Originally Posted by
ok_commuter
If you're going far, carry it. Push a bike with a flat very far and you have more problems than changing a flat.
Please. I once rode my old cross bike 6 miles on gravel, cobbles, and asphalt with a completely flat rear tire. It was slow and terrifying, but I still use that wheel on my commuter, and I never even had to true it. Push your bike as far as you want - the only risk you're running is getting a kink in your back.