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I rode at Walnut Creek with my adult daughter (25) for the first time in a couple of years today. It was really fun though a little confusing with the construction. But I’ve always ridden there infrequently enough to get lost a time or two on every ride. And only a few days ago I managed to get a ride in with my son (22). It had been a hot second since I had ridden with either one of them so it has been a good week!

It hadn’t occurred to me that going from a 32 to a 34 fork meant I needed to grind down another socket. I also went ahead and made myself a tool for pushing the innards out. And to work on suspension service I must have a clean bench. Did this while watching Kurne Brussels Kurne (thanks to Austinbike’s old appletv which works well with my 16yo 1080i Sony.)

EDIT: Not seeing any interest, so will put this into the pay it forward thread. Seeing as how Tuesday, March 15th will be the 1st daylight savings time ride and imbibe for 2022, would anyone be interested in making it a gear exchange as well as riding, grilling and swilling? I have a bunch of odds and ends that need a new home and it would be easier to start out in one spot. Some women's stuff: size 9.5 women's Shimano mountain bike shoes Giro women's roadie shoes 9 or 9.5 + cleats & clipless pedals a pale blue women's CamelBak, worn but with some life still in it (no bladder) a pair of unused women's bike shorts, size XL a green Ridge Riders "technical" (nylon) T shirt, guy size med a non-technical black men's long sleeved cotton T-shirt (med?) from Kokopelli bike shop in Cortez, CO the original drive train off my 13-year-old hardtail (some XTR) some small seat bags sized to hold an inner tube, a few tools, CO2 cartridge some other odds and ends A shout out to Austin Bike's roomy, oblong Roswheel top tube bag that still lives on my road bike, from a long-ago Ride 'n Imbibe gear exchange. I'll try to get some photos up this week, in case anyone would like to shout out for something ahead of time. It will be easy for me to bring it over to WC.

Opened another 0.2 mi. section of organic, fresh-picked trail late yesterday. For RHR regulars, this new section is found as you approach Water 1 on the way out. After the second road crossing going up on singletrack, what was a short straight section now traipses about in the woods on both sides of that old trail before delivering riders to Water 1. It utilizes all but about ten feet of the old trail as well. Jimmy said that I really did a "McGyver" on it to get this result. This is the second expansion of Hard Boil. Signs coming soon. Paul is already choosing spots to put berms on it. Next on the agenda is bringing online the 1.5 mi. Karaway extension with a lot of corridor and tread work done in freezing weather last weekend by Tejas Trails volunteers. Paul started on the bridges yesterday and those should be completed soon. This trail could go live by next weekend.