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On 9/22/2021 at 10:41 PM, dlstyley said:

Does anybody else use Tapatalk to browse the forum?  Recently quit working for me just for this site.  Wondering if it is due to the update.   Behavior is that I get “server configuration” errors when I login and when I try to browse forums they appear to be empty.   

Still working on this, I installed the latest Tapatalk plugin but it's not working, so I'm waiting to hear back from Tapatalk for a solution.

18 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

What happened to the ignore thread feature?  At the very least it seems to have forgotten my preferences.

It was disabled when I upgraded the forum.  I just installed the latest version and re-enabled it, so it should be working again.

54 minutes ago, quixoft said:

On a side note, I haven't ridden 1/4 Notch in well over a year(because I keep breaking myself and having surgeries). Did the technical features get more technical or am I just getting old and worse at riding. Seems like erosion has made some things I used to breeze through much more difficult.

I'm guessing it's just the erosion.  Rode Pace Bend yesterday for the first time in over two years and I couldn't believe how much erosion has taken place there.  So many rocks and so much rougher along many of the singletrack trails.

On 9/22/2021 at 10:41 PM, dlstyley said:

Does anybody else use Tapatalk to browse the forum?  Recently quit working for me just for this site.  Wondering if it is due to the update.   Behavior is that I get “server configuration” errors when I login and when I try to browse forums they appear to be empty.   

Let me take a look, I may need to install a new version of the Tapatalk plugin.  I rarely use it myself, and I forgot to check after updating the forum.  Will get that done today.

On 9/19/2021 at 6:40 PM, AustinBike said:

Will do. Possibly next week, this week is a mess.

Sounds good...

20 hours ago, CBaron said:

I hate being a complainer but....its cumbersome to have to scroll all the way to the bottom to "mark forum as read".  Seems like that should be a button that is at the top of the page for efficiency sake.  File this complaint with their UI Dept.  🙂
 

Later,
CJB

Is this something that changed with the update a few days ago? 

21 hours ago, notyal said:

This seems a bit off.

Yeah, that's broken, I will fix that today, thanks for pointing it out.

22 hours ago, AustinBike said:

I could be convinced of that.

Let me know if you want some company!

6 hours ago, Barry said:

This comment goes for Millican  as well;

When finding a route out there, DO NOT USE ProjectMTB! TrailFork shows 2× the number of trails for Lake Brian than on ProjectMTB. There are trails on both sides of the lake and it looks like nearly 20 miles now. 

Amd ProjectMTB doesn't even show Millican.  But TF shows a newer system of trails in the North Eastern area. So probably a decent number there as well. 

Or use Strava Heatmaps. But ProjectMTB us pointless these days.

Thanks for the heads up, since I often use Trailforks when I'm on trails I'm unfamiliar with (which would be the case with both Lake Bryan and Millican). 

4 hours ago, AustinBike said:

Have not been there in a long time. Went out there with JRA close to 10 years ago.

That is a long time ago!  Seems like it might be time to visit again, along with a trip to Millican Reserve.  🙂

Has anyone been out to Lake Bryan in the last few years?  Just curious what state the trails are in and if people feel it's worth the trip out and back.  I've never been out there, so I figured it might be worth checking out.  Looks like there are 25 miles of trails total between the two trail systems (west and east).  Could be a fun day of riding.

Thanks for any insight!

Has anyone ever ridden the trails at Millican Reserve in College Station?  Is it worth going out there? Just learned about these trails today -- to ride you need to join their Conservancy, which is $10 per month.

https://www.trailforks.com/region/millican-reserve-19219/

Here's information on the conservancy (website doesn't render quite right for me):

https://millicanreserve.com/member-signup/

Thanks!

Yes, I updated the forum yesterday. There are a ton of mostly minor changes and bug fixes, as well as some interesting new features I haven't played around with yet.  

if you see anything outright broken, please let me know.  🙂

33 minutes ago, GreenMTBrider said:

Didn’t seem like we got a lot of rain last night, but trails are fairly wet this morning with lots of caking on tires. Hopefully with sun it’ll dry quickly. 

It poured quite hard in Round Rock last night for a bit, so not surprised the trails at Brushy are fairly wet this morning.

5 hours ago, TAF said:

Let us know if you need $$ to keep place running and bot-free.

