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Date: 06 Nov 2006 07:13:16
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: So is this a goathead?
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I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
Ken
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The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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Date: 10 Nov 2006 14:25:52
From: Rex Kerr
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Bill wrote:
> Sounds about right for an old railbed. Out here they are actually paving
> the unused ones and making people paths out of them.
The one I mentioned is also paved, now. It's been a long time since I
rode there.
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Date: 10 Nov 2006 13:09:04
From: Rex Kerr
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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> Until you run over the real deal, or a few dozen in a patch, you will
> never really appreciate how much you can come to hate a weed. Pulling
> them out without a tool will give you multiple painful holes in your
> fingers as well as a walk home.
> Been there, done that. They were hiding under some common foxtails.
I used to ride an old unpaved railbed to a friend's house when I was
young. I don't think that I ever succeeded in making the round trip
without a goathead flat.
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Date: 10 Nov 2006 21:50:42
From: Bill
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Rex Kerr wrote:
>> Until you run over the real deal, or a few dozen in a patch, you will
>> never really appreciate how much you can come to hate a weed. Pulling
>> them out without a tool will give you multiple painful holes in your
>> fingers as well as a walk home.
>> Been there, done that. They were hiding under some common foxtails.
>
> I used to ride an old unpaved railbed to a friend's house when I was
> young. I don't think that I ever succeeded in making the round trip
> without a goathead flat.
>
Sounds about right for an old railbed. Out here they are actually paving
the unused ones and making people paths out of them. All I ever see is
bicycles, never any pedestrians, maybe because the paths go about 3
miles between roads to get on/off.
My off road is definitely as far away from weeds as I can get.
Bill Baka
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 13:15:48
From: Blue Gator
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Looks like one of the 'thorns' already broke off in a tire. Hate to
have to fix THAT leak!
Arlie
Ken C. M. wrote:
> I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
>
> http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
>
> Ken
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 06:53:38
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Ken C. M. wrote:
> I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
>
> http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
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> Ken
LOL. Looks more like Whole Goat to me, wich of course, includes the
head. Less likely to result in a flat, but more likely to result in a
bent rim.
Austin
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Date: 08 Nov 2006 02:53:37
From: Paul Hobson
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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AustinMN wrote:
> Ken C. M. wrote:
>> I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
>>
>> http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
>>
>> Ken
>
> LOL. Looks more like Whole Goat to me, wich of course, includes the
> head. Less likely to result in a flat, but more likely to result in a
> bent rim.
Sigh. Fine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/p_myron_h/226816111/
happy now? ;)
\\paul
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Date: 08 Nov 2006 14:49:28
From: Bill
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Paul Hobson wrote:
> AustinMN wrote:
>> Ken C. M. wrote:
>>> I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
>>>
>>> http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
>>>
>>> Ken
>>
>> LOL. Looks more like Whole Goat to me, wich of course, includes the
>> head. Less likely to result in a flat, but more likely to result in a
>> bent rim.
>
> Sigh. Fine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/p_myron_h/226816111/
>
> happy now? ;)
> \\paul
Until you run over the real deal, or a few dozen in a patch, you will
never really appreciate how much you can come to hate a weed. Pulling
them out without a tool will give you multiple painful holes in your
fingers as well as a walk home.
Been there, done that. They were hiding under some common foxtails.
Bill Baka
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Date: 08 Nov 2006 10:04:37
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Bill wrote:
> Paul Hobson wrote:
>> AustinMN wrote:
>>> Ken C. M. wrote:
>>>> I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Ken
>>>
>>> LOL. Looks more like Whole Goat to me, wich of course, includes the
>>> head. Less likely to result in a flat, but more likely to result in a
>>> bent rim.
>>
>> Sigh. Fine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/p_myron_h/226816111/
>>
>> happy now? ;)
>> \\paul
>
> Until you run over the real deal, or a few dozen in a patch, you will
> never really appreciate how much you can come to hate a weed. Pulling
> them out without a tool will give you multiple painful holes in your
> fingers as well as a walk home.
> Been there, done that. They were hiding under some common foxtails.
> Bill Baka
They do look pretty nasty. This is why I try to ride on only paved
roads. I haven't had any run ins with them yet. Actually I don't even
know that they grow here in Florida.
Ken
--
The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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Date: 08 Nov 2006 21:24:53
From: Bill
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Ken C. M. wrote:
> Bill wrote:
>> Paul Hobson wrote:
>>> AustinMN wrote:
>>>> Ken C. M. wrote:
>>>>> I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>> LOL. Looks more like Whole Goat to me, wich of course, includes the
>>>> head. Less likely to result in a flat, but more likely to result in a
>>>> bent rim.
>>>
>>> Sigh. Fine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/p_myron_h/226816111/
>>>
>>> happy now? ;)
>>> \\paul
>>
>> Until you run over the real deal, or a few dozen in a patch, you will
>> never really appreciate how much you can come to hate a weed. Pulling
>> them out without a tool will give you multiple painful holes in your
>> fingers as well as a walk home.
>> Been there, done that. They were hiding under some common foxtails.
>> Bill Baka
>
> They do look pretty nasty. This is why I try to ride on only paved
> roads. I haven't had any run ins with them yet. Actually I don't even
> know that they grow here in Florida.
>
> Ken
In central California they are here in abundance waiting to ambush a
stray tire. They have caused me to put super thick tubes and extra heavy
slicks on my main mountain bike. The slicks are great for the road and
thicker than knobbies where it counts. The knobbies have almost no
rubber between the knobs, so they suck at sticker resistance. I have
learned to stay on the dirt and out of the weeds, at least.
Bill Baka
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Date: 08 Nov 2006 05:55:51
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Paul Hobson wrote:
> AustinMN wrote:
>> Ken C. M. wrote:
>>> I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
>>>
>>> http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
>>>
>>> Ken
>>
>> LOL. Looks more like Whole Goat to me, wich of course, includes the
>> head. Less likely to result in a flat, but more likely to result in a
>> bent rim.
>
> Sigh. Fine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/p_myron_h/226816111/
>
> happy now? ;)
> \\paul
Mine was better. Mine was just wandering the trail. LOL
Ken
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The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 09:43:36
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Ken C. M. wrote:
:: I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
::
:: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
I see them all the time on my rides but have never come close to running
over one. Thank goodness!
Be thankful you don't encounter any mulehead...they take up more space on
the road and are harder to avoid.
:)
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Date: 06 Nov 2006 10:06:50
From: Ken C. M.
Subject: Re: So is this a goathead?
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Roger Zoul wrote:
> Ken C. M. wrote:
> :: I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.
> ::
> :: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg
>
> I see them all the time on my rides but have never come close to running
> over one. Thank goodness!
>
> Be thankful you don't encounter any mulehead...they take up more space on
> the road and are harder to avoid.
>
> :)
>
>
That one plus all of his friends and or family were right in the middle
of the trail. I saw them a way off but I figured they would be pretty
quick to get out of the road. I was wrong. I had to come to a complete
stop, which made for a photo op.
The family: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goats.jpg
Ken
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The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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