Originally Posted by
BBassett
Do you need a tire patch kit to ride to the grocery store, probably not? Are you stupid if you don't have one when you ride to the grocery store? Yes.
Guess I am stupid since I never take one (or a spare tube) when I ride the one mile from my house to the grocery store. If I were to get a flat I would rather walk home and take care of it rather than patch (or even change) a tube and pump while sitting on the sidewalk.