[sizzzzlerz]

My chain had slipped off the rear sprocket, wedged itself between the gear and the frame. I forgot my toolkit and I was unable to free it. I was miles out of town so a walk back was going to take hours. A guy on a motorcycle rode by, looked at me and turned around. He got off his bike, got his tools, and freed the chain in seconds. I was profoundly grateful. Years later, I happened across a cyclist in a similar situation. I helped him and I told him I was simply paying back the first guy who had helped me. It felt really good.

[rconti]

I'm something of a cyclist and I drive on a lot of roads where there are cyclists all the time. I keep meaning to make sure my car is stocked with some helpful bike tools or a spare tube or something. I need to get on that.

[ErroneousBosh]

Same. I'm tempted to throw in a couple of spare tubes in the little pocket things between the interior trim and tail lights, where just now I keep a spare fanbelt, too.

I usually have stick-on patches and a bike pump as well as the normal Landrover-fixing tools, because you can have a toolbox without having an old Landrover but you can't have an old Landrover without having a toolbox.

[lostlogin]

A few tubes, CO2 or a pump and some tyre levers.

You’ll be a super hero.

[stavros]

Aren't there many different kinds of tubes? Or are they fairly standard?

[HexPhantom]

"Paying it back" instead of "paying it forward" feels especially right here

[lostlogin]

I find that cyclists often help cyclists. ‘Help the next guy’ being a phrase I’ve heard a few times.

A $5 tube is so small a cost. Not having one can make a minor inconvenience into an utter shambles if you have to call home go a lift from 50km away at 6am.

[phyzome]

You know what else is a nice thing to carry? A wad of paper towels to get the grease off. Even if someone can repair their own bike, they often don't have a plan for the grease.

I've handed out paper towels to 4-5 people this year and they were all delighted.