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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.

It's one of these. Blotched water snake.

I thought that I might be faster on my hardtail but after trying it I was actually a minute slower then on my full squish.

I like Ergon grips because they have just enough texture to give you good grip but not so much texture that they cause hot spots on your hands. I've been rocking the GA3's for a while now and really like them. Was running the GE1's before those. The GA3's have just a small wing on the end giving plenty of support to the heel of your hand.

Upgradeitis is very common among people who have been riding for some time. Absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to upgrade your bike. One thing to keep in mind when upgrading an older bike is to try and purchase upgrades that can swapped over to a newer bike should you get a case of new bikeitis😁

In case you didn't like the first video

What bike is your friends that you rode? Is it a Scout like yours with better suspension components or is it a different bike? A different bike with a different suspension curve will have a completely different feel than yours does. Like previously posted play with your suspension settings to see what feels good and what doesn't many times just taking some time to tune your suspension will give you bigger benefits than you would think.

Rode PP yesterday. Ditched flat pedals for clipless and also ditched hydration pack for water bottle. Shaved 40 seconds off my best time.

Set your suspension up to what feels right to your body frequency. Front and rear should feel the same when you stand on your pedals and bounce your bike. This a good article explaining initial set up. https://www.shockcraft.co.nz/technical-support/setup-guide

Just an inquiry, but being as this is not a Strava race when someone needs to pass another rider do we yell “full gas” or just make fart noises?

Thanks for the offer this is my number 576072. USAC responded that all I need is my receipts and I’m good to go.

Has anyone had any trouble on the USAC website obtaining a ride authorization? I bought the one day license and the registration but it won't let me print a ride authorization. I've contacted USAC waiting for response.

I've been thinking about this. Maybe there should be another race set upon for gravel bikes on PP. The trail would be easy enough to do on a gravel bike.

I have a couple pairs of GE1's if you want to borrow.

Went out on gravel bike yesterday around 3:30-4:00. Even the granite sections exposed to the sun were really soft, no standing water but noticeably soft. Also noticed muddy tire tracks and clumps of mud coming from some of the trail exit/entrances. Some people always think they know best or just don't GAF.

Went out on gravel bike yesterday around 3:30-4:00. Even the granite sections exposed to the sun were really soft, no standing water but noticeably soft. Also noticed muddy tire tracks and clumps of mud coming from some of the trail exit/entrances. Some people always think they know best or just don't GAF.