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For hub flange distance it's easiest to do it this way. Divide the width of hub by 2 then stand hub on flat surface by the end cap I find the edge of a table to work best, then measure distance from table top to flange and subtract that number from half the width of the hub. This will give you flange spacing.

Roger Musson's e book is a great source for wheel building. Shows how to measure ERD and hub offset. The video posted is somewhat confusing wheel building is not that difficult just requires time and patience.

My labia only flap when it's windy😜

I ride to Suburban Ninja from my house and drop in next to Redhorn. Ride that down to Gumdrop hit Gnargasm and Snow White then onto Peddlers, Mulligan and hit Deception at the 13mile mark. Usually get 15> miles doing this ride. I've heard there's been additions to Suburban Ninja, haven't been able to check it out due to weather conditions.

Just saw somebody with a Santa Cruz with Enve's heading to the park. Gonna be a slick ride!

As far as Spidermountain, with all the ambiguity I think I'm out on this one.

Is NLand still open? Last time I went past it looked like they are no more. Place was locked up flags were down. Looked deserted. Which is odd being they had a brewery/ beer garden that could generate revenue all year.

Deception is GTG. Mulligan not so much many sloppy areas.

I agree Deception is not much fun when the rocks are slick.

Gotta be honest GG bikes never did anything for me. Although I haven't ridden one, always thought that they were kinda ugly. This bike here is a game changer though. They did a great job of engineering this bike. It looks good and seems it will a be a very versatile ride with plenty of adjustments for us GEO nerds. Job well done GG!

So it appears that baseball bats are now out as the preferred way to test carbon frame strength.

How about one of these? GEO is good FS air front and rear. https://www.diamondback.com/atroz-3

Wow! That's insane! That section is Dave's Ditch. I've been in there a few times it's a sketchy section when it's wet. I haven't been up in there in a long time due to all the standing water. Hope he recovers ok.

1/4 Notch was ok, BIG puddles in places. Picnic had standing water in many spots. With Picnic being so wet I assumed Peddlers was still no go.

Need to have god open the sky like in a Monty Python skit. Would definitely be effective😂

But how do you stop the Pagans?

Open in big green letters and closed in big red letters. Would it be possible to add any authoritative verbiage to the signs to make it seem as if it were a parks decision?

DUB=29.9 not 29.8 or 30 29.9.

I like my RF Aeffect cranks with DM. It makes chain ring sizing much simpler and reduces weight. Most chainring manufacturers make DM rings for these cranks. Pros of DM less weight easier to get chainline correct, cons you have to remove crank arm to swap rings. Unless you go with a system like the Wolftooth camo.

Too many riders don't have their helmet straps adjusted properly. I know I know... the strap bothers my chin, it itches my cheeks whatever. You wear a helmet for a reason if it's improperly fitted there's no point in wearing one. An improperly fitted helmet can actually be worse than not wearing one at all due to the fact that during a crash there is the possibility of it snagging on something and potentially causing a serious neck injury or like in the still shot where he's taking a dirt sample the helmet gets pushed back exposing his forehead. Your helmet should rest just above your eyebrows, your chin strap should be tight enough to only get one finger under it and the retention system should be snug around your head not allowing much movement. It's ironic that we'll spend the extra cash for a MIPS helmet and then proceed to wear it the wrong way. And yes he should absolutely be wearing a full face for this style of riding. It looks like the shoes and pedals held up fine.

What model version XTR brakes are they? I have XT on both my bikes one set of 785 and the other 8000 series. The 785's are easier to bleed and give a much firmer lever feel than the 8000's. The 8000's can be a PIA to bleed due to the small reservoir and never feel as firm as the 8000's. For some reason the design of the 8000's make them prone to having trapped air somewhere in the system. I use a two syringe method for bleeding, forcing fluid up to the lever from the caliper. Tapping on the caliper and lever helps also getting the caliper in the lowest point helps too. Sometimes leaving the reservoir open and clamping the lever with a zip tie or rubber band around the lever for a few hours helps too. I also noticed with the 8000's that when the pads get worn the lever can have a some what spongy feel.

I'm with Rugger "BUILD A WALL". if we can't get funding I say we shut down the trail until we do!

I'm with ATXZJ. I'm not opposed to coughing up some money to a viable solution, being as Brushy is my home trail.

I believe the problem that we as conscientious riders face is that most of the offending riders do not belong to any local MTB community, therefor they are not aware of how riding wet trails effects/impacts the trail systems we have. We also face the constant inflow of people from different regions were riding wet trails may not have been an issue. Than there is the issue of entitled assholes who will do whatever they want whenever they want just because. Oh and lets not forget the riders on Walmart bikes who just don't know any better. This will always be a case of shoveling shit against the tide. I see trail cuts in many places there were never any before. I've blocked some of these multiple times only to see them reopened next time I ride. Unfortunately Brushy is slowly becoming the tangled nightmare that Walnut is. I don't really see any effective way to stop this. I saw a guy yesterday with a FS bike on the back of his grey Highlander pulling into the soccer field parking lot yesterday, I highly doubt he was going there to just ride the hike and bike.

Count me in! I've got a blackjack and billy club from the '40's!