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I can see the sense in having them - it's not nice to be stuck in the middle of nowhere at 3 in the morning with a broken bike - but then where is the sense in riding 120 miles at night to the Suffolk coast? It's meant to be a bit stupid - Having a get out clause sanitises the experience somewhat.
That said - it's going to be me this year that breaks down in the middle of nowhere at 3 in the morning with a broken bike and no way to fix it!