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Agree 100%. Take the timing problem out of the equation and just push the bike forward. Well done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm not an mtber but a trail runner. I run on trails and often pass (or get passed by) mtbers. I'm just wondering, please be totally honest I'm a big boy, how do mtbers see trail runners? Annoying, nuisances, in the way, etc? I always keep my eyes and ears peeled, and move over quickly and let the biker(s) past. I try not to run on muddy trails (sometimes you hit a seemingly dry trail then there are muddy spots, you know) and avoid trails that are "bikes only" (Emma Long is the only Austin one I know of). Anyway, just wondering. Thx :)

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Its called TESTING! Haha. For Realz. I hit it many different way and one of them was to ensure someone rolling like that would come out ok. You can also launch off the lip and barely tag the bottom. Or you can... forget it. Just go ride it people. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I wanted to add to say that we should not assume that the runner or rider that doesn't hear us is an asshole either. They could have full or partial hearing loss so keep that in mind. Stay friendly and be good people.

1) it’s excellent 2) the sugars tend to settle in the bottom of the pineapple, so it is a regular thing to leave upside down over night before cutting to spread the sweetness throughout. and we bang our neighbors.

The rider is going fast enough that it really doesn't matter. If you're going slow on drops, then you definitely have to adjust your weight.

For a long time I avoided any kind of drop because of fear of not getting the timing right (it feels horrible when you mistime it...even if you don't eat it). But help from friends and sessioning those little tiny wood jumps behind Peddlers bike shop drilled into me the whole throwing the bike forward.

At the degree of decline and speed of that descent, lifting the front of the bike either with a momentary manual or with compression/release would only serve to potentially get you pointed in the wrong direction or mistime the drop. The rider in the video demonstrated the best approach IMO, which is to be in an attack position that enables you to give a push forward as you're going off the drop.

Any way you do it and stay upright is fine. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I generally find that trail runners don't use earbuds and there is a pretty good rapport between our two groups. There are probably bonewipes in each group that taint them, but by and far we all seem to get along fine. From a practical standpoint it appears that trail runners do a much better job of getting out of the way when encountering a bike "in motion" where it is difficult for the bike to stop. I generally cede to the runner because I have the advantage of in being able to get out of the way without twisting an ankle from a poorly placed action.

I run the same trails that I ride some days. the ONLY issue I have with other trail users is when they have headphones on with their music too loud to hear me. on a few occasions, I have tailed a runner with less than two feet between my front tire and his heels for more than 30 seconds shouting "excuse me! can I pass?" runners like to mentally disappear into their heads while running, and I get that. but you can't do so to the extent that you lose track of your surroundings. most of us view runners as just another trail user who is doing the same thing we are, but without the extra apparatus. where do you like to run? I find that running twisty, technical trails where I like to ride is not very much fun on foot.

many of us will have some free time this week (and maybe weeks after), and that free time would be better spent outdoors than indoors. but if the rains come, trails could be in poor shape for riding. we should all spend some time cutting branches like this one. I did that a bit Sunday afternoon. it's a great upper-body workout too! the pocket chainsaw will kick your butt.

Yes. It was quite severe. Quite a large branch (actually, think small log size) went completely through the leg. As I understand, it went through the bones and completely dissected the achilles. I suppose there were multiple factors in play: 1) Given the size of the projectile and the extent of the damage, it would have been very difficult to transport him through BCGB terrain. 2) With damage like that, you are in danger of losing a limb (the doctors were concerned with this, but evidently they avoided that outcome). When I shattered my tibia and broke my ankle in AF, I was evac'd (by a Gator - very painful ride down the mountain) to the urgent care at the bottom of the mountain. After sending my x-rays to an ER ortho in Taos, they instructed me to get to Taos ASAP. They performed an emergency reduction on my tibia before sending me to Taos. The concern was that such massive damage resulted in reduced blood flow to the ankle. The ER ortho was concerned that I would "lose my ankle." Time is of the essence. I don't know the rider, but I understand he is a top athlete and has a long road to recovery. Keep him in your prayers.

If you are living the low carb dream, vodka, with Pellegrino seltzer water, is not too bad. All this talk of "coronavirus cocktails" around vaccines convinced me that I needed to mix my own tonight.

Did 21 miles of urban. Relaxing with a vodka and tangerine pellegrino. Ended up bailing on my surgery today so trying to drown the sorrows in a post ride social distancing beverage.

Need video of someone hitting the right side please.

This is true. But regardless of physical limitations, everyone has a responsibility to be cognizant of their surroundings. Hell, I think it was on the DeathMarch, we came across a blind hiking group deep in the GB. They had a guide and it was a super easy trail interaction. At least they weren't looking at their phones.

Sweet Jebus, it really is a thing GRAVEL JOSHUA LADY SHORT SLEEVE JERSEY No idea what "other bags" might refer to.

Trail runners are great and I see a ton more of them now that the VCT comes farther down here. Families stopped in the middle of a fast trail on a blind corner, off leash dogs, and the oblivious headphone users are the main concerns. I'll say this though: If I pull over to let you pass, just pass me. Sometimes it's better for me to let you by. Like when people "pull over" to stand on my preferred line. I usually stop and make a joke about needing a break anyway so they keep going but really I'm looking at that sick B line they are standing on.

