nickr
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- Kingston-Upon-Thames
Although I ride a CX bike with mudguards, a rack and pannier, I never like to carry any superfluous weight. Having commuted for a fair number of years and having never suffered a puncture, I had long since given up carry a puncture repair kit with me until on a wet winter night, I realised that if I did have a puncture at that moment. I would have a 3 mile walk in SPD shoes in the dark and in the wet, either to get back home or to work. It would ruin the shoes, be very uncomfortable and very slow. When I first started commuting I was wearing trainers, the thought of walking held no worries, but now in SPD’s it was a different matter. That night I put the puncture repair kit back in my pannier.
This morning cycling into work, a thought struck me. I always carry a set of allen keys. If I did have a puncture it would be a simple matter to remove the cleats. The walk would still be slow, but the shoes would probably survive. Is it time leave the puncture repair kit at home?
This morning cycling into work, a thought struck me. I always carry a set of allen keys. If I did have a puncture it would be a simple matter to remove the cleats. The walk would still be slow, but the shoes would probably survive. Is it time leave the puncture repair kit at home?