Originally Posted by
VegasJen
You say that, but I have no idea when I picked up the thorn that flattened that tube. It might have been early on and yes, I was lucky it got me all the way through my short ride. Or it could have been right towards the end and I only made it home simply because I was that close. Regardless, it was only a 20 mile ride and once again, punctured a tube. I have literally had over a dozen (maybe two dozen) flats since October.
You're tougher than I am. I could never live in Vegas. I did a biathlon there in the late 80s as a teenager and my parents used it as an excuse to pay the casinos' lighting bills for a weekend.
I went out for a run one morning before it got too hot. I asked the doorman of the hotel-casino, "Where's a good place to run around here?"
He replied with a smirk, "That depends on who's chasing you."
When we got home, even the clothes I never unpacked stunk of cigarettes.