AustinBike

Took my geared HT out on the GB again today and realized I now have 3 different mountain bikes with 3 very different feels to them. God for shaking things up and keeping skills sharp.

Tip - you should always ride. My record is the Greenbelt at 110 (the temperature, not some index.) On the other end of the spectrum it is probably around -20F back in Chicago. It is all about dressing appropriately, hydrating and riding to the temps. At 110 I took it slow. I do believe that there are smarter people than me on this, but I'd rather die of heatstroke from riding than from heart disease from not riding.

If you want to do a heavy ride we can do the following: My house to the GB, north side out to HOL, 360 to courtyard, city park road, lap around the outside of CP (or inside if you are into that), Jester up, Ladera up, down through Ken's (you'll have to guide me on that, 360, Yaupon, through the neighborhood and back home. That used to be my EB training route, if I recall it is around 50 miles all in and the climbing should be close to 4K. I could plan on a Sunday ride some time, starting early, if you are into that type of thing.

I have a hill training regimen (as you would expect.) Ping me if you want some punishment, I might even join in.

Well, you are right on that count. vSeems that Shapiro is continually triggered by micro aggressions and turns to the court to resolve his hurt feelings. However, the whole UM story does not really fit any truth because there does not seem to be any detail to back it up. I would say that is a category of "people want to believe it because it fits their narrative, even without any evidence to back it up."

Again, they all go back to the original "college fix.com" story. Fox is not even doing its own homework. Collegefix is associated with Ben Shapiro and calls itself "your daily dose of right minded news." (emphasis is theirs, not mine.) If this is a lawsuit then it would be public. Apparently this IS a lawsuit with Shapiro and the U: https://www.mndaily.com/article/2019/02/brshapiro So all of this stinks as fake news: 1. No actual names 2. No actual dates (other than 'fall of 2018'') 3. All lawsuits are public record and one should be able to find data fairly easily So I would say that this is not true unless you can provide some real data that ties to an actual incident with actual details. Notice how there is a VERY detailed description of the conversation but ZERO detail on the location, date, names, etc. - you know, the stuff that would exist in a lawsuit. All of this looks fake unless you can provide some actual data. Seems like the only "micro aggression" that involves the U is Ben Shapiro who is suing the school. My guess is the college fix story is a simply fabricated to help sell a narrative, not something that really happened.

Huh. Do you have a link to this off of a normal website? Only seem to find links from Breitbart-type websites. None list a person's name (which would be in a lawsuit). Pretty sure this is fake news.

That is how some of us feel when we see the other stuff that you do....

Maybe it is dead...

Someone went out to do recon at WC yesterday, they gave the thumbs up.

Word is the trails are dry! It lives.

It will live. Urban ride. Urban Imbibe. It has never died.

Did see a tarantula coming down a fast drop on the Greenbelt this weekend.

I swear by them, but I don't do crazy shit. Ergon grips are great for longer rides. My arms do not get fatigued and It helps me maintain a better hand position.

Nope, definitely alive. On the NWCT a couple weeks back.

What is this?

If you do them separately you can dial them each in on their own. Changing both at the same time makes the dial in a little more difficult.

Got in 14 miles yesterday on the trails. Even though we had rain, getting there early was the saving grace. I was stunned at how dry the trails were, but eventually we opted to head back because the light rain was starting to make the loose dirt cake up on tires, so we rode the concrete path back.

I approve of this strategy

That cloud is the hero dirt maker 😉

I will be heading there from the vet, not the house. Gotta take Lucky in for his yearly stuff.

I’ll be there about 4 to do an early lap, if anyone wants a social lap ~5 chime in.

You are 100% correct. It is no different than tires. When Kenda Blue Grooves first hit the market everyone was in awe of them, oh my god did they grip. Six months later we had all moved on because they wore out so fast. Grippy but durable is like coming up with something that is wet and dry at the same time. Not a physicist, but working with different sole materials for years, you either had soft and grippy or hard and durable.

Just found this: "Trails are good now. Point 6 is completely dry. Inner Log Loop is completely dry. Out Log Loop has one small puddle, otherwise completely dry. The dam is completely dry. CharDog Up is completely dry. Tangle of Trails has a few wet puddles and two downed trees. Didn’t try Marks Art. The chain link fence line has a few small puddles. Main Creek crossing is flowing pretty good. I’d avoid and use the bridge." Sounds like WC is a go tonight, planning to be there.

According to Charlie the trail was way too muddy today. I am going to do something urban instead because there is no reason to mess with the trails. Show them some love and let them dry out for a few more days.