Changing out flat tubes in the middle of nowhere!!!!
- Thread starter Rack
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I just took a shot of what's packed in my vest. I carry a tube, as well as patches, and 5 CO2 bottles.
Changed one today, I pack a little less and virtually nothing on tune up rides.
A tune up ride is a 38 mile loop I do at Cow Mt that is 20 minutes from my house.
I always carry a plug and wrench and a clutch cable. Up here you are always dicing between
trees. Our levers/hands are always well protected. Maybe two/thirds of what you have.
If you get lucky, you find the nail in the tire at camp, not on the trail -
A nice shade tree, portable air compressor, and a cold beer. The fact that it was 100 degrees wasn't bad, but the 4 flies buzzing around my head during the change was very annoying.
I do agree that letting someone else carry all the tools on the trail is the best way to go
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And also pretend not knowing how to change a tire, ask if they can show you how.
A nice shade tree, portable air compressor, and a cold beer. The fact that it was 100 degrees wasn't bad, but the 4 flies buzzing around my head during the change was very annoying.
I do agree that letting someone else carry all the tools on the trail is the best way to go
.And also pretend not knowing how to change a tire, ask if they can show you how
.
Hey K-rack, maybe you should start a new thread after your epic ride report: "how to change your dirty undies in the middle of nowhere" 
Or better yet maybe Mike In Fresno could start a "how to wash a KTM thread"!
Hey K-rack, maybe you should start a new thread after your epic ride report: "how to change your dirty undies in the middle of nowhere"
I wouldn't know anything about this subject.
Yes just take WG riding with you. He is the "On Trail Flat Master"....
Gotta love that old thread. The scars from the whipping I took are still there.If you get lucky, you find the nail in the tire at camp, not on the trail -
A nice shade tree, portable air compressor, and a cold beer. The fact that it was 100 degrees wasn't bad, but the 4 flies buzzing around my head during the change was very annoying.
I do agree that letting someone else carry all the tools on the trail is the best way to go
And also pretend not knowing how to change a tire, ask if they can show you how
Thanks.
Hope ya know I'm kidding. If we can't poke at each other than we might as well quit posting. At the very least, I carry a bunch of tools now and learned a lesson.
