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I love YBP and Frankenbike events. I spent three years running a similar co-op in Atlanta. In fact, I moved to ATL specifically to build "landfill bikes" for people that need them. The problem here is that someone trolled you and took the bait, just like you always do. It's a pattern. No one else here is that easily butthurt, just you. I try not to get involved, but it's such a damn waste of space and otherwise good conversation here to tolerate your constant bellyaching.

Shit! I used the old cover sheet. I am betting this goes down in my permanent record.

A quibble on the Matt Collins photo of Kirt-Vorheis-high-desert-foot-plant: There are pictographs on the face of the rock he's riding on. Hope no rock art was harmed in the making of the photo. Apparently, this is outside Joshua Tree Nat'l Monument. That one is truly the most mind-blowing, for sure.

Get off the cross, there are better uses for the lumber than your desperate attempt at martyrdom.

Just finished a ride here today has a few wet spots but should be good tomorrow would think. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk

It's not on you, at all. The topic was posted as a troll thread by the OP, and he's still attacking people in it today.

Honestly, when I started seeing this, it reminded me of the Leading link gimmick in the motorcycle industry decades ago.

Make it a priority, you'll be glad you did. SoMo is one of the few places that I would be willing to drive 2000 miles for a 3 day round trip just to ride one day. East National is a special kind of fun, even going up... Geronimo is a hoot and Holbert will humble you... countless other options too.

My in laws live in Phoenix. Needless to say I bring both bikes when I have to visit. Love the riding there and never made South Mountain. It looks amazing Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

After replacing practically every goddamn piece of this bike, I finally, definitively, located the creak today. Rear wheel. The hub had been rebuilt and a new freehub body put on so my guess is that it was spoke tension. Regardless, I am done messing with it. Ordered a new wheel, didn't want to mess around with the old one any longer. Might take the old one to a shop and have it restrung some day as a backup, but for all practical intents a Shimano/WTB wheel is going on that bike next week. Thanks to Antonio for loaning me his wheel. And let this be a lesson to you when you are trying to track down squeaks - don't overlook the rear wheel.

Luckily you didn't get hit by the Anvil dropping from the tree!

These are amazing. grabbed some good desktops. https://pinkbike.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bffee5e976f34faf3369baba5&id=f86ac7046a&e=52cfe3945b

I'm glad we bought our house 13 years ago, for a STEAL compared to now.

Madrone is the closest trail to my house although I don't ride there that often because I know more trails and more people in Austin. It would be nice to get a group ride out there, especially a recurring weekday evening ride.

Beautiful ! Only two ways I'd ever be that high with a bike. One involves a roof and the other weed Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

https://www.bikeradar.com/features/this-is-why-its-time-to-stop-using-presta-valves/ "As far as air retention, it comes down to the tube or the tubeless set up more so than the valve. “Both (valves) test similarly on air retention assessments,” according to Maxxis’ Brown." There's nothing superior about presta. The fears about that system are silly folk wisdom and memetic inertia.

Hijack- there's nothing wrong with schraeder valves. The idea that presta seals better is BS. The only reason we use presta is a holdover from roadie narrow rims.

Those brothers can haul for sure I had seen mention that Trust tends to go on the attack whenever there's some criticism, so it will be interesting to see how they respond to this video. Seemed like and honest review to me

Saw that this morning too. Cool to see the trail peek guys working with vital but he's a bit dry behind the camera. Where's he's bad ass is on the trail. Those dudes can haul ass. Awesome to see the slow motion fail of that fork. I'm down with new tech but trust's response to criticism has been enough to turn me away. Videos like this seal the deal.

Great story! Thanks for sharing. All of my old vinyl would still be in my mother's basement someplace unless my younger siblings grabbed all of my stuff there. I just never took the time to gather up my things, despite having visited there many, many times over the years. I remember as a kids my brother and I signed up for one of those Columbia records deals from the TV Guide, where you get a boatload of albums for like 99 cents but then have to purchase some number of records (one per month) at full price. Probably got ripped off on that deal, but ended up with a pretty good starter set to grow from there. One that sticks out for me is that Grand Funk Railroad LP that came in gold vinyl.

