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I know we are all thinking the same thing.... THREESOME!!! 😛

Strava is social media. If you use it and make it public, it’s public and you shouldn’t be surprised if people see it. My thoughts are if you would say something to him in person, feel free to say it on social media. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Might identify yourself as one of the trail stewards (whether you are or not) and explain that you're usually one of the only people out there fixing trail damage.

I ordered the 30T Oval today in the Red Metallic. It is going to look sweeeeeet.

I would make the comment (Please don't ride muddy trails). Then asked for help repairing the damage. Expect to get 'less than helpful responses'. Public shaming is never a good choice unless there are multiple examples of continued problems by that person. I have ridden muddy trails. Rarely by choice. (Things like getting caught in the rain, or thinking one place was OK so the rest of this trail would be OK too.) But I am one of the ones that goes back out to fix my damage and the damage of others.

ATX bike lot is probably your best bet with easy trails all around that area. We start at the trails behind the veloway. Park across from the wildflower center and there is a trail right at the end of the road. Mostly mellow stuff all along the creek and easy access to the VCT. Dick Nichols Park is another option for parking. Paved 2 mile loop, an inner dirt loop that is very mellow and more VCT connections to stuff north south and more trails to the west. Source: 8 yo and 6 yo daughters.

make the comment. be calm about it, but people need to be called out for stuff like this. they will probably be defensive about it at first, but if others back you up, it will become clear who is in the wrong.

Thanks. MTB has changed my life the last 6 months and the Brushy/Surburban Ninja trails are a large reason for that. Just trying to give back.

This. My 4yo grandson took all of 10 minutes without training wheels to figure it out. They learn fast once they decide they want to do it. He's crashed numerous times since by trying to go off curbs and such but he always gets back up. We've done a good job with him in having him get up and try again whenever he fails at anything. He's been playing ice hockey and skating since he was about 2.5 years old and every time he fell, we would ask him, "What do you do when you fall down?" His response is always, "Get up and try again." We used the same thing for the bike recently and it works. Hopefully it sticks with him his whole life because we all know life will knock you down quite a few times and the best thing you can do is get up, brush yourself off, and go at it again.

dont use training wheels. Take the pedals off and slam the seat. Have him coast down slight inclines until he has his balance (probably 1 day at his age). Put the pedals back on and have him start coasting, then pedaling. My 4yo learned over 4 days last month. All 3 of my kids have used this method.

If you feel you must comment, I'd advise to take the "I'm the trail steward approach" with a single reply being sure to be clear, polite and articulate. DO NOT pile on with multiple replies from others. That's a good way to create an obstinate enemy. And as I've pointed out before, public shaming does nothing to help the issue and it is likely to have the opposite effect.

Pretty much this^ I got called out back in the day for taking an "illegal line" up a waterfall in my 4x4. I was a total noob to the area and the local stewards were reasonable and just said "hey look, we've had problems with people taking that line and the erosion it causes so please don't do it". When i apologized and told them i was a dumbass from texas they laughed and were totally cool to deal with from then on. I ended up joining their public land group and started maintaining segments of our local trails, a first in my life. For me, humility was everything. With these days of social media where people seem to pretend to be their avatar, special feelings get hurt easily so I guess we have to be less NYC and more Spock in our approach.

Just The Tip??

Same..... We had planned to make a trip to see them in el paso then then coronageddon hit. Got to see them a few times in the 90s and can say they lived up to every expectation. make america rage again.

Moral of the story, if you are going to ride muddy trails in SATN, be smart enough to make your ride private or feel the wrath of The Tip!

yep, names check out

Bef It is amazing. Before I had kids I believed "you are a product of your environment." But after raising two totally DIFFERENT boys, in the same environment, I now will argue until I'm blue in the face that "you are genetically predisposed" to be a certain way. For your SATN adventure I would put in behind ATX Bikes. The almost five miles of trail between Mopac and Escarpment is pretty mild. Two short rock gardens. We do the Take a Kid Mountain Biking events there. Some of those little kids are on striders. When you need more mileage search on Strava for House Fire and 45 XL. That's eight miles worth of smooth, twisty, flowing fun. Again, with a few short rock gardens.

I've been using oval for years now. The first thing I noticed was that there is no dead spot/loss of power in my peddle stroke like with round rings. They also really help while climbing in the saddle. As far as ring size that depends on your gearing and what feels comfortable to you. A 32t oval will feel like a 34 at the top of the oval or power point and more like a 30 in the relaxed point of your stroke.

Go take a picture of the ruts on the trail in question and ask "did you leave something on {trail name}?"

I agree with tree magnet and Mack turtle. The talk about not riding muddy trails and how to educate others has taken on a life of its own more than once. Addressing the issue directly with those who choose to ignore it needs to happen.

Post the comment but expect to get shit about it. If you are so much of an ass that you ride on muddy trails without care, then you will not take kindly to the comment. If you are a newbie that doesn't understand about not riding on muddy trails because you've seen Mountain Dew commercials with mountain bikes ripping up the mud like a bro, then you will not take kindly to the comment. There is a very small set of people that can take constructive criticism and you are unlikely to find them.

the park cable cutter has a crimper

About 2 months ago I asked about urban tires here and someone recommended the Schwalbe Big Ben. After a couple hundred miles I can say there are great on the streets. They were not initially able to be set up as tubeless, but after a few hundred miles I pulled the tires and tried to do tubeless again. Did it on the first shot. Highly recommended. Some pics and a little more detail here: http://www.austinbike.com/index.php/product-reviews/373-review-bigben

Thanks again for the jack stands and bottle jack. They are quality stuff that will be put to good use.

Bouncing. I’m bummed I won’t get to see them at ACL this year.

I use my electrical multi-tool pliers. Same as you'd use to crimp a terminal over a wire.

I generally feel nervous trepidation when I see cycling promoted like that. It's great! Uh, yeah, it's great...then I remember I'm not Anthony Kiedis protecting my stretch of beach from Keanu Reeves. More users means more advocacy. From the article: Free t-shirt? Well, you better stock up on those shirts, buddy! *sees the shirt* You know, you probably have enough.

From El Paso this weekend. Mid-trail cactus flower: Top of the Northern Pass. I was trying to maximize singletrack this weekend, so I didn't hit Mundy's Gap, and instead hit the Northern Pass both ways. The wind up here is crazy.

Oh I misunderstood, I thought you pulled the trigger on a v2. A lot of people have apparently liked the result of the angle set. I didn’t go that route with mine and I think it’s fine. My build list is linked in my sigline, but I’m loving the i9 hubs. I have considered getting them relaced to some Chinese carbon hoops. I’ll have to edit my parts list as things change. The reviews I read describe the ripmo out climbing the ripely on techy climbs, while the Ripely shines on long fire road type ascents. I’m really interested to see how much lighter the bike can get and how much lightweight wheels will help it. Mine’s right around 30lbs. Either way, I really think you’ll be pleased. Post up pics when you can. I haven’t seen very many others around here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Any time I was homesick for Austin, i'd put on the angels. They were such a good band