Originally Posted by jimmuller

...I just rode my commute again. But today was different......The cage spring on the 1st-gen Cyclone RD had broken and the chain was flopping loose. What the' ? The front tire had picked up a big screw. ...
That's when I discovered that though I had my pump and patch kit I did not have a spare tube or tire irons. There is no way I can get those tires off those rims without irons so I just walked the rest of the way to work. Total time home to the office, 2hrs.

In the serenity of the office I patched the tire; it needed two patches and still had a slow leak. Then I worked out a solution to the derailleur.



I had to ride home on a single-speed, and stop to put air in the tire every 30 minutes. But I made it. All in a day's work.