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Big news for Peddlers Pass...the Cedar Park City Council just approved a permit to hold a race on it, June 15th this year. Its going to be a time trail format, capped at 400 riders. There will be pro, cat 1, 2 ,3 and juniors with cash pay outs for the winners. The same people that do a lot of TMBRA events are hosting it, so you know its going to be good. There are some other big things in the works for Peddlers Pass that will be revealed soon. I'm going to need alot of help getting the trail ready for the race, so keep an eye out for work days.

I did actually see that when you first shared it, and I was awfully tempted. I've ridden that same carbon frame and loved it. Not a great build but at that price I could have just started replacing parts. Have you bought through them before? Interesting concept, and with 30-day return policy, seems like pretty much no risk. Still, I got a good deal on a brand-new bike that I like; so no regrets. Just need to replace the showroom pedals and remove reflectors and I'll be ready to ride. Well at least when it stops raining and gets back up to 50 degrees!

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Rode Picnic, Double-Down, Up-and-Over, Rim, and Snail - all in great shape. Was cold and damp, but no slick spots. Get you some now as it looks like chances for more rain later today and tomorrow. Put my new Remedy 27.5 through the paces out there today, and it lapped that shit up like a stray dog on carnival puke.

OK so I couldn't wait for 50 degrees knowing that we might get heavier rain over the weekend - so I anxiously ventured out in the damp cold this morning and rode for an hour at Brushy - Snail (twice), Rim, Up-and-Over, Double-Down, and Picnic. Didn't even bother replacing the showroom pedals since I was in a bit of hurry. For my first run, the Lyrik RCT3 was set at 85psi with rebound 6 clicks out and the Deluxe RT3 thru-shaft shock at 200psi with rebound at 4 clicks out. Didn't even check to see what the LSC setting was on the fork. All I can say is WOW!!!! What an amazing performing bike and well-engineered suspension system. Rocky descents that would have me controlling my speed on the Primer were just soaked up like I was rolling down smooth terrain - and it's a good thing since those Guide RS brakes don't work near as well as my XTRs on the Primer. Getting height on bunny hops is more effortless on my Primer, but once I realized that I needed to put more effort into bunny-hopping the Remedy, I instantly realized how much better my form got. The bike just seemed to tuck into my body the way it's supposed to when transitioning from manual to full extension forward. Similarly with manuals it was harder to get the front wheel up, but easier to find the balance point. I still suck at holding them for more than 15 feet, but I think this bike is going to make it easier for me to practice them. Also seemed much easier to maintain proper body position on drops and jumps. This being my first 27.5, I'm amazed at how well it handles tight corners, slow or at speed. Overall my body remained in perfect position when out of the saddle at all times, which I never really felt when riding the long, slack Mondraker Foxy 27.5 Both climbing and acceleration were surprisingly good on this bike too - much better than expected although not quite on par with the Primer and its carbon rims. Components are great on this bike, although I will likely eventually upgrade the GX Eagle derailleur and Guide RS brakes (been spoiled with XX1 and XTR on the Primer), but probably not until they wear out. The Bonty 780 carbon bars felt right on this bike even though I've always ridden 740 on my other bikes. Will just keep those the way they are. Bonty 29mm internal wheels and 2.4 tires are fine too, although I might want to try some 2.5 or 2.6 tires eventually. Loved the way the Bonty dropper worked and the lever is super cool. However, it did stick some, where I'd have to drop it all the way down to get it to pop back up. It was 42 degrees though; so I'll see what happens when it warms up. Anyway it goes, I know BSS will make it right.

Aren’t reflectors required to ride Spider Mountain? You should leave those bad boys on there! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's very good. It promotes mountain biking.

I could create and sticky a topic where we can link to maps of local trails. I can then update the first post in the thread as new maps are created/updated/found. ..Al

For some people. This was on University Ave.

Yep probably don't want to watch that at work but seriously the documentary is an interesting and not in a good way. FYRE festival was a completely delusional $..T show from the start.

Can you add this to the Calendar? This should also be posted in the Events Forum (and I'll pin it once it's in there). Thanks!

Depends where you work. If you happen to work at Robert Kraft's massage parlor, it's probably not too far off the everyday office chatter.

You think we can add a 'wet concrete road gap jump' in to the time trial race? It would definitely hurt your time if you take the B line.

I almost bought that bike. It was a toss up between it and the Stumpjumper. Guess my brand loyalty won out. It definitely rides nice. Great deal you got to. Makes it only hurt a little. 🤣🤣

Rain chances are staying pretty low until late tonight, it's even going to warm up slightly after 4pm....go get some.

Mine was a 2006 but ran it till 2012ish, so looking back on it, I guess I got a lot of life out of it before it needed a full rebuild. Ran it at 160mm most of the time and when I moved back here, never changed the travel, so seemed kind of pointless to have the travel adjust. No Kashima coating back then, but stanchions were intact, guess I didn't ride fast enough.

My 2010 Talas is still in use on my wife's bike. The Kashima coating got worn out after 10k+ miles. I sent it in to Fox for a full rebuild and new uppers for $400. I always ran it at 120mm so that feature was no particularly useful to me and with hindsight I would have skipped it.

Meh, I do take care of it but really it's a 2012 that I bought as a never used take off in 2014 and have put a moderate amount of hours on since then. It's lived a cushy life.

I still ride that fork... I love the switches and dials. It has also showed me that I really don't need 150mm for most of my riding.

Send me a PM and I will send you copy of a map that SOS put out a few years ago. Other than that, ride with someone who knows you. Any more that that is like a "dog whistle" to certain people (borrowing a term I hear used a lot lately).

Can someone please do one for BCGB? i know the main trail, its all the side stuff that i need help with.

I love dorking around with map stuff, but I'm not sure what the "getting started" tips really are. If you've got a trail system in mind, you should start a thread topic for it. We could crowd source a siiick caltopo map

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I'm looking at using this mapping software to create maps of other trail systems...just gotta start with a GPX file, I finally figured that out. haha Any tips/tricks on using this would be much appreciated. This is going to be super useful for me and my crew...!

I just drove by the new sidewalk, they are repouring the concrete. There's not a barrier anywhere in sight. Sure hope they put one up when they finish.

I'm a mechanical engineer by trade and I love beautiful mechanical solutions to complex problems. That being said, these linkage forks make me cringe when I see them. I'm not even sure you could put one of those on some slick super-bike and make it look good. I need to put on my blinders and ride one and then perhaps the performance would blow me away.

Talas was overly complicated. One of my favorite forks of all time was a Fox Vanilla with a coil, not air. Loved that shock.

Pam LeBlanc did a two-page story on Spider Mountain and the *chair lift from Taos!* today (Austin American Statesman) with lots of pics.

"Some say that he knows two facts about ducks, and both of them are wrong."

Ok, no worries, Tree Kendall Magnet. See, it wasn't that hard.

if anyone/everyone wants spider mountain to grow and develop into "whistler in Texas", they will need everyones support during the early stages, too. they didnt build Rome overnight.