Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Goatheads or
Tribulus terretris, MTBerJim are the bane of every cyclist west of the Mississippi. A nasty weed that grows well in disturbed soils but whose seeds can lie dormant for 50+ years. They look like this
and you should thank your lucky stars if you've never run across one. You can also always tell who is, and isn't, familiar with them. If the person tells you just to replace the tubes in a tire, they don't live where these little devils live. If the person brags about having 25 patches per tube, they not only live with them but they are just getting the tube broken in
They sure do look nasty. If there's one thing I'd like to see transition from mountain biking to road biking, it would be Stan's No-Tubes.
As an aside, I was in Denver for a week back in 02 or 03 (I ferget), I so loved it out there. I didn't even get a chance to do any riding, but loved the vibe, very bike friendly city. Bikes locked up to every street sign, lamp post. I would move out that way in a second if I could.