Today was great! Especially compared to last Friday.

Last Friday... not so great. Two rear flats in the span of about a mile. They both had to be rear flats of course since they're twice as hard to deal with as front flats (especially on a fendered single-speed with rear fork ends). Got the first flat, found a roofing staple in the tire and removed it, replaced the tube with my only spare, reinstalled the wheel, went on my way. After about 3/4 of a mile my rear tire flatted AGAIN! Found ANOTHER staple in the tire. Had no more spare tubes. Got out my patch kit to find that the tube of glue was dried out. Was one mile or so form my sister and brother-in-law's house and I know their garage code so I decided to push the bike there. My brother-in-law rides a little so I figured he might have a patch kit or a spare tube I could borrow. Got there and the only thing I could find was a tube of rubber cement, whcih I used to repair the puncture in one of my two flat tubes. He also has a nice floor pump so I was able to pump the tire up to a good pressure. Finally got everything sorted out, finished the last half of my ride (my commute is about 14 miles one way) and made it to work about an hour later than usual. Fun morning!

FWIW: this morning I had two tubes and a fresh patch kit with me. Of course I didn't flat. I did notice the tread on my Panaracer Paselas was wearing a little thin. So when I got to work last Friday I ordered a set of Kevlar belted tires too.