biking 101

Bike Basics- always carrying the following:
a spare tube, patch kit, tire irons, allen keys, and a bike pump.

And I usually do... dammit.
I got school'd today though. Got my 5th flat of the winter on my way down to watch the sunset from 3rd beach with no spare tube or pump. Had been planning on buying a portable pump on my way home. ha! Lucky for me a cyclist appeared among the countless unequipped tourists riding past me.
Patched the 4cm long gash in the tube and tire to only get a pinch flat while pumping up. Round 2 was a success and I even managed to get the last bit of tire back into the rim by myself...a task that has eluded these weak-ass hands of mine until today. Feeling good that I could do it without another pair of hands.
Oh yea, and tomorrow is new pump day.