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Originally Posted by wphamilton (Post 20282749)

I've never quit and turned around due to a flat. In this case, if it was a snakebite flat I wouldn't have thought twice about continuing, but a puncture, maybe not. I've never had much luck finding a tiny thorn or glass in the tire at the side of the road.

Yeah, a pinch flat is pretty easy to fix on the road, just throw a spare tube in and go on your way. You know you won't have to look for a thorn, piece of wire, piece of glass, or whatever.

The correct procedure when one gets a flat is to immediately upload the ride to Strava and give it a title with lots of curse words.

-Tim-

A mile or less from home, I'd consider returning home just to grab another spare and go back out for a ride. Any farther away and I'll just fix the problem and keep going -- that's happened a couple of times when I was close enough to walk home but preferred to keep riding.

I'm always mentally prepared to keep going. I'm single, wouldn't call a friend unless it was an emergency and couldn't get to a city bus, an Uber or Lyft. I'm not even sure I could get an Uber or Lyft on the rural routes where I ride some days.

Occasionally I'll stuff a spare folding tire into my jersey to strapped to the bike if I'm planning on a long rural ride well away from home. If I'm on the road bike and needed to walk I'd remove the cleats (old style Look delta) to make it a little easier to walk. Usually I carry only a single spare tube and Lezyne self adhesive patches. So far that's been good enough to handle any flats I've encountered, even when broken slate slashed my tire -- it was still rideable with a boot.

I used to overpack and overprepare on the hybrid but I don't do that so much now. I ride that with platforms and walking shoes so I'm prepared to walk home if necessary.

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Originally Posted by Maelochs (Post 20282547)

I have quit in the first mile of a ride just because i wasn't feeling it. it has only happened once, but you know what people say, once you get off the couch and onto the bike you will be glad you did.

This time, I wasn't. i turned around and went home and was much happier.

Same here. I've had times I didn't feel like going on and ended up with a good ride, anyway. I've had times when I did turn back with no regrets.

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Originally Posted by TimothyH (Post 20282825)

The correct procedure when one gets a flat is to immediately upload the ride to Strava and give it a title with lots of curse words.

-Tim-

Correct answer! :roflmao2:

You couldn’t find anything in the tire because it was a pinch flat, most likely.

And yeah, I would’ve bailed on a 15 mile ride. I don’t like riding in waning daylight.

You mentioned the time of day and oncoming dark, that would be enough for me to turn back, take a few laps around the neighborhood and call it a night. Double check the tire in the morning.

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Originally Posted by bargeon (Post 20282905)

You mentioned the time of day and oncoming dark, that would be enough for me to turn back, take a few laps around the neighborhood and call it a night. Double check the tire in the morning.

Though I do ride in the dark of night at times, the sun going down had something to do with it. I cut it from a 15 to a 10 miler and finished just as it got dark.

I enjoy riding in the dark when I am prepared for it! :thumb:

That day I was not feeling the love! :D

fix it/patch it & continue if the following day was forecasting unfavorable weather. Once home, inspect it good & do any other things that need addressing.