Originally Posted by BikeWNC

After posting the other day that I hadn't flatted in over a year... on our 26 mile town loop this morning, my Garmin battery went dead on a climb, I then threw my chain shifting to the big ring as I went over the top, got it back on while coasting but ran over some gravel that flatted my rear tire. I forgot a tube but luckily Neal had one. I fixed the flat and rode back to the car without incident. At the car the zipper on my saddlebag broke as I was removing the car key. I hope I used up all the bad luck today.