Originally Posted by
Timmer_71
Man you guys get a lot of flat tires. I've had one in the last 20 years on my road bike, never on the mountain bike. This is over thousands of miles. Am I just lucky?
You're probably more the norm.
Cyccommutes examples seem a little over exaggerated in order to support his viewpoint of why patching is the better alternative. Your average cycle enthusiasts would never spend that amount of money on tubes. If a person gets that many flats maybe they should quit riding.