Wonder if he will learn from experience?

solosuperia

Out this morning this chap is pushing his bike, very rural location.
I said are you ok......... No have you got a pump he says.
Yea no problem, here you are.
Ooops it won't fit your valves I have presta and you have the car type ones.
Me: its always worth bringing a pump with you.
I've got one at home............
Bite tongue time for me.
Turns out he had a spare tube and what have you at home and a bag like mine that fits under the saddle.

What can you say.

Kieran_Burns

I came across a family out for a ride yesterday (on the way back from a good day out on the saddle) who needed a pump. I use presta but they needed schraeder, fortunately I'd learned the lesson about having a pump that can accomodate both and was able to help.

It's all good experience.

simonhead

My work bag has a pump and a few other bits and bobs in regardless of whether i am actually on the bike or not, they just live there and i don't bother taking them out at all. Have gone past people a few times that were in the same predicament and its come in handy.

eddiefiola

stopped for a guy with a flat yesterday.

After a puncture last week I've been paranoid (needed 80mm valve only had 42mm) so had a lng walk of shame and then picked up by the Mrs. Since that day I had in my saddle bag 2 x 80mm valve spare tubes, 2 x CO2 cans, 1 set of tire levers. In my jersey back pocket 1 x pump, 1 x 42mm tube, 1 valve extender.

The guy I stopped for was using Tubular, sorry can't help you....

sarm34

I was on holiday in north wales last week , took my bike with me, first two days I had chance to go out I had a problem with my bike, so only did about 7 miles total, it took four days of faffing to realise what the problem was and fixed it, so Friday my last day I set off on a big ride with lots of hills route planned etc, I got 6 miles into my ride and theres a cyclist like me fully lycred up pushing his bike the other way, I shouts if he needs any help, it turns out that hes got a flat on the rear , also hes bought a spare that's been repaired and wont pump up, plus hes not bought a pump, so I give him the one that im carrying change the tube and get him sorted , and off I go on my way , until I realise im only wearing one glove (took it off while changing the tube) so I cycle the two miles back to collect my glove , then I realise I now cant ride to far coz ive given away my spare tube, so all in all not a good few day cycling it wales
but at least I did help someone out as he was miles from home and I would have liked to think that someone would do the same for me if I was stupid enough to go riding in wales with bugger all

Mikey23

You will be richly rewarded in heaven..

solosuperia

Red face after initiating this thread...........
The other day about 20 miles into a ride suddenly realised my bag of spares was still sitting at home in the shed!!!!!!
I had taken it off to adjust the saddle and very remiss of me neglected to put it back under the saddle.
As soon as I spotted that it was no longer there turned for home and rode with much trepidation.
I must admit I am quite anal about spares carrying a spoke key, link extractor as well as spare links. a couple of inner tubes etcetera etcetera.

iron-clover

Yup, I've done that at least once that I can remember- I went to help another club mate on the ride with his puncture as I have a larger pump than most and realised it wasn't in my pocket. Tools and spare tube all in place but no pump. Luckily I didn't need it that day- might have done it on other occasions without realising at all though.