Quote Originally Posted by Irulan
please tell me you at least know how to fix a flat.
Yeah. Well, not patch, but I carry spare tubes and spent a whole day last summer practicing changing tires.

But there are plenty of mechanical problems I might need help with. Last year I had trouble with my disc brakes. I believe I'd have been able to fix them today, but at the time I couldn't. Someone on the trail helped me adjust them ... he honestly didn't know all that much about what he was doing, either, but between the two of us at least I could brake.