Albert

I usually have my wallet on me since I don't like leaving it in the car with all the cars that get broken into at trailheads. But I also have some cash in my pack in case I don't have my wallet for some reason. Usually this only gets used on really long rides if I stop at a convenience store to buy more water and/or other liquid refreshments. ..Al

That is a damn good idea. I know someone who moved recently from Austin to Colorado Springs. Never been there, though, so don't know how good the mountain biking scene is. ..Al

Man, I can't tell you how many times I've driven by (well, close enough by) Palo Duro and haven't stopped. I've never been there in the 20 years I've lived in Austin. I wonder how the weather there is in late October, as I'll have another opportunity then. Also never been out to Big Bend, not sure how good of a destination it is for mountain biking. Bentonville sounds like a good weekend trip if you can leave on Friday and come back Monday.

Yeah, keeps raining up here in Round Rock. Haven't looked at radar at all.. Someday it might be dry again. ..Al

Uhrrr, what's inside your..."tool roll"? ..Al

I won't be riding the same bike.

Thanks!

How is the parking over there?

I'm interested.

Is that all it takes now to make it rain like this for two weeks? ..Al

Damn, where did you hit barbed wire with your face? Having a mirror is interesting. I've used my phone before for such things, but that doesn't work as well as a mirror would.

It'd be fun to go out there with a group of people all armed with loppers and folding saws, and make a complete circuit of the trail to trim stuff back. Again, I haven't been out there in a while, so I have no idea what it looks like right now. You are motivating me to go out to Warda, though! When (if) all the rain stops and we're able to ride trails again... ..Al

Of all the trails, Thumper is the one where pre-rides would help me the most as I'm the least familiar with that trail. Will the Green Belt route be described anywhere so we don't have to depend on tape that could get taken down?

They are probably still usable short-term, and it's rare for me to be walking around terrain with so many loose rocks when it's wet like that. Definitely need to get them replaced, though. They are also falling apart in other ways, so there's not really much life left in them. 😄

Damn, that's scary. I was on a ride out of state in the wilderness several years ago and got stung on the neck by a bee. When I was a kid I was allergic to bee stings, so I was quite apprehensive about that. Hadn't been stung in quite some time, and was relieved I only had a mild reaction to it. I think it was just a yellowjacket.

Well, I have managed to destroy my current shoes, so I need to buy another pair right away. I've had the best fit so far with Specialized, so I have to take a look at their current lineup.

No kidding, it's been raining for hours here.

I'll send you a message.

I like the idea of a mountain bike tire being used for a round logo. Right now it looks more like a gear to me than a tire, partly because the "tire" itself isn't very thick in terms of the sidewall. I like the mountains in the logo also. I would like it to say "Austin Mountain Biking" somewhere on the logo, though. Use of Texas is nice, perhaps a star where Austin is? I'm not particularly crazy about the font. ..Al

Man, it's been so long since I've been out there (wouldn't be surprised if it's been ten years), I really need to make the trip again someday soon. Good to hear that it's well maintained. Thanks for the report! ..Al

I'm going to fix this so it displays a popup to confirm you want to mark the forum as read. It already does this on mobile devices, not sure why they decided not to do it all the time. ..Al

Also, when using the Activity Streams or Unread Content links at the top of the page, you can get to the first unread post by clicking the icon immediately to the left of the thread title: The star icon represents a thread you have posted in. ..Al

I seem to have lost my Garmin Edge 800 and need a replacement for it. I can buy a new bike GPS, but wanted to see if anyone who's upgraded to a newer GPS has an older one they might be interested in selling. Thanks! ..Al

I assume nobody rode today?

Didn't end up riding RPR today, the weather forecast looked too sketchy at 6am. Ended up riding something closer to 360 instead. 🙂 Rocks and (especially) roots were a bit slick, but still a good ride. Was quite humid, and I was certainly drenched head to toe by the timeI got back to the car. Also managed to do this, which explains why I was getting rocks in my shoe during the ride!