School boy error required breakdown assistance in Brentford

Could just ask an obliging white van man for a lift home. I've heard fish delivery vans are particularly useful for this.
haha

bank holiday monday, innit?

Fucks sake I completely forgot about that as I had to fecking work all day.

Buy a tube and borrow tools from nearest bike shop or put my arm in the air and shout taxi

Expensive and time-consuming alternative to carrying a coupla hundred grams of kit.

Expensive and time-consuming alternative to carrying a coupla hundred grams of kit.

where to put tho?!

Up your bum! You walked straight into that one.

or perhaps you did?

where to put tho?!

Jerseys have pockets for a reason.

the OP reminds me of Aidan

I don't know Aidan, but I don't like the sound of that Winston!!!

Jerseys have pockets for a reason.

i dont wear a jersey. should i start?

or perhaps you did?

Damn you, you beat me this time!

Jersey pockets
Bag
Saddle pack
Panniers
Tie under saddle or onto frame
Cut up water bottle and use to hold pump + tubes

I knew people on here didn't ride far and if you're in London there's always trains and cabs and shit but I didn't know the true extent of the phenomenon. Useless mofos actually make me feel like I'm not lazy Ha!
There is no hope for the future. We are doomed. Etc. Etc.

Damn you, you beat me this time!

i think you'll find you beat yourself.

for ultimate stealth could one put tube under saddle as suggested and then put a pump inside the seatpost if one could find one thin enough?

Yes, or you could just be normal and do what every one else does.

I refuse to believe that somebody would not be able to carry an inner tube with them.

Jesus wept.

I must have fixed 20+ punctures in the 7 years I've been cycle commuting in London. 2 of them were mine. So many people have said "I have a pump and patch kit at home and I forgot it today" or "I have a pump at home but I never carry one with me". Bloody nodders.

The only saving grace was that a couple of the patch repairs were for very attractive ladies in lycra. :^)

I ride a track bike with no bottle mounts in a T-shirt and shorts/jeans, there is very little room in this ensemble for a pump, tubes/patches, spanners, allen keys etc...

What about when it rains? I don't go out, ask Murtle he'll tell you.

^saddle pack

Fair one. Would make me look a right bender though, it's already difficult talking to women.

A lot of you lot must enjoy chewing on instant coffee because many of you seem to find the bitter taste of failure far too palatable for my liking.

Having to ask for help getting home on a bike ride is an admittance of failure and should only be done in the most extreme of circumstances. Whether in the urban jungle or riding over a 4000m pass in Asia. It's still a failure.

Much like asking for directions when lost a man should always be able to improvise their way out of the situation. Failing to do so is a failure.

There is no such thing as a small failure. You win or you fail and by having to get home by using another form of transport other than your own legs, you fail.

If I were you I would have walked home carrying my bike as penance for what I had done.

This thread would deserves to be in the epic fail thread but it represents such a failure it dose not even deserve the recognition that being posted in there would bring.

My Gators have gone nearly two year in London without a puncture, hence the complacency. The puncture was caused by moi skidding around like a fixie hippster skidder lately and wearing through the layers.

complacency makes and ass of U and Me but there is no I

Tommy is right, death is too good for you

Buy a tube and borrow tools from nearest bike shop or put my arm in the air and shout taxi

you call your fucken mrs. don't lie.

we caught you on friday night.

...and tommy is right. failing to do something is a failure.

A lot of you lot must enjoy chewing on instant coffee because many of you seem to find the bitter taste of failure far too palatable for my liking.

Having to ask for help getting home on a bike ride is an admittance of failure and should only be done in the most extreme of circumstances. Whether in the urban jungle or riding over a 4000m pass in Asia. It's still a failure.

Much like asking for directions when lost a man should always be able to improvise their way out of the situation. Failing to do so is a failure.

There is no such thing as a small failure. You win or you fail and by having to get home by using another form of transport other than your own legs, you fail.

If I were you I would have walked home carrying my bike as penance for what I had done.

This thread would deserves to be in the epic fail thread but it represents such a failure it dose not even deserve the recognition that being posted in there would bring.

Prints out and places next to bed.