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Was out on a ninja trail yesterday and a snake was skimming across the top of the water. Snake week continues- almost every day so far.

For those of us in the Austin bubble, Willco and CP are all one big blur. Thanks for the clarification.

We appreciate the work that you guys do. Also, the land mass of WC is dramatically different from BC. But, that being said, it always feels like CoA is dragging its feet on us. I pay a shitload of taxes to live in the heart of the city and it always feels like we have to fight just to get existing stuff repaired. Thank god that we have ARR on top of the situation, imagine the desert without them.

Rode Brushy today. Rode Peddlers today. Anyone complaining about that trail needs to pick up a shovel and get to work. This is the only trail in the area where we are getting new trail on a consistent basis and seeing the support of the city. Yeah, we get trail work at WC (I've done some myself this year) but it is not really adding much new trail (we got a bit of it over the past few years) but work now is mainly repairing trail from water damage and bonewipe riders. Somehow WillCo is doing a better job than CoA on supporting trails. Is it Bentonville? Not by a long shot. But Bentonville has a different terrain than we have, they have dirt, we have rock. Peddlers is fine and I am happy to have it, even if it does not feel like Slaughter Pens or the Back 40. Ride it. Love it. Live it.

Will a DHX Air 5.0 fit that frame? If so, ping me.

Saw a hog nose once at PB, it was all puffed up until it decided I was not going to attack, then it just scurried off. Saw a rat snake on the GB again today, snake week continues.

I haven't been in college in a long time. Well, unless you count the fact that I am in it now again to get retired healthcare, but that loophole ends at the end of this year. The whole CBD thread, combined with what I need to do in order to get healthcare reminds me of how screwed up this country is.

No, that was a screen porch for a place to sit outside in a mosquito-infested yard. Sadly, we don't use it that much because it is too damn hot in Texas. There is a small window of opportunity that keeps getting smaller every year.

Yes, but only for you.

Yes, good idea. the bar idea is less workable because occasionally we need access from outside.

College was a long time ago, things have gotten much better since then. Nobody is selling ditchweed CBD....

Cranks still available? How much?

Now considering Santa Fe for an August trip, thanks to everyone for the data here, this is really helpful.

I've talked about this on the garage thread before; I think these are the best racks that are available on the market. If you have limited room in your garage and are using wall hanging for your bikes, the Steadyrack allows you to mount your bikes and then swing them to the left or to the right for access. This gives you a much denser packing, I have 3 bikes with 700mm bars in a 5' wide area that also includes the ability to open up a door and get in and out of the garage in that tight space. The original rack holds tires up to 2.4" and the new "MTB specific" version holds them up to 2.8". If anyone wants to check out how their bikes fit they are welcome to swing by. Here's the full review for those that are interested: http://www.austinbike.com/index.php/product-reviews/351-review-new-steadyrack-mtb-wall-rack Most importantly, getting the new rack allowed me to move the bikes around so that I could get a wider space for the door:

Central Austin, by central market. If you ever ride at the R&I we can meet there or maybe find somewhere in between to meet. If you live near Shinerider you can pass them off to him and I can PayPal of Venmo you the cash.

Interested in both but cedar park is way out of the way for me. Do you get down to Austin ever?

Here is the definitive answer: https://hydromet.lcra.org you can zero in on rainfall for the last 24 hours. There is a station at 360 and mopac, pretty much ground zero for the greenbelt.

We got ~1/4” on the GB, should be fine tomorrow. Might even ride it myself tomorrow. Should be great.

I plan to be there ~4 for some early riding. I'll post up conditions, but if there is sun by noon you best be on your way there because it looks like the rain missed most of the city (.07" in Rosedale), it is all up to the north. Betting the GB is even better, only .09" in the past 24 hours. Everyone south of Willco should be on their bikes today 😉

Rain is done for the day. According to the local weather station they received .15" of rain. Sun should be out this afternoon. It will be humid. But it should be hero dirt. I plan to be there riding.

Planning to ride tomorrow, pending any developments in the morning weather. The last 3 days called for rain and we had none here in central Austin

I have seen more copperheads than rattlers. In 20+ years of riding Austin I've seen 3 CH's and 2 rattlers (doubled that number yesterday) and more coral snakes than I have fingers. Might have seen 2 water moccasins but was not close enough to either to make a 100% ID; one was over 4 feet long and looked really nasty.

That almost sounds like work 😉

Ran into a rattler on the greenbelt today. ~3’ long. Freaked me out. Slammed the brakes so hard I did a nose wheelie and almost face planted onto it.

Did my typical lunchtime lap around the lake and for the first time in many months I did not see a single scooter out there. Perhaps these signs are helping. Nicely done TTF.