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I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue!

"Emma" is a dominatrix, you don't pay attention she will mostly likely spank you hard when you play. Of course, some [of us] enjoyed that quite regularly, upon a time. I also find some of the particular stuff that you find at CP represent pretty perishable skills ... not necessarily used in lots of places ... but always good to have in your pocket. Also, next time you go I advocate dual two laps ... easygoing by intent on the first lap then relax and do what you feel like on the 2nd ... it's a true life mystery that more 2nd laps are better (smoother, faster, more fun) than first laps; on any given day. Yes, next time I'm in Austin I will be riding there (I did last time I was in town) ... it may not be everyone's hit list but I have so many damned fond memories (bruises, cuts, broken bikes, broken bones) that I can't stay away when i'm close enough.

Looked like fun, but I can't be trusted on two wheels.

Yep, just the other day passed a guy on uni at bcgb. He was skilled and looked in his 50s. And , it was just after thinking how I had not seen one in years, that maybe it was one of those things that a such a small percentage of people engaged in that once they had moved on, the trend died.

Yup, it's a thang bro. 😄 Like Andy said, I would guess at least 75% of the booked sites are for the event. That's why I encourage folks that are on the fence to book now and decide later. You can always pass along your reservation to someone that has decided later on to go if you find you can't so it wouldn't even cost the $10 cancellation fee.

I think I have had worse crashes at Walnut than CP, mostly because at CP I was very vigilant 100% of the time and at Walnut I often just goof off on a ride. That being said, one of my favorite crashes at CP was when I was starting over a ledge. Druber and Craig were standing there and Druber said "you can pretty much take any line, except the one he is doing". Yeah, I heard that and totally ate it. On a line I used to clear all the time. Stuff gets in your head.

That’s why I have a horn on my e-bike.

Rode SS for a bit and learned some hard lessons about momentum and totally agree on your point. Playing devils advocate, those that haven't or are new to MTB might think they're being tailgated and aggressively overtaken by someone with something to prove. Like everything else, seems to come down to the end user. Motor or not.

One slight difference. Those of us that ride SS know that depending on the climb, if you have to stop, you're done. So there's a valid technical/non-ego reason to want to keep moving at a certain minimum speed. Other than that, there's no difference and I even made the point that bike vs hiker is similar. I personally try not to tailgate if there's no room to pass and I will also try not to buzz by someone or buzz their tire, but if we get to a passing area that's safe to pass and you're wearing headphones hogging the middle of the trail, and/or are oblivious, you may get buzzed. On the other hand, I also let people by when possible. I don't like anyone obviously faster tailgating me for an extended period of time.

My opinon on E-bikes has changed a lot over the last year. Ran into a guy at RHR on a full tilt 160mm commencal ohlins edition META power this weekend. He wasn't bombing anything, or riding our asses. Just a dude out riding his bike and having fun. I think thats the point isn't it? My buddy back in utah who was very anti E ended up with a turbo levo and loves it. He's mid 30s, fit and a capable rider and uses the levo to go to high elevation trails that would have required an overnight stay for a day trip. He sees it serving a purpose the same as his fatbike, trials bike and enduro rigs. IMHO, whatever gets people out of their houses, on bikes and to a greater extent singletrack, is a good thing. City leaders ETC see lots of people on bikes and that hopefully will drive expansion of hike n bike trails and singletrack. With that, I'm fine with all of the influx of new pandemic riders and e-bikes. They're no more detrimental to my MTB experience or the preservation of trails than strava or people blasting music from their bluetooth speakers. And we seem to be just fine with strava.

We grabbed spot 12. I know the place reasonably well and could help with navigating some rides.

Oh, and get off my lawn!

Reserved Tent spot 04 for Friday and Saturday.