Getting kitted out for longer rides

[BigMeatball]

yes as I said we all have memories of those charmed years and the angel - as a youngster I pretty much never cycled with stuff to sort a flat - even once when I ventured through the Trough of Bowland with a mate - but in my view you'd be mad to tempt fate. Punctures are only a minor irritation (unless it's freezing cold and chucking it down) if you have a few simple bits of compact kit.

I've got the feeling that the first time I take with me pump and spare inner tube, that's going to be when I get my first puncture

 

[Blue Hills]

I've got the feeling that the first time I take with me pump and spare inner tube, that's going to be when I get my first puncture

Reasons to be thankful.
Face your demon.
Conquer the fear.

Ps, take TWO tubes, and repair kit.

 

[boydj]

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But It's cheating if you call for rescue.

"Her indoors"

It's like the 1950's never ended for some folks
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Well, I was born at the start of the 50's and Elvis was my first hero .

And you haven't lived if you've never ended up with an unrideable bike miles from home. I've seen it happen a couple of times. Once a group ride hitting a bend on a country lane to be confronted by a farmer flailing a hawthorn hedge. The group collectively ran out of spare tubes and a couple had to head to the nearest train station. I've also had a rear mech disintegrate and take the rear wheel with it. Fortunately, again there was a train station within reasonable walking distance and I only had to be collected from our local station.

 

[Mike_P]

I have a Lezyne saddle bag that is quite small so after much emptying of it to find what I wanted decided the spare tube would be better elsewhere and have a TopPeak top bar bag, works fine as I can keep other bits on their as necessary although I did manage to overfill it once and did not notice anything astray until after the waterproof top had been missing for some time

 

[mudsticks]

Well, I was born at the start of the 50's and Elvis was my first hero .

And you haven't lived if you've never ended up with an unrideable bike miles from home. I've seen it happen a couple of times. Once a group ride hitting a bend on a country lane to be confronted by a farmer flailing a hawthorn hedge. The group collectively ran out of spare tubes and a couple had to head to the nearest train station. I've also had a rear mech disintegrate and take the rear wheel with it. Fortunately, again there was a train station within reasonable walking distance and I only had to be collected from our local station.

Oh I've ended up with an unrideable bike alright.

Just had to make my own way home that's all

 

[oldwheels]

Never sure why I bothered. I got fed up repairing punctures for people carrying nothing to do their own particularly at weekends near Glasgow. I was a bit miffed on South Uist when I had a flat and was at the roadside fixing it when a group of 5 or 6 came past and they cannot have failed to see me but never had the manners to ask if If I was managing ok. I was anyway but I would have expected some reaction.

 

[Mike_P]

It's strange how that happens, got the multi tool out to fix a loose Go Pro mount and within a minute was surrounded by cyclists (obviously the secret bat signal in the multi tool went off) yet when I got a puncture not one cyclist stopped.

 

[Mike Ayling]

Shouldn't we avoid corrupted old French sizes and only use the ISO two numbers with dash between measurements now?

Agree but good luck with your proselytising!

Mike

 

[currystomper]

One thing no one has mentioned is a that you can get very cold changing/fixing a puncture, an extra layer is a good idea, in the winter I have a extra festival single use cape to give to anyone catch out without a coat.... Not had to use it while on the bike, but it has been used hill walking when someone dived into their ruck sack and found they had forgotten their coat!