So is this a goathead?

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.

🙂

Ken C. M. said:

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.

Austin

Roger Zoul said:

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
--
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

Looks like one of the 'thorns' already broke off in a tire. Hate to
have to fix THAT leak!

Arlie

Ken C. M. said:

I almost ran some of these over on my 60 mile Saturday ride.

http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/misc-pics/goathead.jpg

Ken

AustinMN said:

Ken C. M. said:

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

Paul Hobson said:

AustinMN said:

Ken C. M. said:

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
--
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

Paul Hobson said:

AustinMN said:

Ken C. M. said:

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

Bill said:

Paul Hobson said:

AustinMN said:

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

Ken C. M. said:

Bill said:

Paul Hobson said:

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

Quoted message said:

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.

Rex Kerr said:

Quoted message said:

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

Bill said:

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.