Albert

1 minute ago, notyal said:

It's fun to mix the two as well. Start on the SATN for some warm up miles, then let BCGB kick your ass for a while, and limp back home on SATN.

I've done the opposite of this, started at BCGB, then hit a bunch of stuff in SATN, then made my way back north to where I parked.  I would not want to do that this time of year, though.  Once it starts cooling down again...

1 hour ago, RidingAgain said:

Maybe we go ride it one day. I'm not big on larger group rides... But two or three is fine.

I'd definitely be up for that.

30 minutes ago, RidingAgain said:

Thanks, Albert.

18 miles and there was still so much more trail around that specific area (west and south west of Dick Nichols area) to ride.

Some of my favorite SATN trail is directly west of Dick Nichols, on the west side of Beckett Road.

I've ridden some of the trails west and south of Dick Nichols, but I don't know the area very well.  I wonder how much mileage total there is in the SATN network of trails.  🙂

 ..Al

Just now, RidingAgain said:

Can anyone post a Strava map of the ride?

https://www.strava.com/activities/2673865991

Saturday and Sunday mornings are best for me, since I have to come down from Round Rock and not dealing with traffic is a big plus.

The group rides certainly help, as I otherwise don't have a general sense of what trails people are riding or what they are called.  It is true that when following others it's easier to forget where to turn if you later go back by yourself, which is why riding them several times with others helps.  I have learned some trails down there on my own, but in some areas where there are many trail intersections it becomes more confusing. 

 ..Al

1 hour ago, AustinBike said:

As an unrelated side note, thanks to mack turtle for providing a great tour of the southie trails yesterday. We did about 18 miles and hit a bunch of stuff I have never ridden before. There is a ton of stuff down there, I need to ride it more often because I was totally lost - I know I had ridden parts of it in the past, but really had no idea how it all fits together.

Yes, thank you mack_turtle for the tour!  Saw lots of new trail I had never ridden before, and it's just incredible how much trail is down there and how interconnected everything is.  There's no way I'd be able to follow that same route without making a ton of wrong turns and backtracking.  I need to make an effort to get down there more often for group rides, as that's the only way I'm really going to learn the trails. 

 ..Al

31 minutes ago, taco_junkie said:

8am DN at the parking lot. I'll try to be there.

I'll be there as well.

21 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

In case anyone is reading this, I could meet some folks at 8 a.m. at Dick Nichols. PM me if interested.

If you follow The Tip on Strava, he laid out some pretty solid routes for the SATN Social. Let me know what parts of the routes are unfamiliar to you and we'll try to ride those routes. 

What's his Strava profile?

Man, I wish I was going to be in town for this, as I'd love to partake and do all three routes..  Sounds like it'll be a ton of fun!

I'm for as early as possible!

Yeah, I've been starting most of my rides even before 8am to avoid the ridiculous heat.  Humidity can sometimes supremely suck those first few hours, though!  I'd be glad to join you at 8am.  Would be fun to ride many of the trails out there I haven't seen in a while (and probably stuff I've never seen at all).

 ..Al

1 minute ago, mack_turtle said:

Anyone have Labor Day free and want to explore SATN? I would like to get an early ride in and you can tag along.

How early and how well do you know the trails?  I am interested.  I didn't get out to ride today as I had hoped to.  I know some of the trails, but it would be a small "some" relative to everything that's out there (I have a 20 mile loop that I do starting at Dick Nichols, which includes Slaughter Creek, Boneyard, and the trails northwest of Boneyard that meet up with Mopac). 

 ..Al

You don't need a dropper to roll that.

1 minute ago, The Tip said:

An FYI, SATN is pronounced SAT-N, as in smooth as satin.

Huh, that's not how I've been pronouncing it!

Went out to Brushy this evening, car said it was 102 when I started at 6pm and 90 when I finished at 8pm.  Not sure I believe that, but it was rather hot.  Not humid, though, which was nice!  I would have stayed out longer, but my light mount appears to have fallen off my handlebars, maybe it was loose and came off at 80mph on 45. So I had to abort on doing any of Deception and Snail. 

There was almost nobody on the trails, which is understandable given the heat, of course.  Did start to see more people as it got later (and cooler).  At one point when I was in Peddlers it started getting quite windy very rapidly, like an outflow boundary or something..  That was quite weird! 

The post at the entry looks great!  @HoneyBadger Did you actually plant the cactus there?  Look forward to seeing more!

Just now, Barry said:

I'm jealous. I've only seen the post about the post. I have yet to see the post. 

I bet you'll be seeing more posts about more posts soon and then maybe see the posts in person and you can then post again about the posts!

Just now, chuckt said:

I ran across a group of at least 5 going the wrong way on Sunday. I was too tired by then and didn't remember to go elbows out and make them yield. Normally I would let them know that they're going the wrong way, but now with an official sign, hopefully that won't be necessary.

It'll still be necessary.

Just now, Cafeend said:

Please refer to the full face helmet discussion before you hit it

It's already hot enough!

1 minute ago, HoneyBadger said:

Its cemented 2 feet into the ground ( 6x6 post).

Good, so if I hit it coming out of the trail when I'm weary in 105 degree heat, it's not going to budge!

Just now, HoneyBadger said:

That's what she said....

I knew that was, uhhrr, coming.

Holy crap, that thing is huge!  Looks fantastic!  How deep were you able to get it in the ground?  Is it cemented in place?

4 minutes ago, radiantm3 said:

Thanks! I rode down it. I thought about riding back up it, but the rocky slabs above seemed a bit too sketchy for me to climb. 

I'm generally more confident climbing than descending.  It's a bit sketchy going down, and I haven't ridden it in a while.  Not since I discovered the trail that sits above Gnargasm and heads back to Snow White--so I almost always ride that now after I complete Gnagasm, then drop back down to the bridge and ride that trail opposite Champion Park before heading over the dam.  Your photos make me want to try riding up it, though!

 ..Al

Great photos!  I've never thought about riding up that ramp on Gnargasm until now!  :D

..Al

It's going to happen, it's near impossible to stop them from sometimes getting through.  Just report them and I'll take care of them as soon as I see the reports (or I see the bots myself).  I do have third-party software installed that catches most of the bots, but it's never going to catch 100% of them.  Unfortunately I was gone for a while today and wasn't able to nuke that particular bot and delete their posts until now.

  ..Al