AustinBike

Yeah, there is lots of stuff out there. Ever do the R&I on Tuesdays? If not, ping me, I am suitably underemployed and can ride most weekdays.

That is down along the creek. Take the south route from the pool parking lot, and instead of doing the climb all the way back up, you stay straight and head down the the creek. Ends at the main creek crossing.

It is a thankless job.

If you want to borrow it to see whether it will work for you just let me know, you can try it for a few weeks, it's not doing much here right now.

From a Niner RIP9, circa 2012 or so. Fox Float Factory, Kashima, remote lockout (I do not have the remote any more). I could sell it on eBay for $100-150 or so, but that would entail me getting off my butt, which is why it has been sitting for years. Name your price, I can be very reasonable at this point.

Not sure that they think they are cutting new trail, they are just “fixing” existing trail would be my guess of what runs through their head. If they even think about it at all.

Again, not to get too specific, but what is this saying to the person doing the cutting? Trail closure? For a weekend? For a month? For motos? For bikes? All the trail? Part of the trail? Still too nebulous in my mind. Think about the message (I'm in marketing, it's my job): 1. Identify the bonewipe here (i.e. the person doing the cutting) 2. Specify EXACTLY what is wrong (i.e. cutting cheater lines, not "new trail") 3. Explain what happens if they don't stop (i.e. WE lose access, forever.) "Altering trails will get bikes permanently banned from this park. " City park does get closed from time to time for Moto races or other things. Saying trail closure does not really specify what is at stake. Just my 2 cents.

"Altering trail" is probably better. Some people will think cheater lines are "existing trail". And getting kicked out sounds like a one time thing (yeah, we've all been kicked out of a bar and then went back in the future, right?) Altering trails will get bikes permanently banned from this park. Don't do it!

Not to nit pick (but this is the internet after all) but I think you're focusing in the wrong direction. The bonewipe that is doing this a.) probably doesn't believe that what they are doing is "unauthorized trail" and b.) doesn't really grasp what "prohibited" means. For instance they might think that if they are caught they'll have to go put the branches back up. I'm a fan of: "Hey, you, the guy cutting cheater lines. This type of trail modification may result in bikes being banned on the trails. Stop it now. <ARR logo>" Somehow you need to get the point across that this is not about them getting caught doing something unauthorized and that the punishment hits the whole community. Right now my guess is that they view it as a "victimless crime" and that nothing will come of their work. We need to help them understand the ramifications. The APR and BCP logos actually detract and may have the opposite effect for you. This should be bikers telling bikers to cut it out.

Most importantly on the logo, it comes across to everyone that this is the MTB community and not some random person. I think we all remember the "notices" posted on the GB a few years ago. They were professionally done, but by some crackpot individual, not an organization. They were full of incorrect information that people probably took as legit because of the look.

I like this idea. The same idiots who are cutting the cheater lines probably see them being blocked off and just assume that some other idiot who does not know what they are doing is responsible. There needs to be an indication of why this is being blocked off.

Yeah, this is my urban commuter bike so, while I put significantly more miles on this than any of my other bikes, I don't want to sink a lot of money into it. The $14 Shimano BB is working for now. The next BB will be an FSA. Long term I may ditch the cranks altogether, but the bike *might* have a couple of cranks in the frame that would necessitate a Kona warranty replacement, so I'd really wait until that time before I headed down the path of putting more money into the bike. For $450 (used) it has been a hell of a workhorse.

Just rode CP for the first time in a long time today. Hard to know who is doing what.

That is why a shop is appealing. If I take it to them it is their problem. And if the hub is toast and I need a new one, I don’t have to mess with it. Tomorrow I should know for sure.

This was about as far as I could get it in. Then Jonathan’s comment about a rubber mallet put me in the position of installing the BB and giving it a few healthy whacks. Bingo. It eventually worked itself in. Quick round in the neighborhood was quiet but it usually takes a few miles before the clacking begins. Tomorrow’s jingle bell ride should tell me whether it was the BB or whether we are down to the final piece. At that point I will drop it on a shop because I could not get the rear hub disassembled with cone wrenches so I will let a pro do it.

Pretty much only one route. The Hamilton GB is chill, generally easy, but fun. Mount Lakeway is the bigger challenge out there.

The problem with the BB is not the facing, I never even tried to put it in the bike. I took the end cap and tried to put it on the spindle, no go. It fit in to about a half inch or so, to the end of the (?) flanges on the spindle, then stopped. Definitely not the seat tube because when I stand and pedal I can get the clacking sound.

My urban singlespeed is making a ton of noise, creaking, popping, etc. It's a steel frame so it should not be making this much noise. I have replaced: Front cog Rear cog Chain So at this point there are only 2 places left, the bottom bracket and the rear hub. Here is what I am hearing: Here is the amount of play in the rear hub: So the question is do you think this is a hub or bottom bracket noise? To me it feels like BB. Now the BB problem. I have an FSA Comet (~2014) crankset. I bought a Shimano BB which *should* fit, but I could not get the spindle through the BB, nor could I get it through a SRAM GXP BB. The spindle is supposed to be 24mm but is seems to be just slightly larger, I can get the spindle into the bottom bracket cup but I can't get the spindle to continue through. The current bottom Bracket is a RaceFace X-type BB which claims "Interchangeable with select Shimano and FSA external mountain BB systems." So what gives? I have 2 BBs that I can't seem to use and a crank that is just barely too big. From 24mm the next step up is like 28mm or so. This seems to be ~25mm or so, just barely larger. All advice is appreciated.

How will trailside repairs work with that installed?

You could not have missed this turtle, unlike a snake. I could see it before I even entered the tunnel. Rode with both feet well up in the air.

1. Yeah, the tunnel is dingy but it beats having to ride around to the light to cross PV. I think the glass is half full, plus once I found a HUGE snapping turtle in the middle, must have been 20+ pounds. 2. There is a bike lane from Shady all the way downtown, so a Northside trail on the lake is less important. I'd like to see it, but there are bigger fish to fry in my mind.

Yeah, I stopped to check it out (didn't go in) and as I rode off @Teamsloan drove past and honked at me. But he was in a car, sucker! Plan on hitting it on Friday night with the wife after a brief jaunt around the lake.

That is pretty much the reason I ride the hike and bike trail for my daily exercise. I can do an urban ride through town and that is fine, but it feels like work. Hit the bike path and you're with other people, more fit than you, working out. It feels more vibrant. And the proximity to water is a much nicer view. It is awesome to have such great access to such a trail; I probably ride it 3-4 times a week. As to the Quinceañera, we were lucky enough to go to one this year. It was a window into a culture that most of the people I know have never seen, nor will ever see. Quite the spectacle.

Yeah, if you have ever had one turn on in a pack you realize the problem it could create. It gets hot enough to melt a tube.

Wow, that website helps it live up to the "oldest" claim. Yikes, I can hear my AOL account say "you've got mail" while the page loaded.