New York Times Offers Bicycle Commute Advice

What is the most abundant mechanical in cycling? Broken Chain? Broken Spoke? Frame Failure? Wrong, wrong, and wrong. Flat tyres have done everything from destroying a dream of winning your local race to being late to the office for that important meeting with the CEO. Even though steps can be taken so that a flat is some-what preventable, they still happen. When it does happen, are you prepared? Do you hitchhike or can you change the tube/sew-up yourself? Lauren Hefferon, a free lance writer for the New York Times, published today a gear review of pumps that you can carry with you on the bike or in your m-bag to help recover after that devastating piece of glass jumped out in front of your tyre. Personally I am a huge fan of all Crank Brothers products. Here for the article.