Do you ride with someone?

[harryS]

How many of you ride with a better half, someone you care about, small G-kids etc.
Have you even thought about what would happen if they or you had a bike malfunction that could not be repaired/fixed on the spot? The bike has mechanical problem, but can be ridden or towed home safely, and you are several miles from home base?

My grandkid was tired on her regular bike, so I towed her with a nylon strap. When I stopped and she didn't., she crashed. She'll never take a tow again, but I cut down an ebike to fit her.

Now if a flat tire happened, our standard procedure (when not carrying a flat kit) is for me to ride the good bike and go get the car, If's it walkable, I walk the bike. If it's a motor/battery problem, our ebikes were bikes before I added the motor. They can be pedalled homw without power, by me at least.

Riding alone is OK when riding in places with other people. I would not ride where I might not see anyone, in case I fell and couldn;t get up.

 

[mrgold35]

I once snapped my chain on my mid-drive about 10 miles from home. I purchased a spare chain; but, I haven't prepped it yet and didn't have it in my rack bag. Lucky I was with my wife and rode her Radcity step thru ebike back home, left her ebike at home, put my hitch bike rack on our SUV, and drive back to pick her up as she kept an eye on my ebike. We were at the park for the ABQ Balloon Fiesta early morning accension and that kept her busy with thousands of other folks in/outside the park watching lift off.

I now prepped my spare chain and have it in a Ziploc bag in my rack bag for next time (removed links, add quick links, removed factory grease, wax chain, and have all tools to repair or replace in the field). It would have been a long walk home pushing my 100lbs Himiway Cobra Pro ebike if I was alone and couldn't call my wife.