Gotcha! [With a moral dilemma]

(And since I didn’t have anything else interesting for today…) Submerging the inflated inner tube in a tub of water and the small puncture reveals itself with an air bubble. One of the lowest of “low-tech diagnostics” that there is. Repaired with a $4 patch kit (rather than replacing the inner tube). Now I also have a pair or real tire levers (for pulling the edge of the tire off the rim); I used to use a pair of flat screwdrivers, but they slip out easily (and the air would often get blue during that process).

Question I have saved myself the time (and expense) of dropping off the bike, waiting, and picking up the bike. At the same time, I have denied one of our valued bike shops a service and revenue opportunity. So what’s my moral or ethical obligation here?

Looking back
1 year ago: “Zinnia [Filler #186]”
2 years ago: “One of our favorite places…” sigh
3 years ago: “‘'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple’ [Filler]”
4 years ago: “… and new life (to be)”
5 years ago: “Beanie Baby: Princess”
6 years ago: “More than a paper cut…”
7 years ago: “Young buck”
8 years ago: “My first ‘,’”
9 years ago: “Morning dew”
10 years ago: “A man with two watches…”

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