Comments on: How Many Spare Tubes Should You Carry? http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-many-spare-tubes-should-you-carry/ Bicycle Touring Pro Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Josh Foreman http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-many-spare-tubes-should-you-carry/comment-page-1/#comment-2685 Josh Foreman Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:18:03 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=60#comment-2685 on my first tour i carried 3 tubes and my friend carried 2. one day he rolled over a wire staple of some sort, then the next day we were staying at a hostel and in the morning i had a flat... still dont know what happened, i pulled out the next one and as soon as i started pumping it the valve ripped off... once on the road me made it 15 miles to the middle of no where when the tube burst and was not repairable. thankfully the last tube made it to the next bike shop. so obviously this is not the norm but a stroke of very bad luck but it can happen on my first tour i carried 3 tubes and my friend carried 2. one day he rolled over a wire staple of some sort, then the next day we were staying at a hostel and in the morning i had a flat… still dont know what happened, i pulled out the next one and as soon as i started pumping it the valve ripped off… once on the road me made it 15 miles to the middle of no where when the tube burst and was not repairable. thankfully the last tube made it to the next bike shop. so obviously this is not the norm but a stroke of very bad luck but it can happen

]]> By: George http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-many-spare-tubes-should-you-carry/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 George Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:01:11 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=60#comment-1201 If you can't patch a tube in 5 minutes, you should take a class or something to learn. It's simple, and when done correctly, is 100% reliable. The trade-off of spending 5 minutes repairing a tube vs. carrying the extra weight is a no-brainer. If your commuting, or have some time constraints, replace the tube and repair it in the evening. If you can’t patch a tube in 5 minutes, you should take a class or something to learn. It’s simple, and when done correctly, is 100% reliable. The trade-off of spending 5 minutes repairing a tube vs. carrying the extra weight is a no-brainer.
If your commuting, or have some time constraints, replace the tube and repair it in the evening.

]]> By: Brad Hulse http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-many-spare-tubes-should-you-carry/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Brad Hulse Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:08:19 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=60#comment-1025 Darren, I've always carried 2 tubes and have never yet required a 3rd. Maybe it's a ritual but I always check my bike and gear during a stop, anything amiss I adjust or fix it. Including tube repairs. While touring in the Canadian Rockies and after a rain had filled the very few potholes to overflowing I was having a Zen moment (not paying attention) and pinch flatted both tires (later learned I had also caused a flat spot on both rims!), 2 tubes was enough to make it to the next stop. Once while commuting home from work I have had 2 flats due to Tribulus (puncture vine) and a 3rd tube could have been nice insurance but then again I haven't made a single effort to protect my tubes against them. Either way 2 spare tubes ( will keep you rolling until the 3rd flat) had gotten me where I needed to be in a reasonable time frame. Had I had a 3rd flat while commuting I would probably have been late regardless of the number of tubes I carried. So I might as well spend abit of extra time to repair all 3 tubes and have a better "story" to tell. Granted, I'm a roadie but I've never had 3 flats between destinations. Regards, I enjoy the site, good luck to you on your trip. Darren,
I’ve always carried 2 tubes and have never yet required a 3rd. Maybe it’s a ritual but I always check my bike and gear during a stop, anything amiss I adjust or fix it. Including tube repairs.
While touring in the Canadian Rockies and after a rain had filled the very few potholes to overflowing I was having a Zen moment (not paying attention) and pinch flatted both tires (later learned I had also caused a flat spot on both rims!), 2 tubes was enough to make it to the next stop.
Once while commuting home from work I have had 2 flats due to Tribulus (puncture vine) and a 3rd tube could have been nice insurance but then again I haven’t made a single effort to protect my tubes against them. Either way 2 spare tubes ( will keep you rolling until the 3rd flat) had gotten me where I needed to be in a reasonable time frame. Had I had a 3rd flat while commuting I would probably have been late regardless of the number of tubes I carried. So I might as well spend abit of extra time to repair all 3 tubes and have a better “story” to tell.
Granted, I’m a roadie but I’ve never had 3 flats between destinations.

Regards, I enjoy the site, good luck to you on your trip.

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