Originally Posted by
bruce19
I've never thought of being self-sufficient as being a rule. Just a very good idea. If you ride with a group that doesn't care if you have tubes, levers, etc. and you don't mind risking riding solo without said implements it's not for me to tell you what to do. Better to ask those you ride with.
The people I ride with don't stop for people with mechanical issues. I try to carry a some cash for a tube , but frankly idk if anyone has ever accepted it, lots of people are nice and are happy to help. I don't expect someone to stop and help me, but it will pretty much invariably happen so i can rely on it, if that makes sense.