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Once again the guys at Monkey Wrench came through big for me. With one bike in need of major work and the other needing replacement parts from two separate manufacturers, these guys turned both bikes around in just a few days. I would have been thrilled to just get one bike back for the weekend, but instead returned home with 2 bikes and a big smile. These guys really rock! Can't imagine getting more personalized service anywhere.

Hey all, there was a post on the Peddler Cedar Park instagram showing the log has been taken care of. I'm just passing along the info so nobody take an unwanted trip. Thank you to all who keep the trails in such great condition for all of us to enjoy. Scott

This is last years course, which will probably be the same

The more of this work I do, the greater appreciation I have for the many folks who do way more of it than I do.

Trailforks has a really bad ass feature to create rides. Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

I made this ride call last year back when this Dragon Slayer thing was a little-known curiosity of an event. Both this pre-ride and then actual event went so well that I figured I'd make an (unofficial) pre-ride call again. Last year we had 12 people show up, however this time, I'm suspecting the turnout may be much bigger. I'm planning to keep most everything the same from last year except the starting location (since the DS start location was change...I too will change this to be the same as DS) Location: Lake Georgetown Trail (LGT) Time: Monday, 8am meet, 8:15 rollout. Place: Russel Park parking lot, Georgetown Pace: Steady tempo for 2 clockwise laps Last year, I (many of us?) were uncertain about lap times and pacing. I think most of us have that figured out a bit by now. But if you don't, then this could be a good chance for you to work on it. As for myself, I plan to do a steady tempo for the 1st lap, then possibly pick it up a notch (or 2) for the second lap. This is pretty much how it went for the 4 of us in my 'group' last year. That being said, everyone is free to ride this ride how you choose. Below is a cut-n-paste from my 'ride guidance' from last year. Originally Posted by CBaron **PLEASE NOTE** I tried to elude to this in my OP ride call, but I want to restate it again for everyone's benefit. I don't consider this a "group ride" in the traditional sense of the word. I don't plan (for anyone) to wait on people, or hurdle up for a mechanical or group-change flat tires and such. The best way to think of this is as a solo ride, where you'll be leaving with probably 10 other riders. If we happen to set a similar pace then great. If not, no big deal. The comfort and camaraderie here is in partaking in the similar endeavors on Monday, not so much in riding hand-n-hand as a big group. My experience in open ride calls is that we will get a variety of skill levels, a variety of agendas and all sprinkled in with some random mechanicals. Therefore, I just want everyone to be on the same page when we start. All that being said, if you're interested in (pre) riding the trail on Monday, please come out! Forecast is showing great weather (71* @ 8am) and the chance of rain is fairly low. I'd bet that the trail should be in good shape by that time. And then the most important factor is that its 5 weeks out from the Dragonslayer ride. This makes it a critical window for building fitness in time for that event (which is the main reason I'm going to be out there). Additionally, its always good to get more trail data and bike setup info while out there (the 2nd reason I'll be there). If you have any questions or comments, please post up. Later, CJB Here is a link to the Mojo thread from last year's ride call: Monday Sept 4th: LGT (unofficial) Dragonslayer pre-ride call Once again, if you have any questions or comments, please post them up. I'm also attaching my Strava file from last year's ride in case anyone is interested. Strava File from last year: https://www.strava.com/activities/1168514299 Thanks CJB

I noticed that the Camp Eagle Classic is this weekend. Anybody going? Is it always scheduled this early in the year? Suspect it will be mighty hot out there.

Tires: ikons for the win. Austin Walker won the flat-bar 200k on Ikons last year. Navigation: the organizer sets up a route in Ride with GPS which will give you cues on your phone. Else the course is marked (unless some numbskull sabotages it).

Big improvement in readability 👍

I cannot agree more. Joe & Company run a nice little deal over there and over the yrs have been so nice and helpful. He has even pulled me into his shop and taught me how to make repairs to my own bikes. He has hooked me and my boy up and overall is great dude to talk to. HIGHLY recommend him.

Or TMBRA. Michael is a ninja too.

Looks fine to me if you weren't bottoming out.

Great ride this morning despite the humidity. HoneyBadger even earned an Eagle Scout patch for administering first aid to a bloodied and bruised rider we came across who took a nasty spill on Rim.

I have not seen a map yet. how far do you have to go before you repeat a "lap?" I signed up for Come and Grind It 100k earlier this year. the 100k was just two laps of the 50k course. it was hot an humid, so after the first lap, I saw cold beer and shade and didn't want to see all those pastures again. I called it a day after 50.

