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I have Shimano Deore 12spd on a backup bike of mine and have been quite impressed with the kind of performance I get for the price. -CJB

I read through that article and it was just a "down listing" suggestion, not a de-listing from it's endangered status. That said, I'm cool with us not getting access to Forest Ridge again (and I was around back when it was open). IMHO it just too hot of a location and could be used as a lightning rod against us in a bigger picture scenario. I'd much rather see us get some kind of access to other areas of BCP area where we could establish partnership with all stakeholders for a longer term useage. The basic area northward of Emma Long area alll way up to 620 I belive has somethng like 1200 acreas of BCP land that at one time may have had access discussions taking place. But all this stuff moves at a glacial pace and IMHO the process is designed to wear down those that participate. It's almost a designed-in defense mechanism of the system. I say this as someone who attended all the necessary events of this process back when it all kicked off in 1998 and beyond... Cheers, CJB

Thanks for the notice, you are referring to the one in the middle of a fairly fast "blind" descent prior to the water crossing? If so I got it taken care of last Friday. If you ride out there much and care to be another set of eyes out there, then feel free to email me directly if you see something. There is a back-channel bat line to a few of us who trail steward out there. Thanks CJB codyjbaron AT gmail DOT com

In all transparency, I've considered taking a group of my teen boy's friends over there some night and trying to leverage the big chunk(s) back into the route a few feet. It does look like it could be reconfigured a bit to be of some use again. Cheers, CJB

Yes, having been in Austin cycling scene since 96' I had run across him on multiple occasions, especially during his time at Castle Hill when they had bikes there. Very sad news indeed. Life is short, really unfortunate. Having spent a decent amount of time on dirtbikes, my oldest son (22 yr) has been wanting to get a streetbike motorcycle. I can't prevent that from happening, but I've been very pleased that he's essentially to poor to have enough money to buy one. -CJB

Been doing it for decades now...you should join the party. Back in my racing days I would spend significantly more time riding trails at night than in the day (during the short day winter season). A quality set of lights on the bar and helmet are required. Takes a little adjusting once night riding season starts but I can easily get to where it seems "normal" Later, CJB

Did you sell these here?...or via another site? I've got an awesome pair of 'never used' carbon OE wheels from my Orbea that I'd like to part with. Trying to find the best channel to sell them through. Thanks CJB

Nice basic article. I've been looking for a new-to-me iPhone. Looks like I should at least be trying to snag a 14 or better (I've been looking at 13's) Thanks CJB

Its also VERY worth noting that the trail has gotten MUCH more 'challenging' of the years. When it was first cut in it had a decent layer of dirt in the trail bed. I recently ran across a buddy's early gopro footage back when it was still an "unmentionable" and I was shocked at how smooth it was compared to the current state. Likewise, you can go look at most of the top times on the Strava segments and quite often they are from around 2013 which is evidence of how fast the trail use to be. Later, CJB

Yes, sorta. Back during the early 'comming out' of the Brushy trail system, oftentimes people would come onto this (Mojo?) forum and ask about the difficulty of the that trail. At the time there wasn't near as much there. I recall it primarily consisted of Deception, Picnic, Muligan, (& Daves Ditch area which was slightly hidden). So someone was asking about Deception and one of our local riders quiped that it was about 1/2 notch harder than WC. I'm failry certain he was referring to the 'easier' (Eastern) section of deception but it created a littel bit of an online ruckus. Thus when Deception became legit official and needed a name (cuz the municipality wasn't keen on the 'deception' moniker), the Brushy Creek Trail Stewards decided to sarcastically name it 1/4 notch. I'm pretty sure I've got most of it correct. But there are others who know the story a little bit better than me. @WhoAmI @rugger Cheers, CJB

I knew ahead of time what had happened so I stayed up north in Bella Vista and road B40 and Tunnel Vision. But I didd get chance to cruise into town and check out the carnage. Its very notable for sure. Trees are down in large swaths all along the Razorback Byway. It remindded me strongly of our icepokalypse from 1.5 yrs ago. Except that a chunk of their downed trees where big mature ones, and ours were more massive amounts of limb breakage. All that said, they community has been fast at work to bring things back (from what I hear). The fun areas of SP1 are open and ppl where out on it. The Byway was pretty much open (except for a big washout near BV and then a dead end due to construction near museum). But overall the area is rebounding and I heard that there were regular crews making big strides each weekend (not unlike our icepokalypse period). But there's enough open to be worth taking a trip up to if anyone is wondering. And my report was from over a week ago. Cheers, CJB

^^^This was my experience too, almost word for word. I came here to say that I sure hope this isn't the case. But once I thought about it further I may be forced to agree with you. "My" generation of cyclists seem to be the largest demographic over the years. We began riding in the early 90's and have continued to move thru the age groups demonstrating that we have a larger population than any other I've noticed over the years. Thus, I suspect that once my group fully ages-up these will be quite ubiquitous. Likewise, I seem to see some of the younger dudes riding them for the exhilaration of it. Double thus, there may be less 'back fill' for riders of the acoustic bikes. I love my pedal bikes and will continue to ride them until I can't. Sign me up as a massive 'late adopter'. Later, CJB

Just got back last night after 4 days there.... -CJB

1) Great weekend....Day 3 I climbed Mt Graham on outskirts of Tucson. 5k ft in 15 miles (up). 2) The rack doubles as a barrier preventing neer-do-wells from climbing into the back of my truck with me at night. 🙂 My bike fits in my truck bed with me. 3) They are custom fabbed to allow for smart phone interactions. LOL Where have you been hiding? Jeff and I speak of you often. -CJB

I know this is Austin MTB but I've been spending a lot of time lately on my roadie and wanted to contribute to this thread. I just got back from a weekend in Tucson after climbing Mt Lemmon. I took my truck and stealth camped in the back of my truck. Climed up out of the desert floor up to 9100'. I climbed 8k ft over the course of 4.5hrs and 38 miles.....finishing the ride at 6hrs and 73 total miles. Had no idea I would bump into snow while I was up there.