had a spate of flats for around a week and had to wait until payday to get new tires. It sucks when I'm riding and I hear the hissing sound of a tire that was just punctured.
I can't imagine how much more it would suck if I was trying to get to work and I had no way to fix the flat.