Originally Posted by
RNICE
Wow.
Passioned responses.
And the revelation that this forum has a share of superstitious folk.
I might ask about the ceremonial burning of bad tubes done to ward off evil spirits - but I'm afraid of the ernest responses I'd get.
I only carry a patch set, which has a poorly tranlated thumb sized instruction page, and a couple of plastic levers. Since I never seem to flat, I think of them more as tradition than functional tackle.
Two tubes? Really?
This isn't a BF thing. Ask in any shop or ask any experienced cyclist.
BTW, 1200 miles is not much. You have just been somewhat luckier than average, a situation that will be rectified soon enough.....