Originally Posted by
FLvector
Paying it forward. Its good to know if you give someone a tube or have a flat near the beginning of a ride, that you still have a spare tube if another flat occurs. Giving away your one and only tube near the beginning of your ride wouldn't be a wise move. A quick "are you ok?" is nice to hear.
an interesting coincidence happened to me. got a flat and with no spare, a truck driver offered to give me a ride back home. Tried to pay him some money for his trouble but he refused. Two days later, ran across a cyclist who got a flat as well. In the spirit of "paying it forward" I gave him my only spare tube. Maybe I was stupid but I felt I HAD to do that.