I'm glad someone pointed that out, I was going to but I get hammered here so much I left this one alone! LOL!!

Really, why is anyone riding a bike who can't repair their own flats? I have helped so many stranded cyclists with flats it's silly, but I don't fix their flats...I show them how it's done, then put it all back together minus the patch and tell them to do it while I watch, and then talk them through the patching process. Sure this can take upwards to an hour but i think it's worth teaching someone how to fix a flat. Of course today's world there is the good ol cell phone and one can simply call their mommies to come rescue their son or daughter but really, why bother someone else like that? Besides by the time your mommy comes to get you you could have had the flat fix and been quite a bit further down the road on your ride!

If you're going to ride a bike and you're mechanically backwards at least learn to fix a flat on the road, it isn't really difficult at all, nor is it scary, nor does it cost much for the tools and patch kit, heck the tools and patch kit will cost you close to what it will cost to have a shop fix the flat just once! You can watch You Tube videos on how to fix a flat and then simply practice practice practice over and over again till you can do it almost in your sleep. Once you learn how to fix a flat you'll be a more confident person on your bike. If for some reason you still can't fix a flat, maybe due to extreme arthritis in your hands (which is this were true I'm not sure how you could grasp the handlebar for hours on end), I recommend not to ride any further from home then you're comfortable with walking back!!!

Now comes the attacks I so readily get around here, and happy to do so!