Originally Posted by
chasm54
Seriously? Never mind about the commuting, learn how to fix a flat before you next go out on the bike.
Ummm.....all due respect?...I think you're reading a little "Less" into what I stated...I didn't say..."I don't know how to fix a flat"...I said....
"I know squat about what I should have"
IOW's?...carry and extra tube or?...patches?......and?...portable pump or?...C02 rig?...as I have none of these things nor do I have "levers"...so I guess it's all things I have yet to get or even decide on...I'm thinking it should be...
1. Spare Tube (not patches)
2. Mini-Pump (*not Co2 rig)
and of course...
3. Levers (for tire bead removal)
But if I got a flat right now?...yes...I'd have to "call someone"...like my wife...tell her where I'm at and to bring my P/U Truck!
But you are correct that it is an issue which needs action prior to me commuting....like "Getting these things"...and I will admit to having just recently watched some "How To" videos...where I picked up some cool tips like the proper way to R&R the rear wheel and?...to leave the tube stem in and partially inflate the leaky tube to find "the leak reason" prior to installing the new tube.
*which tells me a Co2 rig might not be best option.