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Puncture in middle of nowhere, pump brakes, non racing cyclist passes by and asks are you ok, ends up lending you the pump.
I took 'rider' to mean another competitor. If you ask another competitor for help you have crossed a line.
If it is unsolicited help from a passer by, I would feel that was ok. Tbh if I was stuck with a broken pump and a random person rode past, especially somewhere remote like the nullarbor, I would flag them down and ask to borrow their pump. If it was another competitor I would recognise I'd be scratching by using their pump as I'd be delaying their ride.
frank9755
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This is the only one I disagree with. For instance if you put a little back story...
Puncture in middle of nowhere, pump brakes, non racing cyclist passes by and asks are you ok, ends up lending you the pump.
To me that's just the same as getting a bottle of water which they say is ok. It's in their words 'trailmagic', everyone has the same chance of receiving it.