Originally Posted by Iride01

I've walked home with my bike on my shoulder more than just one or two times. And even refusing offers of help from other cyclists. It wasn't because I wasn't prepared for the emergency. I had a both a tube and a patch kit along with a inflator in my bag. I just didn't want to fix my flat on the side of the road those days and I'd already finished most of my ride.

I wonder how many others wrongly judged me as inadequately prepared for riding my bike as I walked those 3 or so miles to the house.