Hi y’all,
I’m kind of a beginner cyclist and looking for a repair kit for tires on my road bike that I can carry with me. Ideally something that I could connect to the bike.
I used to go to Reddit for this kind of stuff but, well, you know.
Thank you!
If you’re a beginner just pack a spare tube, a hand pump, and a tire lever. Maybe a patch kit if shit really hits the fan and you get two flats on a ride. But you don’t want to rely on patch kits.
Don’t mess around with CO2 unless you’re in a race or don’t have room in your kit for a pump. C02 is fast and small but isn’t fault tolerant.
Make sure to practice tire changes at home so you know what to do if you get a puncture.
Most importantly make sure your tire is at the correct pressure (check weekly), most punctures are due to pinch flats from under inflated tires. I’ve put in 1000s of km and never changed my own tire, but I’ve rescued plenty of strangers who rode on under inflated tires.