[tags]flat, biking[/tags]
I used to/still have a cavalier attitude toward flats. I figured when/if I get one, I’ll lockup and bus home, or walk.
Yesterday, in 80+ degree heat, I chose walk… I went a mile to the Dunn Bros coffee shop cooled down and went a mile to get home.
Despite better judgement I fixed my flat when I got home in my very warm garage. With the right tools fixing a flat is easy, but the pouch I carry… is missing a lot… namely a wrench to undo the wheels and a pump.
Here’s a tip for flats:
Place the nipple for your tube in the middle of the “INFLATE TO x-y PSI” this can be a frame of reference to find out where your tire was penetrated. Once I found the leak on the tube (conveniently on the opposite side of the tube from the nipple), I found on my tire some tiny orange glass or plastic that had sliced into my tire.
We’ll see how well my patching is. Time to buy me a wrench and a pump ;)