Tim McCormack16h ago

Carry a plastic bag full of paper towels in your bike bag!

In the past year or so I've given paper towels out to 4 or 5 people who I spotted by the side of the road with grease on their fingers and a panicked or despondent look on their face. Even if they had already managed to get their chain back on, they still had to deal with thick black grease on their hands.

I've rarely seen such profuse gratitude as when I handed these people the paper towels.

#BikeTooter

Show threadRastal

@timmc I always carry in my saddle bag a pair of disposable vinyl gloves. As light as a feather to carry and keeps your hands clean when doing roadside emergency maintenance.

#cycling #biketooter #tip

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Show threadYou S Blues10h ago
@Rastal @timmc Good call. I’ve ruined a number of pairs of socks wiping my hands off. I always carried gloves when I was coaching high school mountain biking.