Got some new tires for the whip, but kept the rear as a spare. The mechanic asked where my ride was and I told him I got an Uber. He was like “how are you gonna get this tire home?” Cord, duh. He tried to convince me to borrow or buy some kind of bungee contraption, but I passed. He seemed impressed by my rigging when i left. Didn’t slip a centimeter on the ride home!

Anyway, got a diamond hitch secured by a studding-sail bend (ABOK #1678) at one end, round turn and two half-hitches (#1720) at the opposite end; a slipped third hitch creates a spot to stash the spare cord. Not shown is the sheet bend (#1) joining the two lines used. Probably need to learn another bend or two for the arsenal as the sheet bend was probably not the best choice.

Edit to get the right photos in here!