Originally Posted by
Jed19
A non-issue for me, as I won't ride without topping my tire pressure anyway.
The bottom line is that you have to have a reasonable strategy for dealing with flats. Mine is to have my Topeak Race Rocket help in finding the hole, then use same to shape tube for mounting, inflate to 30-40 PSI, then top off with CO2 to desired pressure. If I do have more than two flats on the same ride, then the pump does full-time duty. More than three or four flats, I'll call for a ride.
I'll never call for a ride for most repairs, in fact I've never called anyone for a ride for any repair on a bike (or on a car for that matter) in over 40 years of riding. I'm sorry to sound so mean but my wife is not my mommy, I'm not going to call her to come rescue her little boy, if I'm in the hospital that's one thing but so far I haven't had to call her for breakdowns or flats. Maybe that's why I've been married for 35 years, I don't mind going to help her because that's my job as a husband is to protect her, and part of that is dealing with stuff as a man and not to rely on her like a mother. Today's younger generation doesn't seem to understand that.
Oh boy, here comes the hate posts.