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My buddy Alex puts together some great videos, so here is another one to start this weekend off with some stoke! I hope yall like it. This was filmed mostly at Walnut creek on the outer log loop. I'm the guy in the blue shirt if anyone was wondering. Have a great weekend!

Here in San Sebastián the bike infrastructure is awesome. Tons of dedicated bike lanes and trails, even bike specific stoplights.

Missed the R&I this week, but still managed to do some cool urban riding in San Sebastian, Spain today. There was a train that ran through the middle of the city, and because they are such a bike-crazy town, they converted the trains and the tunnels into bike paths. Here is a video of that tunnel conversion: We only did about 9 miles, close to nothing for me but a full day for my traveling companions. We finished with pintxos and beer/wine, making it a true R&I. And then more pintxos and more wine this evening. Best day of the vacation so far.

I think those might be the only months it would be worth visiting MI for most things. I think it’s probably a beautiful place but they do cold like we do heat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There’s a couple in TX, but not close by. There’s one at Mineral Wells SP and another up at Caprock Canyon. I agree we need more rail trails! We used to ride the Tammany Trace on the North Shore of Lake Ponchatrain when the trails were too wet. Nice asphalt surface. Went right by the Abita brewery and the brew pub. [emoji4] Also rode a 40ish mi section of the Mickelson trail in SD. That one’s 100+ natural surface thru the black hills. I rode the segment that goes by the Crazy Horse monument. Beautiful Country. There was nobody out there, wish I had had time to do the whole thing thru the tunnels. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

When you point your bike down you quickly realize how beneficial an aggressive head angle is. Especially on a hardtail. 67* on my hardtail.

That's easy, we'll just blame you now 😉

Awesome. Wish we had something like this in Texas. Growing up around Chicago we had the old Aurora & Elgin railhead converted to the Illinois Prairie Path, did thousands of miles a year on that as a kid, really miss it. http://www.ipp.org

That is a converted railway tunnel, so the rock was jagged rock. They basically created a "jacket" for it, and I am assuming that it was padded (never checked) as a bike crash into jagged rocks would hurt. The jacket covers the rock and keeps the trail clear of falling debris or water coming out of the rocks.

It’s just that good of a trail. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m all for hard tails and short chain stays, but I have some doubts when head angles get too aggressive

Manual like a boss!

This is on my radar. About 15-20 years ago I somehow decided to ride a trail and collect a pint glass from a brewery in each state. The pint glass piece has required some research and timing in some states. Good/decent trails are thankfully almost everywhere these days. All that remains is Alaska and Ohio. Tons of breweries in OH.

If you ever go back or anyone else visits Ohio try Mohician State Park. It's free, named one of the top 100 trails in the US, 26 mile loop, long sections under the shade of 80' tall hardwoods with a roller coaster feel (espically if you are going fast).

Best fix for sticky guide brakes: https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-slx-m7000-front-and-rear-disc-brake-set-95363.html

Here is a link to the problem with riding wet trails. Yes I know that people who visit this board already know this. But you can refer other less knowledgeable people to this link. https://ntxtrails.com/why-cant-i-ride-wet-trails/?fbclid=IwAR25cCCVIyOx4p9IC8F-Pwo5nwJSwnlT7CyAH0IYKOYFmbck9Ox6BWgDWzc

I think AustinBike nailed it. The is a "community plan". Also known as a compromise. Nobody gets everything but most people get something. Keep in mind that these compromises are a lot like some of the "discussions" on this board. Some people have all the answers and everyone must be beaten into relenting to their opinion. In my humble opinion the potential for killer MTB trails was HUGE. But there were too many competing interests so compromises had to be made. Getting it recognized that MTB was appropriate and allowed on what were termed "nature trails" was a major win. Without that one I would consider that area to be a total loss for MTB'rs. As it is, there is potential near and long term. ETA - We can all thank Derrick (sp?) for staying on top of this when others had to move on to more pressing issues. What was that saying? "It takes a village!"