Originally Posted by
essiemyra
It was a cool 24f degrees when I rode through town this morning, with lots of stars out. A quiet but nice ride to work!
Yesterday when leaving work, I found my back tire flat. One very nice co-worker gave me and my bike a ride to the bike shop. Where they fixed it and off I went on to ride my bike home. I was very happy to have a very helpful co-worker and, bike shop that was able to put me back to riding so quickly I was only forty minutes later than usual.
That's why I carry a spare tube. Changing a tube is very easy and much faster than trying to track down a small leak. It usually takes me about 15 minutes. Once I'm home, I patch up the other tube and it becomes my spare. It's definitely a skill worth learning!