Originally Posted by
Robert A
You wouldn't be rolling on the floor laughing if it happened to you in the middle of a rainstorm, outside of cell range. It wasn't fun.
One reason I rode tubulars for so long was that I could always change out the tire and get home. In the dark, very tired, inebriated, in the rain, below freezing. And in not much more than 5 minutes. So if I was in a place that wasn't the smartest place to hang out, I knew I could leave. (And if it was a really marginal area, I could ride on the flatted rim and not stop at all. Probably the end of that being a nice rim, but I would get to keep it and the rest of the bike.)
Ben