Where's the fun in that?

It's a Friday.

celtic frost !! cool oldschool thrash. kreator, gbh, coc, dri.

This tubeless tire technology makes tubulars seem reasonable.

Just in case no one has mentioned it yet:

• You should have easily dodged both the pothole and the rock
• You should have been prepared to fix a flat
• You can put a tube in a tubeless tire
• If you have a premium AAA membership, they'll bail you out

I wouldn't have believed it myself, but once I found myself selecting between siding into a car, crashing into an eager pedestrian crossing the road, and a pothole. The end result was two flat tires. Luckily I always carry two tubes. :thumb:

Couple of weeks ago I took my newly built up bike for its maiden voyage. I have a spare tube, patch kit and tire levers in a saddle bag and a frame pump attached to my other bike on which I haven't had a flat in 4 years. I decided not to bother putting the saddle bag on my new bike for its first ride of course as the fates would have it I flatted. Had to walk about 30 minutes in road shoes which destroyed a new pair of iClic cleats :notamused:

How could this possibly have been a "first" for anybody??

I truly dread the day that I have to make the call of shame. It will have to be one helluva doozy, as I will never hear the end of it....

When you do post about it here so we can give you some sympathy... NOT!

aren't they all?

Correct. Better to wait 45 minutes than to add a few grams to the bike. :)

By the way, I see no one mentioned that you need a tube and some type of inflation system in case of emergencies.

I love this place...

So you are suggesting a tube and maybe Co2?

I blame it on cell phone technology and the human condition of laziness...

Why be bothered to carry an extra 1 lb of necessary gear when you can leave it at home, and then have the capability to bother someone else directly to help you out when your laziness bites you in the ass?

If I was your brother, I would have charged you for time and gas to pick your ass up. A tube costs $4.50, and a tube kit about the same. I'm sure when you factor wasted time into it, your no-brainer stunt probably cost about $75.00. From the apparent anguish experienced, the lost "opportunity cost" for a nice ride was worth a bunch. But the good news is this: The education you're getting here is priceless.

Think about life 25 years ago: If you were dumb enough to go on a long ride without a tube and kit, where would you be?

Oh, I know...you would probably have been the guy who carried a dime...

What you need is a ride to namby pamby land, jackwagon... (I love that commercial)

Next time, sir, be present with your parents and girlfriend so that we may humiliate you in proper style.

That accounts for A LOT of things in this world.

Should have done a cyclocross dismount and remount

lol.
I can see myself in the OPs situation and trying that.

For me, this would mean not only the flat, but busted toes and skinned knees as well!

(too fat and slow)

Why in the world would someone post this here?

Maybe the OP does need a ride to namby pamby land.

HTFU and fix your own flats, and even if you have to call for a ride,
DON'T Post it here.

We are a tough hard bunch.
This is the 41, not foo!

I carry a pump and 2 spare tubes on all rides. I don't use co2 anymore, just don't see the need for myself.

Crap, where the hell did I put my can of Troll Spray?

And a last
 

AND a last, I'm sure that after this, your 6th post, you will have learned not to post such obvious weakness. As I learned many years ago in training from my chief resident...." I'm always here to help you but I will consider it a sign of weakness if you ask" Perhaps not the wisest philosophy when applied to patient care but definitely a motivator to learn quickly.

Stop picking on the guy, folks - be constructive and tell him what he should have done.

V.

Most of us did.... be prepared.

Heh, I'll chime in with "STF about how to fix Road Tubeless; it's all there".

I thought about this thread today as I was bouncing over a gravel road 20 miles from home. And I thought, OMG, what if I get a flat? And then I remembered I'd brought a patch kit. And a spare tube. And a frame pump. And the knowledge to use them.

So I carried on my merry way.

Really? I must have missed it.

V.

Note to self: remember to add smiley/winkey icons in future posts

why reward whining?

:lol:


You, sir, deserve a beer.

You might know the guy I found on the side of a busy road on Sunday. I've just finished climbing a decent hill with a fairly wide, rideable shoulder, when I find this guy with a beautiful Specialized walking along pushing his bike. Being the genteel Southerner I am, I stop to offer assistance. He's got a flat, but no spare tube. I go so far as to offer him my spare and he tells me... wait for it... "I don't know how to change a tube." My gentility does not include giving tube changing lessons three feet from 50 mph traffic, so I let him borrow my cell phone to call his WIFE to COME GET HIM. I felt ashamed for him.

I'm riding away wondering which is worse, not knowing how to change a tube, or not knowing how to change a tube and then not even bothering to bring a phone.