The costs aren't too bad, the commercial forum software is a few hundred dollars a year, the SSL cert isn't too bad, and I'm hosting the site on one of the dedicated servers I have with some other sites on it (this isn't a very high-traffic site).  I hate bots and spammers, so I don't mind putting in a bit of extra effort to help insure their appearance here is very rare.  I do need to update the software to the latest version soon, which brings some nice, new functionality as well as the usual slate of bug fixes.  I plan on doing that in October.

21 hours ago, AustinBike said:

I've also been in proximity of several rattlesnakes out there. One got a dog and one was the loudest that I have ever heard in my life. My guess is that they might be easier to recognize in the daytime (light) hours. 

I've seen rattlesnakes twice between Hogg and Overlook.  During the day, snake just sunning itself on the trail.  They seem to be pretty stubborn and don't like to move without a lot of coaxing. I saw a snakeskin hanging from a tree between Cedar Breaks and Cedar Hollow.  That's always a bit disturbing.  😄

20 hours ago, JRIDER said:

I rode out there once at night and it seemed much harder to navigate in the dark compared to brushy.   Parts of the trail are not as defined because it's just rock .  I had to stop several times to backtrack to find the trail again.

I think I've only ridden some of the northern part of LGT at night (Overlook to Hogg or Russell and back, if even that far).  I've always wanted to do a complete lap at night, would be fun.  I find that I ride a bit faster on trails at night.

19 hours ago, WhoAmI said:

I don't understand how one can consume a whole 3 liter CamelBak of water in a 3 - 4hour loop at LGT.  I'll stop on the second lap to refill but haven't ran out on a lap yet.

Everyone is different, and for me it really depends on how hot and/or humid it is.  If it's relatively cool, one three liter bladder is more than enough for me.  But if it's hot, I'll usually refill at Tejas to help ensure I won't run out of water.  Assuming I'm starting at Cedar Breaks or Overlook.

15 hours ago, Trailrider said:

I think I'll ride a loop at Georgetown this weekend. Any problems with starting at 5am with lights?

I'd just be careful if there's any dew out there that might make things slippery.

15 minutes ago, Barry said:

Except you're always next to the lake and an easy way to cool off. 

True, I think I've only done that once the entire time I've lived here.  😄  And at least you can get water at a few places, such as Tejas Camp, so that helps.

2 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:

The bridge was open and the sidewalk connecting to the trail going to Roy G. is finished...I think.  It's open in any case.  I don't know if they were planning on resurfacing it.  The new sidwalk is about 1" higher than the surface of the bridge, so that made me wonder if they're going to resurface it.  There were some yard hanging lights in the middle.

Ahh, interesting, I did see the new sidewalks when I climbed the hill out of the park, but didn't notice the sidewalk was sitting higher than the road surface.  I would not be surprised if they resurface it.  There was a crew working on the bridge when I rode through and they had it blocked off (except for the sidewalk on the side).

To answer the original question.  Trails I would definitely avoid in the middle of a summer day:

• Reimers Ranch.  Very little tree cover.
• Reveille Peak Ranch.  Mixed cover, but the heat radiating from the rocks is brutal in the summer.
• Thumper - Any trails stuck in a valley with little airflow are sweltering this time of year.
• Lake Georgetown - Just, no.  I'd get a lap in if I started right at sunrise, but would suck with the humidity in the morning.

Probably others, but those are the ones off the top of my head that would be far down the list if I had to ride in the middle of the day.  Most anything is tolerable for me if I start early enough (even with the humidity), but generally nicer if you ride late in the day as the sun is going down.

On 6/25/2021 at 6:42 PM, ATXZJ said:

Have you ridden there before? Some of the stuff outside the park is actually pretty good. That juniper trail is as anti-fun as they come.

I enjoy the Juniper Ridge trail.  Haven't been out there in a while, though.  I think it would be pretty brutal this time of year.

11 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:

The good news is Govalle park looks to be finished and they did an awesome job! 

Yes, I did a 50 mile loop between Walnut Creek and downtown recently and the route goes through Govalle Park.  Haven't done that loop in nearly two years, so was nice to see they finished the work at the park!  They were still working on the Montopolis bridge, though and I had to ride on the sidewalk across it.  I wonder when that will be finished?  Kind of surprised it's not done already.

1 hour ago, Barry said:

Maybe the spammers are next?!

I manually approve accounts in order to (help) prevent spammers from getting in.  It's usually pretty obvious when someone signs up from Vietnam or China that they are not interested in talking about mountain biking in the Austin area.  🙂

Fixed..   I forgot that even though I purchased a five year certificate, it has to be manually renewed every year.  Annoying.  Sorry!