Where do you carry a tube?

[DCLane]

The Carradice saddlebag on the main roadie has two neat loops underneath; so there's one in those. Oddly enough, the Lidl one has the same - so that's on the MTB with tube underneath.

I also usually carry an additional one in my rucksack/back pocket. On the commute I'll carry a patched spare ready to donate to anyone who needs it rather than the pristine Schwalbe lightweights I usually use.

 

[jowwy]

Local authorities must have lots of cash in south Wales.... there's been little maintenance in Lancashire for many months now and the roads are shocking.

I used to hitch hike a lot so if I was immobilised I would simply shoulder the bike, wait for a van, estate car or Land Rover and stick out a thumb. I used to find that hitching with an obvious reason made it much easier getting lifts so I used to leave a climbing rope folded under the flap of my rucsac and on full view.

we must have - they are even re-laying the whole of the heads of the valleys road with nice smooth tarmac too - not just patching it but a full re-lay

wonder why my council tax bill has gone up - in wales they chose not to freeze our council tax and have chosen to use the extra grant money available for other resources - one of them being the road surfaces.

 

[Globalti]

That's a major trunk route, which has to be kept in good condition. Our roads in Lancashire have been neglected for years. Many are just worn out top-dressing, which shakes you to bits. A few have been patched in strategic places.

Most of Lancashire's repair budget seems to have gone on window-dressing the front at Blackpool, a shame because the best thing that could happen would be that Blackpool got washed away.

 

[jowwy]

That's a major trunk route, which has to be kept in good condition. Our roads in Lancashire have been neglected for years. Many are just worn out top-dressing, which shakes you to bits. A few have been patched in strategic places.

Most of Lancashire's repair budget seems to have gone on window-dressing the front at Blackpool, a shame because the best thing that could happen would be that Blackpool got washed away.

yeh i know what you mean - i'm pretty lucky were i live - i can do a 30 mile loop all on cycle tracks and only need to ride the 600yds back to my house on the road

its one of the reason's i now commute more by bike - and in the next few months they are doing more cycle routes and links - so it will only get better

 

[endoman]

2 in my tiny specialized saddle bag thing, along with a multi tool, 2 tyre levers and a chain quick link. It's a snug fit, but a nice compact job. If desperate I can get a tyre off without any levers. CO2 in jersey pocket along with phone, cash and card.

 

[guitarpete247]

I can only get 1 in my under-saddle-pouch. But I also have levers, slime skabs, small adjustable, couple of cable ties and a multi-tool. The pouch I have for MTB has a lot more room and a few extra tools go in that, including a crank-extractor and a spanner to fit rear axle which isn't q/r plus 2 tubes, spare nuts and bolts and more cable ties.

 

[HLaB]

I must admit when I returned to cycling, I cycled a fair bit without a spare tube, then after a while I started to carry a p'ture kit but still didn't carry a spare tube. It was only when I bought one I got a p'ture, when I got home to mend the p'ture I found out my glue was dry; I'd been cycling hundreds of miles with no way to get home in an emergency (I was living away from home in Ireland and none of my mates in Dublin had a car and I wouldn't want to impose anyway).

 

[jowwy]

I must admit when I returned to cycling, I cycled a fair bit without a spare tube, then after a while I started to carry a p'ture kit but still didn't carry a spare tube. It was only when I bought one I got a p'ture, when I got home to mend the p'ture I found out my glue was dry; I'd been cycling hundreds of miles with no way to get home in an emergency (I was living away from home in Ireland and none of my mates in Dublin had a car and I wouldn't want to impose anyway).

thats not allowed HLAB - u must at all times carry tubes, tools, pumps, food, water, keys, phone, money, otherwise you'll get into trouble and nobody out there will be able to save you

or if you get a flat, just walk home.

 

[e-rider]

2 tubes and sixself adhesive patches in a SMALL bag under my saddle.

 

[jayonabike]

or if you get a flat, just walk home.

Yeah I'd love to walk 30 odd miles home when getting a puncture half way round a 60 mile loop. Carry a tube.

If you get a flat just fix it.

 

[stephen.rooke]

i've filled my tires with slime so if i get a puncture it auto plugs the gap, most it will need is a a bit of air so i carry a mini pump

 

[potsy]

That's a major trunk route, which has to be kept in good condition. Our roads in Lancashire have been neglected for years. Many are just worn out top-dressing, which shakes you to bits. A few have been patched in strategic places.

Most of Lancashire's repair budget seems to have gone on window-dressing the front at Blackpool, a shame because the best thing that could happen would be that Blackpool got washed away.

There were some very poor road surfaces on the forum ride Sunday, TF was telling us about the very smooth roads around Rutland, must be a low priority in Lancashire/Cheshire.

 

[jowwy]

Yeah I'd love to walk 30 odd miles home when getting a puncture half way round a 60 mile loop. Carry a tube.

If you get a flat just fix it.

i'm not here to push the pros and cons of carrying a tube - i'm out

 

[400bhp]

There are no cons - it's a piece of rubber that weighs a a couple of hundred grams at most.

It's the equivalent of going out [anywhere] without my wallet.

 

[400bhp]

i've filled my tires with slime so if i get a puncture it auto plugs the gap, most it will need is a a bit of air so i carry a mini pump

Think again - slime tubes can fail.