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TRAIL BUILDING TONIGHT!!! Come help finish "Deb's Drop" I'll be there at 5:30pm. See the picture for tonight's plan. We have tools, so just bring gloves and water. If your out riding Brushy this evening, stop by and swing a pickaxe for 10 minutes, the help will be much appreciated. Or if you're out there today, go swing a pickaxe for a few minutes and move some dirt.

The drop is staying the same, it's what is happening after that's changing. The landing area was very small and you had turn the instant you touched the ground. As someone else said, you originally had to go up it and the line was fine. The feature is probably the most intimidating to beginners riding PP and had very little margin of error before you started sliding off the trail. I've moved the trail as close to the creek as possible to make it line up better with the drop. The landing area is going to be twice as big and longer. Since I'm making changes, I'm adding something for the more advanced riders... before you make the left turn up the hill I'm adding a big catch berm so you'll be able to rail that corner and carry a lot more speed up the hill.

There is a balance here. On trails that are more "public" and that includes Brushy, you have to balance between not dumbing it down and making it safer, especially on sections that are not marked as dangerous. PP is really safe and would be an easy/green with the exception of that spot. Several have been hurt. So you do something about it. Deception, on the other hand, is not intended to be easy, so if a bunch of people get hurt somewhere there is not the same level of involvement to "fix" things for the novice rider. It's all a balance. The city is involved with the trail and condoning the building, so I would rather see some work done to make an easy trail more accessible; if you fight them they might just shut the whole thing down. It's all a balance.

Did anyone see those stickers someone put on a bunch of scooters around town that said “clap activated” or something? I’ve seen a few of those hand dryers with a “voice activated” sticker. This level of trolling takes dedication because you know you won’t be there when it works but it’s still funny enough to make it worth it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You don't need a dropper to roll that.

Can't go wrong with the Stash.

Any other space geeks catch the SpaceX Starhopper test flight live from Boca Chica, Texas today?

Started PT today. Will be slow and easy for a while but it feels good to be doing something. How's it going with you @Anita Handle? Are you rehabbing yet?

Graffiti for giggles?

I considered that it was actually graffiti for lulz, but that didn't alliterate.

On that note, $10 can buy you endless giggles at strangers' expense. https://www.amazon.com/StickIt-Gagster-Prank-Stickers-Pack/dp/B077HXW2Z2

Cafeend was busy this morning, thanks!!! If we get a few people to show up this evening we should be able to get Deb's Drop reopened.

No, there was branch removed from that tree. It was part of the problem, lots of people were clipping their handlebars on it and wrecking, there was no bark left on the tree it was happening so much.

Taking a dog to the national park can be tough. Ime you have to hike around to really get the experience and your not allowed to leave your dog in the car, nor should you, and they aren't allowed basically anywhere cars can't go. We talked to a lot of people who had boarded their dogs just for this reason, and one woman who had drove out (something like 3 hours) to the nearest kennel in the middle of her stay just so she could do things. The bends are no place for pets anyways. Everything is hostile out there.

Just read this post in the comments after a Teslarati update on today's launch: NASA: "We need SLS to go to the Moon!" Elon: *renames Starship to SLS* 🤣

Well played sir.. well played Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

I have a Shimano 10-speed cassette you can have if you go that route.

The drop is staying and there is a beginner friendly bypass Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

I have some 10spd stuff I'll just give you for the cause. M

Yep, $500 per dog. And to the entitled ass who walks her 5+ dogs off leash at WC who claims she is "in control of them" in the non-leash area, I pray that one day she meets up with a cop. I just don't get people sometimes.

cheat day in bisbee AZ. winter warmer barrel aged dark belgium

A picture is worth a thousand words. My current beer cooler: