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Earlier this year we (ARR) walked the trail with Travis County and provided input to one of their downtown staff members who was applying for a $200K-ish State of Texas grant—part of which would go towards finishing out the other four planned Flow Trails. It was Travis County who contacted ARR about this—THEY want it finished, which is a refreshing attitude. We are supposed to hear back regarding that grant application this month!! Cross ya fingahs!

It's heathritis. Seriously though, I rode ~5 hours and drank 5 bottles and felt OK, no headache or dehydrated at all, but we went out to dinner, 2 margaritas, 2 big glasses of water on top of 32 oz of water at home. I still woke up thirsty and peeing very little. I was surprised because it didn't really feel hot for me. Normally when things heat up, I need 50-56oz per hour instead of 25-28oz/hr like I did yesterday. Even at 50oz/hr I still have to catch up after. Yesterday definitely caught me by surprise. Hopefully as I acclimate I think my body will start conserving water a bit more.

Just get a pump that seats tubeless tires. - no compressor storage - Lasts forever - Lightning proof - Quieter - Fits in your car trunk for road trips

I had to replace my rear brake caliper, it was a Shimano XT 8020 and couldn’t find a deal on one since they are discontinued. Ended up picking up a Deore 6120 caliper. The lower end Shimano brakes take a cotter pin which I hate. I prefer the screw in pin found on the higher tier brakes. I was able to tap in threads to the caliper to fit the screw in pin and also Saint/Zee finned pads fit in these brakes! They feel almost exactly like the XT’s! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Which ONE word? Pawn or shop?

I don't do well in the heat and I use a lot of water when it's warm out. I've mostly ridden with backpacks and I like having half a bike shop with me on rides just in case. Over the years I learned to accept a gross sweaty weight on my back that just trapped body heat once the ice melted. That was until I got the Osprey Syncro 5. (suddenly infomercial) The Syncro series has a trampoline back section that let a lot of airflow though. It's mostly just mesh touching your shirt instead of pads with grooves. I've never felt like those groves were doing much aside from making sure sweat channeled to my ass crack efficiently. This system works better than any of the past backpacks I've had from the basic no frills camelback to other high end bags with vented channels. I'm going to keep the backpack for longer rides but I want to mess around with a hip pack this summer and see how that works out. Looking at that Evoc 3l.

I got my new Evoc on Saturday and rode with it yesterday I wanted it mainly for comfort and storage. It comes with a 1.5 L bladder,, 1st thing I did was Swap over my bladder from the Dakine HotLaps witha 2L bladder , it fit perfect. This does come with the 1.5 L bladder and pockets for 2 water bottles. So thats cool The storage was sweet for my use. Tool and C02 cartridge couple snacks and little wallet. I have a huge ass phone so that fit very nicely in the pocket right next to the bladder so it is protected. So far so good

I rode through the WC paved trail yesterday and I could see no fresh mud on it which is common a day after rain. Everything looked really dry already.

This is correct. It hasn't been like Walmart shutting down a mom&pop. More bikes in the area has only been good for RPR. And it has been particularly good for the same big hit crowd.

Having spider next door doesn't hurt either.

I have a vertical tank HF special. It's probably 10 years old now. I'm pretty active in my shop, and use my AC for a variety of tools and uses. I keep it topped off with compressor oil and drain the tank regularly. With the usual HF discount, I think I paid $175. Some assembly required. My guess, is that it will probably last many more years. Oh, it's loud AF.

There is a report that WC is GTG already. I plan to test that out this afternoon.

The new line out there is a great start, but having a few more flow/gravity lines would make Reimers more of a destination. Reveille Peak is a great example of a place that's embracing that style of riding and it seems like it's paying off with way more riders out there on any given weekend.

I cannot tell a difference at all. Just had an extra pair from some old zee brakes.

PSI is less important for what you want vs flow at pressure. For nailers and filling tires a small pancake is fine. But you can't paint or do sandblasting stuff. Even blowing stuff clean with a pancake is frustrating. The flow ratings also are affected by the tubing used and the hose/fittings used. For max instant flow (seating beads) you want a good flow rate. It sounds like @AustinBike has very limited usage so the cheap one he's looking at should be fine. I had a 9gal HF for a long time. The tank and motor were good for many years. But the tubing and fittings are super cheap. I replaced parts once, but then they stopped supporting it so I couldn't get parts. I put it on the curb for someone to customize it and bought myself a larger IR which I love. I can probably do HVLP painting with it if I wanted to, but definitely can't do sandblasting. For that you want even higher flow rated and/or 100% duty cycle ($$$$). I know all this mostly because I had to research this for work. We had to get a scroll (as opposed to piston) compressor ($$$$$).

That's the @Bamwa bat signal.

I'm tellin you, 2L bottle with a hose and some old valves. seats almost every tire the first time with 40PSI. also, there are a bunch of tubeless-specific pumps on the market that have a "charger" of some sort. basically, a more sophisticated version of my duct-taped soda bottle. they cost a lot less than most air compressors, take up less space, they're portable, much more quiet, and don't need to be plugged in.

Sunday's heat, humidity, and winds were no joke. 35-mile road ride in Bastrop kicked my ass. I must have lost a lot more water than I thought I did. I brought only two water bottles plus and one extra for the way home. Should have consumed twice that, at least. Got home and stupidly had a beer instead of tons more water. Fell asleep early, woke up a few hours later parched and with a headache and mild nausea. Didn't sleep well after that. Drink more water, folks!

Ah, Hope Pro 4. XD driver is for SRAM drivetrains. Videos are for Shimano drivetrains.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/UMfun-Road-Bike-21-Speed-700c-Carbon-Steel-Frame-Commuters-Aluminum-Full-Suspension-Mechanical-Disc-Brakes-Anti-Slip-Bikes-Adult-Men-Women-White-Blue/613395112 Not even CL. Just a clueless photographer building a bike.

Your buddy got it, all is right in the world now. Thanks for helping me clear out the garage.

We are 100% rainwater dependent at our house (no well, no public water supply) so I couldn’t be happier about the rain! All our tanks are full.

That looks to me like you got the inner race and bearing cage separated from the outer race, meaning the sealed bearing came out in pieces. Look and see if the outer race is still inside the hub/freehub body. If that's the case you'll need to get the outer race out of the hub/freehub body and replace the sealed bearing. That's not a wave washer it's the bearing cage. The bearings sit in that cage and go over the inner race (grooved ring) and the outer race goes over the bearing cage with the two seals on either side.

Whew, I thought you mean spinning records. Seriously, not sure why.