Carry spare tire with you???

I normally would not consider carrying a tire in addition to the regular stuff (tubes, co2, phone, etc).
After the destroyed tire incident, I may reconsider for any of my longer rides.

Dan

PS - Maybe I need one of those SAG wagons to follow me around...

If you've got a spot to wrap some duct tape, take a small piece with you.  Or even fold a piece back on itself and toss it in your repair pouch.  Doesn't happen very often, but you can use it to put over the inside surface of a tire slash and it might allow you to limp home.  In all honesty though, it's a pretty low percentage occurance.  In 30 years of riding, I've never had that happen to me (knock on wood).

Max

What we did before cellphones was......

Carry a tire boot of some sort. A boot is a piece of some reasonably sturdy material that will keep the tube from poking through a cut in the tire and allow you to ride a little further

Dollar bills work, as do powerbar wrappers or GUpack wrappers, duct tape will do it too. Sometimes a piece of debris from the side of the road will work. The truly hardcore will carry a short section of an old tire that has been cut from the bead.

To use it, position the boot on the inside of the tire (between the tube and the tire) over the cut. Keeping the boot positioned while reassembling the tire and tube is a bit tricky, but a bit of patience will get you there. Then reinflate the tire as normal (maybe a little less pressure than normal).

It ain't pretty, but it beats walking or having to call for a ride.