Originally Posted by 79pmooney

With what I always carry, that tire would have gotten my me home, no sweat.

I don't know if your tube could have been patched but I always carry two spares. A good pump. And at least a half dozen dollar bills. So - simply replace the tube after laying several bills over the cut laid in both directions. Pump up to near your usual pressure and ride home. No Uber, no big deal. (And when I got home, I would patch that tire with sailcloth glued in with contractor's contact cement, ie the stuff countertop laminates are glued down with. That sailcloth - from a sailmaker, not the JC Penny stuff.) Stuff the bills back in your wallet. Those repairs will go the life of the tire. One tube - $6. Sailcloth plus cement - $1? Can you better that with Uber?