02-10-2016, 04:16 AM
I'll play devil's advocate.... if he's broken down somewhere w/o cell reception, that's going to be quite tough to contact a tire shop. I've had that happen to me before. Lost all electrical connection and my bike died on the side of a 25 mile long bridge going over the bayou in Louisiana, in pitch darkness. Fine, I'll just call a wrecker. Pulled my phone out, NO reception. OK I'll just walk. But, If I start walking away from my bike to get help, chances are good my bike won't be there when I get back. Paranoia sets in real quick under those circumstances. Good thing I had the right tools to get me back on the road again.