I thought goathead season was over

 

Actually this is the peak of the goathead (a product of the thistle plant) season. It may stick around a little longer this year due to an unseasonably cool summer here in California.

While riding over a little used median I encountered a patch of these "puncturethorns", but it was too late. I picked up about 12 in all.

This is the gravy season for bike shops. The peak goathead season is the end of September. Bike shops do a great business because very few people now days either want to or know how to fix a flat tire, even at a labor cost of about $10 per tire.

If you think tire liners or "slime" are 100% effective, think again. I've had as many as 30 thorns in each tire and the chances are that one of these guys are getting through you tire and tube. So it seems you have at least three options.

1. Learn to fix your own flats.
2. Pay your local bike shop to do it for you.
3. Stay home and watch old Tour de France videos on the sofa.

- Posted from my iPhone

Location:Mossbrook Cir,San Jose,United States