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We should probably start a beer thread or like MTBR what are you drinking right now thread. I’m currently enjoying a Boulevard Rye on Rye.

Amateurish at best!

These things are all around my house. Seen a couple about ten inches long.

A "UNIcycle" is not a "BIcycle"

More sweep brings elbows in less sweep moves elbows out.

750/760 is the sweet spot for me. Wrist pain or tendonitis is probably more an effect of sweep. 800mm bars are more of a downhill bar from what I've seen, downhill bars have less sweep for the attack position when riding downhill. The whole rise sweep is another debate similar to saddle selection very person specific. My bars have a 9* sweep, I had some 3t bars with a 12* degree sweep on my last bike which were much more comfortable.

Had this at Bangers. Really good.

I have those and they work very well.

In hockey it's called a body check😂

The Cradle

I work outside on hot pavement in the summer working on even hotter cars. What I can say when it's hot is be sure to have plenty of cold liquids on hand and some type of rag or cooling towel and cold water available. When I start to feel the heat more than I'd like I soak the towel in cold ice water from my cooler ring it out a bit and wrap it around my neck, super effective at getting core temp down a few degrees. The cold towel helps to cool your blood passing through your carotid artery helping to drop your core temp a bit. Works wonders. I know, I know we can't do that on a bike but might be handy info for some when working in the yard.

This is the saddle that has been best for me so far. Anatres R3 Large

For some people saddle choice can be a very difficult and long process. It was for me, I've tried dozens of saddles over many years of riding road and mountain. Much of the hype about saddles is just that, hype. Another thing I don't adhere to is road/ mountain specific, let's be real a saddle is just a saddle (aside from being completly carbon). I eventually ended up riding a saddle that I thought would never be for me, only about 7mm of padding but it had a carbon shell that flexed giving support and comfort at the same time. Fizik stopped making that particular saddle, so back to trying to find a saddle that would work. I went with what was the new version of that saddle but only wider and it has been a fantastic saddle better than the first I had, best I've ever ridden. I can be off the bike for a month and get back on with no discomfort. Just some suggestions, avoid thick heavily padded or gel saddles they cause too much soft tissue compression. When it comes to choosing width be aware that just because a saddle says it's 142mm wide that doesn't mean that your sit bones will be supported at the widest point, different shapes such as domed will give you a narrower support patch than the actual width. Here's something to consider and I only put this out there because it worked for me, not plugging a brand but maybe try Fiziks "Spine Concept" it helps you choose a saddle based on your flexibility. Another thing is once you've found the right saddle put one on all of your bikes and consider buying a back up or two just in case they discontinue that model. Good luck and I hope you get the saddle game sorted out. PS, you also may want to consider a Brooks Cambium I have one on my single speed road bike and it's very comfortable only downside is it's a tank as far as weight. https://www.fizik.com/us_en/spine-concept-evo/

They're sexy on you though🤣

Beware of that thinking. Many have died before they picked up on their bodies signals. Dehydration and heat stroke will sneak up on you like Mittens🐍

By the time the humidity burns off a bit it's usually too hot to ride. If you wait until evening or night the humidity is creeping back up by that time. I used to ride road when it would approach the mid nineties but you can manage your effort better on a road bike than on a MTB. On an MTB you're forced to put hard efforts in like it or not. You're also exposed to more air flow on a road bike than an MTB.

You're not thinking of starting a thread about E-Kayaks are you?

From Dub to Pre Plunge is one of the sections of that trail that really gases me sometimes. For me it's one of the sections that takes a lot of effort and endurance even more so than anything in the first section of DD.

No worries you're good. This was meant for the other freeloaders:)

Ok I'm in. 1k raised in the last six hours, so theoretically in 36hrs it should hit it's goal. I'm gonna shame some people now. If you ride these trails and love these trails you need to donate to this cause or be ashamed of freeloading. This could be what gets the city to see how important this trail system is to the people and possibly get bigger projects pushed through at Brushy Creek. Just think if the city was on board for new trails and a go fund me was set up to help construct new trails how great would that be.

He's talking about the switchback after Dub Step and The Alter, before Pre Plunge. It's the one you go right down a ledge and switch back left up onto loose limestone with the ledges through the two trees. I think it's just at/after Moose knuckle in the video.

I prefer minimal padding at all contact points on the bike. Too much padding will cause soft tissue compression making things go numb.

You probably could have done better if you weren't laughing so hard while you were riding.

If it makes anyone feel any better I tied the tandem time as my best effort.