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Despite the shitty weather for the last few weeks, tomorrow looks like primo weather and the trails should be hero dirt by the afternoon.
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20 hours ago, AntonioGG said:
I’ve been hoping they build at least a nice dirt shoulder in this road…or at the very least passing lanes.
More likely they are building condos. We aren't allowed to have nice things.
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21 hours ago, Docscotty said:
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege to ride for over 2 hours with a group of wounded warriors on Veterans Day. Some of them were on ebikes along with their 76 year old former commander in chief. It was wonderful to share the trail with them.
This is a solid use case.
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Yeah, but I live a weird life. Since I don't work any more and hate retail, the only time I regularly see people is when I am on my bike. Or getting a beer afterwards.
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19 hours ago, Ridenfool said:
I'm not as divisive as some when it comes to my favorite pastime. It seems better to pull together rather than to tear apart. YMMV
I am not either, I like to ride.
But I am divisive when people threaten my favorite pastime. Some e-MTB riders (those who ride where they are not allowed or use their speed to blow past others with total disregard) are on par with people who do unsanctioned trail modifications or ride trails when they are too muddy.
All of those groups get the same level of angst from me. There are plenty of eMTB riders at Walnut these days, the majority are innocuous. But if you are doing church climb and someone rips past you telling you to get out of the way, yeah, we're gonna have a chat when I get to the top. It's the general lack of courtesy from some riders (e or not) that I have little tolerance for these days. They're shared trails.
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2 hours ago, Ridenfool said:
As for inconsiderate trail users...
My feeling is that there are bonewipes in both the mountain bike and e-bike world.
My experience is that in the e-bike world there are greater predispositions towards bonewipeishness.
Yes, you can do the "both sides" on this one but, generally speaking, you're gonna see more problems with one group over the other.
Your mileage may vary.
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5 hours ago, June Bug said:
I noted a few e-bikers ignoring the the ban on e-bikes in that trail system.
That has been my experience in Austin as well.
"I paid $@#^%@ for this bike, I'll ride it where ever the F--- I want."
That has always been my big gripe, it is people like that who will threaten trail access for everyone.
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Nice result!
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The short answer on my frames is that I am not a hard rider by any means, no jumping, no big drops. Just wear and tear on the greenbelt mostly. But I do ride a lot.
The Knolly was the biggest offender and that was a burly bike. But it had a design flaw that meant they were replacing failed chain stays with new ones that still contained the same flaw.
To get us back on our original discussion, this was today:
An unmentionable new trail that I won't mention.
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4 hours ago, RonSurly said:
ah ok, shows even what many consider maybe an overbuilt frame can fail. Thanks for sharing
Any frame can fail.
I have broken:
- Gary Fisher: 2X
- Hammerhead 1X
- Knolly 3X (maybe 4, can't remember exactly)
- Vassago 1X
I haven't broken:
- Santa Cruz
- Redline
- Vassago - yet (different one, purple must be better)
- Kona - yet
Basically Austin eats frames. If you ride them long enough here, they will break.
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On 11/13/2022 at 10:48 PM, Morris said:
Nice ride at RPR today
iPhone? That is a known problem with them.
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3 hours ago, AntonioGG said:
How do y’all secure your e-bikes when running errands?
Spring for the extra $30 or so for the insurance. If her bike gets stolen, we basically get enough to cover a new one. One time fee.
I have an Abus lock on my commuter. Smaller, easier to handle, but, hey, it's a $400 commuter bike.
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Buy a bike from one of their approved dealers. Fill in the paperwork and submit it by the deadline. There is a current one and I think we got $200 or $300. Something to watch for is the tax. We qualified for one level of rebate based on the price of the bike, but the receipt shows slightly over $2k and that pushed us up to a higher level of rebate.
It was a pretty straightforward process.
Also, if you have a credit card that extends warranty on items purchased (like the Costco Visa) use that. Batteries are one of those things that could be costly and not user friendly in terms of replacement (depending on the bike). My wife's bike has them integrated into the downtube so having additional warranty is really valuable.
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I bought an e-bike.
For my wife.
She loves it. It allows her to ride with me and keep up. Now all of her errands are bike first, car second. It was an amazing transformation. Urban e-bikes are a very viable use case (as I have always said).
I'll probably never have one. And definitely not ever a trail bike. As a comparison, that bike is 2X the weight of the bike behind it.
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On 10/28/2022 at 1:51 PM, GFisher said:
Given today's rain, what do you estimate the drying time to be?
The AustinBike trail conditions page rarely seems to change for Rocky Hill.
I checked with the folks as AB World Headquarters and they let me know that this trail conditions site is pulled from another kind soul who manages it. @crazyt owns that and he can tell you how to provide updates for RHR.
The API automatically updates every 5 minutes so if someone submits the status to his app, 5 minutes later, through a series of tubes, the new result magically shows up on my site.
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10 hours ago, bear said:
Just to keep things saucy the battery in my car died, so Sunday after the ride there was another round of true OG Mojo support as Nando & Matt schemed on the best way for me to get the replacement and made it possible and it worked out.
I am a big fan of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z1D26CS
Charge lasts 6+ months (never tried to go longer) and starts a car perfectly on the first try, no second vehicle or danger involved.
Of all of the cheap stuff I have bought on Amazon, this is one I will never give back. The fact that this can also be used as a massive USB battery is a nice side benefit. If you are road tripping or riding alone at remote trailheads, it is a life saver.
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Fun day yesterday. My lower back is a little sore, need to get used to that bike. New hangers *should* be here on Monday if the USPS delivers.
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I am out for this evening.
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I am going to stalk the Facebook group and see if anyone posts up with trail status conditions. Weather Underground is saying .17" of rain, yesterday's trail conditions post said too muddy. We might be in the margins.
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Don't own an angle grinder. But there are axes and a 3-lb mallet in the garage. As a network security aficionado I spend a lot of time thinking about the threat matrix and dealing with the corner cases.
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That is a really good idea. At this point I am not really worried about how durable the lock is, this is about keeping it from being taken quickly because the door was accidentally left open. My assumption is that once someone gets inside the garage and closes the door, they have access to tools. Mostly wanted to stop someone from walking down the street, seeing someone left the door open, and grabbing the bike.
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Basically it was wet on Friday, was too muddy this morning (someone posted it was too muddy) then we had a day with brief rain showers. I was dumped on several times this morning on a ride.
I am not holding out hope for trails. I think an urban ride followed by black star will happen.
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Saw this and thought of him:
"OMG!!!!!111 tHiS wILL ToTaLLy cHaNGe bIKiNg aS wE kNOw iT!!!1111"
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Pioneer VSX 455 Stereo Receiver:
(Hey, take the speakers above for a full setup!)
Sony CDP-325 5-disc CD carousel:
What? 5 discs is not enough? Then take my Sony CDP-CX200 200-disc CD changer! It's like having your own private Spotify without the monthly charge:
Connected Bull Creek Greenbelt closer to reality
in Mountain Biking Discussion
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Eh, city park road is not that bad because of the climb. The problem with spicewood springs, in my mind, is that it is flat enough and curvy so those idiots with BMWs can do their test drives there. Lest you think I am a hypocrite, when I bought mine I did the test drive there. And I am guessing most people here would put me in the idiot camp,so, it fits.