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everytime I see someone with a mechanical I stop and say "Do you have everything you need?"
someone said this to me once, I think it's the perfect mix of helpfulness without condescension
platypus-
Yep, I do the same usually. I'll confess to occasionally cycling past when I see someone looking pretty competent pumping up their repaired tyre as they seem to have everything under control. But if someone has a flat and isn't doing anything to repair it, chances are your help would be pretty valuable as they're likely lacking a tool or an inner tube.
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I do the same (or I at least slow down enough to say it and hear the answer). I’m always amazed at how often the response is unfriendly, though!
Last time I did it I got a full-on Kevin and Perry style sarcastic ‘yeeeesss I’m fiiiine. GOD!’
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That may have been me.
Or one of my mates.
Or someone else.
SwissChap
AlexD
Blackandblue
I'm sure readers of this thread are socially minded enough to not really need it, but anyway - reminder to please stop and offer help if there's someone standing on the sidewalk with a flat typing away on their phone, especially if you have tools and a spare tube. It might take you a few minutes and of course -1°C isn't anyone's favourite temperature to change a tube at, but investing those few minutes can possibly save someone from having to walk an hour or more to their destination.
Now that being said, fuck me you really do absolutely freeze your fingers off when touching an aluminium rim in this weather. It reminds me of why I gave up rowing.