09-25-2023, 08:00 AM
I came across two riders with flats on yesterday's ride. The usual response as I roll by and ask, "Do you need anything?" is, "No, I'm good," but today, someone was in need. The first guy, fit, full kit, nice Colnago, was good to go. Then, about seven miles later, on the opposite side of the road, a guy sitting on the side of the road with a wheel between his legs and with his wife, I presumed, standing by. I called over, "Need anything? The woman replied, "Maybe!
I rolled back and saw the guy with a screwdriver on the rim! He said, "I think this is tubeless; all I have is a tube," and he also had a small hand pump. It was from his wife's E-bike. I took out my levers and removed the tire, removed the tube that was holding some air, and found the pinhole and the glass that pushed through the tire. I had to meet someone up the road, so I left the tire levers with him and asked if he would hide them by the light post nearby. I returned and collected my tools.
How do you leave for a ride without a plan for flatting? Granted, they may only be going on a 10-mile cruise, but still.
My post is about what you take with you for a ride if you get a flat.
I take two tubes, a patch kit, a CO2 pump, three cartridges, gloves, and paper towels to feel for unseen tire intrusions.
I rolled back and saw the guy with a screwdriver on the rim! He said, "I think this is tubeless; all I have is a tube," and he also had a small hand pump. It was from his wife's E-bike. I took out my levers and removed the tire, removed the tube that was holding some air, and found the pinhole and the glass that pushed through the tire. I had to meet someone up the road, so I left the tire levers with him and asked if he would hide them by the light post nearby. I returned and collected my tools.
How do you leave for a ride without a plan for flatting? Granted, they may only be going on a 10-mile cruise, but still.
My post is about what you take with you for a ride if you get a flat.
I take two tubes, a patch kit, a CO2 pump, three cartridges, gloves, and paper towels to feel for unseen tire intrusions.