Mini pumps

self righeous bell end who thinks everyone should do as he does and heaven forbid someone disagree.

I'm sorry me old hob-nob, but that terminology has been copyrighted by BMMF, and is only allowed to be used against me. I'm hoping you did seek BMMF's permission, otherwise that just was not on.

I think the real truth is hes a fat cunt who has to put alot of air into his tyres to compensate for his weight. This means hes more prone to punctures.

He could stop eating chocolate cake then not worry about saving weight on the tires. Lower the PSI (once hes loss some weight) and bingo he won't have to sweat the punctures as much.

I don't see how you confused hippy with me, as this is exactly the sort of (ho ho!!) "banter" that I expect when I make a point on this forum.

But seriously, let me attempt to inform you of a few things. And, to make everyone happy, I shall put it in list form (ho ho!! - the originality eh nimbhus?).

1. hippy is an ex-competitive cyclist, not just a nodding commuter.
   
2. he is also an ex-courier.
   
   

For these 2 simple facts, I would say that he would have a cetain knowledge of dealing effectively with punctures.

I was a courier also, and given that, and that I commute daily by bike from Lower Sydenham to Farringdon, along the lovely and not quite so smooth, Old Kent Road, my knowlegde of dealing with punctures is not too bad either.

I am the person who created the Anti-Puncture Tyre List, so that people could compare tyres for their individual needs. I chose 700x23c tyres, as they're very common, fast, and at many price-points. I've used Specialized Armadillo All Condition, Maxxis ReFuse, Continental GP4000, and Specialized All Condition Pro. Still, I carry a mini-pump, and patches, and a spare tube. I also carry spare rechargeable batteries, in case my lights go out.

I'd say you've not been wise about punctures, you have been lucky with punctures.

In the long run, it is wiser to have a pump and patches, at the bare minimum, as sometimes a puncture may happen miles from a petrol station, and if its a Sunday night, you would struggle to find one that is open.

Yes, you can save weight by ditching the kit, and carrying just a valve adaptor, but like all things, luck and fate even out, and the punctures you haven't got for 2 years, are being stored up for a special month that you would like to forget.

As for calling hippy a cunt, could you please leave that to his friends to do? He would relish in it, retorting, "You are what you ......", oh nevermind.