Originally Posted by benetga

I've been thinking about what to do if I got a flat. The weather getting colder and my ride in has increased now to 5mi. I really enjoy it but it would suck if I did get a flat. I'm running gatorskins now but part of my route is on a shoulder of a busy highway,lots of debris. My ride is always in the dark this time of the year. My old commute was only 2mi with good roads and only got a flat once and that being 2 blocks from home. How do you guys handle it? Call for a ride or fix it? Fixing a flat would be major pain being cold and dark let alone trying to remove a gatorskin tire,not easy to install. Are gatorskins that good that I shouldn't be concerned (knock on wood)