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I'm gonna go with you. The offer has been made to take the site over - do it!

45SW Trail The 45SW Trail is a 4.5-mile paved shared use path that provides an alternate transportation route for cyclists, and recreation for the public, with future connections to the Violet Crown Trail. It features two trailheads with parking and bicycle repair stands for public use, beautiful hill country scenery, and interpretive signage with augmented reality experiences. In addition to a beautiful display of springtime wildflowers and an overlook at Bear Creek, you’ll find 14 informative and highly visual interpretive signs along the 4.5-mile trail. Immerse yourself in the rich history and natural wonders of the Hill Country and Edwards Aquifer by stopping to read the signs as you travel. I am very interested in the augmented reality experiences, which I haven't had since college days. Also, interpretive signs are typically, by definition, highly visual.

It looks like no one puts anything on here: https://austinmountainbiking.com/index.php?/calendar/ I'd love to integrate Yellow Bike events onto this calendar. Who can make the decision to make that work?

So I finally got to try a "real" eMTB today at the Pivot demo. Overall the experience was about what I expected. More miles, less tired, easier on my heart but still a good workout. It was alot of fun, but almost got borderline boring by the end? Hard to explain, maybe because after 17 miles at Walnut you've done everything at least once. I'd really like to try one on an A to B adventure ride or as a gravel bike for longer distance. I think I'd really like it. The bike (Shuttle SL) was great, I'm not a well. qualified reviewer but I'd say the bike and it's 3+ power modes were spot on. Perfect amount of assistance with easy controls to use while riding. Never once did I feel like the motor was doing something for nothing and never once did it feel like it was overpowering me. Spec was great, more than enough to handle the nut. I would love to try it on something techy like 1/4 notch. I think he said it was 37ishlbs. It felt great, but I have a dirt bike background so the extra weight didn't bother me at all compared to my 30 ish lbs "acoustic" bike. I can 100% see the alure for someone who wants to extend their riding career due to age, health etc. Or someone who wants to get more miles in. However, I would say, it's a different sport, it's not a dirt bike but it's almost not a MTB. Maybe you could grab a 90s stump jumper and compare it my Timberjack and say the same thing.

I posted some of these pictures on an Austin Mountain Biking Facebook page and wanted to share some of them and others here. The photos are from various trails in various states from when I started the first professional trail building company in Texas, Talon Trails LLC, in 2004, worked for Trek Bicycles designing and building their test trails, and volunteered with local clubs. I designed and/or built trail in 14 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico, and enjoyed almost every bit of it. While I miss designing and building trails and features, my life & priorities are a lot different now.

Edit: Gone. Cross Posted Three tires available free of charge. Maxxis 27.5x2.8 Rekon, great shape Maxxis 27.5x2.8 DHF, great shape Maxxis 29x 2.4 Dissector, 30-40% used

I have a Suntour XCM fork. Think that is 100mm.

Wonder how it will work if two people are trying to text each other -- one person has cell signal but the other doesn't. I wouldn't think it would be a problem, but who knows. Which aspect is slow? Acquiring a satellite or the time it takes for a text to be received?

I found about 80% of the parts I need. Still needed: 29" suspension fork. 80-100mm travel, straight steerer tube, 100mm qr axle (aka an old fork) 29" rear wheel with 135mm qr disc hub

I think I'll keep my Garmin Explorer subscription active for now. I will say I am happy with my Apple 16 Pro's ability to text in the backcountry. There is a gray area - if you have even a shadow of a cell signal, that Apple sat signal will not activate. I man the Monarch Mountain Aid Station for the Vapor Trail 125 - arguably the hardest single stage mountain bike race in the USA. Comms are vital. We all use InReach right now - I don't see us changing just yet. Next aid station up from me is captained by Hill Abell - what goes around, comes around!

Go out with a bang.

The struggle was real today🤣

All these things. I went to the Apple store last week, and the person I talked to had no idea if the satellite connectivity was inherent to the phone, regardless of provider, or if the provider was the gate keeper. I think it is inherent to the phone, because Apple offers the satellite connectivity for free for the first two years. I found it bizarre that anyone working for Apple in their store wouldn't be current on that aspect of the phone. T-Mobile is offering the satellite connectivity for free until July, I think with Android; after that there's a charge for that option. Probably will get two iPhone 16e phones, one for each of us, because the whole point is to be able to communicate with each other if we get separated in the middle of no where. I'll probably let my InReach lapse if we go this route, because the phones can be used to make the emergency call.

Just on crutches at the moment, planning on borrowing a scooter from a friend who had the same injury. Will probably wait for my first post-procedure check-in in 10 days to start exercising the rest of me. Thanks!

Look at isometric exercises and excercises in a prone position. Leg lifts, dead bug, all the things, work on upper body with weights. Use the Google or Reddit to find your new tribe and ask what they did. Do you have a knee scooter/knee walker? Get one, get some hiking poles and head out on one of the paved cycling paths. Or this crazy thing? https://iwalk-free.com/shop-us/

Thank you! I'll be there as soon as they're open at noon on Wednesday. That will give me time to go through our cycling stuff for donations, so win-win.

Yellow Bike has at least recumbent available.

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That's a scary injury. I hope you come out healed as soon as possible.

Not for me, but for my fast-growing teenage nephew. I'm willing to service it and source some nicer parts for it. Yellow Bike came up empty regarding useful bikes to use as an upgradeable platform.

Ugh, sorry to hear that. Yeah being immobilized sucks; after my knee surgery I coped with movies, TV series and video games but definitely had multiple bouts of Cabin Fever. That was back in the days of DVD Netflix.... My first foray into outdoor activities was RC cars which was nice because I could sit or stand with crutches and still be outside. I also ended up with a cheap excercise bike in the garage that I got on as soon as the Doc cleared me. Actually, it's what got me into MTB, up until the inury I was 100% Dirt Bike/Dual Sport. That was 14 years ago but I more recently had a close call where I had a partial tear of my calf muscle during a pickup game of Kickball. Looks like 25 years in an office isn't great cross training for sprinting between bases... Luckily no surgery was needed but there was a good 36 hours of unknown where I wasn't looking forward to another stint making a dent in the couch cushions.

Not a bike related injury but I ruptured my right achilles last weekend (if anyone asks you to try pickleball, say no). Surgery was yesterday, think it went well. For anyone who dealt with fairly long recovery times, how did you deal with having to be inactive, other than descending into alcoholism? I tend to get grumpy when I can’t charge around like a 5 yr old one way or another. Hoping I can swim relatively soon. Enjoy the spring/summer riding if you’re fit & healthy!

Damn, Maureen! I'm sorry this happened! I don't have a recumbent but can offer sympathy. 😞

Long shot Anyone have a recumbent bike/trike sitting unused in their garage? Our household is dealing with a FOOSH (acronym for Fall On OutStreched Hand) break at the tip of the radius bone; will be in a cast for at least another month -- no upright cycling that puts pressure on the wrist for at least another 6 wks as everything heals. Height about 5'10".

Paying $7k for my Heckler SL was kinda shocking at first...especially considering that you only get the bottom trim level for that. At least it's a carbon frame.