Patching tires

I don't have much luck patching so now I pitch 'em. Hardly worth the effort as I buy the tubes in bulk from Performance for ~$1.50 each.

As far as the second lever, some tires fit tighter than others, and I occasionally have to use a second lever on those. Just bought a speed lever, haven't used it yet, though.

I put my spare on and keep riding, then patch when I get home. I carry a patch kit and/or second tube in case of a second flat but (knock on wood) have never had to use it.

I always use 2 levers, guess it's just what I was taught.

With that kind of bad luck you might want to check out the condition of your tires.  I was having a string of flats but there was nothing sticking to the insides of the tires when a friend told me that if the sides of the tire are worn (I guess you might call them the sidewalls) the tires would tend to collapse and the result would be repeated pinhole flats.  A clue to this is that you might have a hard time getting the bead to seat evenly/properly in the rim.

She was right...new tire equaled no flats.

If you've been riding on those tires for 3 years it might be worth a look.  

The flats are on my new baby...a less than two month old Cervelo...he has maybe 450 miles on him.  So...I would hesitate to think it's worn out tires...maybe very thin tires?  One was the front wheel and one was the back wheel...but both times I could feel the air coming out through small holes in the tire itself.  But I thought most bike tires were good for at least 1000 miles?

My good old reliable Bianchi never got flats   And his front tire has gone over 2000 miles without a single flat.  But he's much slower than the new toy...