Goatheads!
I had a flat yesterday.  The infamous NM goatheads struck again, only this time I'm kinda suprised.  All of last year I rode the Motobecane on Vittoria Rondenneur cross tires with double shield, flat free, and gained a confidence in the tires that caused me to slap some on the 29er when I picked it up this summer.  I rode the 29er with the 700x35 Vittorias for a few weeks and found them to be hard and they looked too skinny for the WTB Laser Disc rims.  My research lead me to the Schwalbe Big Apple.  I went with the 2.35 width and was stoked when I installed them.  I've ridden the tires for a few weeks and even taken them off road for a trip down our local rail

back to school
Last Wednesday marked the beginning of school here in Santa Fe and the return to the bike commute. It has been raining a lot here and Stephanie had to pick me up on Thursday due to hail. I did get in a full ride Friday and braved the wind all the way to the pub for after work beers. This school year is shaping up to be a great one. I've got a pretty good schedule, teaching AP and Pre AP English as well as Creative Writing. We are starting our creative writing study in minimalism and read some Raymond Carver Friday, we'll read Amy Hempel on Tuesday of next week. I'm excited to get the kids writing in different styles and hope they have success in finding their voice. Our bab