those rare tire punctures (trying again)

[pdedse]

One flat, middle of nowhere in southwest Costa Rica. Within minutes of flat, and after not seing a vehicle in either direction for 20 some minutes on a lonely gravel road, a pickup with 3 guys in the back pulls up next to me. My tube was destroyed by a nail, so between the four of us we hoisted the bike in the bed of the truck, then they turned around and headed back to the town where they had just come from, dropped me off at tire place, new tube, an hour later I was back on my way, this time with a spare tube. New tube and install cost me $7.

Probably 110,000 miles. So less than 1 if my math is any good.