Originally Posted by
noglider
It's not a question of if I get a flat, it's a question of when. When I get it, what will I do?
I agree. Even with tires designed / marketed to reduce flats, of course I know the risk is not zero. Personally, I've decided that I'd rather deal with walking home (and pushing the bike) when it happens than always carrying the materials to make the repair and making it roadside. Were my commute distance significantly longer, I'd take a different approach. (On pleasure rides, for example, when the risk distance is much greater, I always carry provisions for flat repair.) For commuting, I'm not sure at what point I'd change approach, but I'm sure at some distance I would.