whoa! after riding my moutain bike almost 2 hours, got a flat 5 miles from home

[KG]

walked it, took another 1.5 hours.

i'm a tired dude.

[DS1]

1. you ride at 2.5 mph?

[KG]

3. ok. i know there's snark involved here, but

:wtf:

i'd already ridden 20 miles, was on my way home...

[DS1]

7. OOOHHH

I didn't include the word 'tire' for you, that's why it didn't make any sense at first

i thought you were saying you got 5 miles away from home after riding two hours away from home :)

[KG]

8. well, when i first got the bike 6 years ago, 2.5 mph was about my speed then.

i've improved considerably since then. :)

[KG]

2. oops

[Maineiac]

4. You ought to carry a ptach kit

The new patches are peel and stick. You can get a set of plastic levers to pry off the tire for like $2. Add a frame pump and you won't be walkin.

[KG]

5. actually, i normally carry a spare tube, but had used it recently to repair a flat

and hadn't replaced it. one of things you swear you'll get to 'tomorrow'...

it's happened before, but it in cooler weather, and when i was in better shape.

[YDogg]

6. I carry a big old can of fix a flat. And a spare tube or two.

had to use the fix a flat once, about 25 miles from home. :-)

[KG]

9. i keep about 40 buck in my seat bag, just in case i see a taxi on the way home...

[Shine]

10. That sucks.

I feel for ya, bud. :hug: I've always been fairly lucky in that dept, knock on wood...

Hey, get this: These days, I'm training on my road bike for the CA Death Ride which is in 5 wks from today.
129 miles, 5 mtn passes, 16,000 ft of climbing! :scared:
Check it out: http://www.deathride.com/

I'm going on a training ride tomorrow. 100 miles, with 10,000 ft of climbing. I've never done over 8500 ft of climbing in a day, so this should be interesting...

:hi: