Originally Posted by
Doug64
That's why I carry a couple pairs of nitrile gloves in my saddle bag. The wipes sound like a good idea too.
Often when I went to the dentist I used to ask the dental hygenist if I could have a few pair of their disposable gloves for emergency bike repairs, pre-Covid she was always happy to give me a few pair. But now that stuff is worth its weight in gold, nobody is going to give it away for a while.
Originally Posted by
SoobyDoo
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Rifraf for the tubeless suggestion (I am not opposed to tubeless-I have just always used tires and tubes and have plenty of them!);....
Not everybody likes tubeless for road bikes, there was a recent thread on the rando board on that:
https://www.bikeforums.net/long-dist...oad-tires.html
I average one flat a year, I mentioned above that I had one flat on my Florida tour, that was in Big Cyprus and it was a big staple, the size construction people use. But most of my tires have some form of flat protection and I only tour on tires with some flat protection. I am sticking with tubes.