I just feel a little "greener".I've never repaired a p*ncture by the side of the road. I always just put a new inner tube in. Apart from saving about £3 is there any advantage to repairing rather than replacing the inner tube.
Suprisingly, with all the small stones, glass, twigs, and leaves that I ride over on my commute, I rarely have a p*ncture. I havent had one since September.
I've never repaired a p*ncture by the side of the road. I always just put a new inner tube in. Apart from saving about £3 is there any advantage to repairing rather than replacing the inner tube.
Got puncture on the way home, pretty rare event. Stopped, got wheel off, tube out, found the stone that caused it, got new tube out, rummaged around in bag for pump, rummaged some more, upended the bag and got everything out, put it all back in, rummaged around again just to be sure...
Walked the rest of the way. Still haven't found the pump, wonder how long it hasn't been in my bag?
Fool.
On the return leg of my ride on Tuesday, I passed a guy on a recumbent who had a puncture and was cursing himself for not taking his toolkit/pump on what was meant to be a quick 10 miles, so I offered him access to my puncture repair kit and pump. I'd just removed a large chunk of glass from the tyre when he discovered that the glue had gone hard as someone () hadn't replaced it properly...
On the plus side, he only had a few miles to go, we both learnt a lesson about checking one's kit on a regular basis and taking it with you, and the glass was removed before it could cause further damage.
So you got off the bike and the tyre no longer looked flat?I was convinced I'd punctured on the way home today, as I was literally 1/4 mile from home I carried on slowly, looked down at the back wheel and it looked a bit flat, got home it was fine
Think I need to check my tyre pressures
+1 If I go out for a ride any further than the nearest supermarket than I'll always have a pump and a repair kit on me. Unless I forget which bag or pannier my kit is in and don't realise until I'm further from home. I think that there are quite a few cyclists who feel good about doing their bit for roadside camaraderie - on the road you may just be a scalp, stranded at the roadside you're just a fellow cyclist. Besides, I still owe a chap in Catford who nipped back to his house and digged out a spare tube for me a while back.Why not try flagging down a passing cyclist, I know that unless i was in a mad rush, which is very rare, I would happily stop if someone needed to borrow my pump.
When I stop to repair a puncture I usually get a few calls of "are you alright mate". I always say yes, but one time I may need their help.