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Just rode Peddlers and who is out there with the family digging.......Ronan. Damn, cant thank you enough.

Ronan for President! Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

You must mean “how long before you go ride the California mountains?”

If you build a feature on top of another feature, is that a B line?

Yo, I heard you like features on your features.....

Lycra and being slow? Sounds like me.

Davis Green?!?!? My nemesis! David Green! Albert, let’s coordinate this week to clean these sections up with the hog. I’ll shoot you a PM.

I would cut that second stump back and leave the new "feature". But that is just me.

I went through there yesterday, and it looks like tracks where someone has already used that as a "Feature" 🙂

What makes sense for one person may be totally wrong for someone else. That said, here is what I recommend - I would not sink money into your old bike. It is outdated and limiting at this point. Bike standards are changing so fast right now that what you buy today may not be usable on a new bike. You may find it hard to find parts for the old bike already. If you can get 'upgrades' on closeout or other wise low cost - it might make sense for you. But be careful how much you spend on that old a bike. I don't find a GPS very useful for navigating trails. Even a 'high end' GPS does not have trail maps in it like they do for roads. So even if I load a GPX file into my GPS, I have to go past a turn before it tells me I am off course. And it CONSTANTLY tells me I am off course even when I am on course (GPS error? trail changes? Aliens?). What a GPS does best is record your ride so you can look at it after the ride, load it to Strava, etc. Maybe the technology has improved to where a GPS can communicate with Trailforks or MTB Project and I don't know about it. But my experience is that GPS units don't help much with trail navigation. Phone navigation of trails works much better than my GPS unit. But I keep my phone put away so it does not become a victim of a crash. To use the phone for trail navigation I have to stop, take off my Camelbak, dig out the phone, dry the sweat off my hands, etc etc etc before I can get navigation info. All of that and I still find it more useful than my Garmin 800 GPS. Your mileage may vary. So what is my recommendation? The GPS unit WILL transfer to a new bike. If you want a new upgrade now - that is where I would spend my money. Just recognize the limitations. And I would be looking for a new / used bike in the near future. I would probably save my money to put into the new bike.

SUB NINJA has been worked on. Gum drop hasn't or snow. But Snow is so low traffic I'm not gonna worry on it now. Davis Green offered to cut Picnic and he lives within walking distance to it so I just need to drop at his place. Thanks. I'll let you know if we can coordinate the other areas. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Yea we know. We are debating what to do. We are hesitant to cut it out because the root ball holds that bank in. May try and winch it up and secure. But I bet it will need to go. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

He already got some wood on that tandem

I got some wood for ya

I already responded on FB, but it's ok, go ahead and ignore the senior society.... millennial's....phtt

I love my GPS, that said, I haven't touched it in almost 2 years since learning the local trails. I also love my 26r with 1x11 that replaced my 2x9 setup. Mostly because the 2x9 was SUPER sacked and janky. I really do like the simplicity of up or down. I'd say if you like getting your self into situations were you get lost (I do) and you are already sufficient at picking the right fwd cog then go for the GPS. If your 3x9 is worn out jump for a 1x10 or 1x11. I bet with the recent 1x12 Shimano release the 1x10 and 11s will be marked down.

the best part of the 1x experience is getting the clutch on the rear derailleur. which mostly eliminates chain slap. i was pretty much just using 1x9 for trail rides anyway. (always staying in the middle ring)

It's not often that I am faster than other people 😉 Also, Nando, make sure that he budgets a few hundred for component upgrades. Trust me, there will be things that will need to be replaced soon. You have a big enough network here that if he needs parts we can probably help out on some of them, but he needs to know that $600 is just to get into the show and the concession stand can get expensive 😉

Having some experience with knee injuries, the Orthos have all endorsed bicycle riding as being the BEST thing I can do to keep the joints lubed, muscles strong and things working well. Depending upon his knee problem, riding will most likely be a relief more than an issue. Sounds like he's in a group that will get him set up with frame size, fit, etc. So, how long do you estimate before you can get him to ATX on a bike and punish him on the local trails with a little sibling rivalry and home court advantage?

The far right side of Spongebob E-W is VERY easy to roll...it’s virtually smooth on a 27.5” wheel. give that a shot, just don’t catch your bar on the sapling to the far right...stay a bit left of it and you’ll see how easy it can be

The Josh N Josh Show. Threw down a solid first effort on Peddlers Pass. 32 mins and that's with sessioning a few spots and stopping for a group ride of little bellas for a bit and pulling over to let one few riders pass. I gotta say that was pretty fun. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

That thing is completely Bucknered!

Pulled out 4th place/37 in open men at the angelfire 5 DH Race this weekend. Missed 3rd by .8 seconds. Bittersweet. Awesome time!