Trails were in good shape yesterday, and we didn't get apreciable rain last night. Today's afternoon forecast has been all over the place though. A few hours ago it was 55% at 4pm, now it's 15%. But so long as there is no rain, I'll be out there. I'll see you from a responsible distance if you're there!

Once the top is finished the roll in will be more visible from top. But its fun cause you can either brake check at top and release brakes and shoot down or float over top bits of it and tag the bottom part. It's tappered the way it is so people enter where they should at top but has a safery net on cliff side visually and in case you get a little off track at bottom. Initial plan was just an even planked roll in. But it was much more intimidating seeing a gap your tire could wedge into between the ramp and the cliff on the way down. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Dang, some of those bikes are torn up. Must have been ridden by noobs.

They seem ok to me. I do think most trail runners I pass give me too much space and interrupt their workouts too long to let me by. All you have to do is move aside at the last millisecond, like turn your shoulders to the side so my bars fit. It should be easy. You don't have to jump off the trail.

Been hanging onto these, but considering current events, why not🤪

It seemed especially stupid when I noticed the Pedernales Falls Rd. parking lot only had 3 cars.

Yup! Dessert!

Almost found out the hard way that roll in is on the left and not the right! Not a bad roll in at all. Highly recommend.

I know this story well. it was quite shitty. stripped out BB cup because he did not know how to use a BB tool, then blames it on another shop for properly torquing a BB. 29 foot-pounds. I don't know if that is par for the course with that shop, but it left a really bad impression. on that note, after working with BPN for the better part of two years and then seeing the relative disregard for quality, professionalism, and attention to detail I saw at a few other shops (one of which I tried to get a job and refused, another I worked for one month and quit because it was so bad), it's a wonder that bike shops avoid being sued into oblivion. I went into a well-known shop one day for an interview and watched a mechanic work on a $10k bike like he was making a PB+J sandwich. I know PB+J is an art form to some people, but this was just plain sloppy.

The fed government is pretty tight with ensuring those are exposed to ionizing radiation are monitored and their doses are measured shiftly, monthly or quarterly. There are quarterly and yearly limits that are not exceeded for ionizing radiation dosage. weird side note, nuclear workers who are routinely exposed to low level ionizing radiation have cancer rates lower than the rest of the population. Most likely is due to the small sample size of the population.

The only kind of radiation that can cause somatic changes ( damage DNA) is ionizing radiation.

Standard procedure when you go through NOLS training - cut off the branch, leave it in place, let the surgeons deal with it. "Remember, you are NOT surgeons!" our instructor would yell at us pretty frequently.

Yeah, even for day use. No matter. Flat Creek Xing Ranch appears to be fully open again. Just pay them and park there and ride a bit of both. Ride over to Pedernales and ignore the permit required sign.

This wood ladder is the B-line. To do the main line you must clear the gap, its 8 feet down and 8 feet out to the lip of the landing, 10-12 feet out and down is where you should be landing. The b-line is not easy, the ladder is 45 degrees down with the end of the ladder still 2 feet above the landing. Look at it before you try it.

I’m going to politely disagree with you. The rising entitlement of the healthcare consumer over the last 10 years is already making being a health care worker very challenging. Can you Imagine with a single payer, this is my right for you to serve me attitude and by the way I’m going to cut your salary in half. We would lose a ton of good nurses and doctors that have brilliant minds and would succeed in other sectors.

There was a ton of sanitation on the new Violet Crown portion of the GB (as well as other places). Someone is digging those drainage ditches. It reminds me of the bonewipe that was doing trail modifications and hanging the laminated "trail maintenance guides" on the GB a few years ago. I have a theory about the trail guide person's identity now. I think they are on this board. Just F---ing Stop It. Now.

Given the current situation thought this might be appropriate.

Time flies when you're having fun! Blew away my previous best on PP this morning. Feels good to be back after so many setbacks this past year.

This is blasphemy. You should be banned from this forum AND all trails within the great state of Texas. Unless you are kidding which you must be.

Thanks, AB. I checked the PUSH site; for Fox, they only work on Fox 36's from 2015 and newer. Mine is a 32 and may be older. I'll check in with my go-to guy, Joe at Monkey Wrench.

Hell yeah. Can't wait for hot summer rides followed by a dip in the Pedernales.

Big Bend Nationa Park.

For me it's a road bike that can handle the roads around Central Texas. I got to where I was enjoying the number of miles I could put in versus the difficultly of the routes. So I got a gravel bike and have been enjoying it a lot.

Gravel bike = road bike. The common nominal size of a road bike tire is 700c which, according to the old French sizing system, has an outside diameter of 700mm and a bead seat diameter of 622mm. From this, we can infer that the height of an actual 700c tire was (700 - 622) / 2 = 39mm. Assuming the tire width was comparable to it's height, a traditional general purpose road bike tire was about 39mm wide, which today would be marketed as a gravel bike tire. Somewhere along the line roads got smoother or cyclists just chose the smoother roads where they could roll a bit faster on skinnier tires. But here in CenTex where every gutter (AKA bike lane) is strewn with excess chip-and-seal chips, I think those old French people were on to something. I'm pretty happy riding shitty roads on 40mm Nano's, but even though they're up for an occasional lap around Point6 or Inner Log, it's still very much a road bike.