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Old 11-06-08 | 11:36 AM
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From: Central PA

Bikes: '03 Marin Mill Valley, '02 Eddy Merckx Corsa 0.1, '12 Giant Defy Advance, '20 Giant Revolt 1, '20 Giant Defy Advanced Pro 1, some random 6KU fixie

Ok who the hell needs 2 tubes on a 25 mile ride? Plus a Patch kit?

I carry 1 tube, patch kit, multi tool, 2 co2 carts, tire levers in my saddle bags...fixed gear adds a stubby 15mm wrench.

In my jersey pockets I carry a mini pump/co2 inflater combo, cell phone, key, id and insurance card, $10-$20 cash.

This is the same for a 20 mile ride or a 100 mile ride. Honestly I have only flatted once in nearly 6k miles (of course that was the kiss of death)....maybe 6 times in the last 4 years but that includes a rash of valves ripping off (3 in a week 2 of which happened in my garage) which I blame on a bad batch of tubes.
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