Quote Originally Posted by suzieqtwa View Post
Good job Lisa...............I had my first flat 3 days ago ,and I had to walk home 3 miles (lucky I was close). I had no idea what to do. It was my back tire also. Its something I really need to learn ,and the only way Im going to learn is take my tire off.
Bummer! Does your local shop offer any kind of fix-a-flat class? Some shops do, and it would be worth looking into--you definitely do need to know how to fix a flat. I learned how to fix a flat at the local bike co-op that has open shop hours, and a few weeks ago was glad I did--had my first flat on the way to the grocery store (flatted just as I was getting to the parking lot), and was able to patch it myself. And of course, it was the rear. I think that's Murphy's law of flat tires!