Originally Posted by
DXchulo
There's a long list of things that could fail on you. I've seen a frame crack on a brevet before. Does that mean I should think about carrying a spare frame?
the frame was cracked before the ride. Same for almost all component failures. I proactively change out a lot of parts on my rando bike to keep them from being problems. Including tires. But tires are something that is going to be damaged on a ride occasionally. I remember my first year randoing, when a rider had a tire failure with about 10 miles left in a brutal 200k. He dejectedly remarked that his ride was over and asked his compatriots to come pick him up after they finished. But it turned out all of the rest of us had a spare tire, so happiness was achieved.