Originally Posted by
cxwrench
Why would you be stranded? Don't you know how to change a tube? Are you not responsible enough to carry what you need to change one? If you can't be bothered to be able to take care of yourself if you flat you shouldn't ride further than you'd care to walk.
You’re right. I shouldn’t have said stranded. I can change a tube.
But if the sidewall is soft and tears a tube won’t help.