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@izgard
so, got a puncture yesterday with 6 miles to go on my commute. had no tube nor patches, so strapped my bike to my bag and got on a borisbike home. bit painful, but turned an hour and a half walk into a 45 minute ride. cue loads of looks and comments. turns out the gearing is perfect if you're crossing central london with a bike on your back.
Mikey5000 caught up with me round Regents park, laughed, told me he usually carries around a spare tube rather than a spare bike and then helped me fix my puncture. cheers to him. and a lot of appreciation for the boris bikes as they did come quite in handy.