Originally Posted by ogbigbird

....wher i live is very dry and everywhere (along side roads, in fields, bike paths and everywhere else) there are these goathead thorns. i try to avoid them as i ride, but they are everywhere. yreka california is hell for bike tires, but we got endless trails to go mountain biking on, and they are litterally right across the road from where i live, in the sticks. i also commute to work everyday at 4am in places with posted mountain lion watch signs as rural as it can get, so a flat on my way to work is a nightmare to say the least.....