2 flats in 2 days

I've owned 8 different bikes in the last 2 years and only had 1 flat in all that time until.... On Sunday I was standing next to my  new Fisher G2 Rig getting ready to warm up 20 min. before my first race of the season at Lake Pueblo. My friend a very fast Sport class rider Nick looks at my tire and casually lets me know, "dude you got a goathead." I pick the little sucker out with a sssssssssssss sound quickly following. This is my first 29er so I didn't even bring a spare tube but luckily another friend John had an extra tube so we got it put together with minutes to spare. The race went great and luckily no mechanical issues. Pueblo is not a very forgiving course for tires (cactus, goatheads, and thorns everywhere). I felt really fast through the singletrack and was riding most of the course with another singlespeeder from the Springs. I came out of the singletrack in 10th place and got passed on the pavement by a guy on a geared Cannondale and got passed right at the end by the Springs singlespeeder EJ. I am going to try to meet up with the Singlespeed Sundays crew this weekend for a rematch. So yesterday I decided to ride up the Chutes to Buckhorn and down Captain Jacks. At the top of Buckhorn (the furthest possible point from my car of course) I got another flat. Another thing about me, I haven't ridden with a spare tube or pump in over a year so I'm a very very very long hike from the car with a dead cell phone in my jersey. 2 minutes after flatting the cycling gods smiled unto me and another rider came up to the High Drive lot who had a pump and patch kit in his pack. Thanks a million man. The singlespeed 29er made quick work of the canyon. I have found my sword and am again training in the hidden art of kenjetsu. Time to go tubeless and enjoy the flow. Om mani padme hum