I rode the 200km last year. It was a very tough ride. By mile 75 I was questioning my own sanity. The 100km option seems the perfect distance to keep things enjoyable but still a challenge.

Wasn't able to make it out today, after doing trail work at LGT in the morning, riding yesterday evening, and plans to ride tomorrow morning, I needed a break. I'll endeavor to get out for next week's ride, though. Hope you guys had fun!

Love Monkey Wrench! A well-run shop. Joe will do right by you (especially if you are a member of ARR).

This is the kind of thread I really like. Good customer service is harder and harder to find these days.

I connected my Garmin account with it and now I see my rides there. We'll see if it sucks or not over the next few weeks.

Take the air can off and look inside for anything weird. While you're in there freshen up the oil and remove any volume spacers.

Well let me know as I went out and located it today. I can come out with a chainsaw tomorrow and take care of it if you guys really can't bunny hop it.

A cheeseburger!!! I have done a PB&J sandwich in the CamelBak for long (usually over five hours) rides before. PB&J tastes incredible after you've been riding for hours. 😄

Right on! Thanks for your efforts!

Cleaned my brakes so you wont have to hear that horrid sound again

notyal- you are 100% correct about asking for advice. I NEVER ask for advice, because you will always get it. Instead, my method is to seek out council from just a few respected sources. I've designed about 3-4 different jerseys for cycling teams/clubs that I've been a part of. My #1 requirement for me taking on this task has been that nobody gets to see the design until I'm finished (because EVERYONE wants to be a critic). Sorry Al.... But now that we are here, I think notyal's choice above is s-t-r-o-n-g! It could easily contain all the elements needed for Albert's logo: a mountain, a bike wheel or chainring, the site's name, possible a defining feature of Austin (Capital, 360 bridge, Bat, etc..) [but once again less is more] Cheers -CJB

The Walton Family Foundation just donated 3,9 million a couple days ago for another 50 miles of trail before the end of 2019. We need a bullet train from Austin to Bentonville.

I use my dropper constantly, even at places like walnut. Whenever there is a long sweeping turn that i know i won't be pedaling on, I lower the dropper to lower my center of gravity. I use it for low branches, i use it in tight technical sections, i use it dozens of times each ride.

I sit next to 2 designers at my work. We discuss these things quite often as we've (semi) recently gone through this exercise for the project that I've been working on here at my job. Modern design "trends" have evolved to be much more clean and simple. An elegance that is accomplished with less. It could be somewhat thought of as the "Apple way" of design. There is no doubt that they have popularized it (and I happened to have worked there for 6 years and it gets ingrained in part of the corp culture too). Therefore, I keep coming back to the options and offered here as a bit kitchy and dated. I LOVE ME SOME TEXAS! But its really been over-used in standard basic ways. Same with chinrings and MTB silhouettes. Maybe it really doesn't matter for a new startup forum logo, but IMHO these kinds of things do matter when it begins to represent a brand, image or tribe. Al I say challenge your designer to stretch himself; do something that is UNIQUE....DIFFERENT. How would Apple design a MTB community logo? (and still be gritty and earthy?) Maybe something with a vintage nod to it: Clean and simple logo desgins https://99designs.com/blog/creative-inspiration/simple-logo-design/ Maybe something with a vintage nod to it: https://99designs.com/launch/logo-design/89ec0e85ae5e1235/visualbrief/designs (these are not all vintage but you can gather a variety of inspiration from many of these examples) This guy Aaron Draplin is a legend in the realm of retro and simple: https://goo.gl/images/MiiuUy Outdoorsy and earthy examples of his: https://goo.gl/images/JpJyRY I bet something like that could be done with a simple MTB'er logo, a simple thick-lined mountain, and RWB TX colors giving a nod to the state. Just ideas.... -CJB

New wood feature? Thanks for all your hard work!

I like the mountain line, but yeah, kinda defeats using the shape of TX in the lower half. If you want to keep the shape of TX, you can do the RWB Texas flag colors and make the mountain shape as the color break vs. the standard straight line. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The missing part of the state may as well be Oklahoma anyway.

I really dig the first one. I don't know why it just stuck out to me. I think it's because of the black rider with the white background.

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I just setup Tapatalk for the forum, since I know some people prefer it on mobile devices. Just search for "Austin Mountain Biking" in Tapatalk and it should come right up. ..Al