McQz

My wife and I ride our road bikes all over rural northern Arizona (somewhat redundant) and road hazards and severe tire damage are not uncommon. My wife cut her tire on a ride on the road to Holbrook about a month ago! As a result we have taken to carrying a spare tire, to supplement our spare tube and patch kit. We currently carry the folders in the seat tube water bottle cage, but it is less than elegant. We strap it in with an Arno strap, which has to be undone and re-done for carrying on the car rack or hanging up in the garage.

Even strapped into the water bottle cage, the tire can still bump around and interfere with the derailleur or rub against a leg.

In the absence of a rack, how do folks carry a spare tire?