Originally Posted by
caloso
I am a belt-and-suspenders kind of guy. I carry a tube and a patch kit, a CO2 cartridge and a frame pump. The first flat gets a new tube and CO2. The second and subsequent flats (it's rare, but it happens) get a patch and a pump. I figure I'm already late at this point, so might as well take the time.
I pretty much follow this method with one exception, I carry 2 tubes, and flats 1-2 warrant a new tube.