Originally Posted by timmhaan
tubes are cheap. so, i can definitely see why someone with disposable income would just replace them.
not me though, it's wasteful to toss a tube with a pin sized hole in it. i usually replace a tube on the road and patch the old one when i get home.
Thats my procedure. Although there is always other uses for old tubes. Chainstay protector works well.
I NEVER patch on the trail. Takes to much time compared to replacement.
Given what is in the OP I suspect the "experienced cyclist" in question has never fixed a flat at all; she just pulls the damsel in distress routine and the tire gets fixed without her ever lifting a finger; or at least that is what her experience has taught her
I didn't read that at all. She had given away her spare. That happens a lot here. Not just with girls. Why assume the worst in people.