Comments on: Say Hello to My Little Friend: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Part 2 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Seriously, This is The Last Installment: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Part 5 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583338 Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Seriously, This is The Last Installment: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Part 5 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:58:53 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583338 [...] Part 5 of my race report on the 2013 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo race. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here,  Part 3 here, and Part 4 [...] [...] Part 5 of my race report on the 2013 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo race. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here,  Part 3 here, and Part 4 [...]

]]> By: Jenni http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583206 Jenni Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:34:39 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583206 I was fine until you pointed out the blood on the cactus and then I wanted to puke. I was fine until you pointed out the blood on the cactus and then I wanted to puke.

]]> By: Heidi http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583205 Heidi Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:14:33 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583205 Ack! You saved a splinter from a prior mishap, didn't you? Now you have another souvenir. You can display them in a shadow box... (Collect 'em all!) Ack!

You saved a splinter from a prior mishap, didn’t you? Now you have another souvenir. You can display them in a shadow box… (Collect ‘em all!)

]]> By: rich http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583202 rich Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:30:42 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583202 holy prickly pincushion batman! That thing looks seriously painful... Staying tuned for the next episode... holy prickly pincushion batman! That thing looks seriously painful…
Staying tuned for the next episode…

]]> By: Bob Winston http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583192 Bob Winston Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:01:03 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583192 Reading this race report is almost as much fun as it was to live it! I had a blast with Fatty, The Hammer, Stan, Austin and the rest of the IMBA team. Reading this race report is almost as much fun as it was to live it! I had a blast with Fatty, The Hammer, Stan, Austin and the rest of the IMBA team.

]]> By: ClancyO http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583190 ClancyO Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:46:39 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583190 @wharton_crew - for my wife, absolutely! YMMV @wharton_crew – for my wife, absolutely! YMMV

]]> By: Doug (Way Upstate NY) http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583189 Doug (Way Upstate NY) Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:16:54 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583189 This race looks like fun? This race looks like fun?

]]> By: Vince http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583188 Vince Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:11:41 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583188 ouch...nice work. At least the cactus here in Central Texas have something in them that makes it numb. Sometimes you go for miles before realizing you have a clingon http://instagram.com/p/QgQ9hAGxy6/ ouch…nice work. At least the cactus here in Central Texas have something in them that makes it numb. Sometimes you go for miles before realizing you have a clingon http://instagram.com/p/QgQ9hAGxy6/

]]> By: TourGuide http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583186 TourGuide Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:06:20 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583186 Looking at the pictue of your little passenger, it was definitely one of the many species of Cholla (choy-ya)or jumping cactus. After many years of desert riding I can tell you that I'd rather brush up against any other Cacti than a Cholla. Where the thorns of most cactus puncture you and pull out, our little cholla friends have tiny hooked barbs on the end of their thorns. They go in and stay there. You go to pull it out and its on your hand or fingers. Little balls of fruit covered in desert velcro. Thats why you need the comb for proper extraction. Prickly Pear, HedgeHog, Barrel... Throw anything at me but Cholla. By the way, where the cholla went in, you will find little annoying bumps in your skin for the next 6 months. Oh yeah...the 24. Enjoy. Looking at the pictue of your little passenger, it was definitely one of the many species of Cholla (choy-ya)or jumping cactus. After many years of desert riding I can tell you that I’d rather brush up against any other Cacti than a Cholla. Where the thorns of most cactus puncture you and pull out, our little cholla friends have tiny hooked barbs on the end of their thorns. They go in and stay there. You go to pull it out and its on your hand or fingers. Little balls of fruit covered in desert velcro. Thats why you need the comb for proper extraction. Prickly Pear, HedgeHog, Barrel… Throw anything at me but Cholla. By the way, where the cholla went in, you will find little annoying bumps in your skin for the next 6 months. Oh yeah…the 24. Enjoy.

]]> By: IsleofAran http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-583184 IsleofAran Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:25:38 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/02/20/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-24-hours-in-the-old-pueblo-part-2/#comment-583184 You are Very Lucky it was that kind and not a Cholla or a Prickly Pear. That kind looks like a piece of cake to pick out!! You are Very Lucky it was that kind and not a Cholla or a Prickly Pear. That kind looks like a piece of cake to pick out!!

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