I still have a LOT of vinyl. Listen to it a lot as well. Uriah Heep will forever be in rotation.

I have a story about this record. When I was 11-13yo or so, I didn't have records of my own. We had family kid records (I remember Heidi, and Grease) and such, and my dad (a practicing M.D. as well as a medical school teacher and researcher at the time) had a sizable classical music record collection, and some Beatles stuff. Of course as kids, my siblings and I listened to pop music on the radio (this is in Monterrey Mexico) and did the whole waiting for our favorite song to record it while cursing the DJ that was talking on top of it. But my world was changed when one of my dad's students gave me a few old albums, specifically, 4 Queen Albums (Night at the Opera, Day at the Races, Queen, and Queen II), some "Heavy Metal" anthology records (had stuff like Uriah Heap, and I'm sure Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, and other stuff but I really can't remember), Alan Parsons Project, and finally this Supertramp album. I loved it. I've recently (in the last 10 years) replaced it with a digital version. Thanks for stirring those memories!

Sorry, my bad, I thought it was a timely and fitting way to cap the topic... I should have known better.

at this point , I have no idea if ive posted this video. either way it kicks ass

I think I’d be perfect too. Hope they like my green grips, eh?

Rather sad that the demise of Dirt Rag gets discussed on the douchebag’s thread. He doesn’t deserve it.

I know a hoser that would be perfect for this.

All I can think when people quote him, is "why you mad bro?" Such bitterness, hahaha.

LoL all you want fork shock wheels drivetrain magazine none of this will manifest unless someone donates it to you.

you've been spewing BS for so long, you wouldn't know truth if it hit you with a bat.

We ended going to visit SATN instead. Wasn't willing to roll the dice for the drive time. ABSOLUTELY want to do this as a group in the near future.

The folks at AustinBike World Headquarters finally approved my TPS reports and some updates are starting to creep out. The Brushy Creek review has been updated with some more current information and the Suburban Ninja review is now posted (checked first to make sure it was cool to have online.) Does not cover the church area because that is not really for public consumption; none of the FR512 stuff is online.

Not so new to those of us old enough to remember... Yamaha: Kawasaki: I was more offended by the fact that those old dudes still have that kind of riding in them.

I guess someone will always be offended by everything.

20" FS BMX bike. TAKE MY MONEY!!!

Less posting, more journalism! Get on it.

El Paso was a bit meh..... IMHO, worth a few hours more driving to get into NM or AZ.

Just rolled up on the biggest coyote I've ever seen out on Suburban Ninja. He was just sitting there staring in someones back yard, then saw me coming and took off. Pretty sure he was about to eat someone's pet lol.

Get ready, i need to vent. I was at Peddlers last night..it will not be ready this today, there was standing water in places. But still people were riding it. These people were not noob's and should have known better...and each one of them said exactly the same thing (that i hear everytime) "Oh, i was just thinking it was too muddy, i'll exit the trail when i can". 1. That's B.S. on Peddlers you know within the 1st 100 feet if it's going to be too muddy. 2. Stop putting your need to ride above the longevity of the trail and the time trail builders are going to have to spend to fix the trail after your selfishness. We could be using those hours to build new stuff, so your just making the trail less fun for yourself. 3. When you get asked to stop riding the trail because it's too muddy, just get off your bike and walk it out, don't keep riding "to the next exit". It's like a little F you to the builder because your continuing to do the exact thing he's asking you to stop doing. It might seem like a small thing to you, but it's a huge thing to the person that has spent thousands of hours building what you're destroying. I personally have spent at least 3,000 -4,000 hours working on Peddlers Pass over the last 4 years (maybe more), so you can image what i think when someone keeps riding after I've asked them to stop.