Originally Posted by
jag6780
I am commuting from Riverdale, NY to midtown Manhattan (about 12.5 miles along the Henry Hudson Greenway).
Anyway, i have ridden the route on the weekend, but this was my first commute, so naturally it didn't go very well. About 3.25 miles into the trip i rode over (with no chance to avoid) a shimmering patch of glass. I figured my road tires with flack jacket kevlar would protect me...nope. 8 seconds later, the dreaded "hissssss." So this is my first flat on this bike, my first flat in 10 years (that's how long it's been since i rode a bike), and my first time caught without a patch or spare tube.
Luckily, i was only a mile walk (up a very steep hill) to the A express subway, so i still got to work on time.
Bottom line: I'm going straight to the shop during lunch for a repair and all the necessary equipment to make sure i don't get stuck like a fool.
That's unfortunate! I got my first "commute" flat yesterday, I had gotten slow leak flats from commuting, but didn't notice them until the next time I went to ride, which meant I could fix it at my leisure. When mine went flat on the way home it happened right in front of the bike store I go to, I was stopping there to ask about thumb shifters and when I got back on the bike the tire was flat. How convenient that it happened right there?!
I still had to change the tire with my stuff, but I was able to buy a new tube right there, and use the shop floor pumps instead of my hand pump. Lucky!