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The tree is fine. No biggy and less in the way than it used to be. I was talking about drop arrows on Well Worth it where I blocked the B line. Ive raced pace bend It is high traffic until you get out of Wookie and doesn’t break up until approaching the hill. Last year had a bad start on the Jeep road and didn’t get around into 1st until the end of the wookie. It’s been an extremely tight group through there every year I have raced. Packs stay together longer because there are no climbs until “the hill” The tech features actually bunch groups back together more than they create separation. If one person makes a mistake, everyone regroups on that person. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Already know a pro/ open rider that went out and run and it didn’t even pick up his “fast run”. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No it won’t. Strava is not the end all, chip timing and stop watch or “lap” feature in your Garmin are a better feature for practicing. Trails like peddlers pass are a mixed bag when it comes to Strava times because the squiggly entry is too close and pings some peoples start times several turns in. Other trails that do this are point 6 at walnut and Blacktrack at Rocky hill ranch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would put an official sign about unauthorized removal of trees and what the code is. I’m torn now. The line is fine IMO with this tree gone. The only tech it adds now is leaning the bars to the left. It causes traffic every day im out there, race or not. There is also the fact that people have been preriding for weeks and this has not been there. This is going to really screw with peoples head when they come through there. At that point in the race, the lead packs are still all together and there will be some big crashes. I disagree about needing the B line. The kids rolled harder mandatory drops at Flat Rock Ranch. Again, we are inducing significant danger on the course with that b line present. And the trail is getting widely eroded there. That step down can be rolled on a 20”. A sign with drop arrows for the course markings would be my preference. This is all just me voicing my opinion. I’m fine with others disagreeing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That tree is in the way if you have wide bars and tend to look at objects you are trying to miss. That’s probably why it was “sacrificed.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

More sanitation at the first descent of well worth it. Someone has literally cut a line on the right. The trail is now 10 feet wide At the drop. I stacked rock and blocked the line. I will block before the race. GFY Houston. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The trail builders (public) were not compensated, with anything other than thank yous and smiles. On the other hand, public funds were used to acquire land in Austin, then to fence off said land and prevent access to the public. The public also pays for salaries and equipment to keep themselves off said property. On the bright side, at least 360 and 2222 don’t look like 71/lakeway. Little boxes on the hill side Little boxes made of Ticky tacky Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes all the same. So what I am saying is maybe some how BCP protection has benefited mountain bikers and protected them from developers? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Let’s destroy a park in case we get 50 inches of rain again in one week. Why not? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don’t know what option 2 is. Is there something circulating around? I wear Lycra almost exclusively, even under my suit at work. How about the same route as last year for the start. Then NXNW (paleface pass) and come back South on PACk Trail, up and over Chicken Foot. Left on Poncho, right on lefty, right on power line and home free. Names from this map: Www.clintonctfire.com/pace-bend-park-map.html Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1. It’s Lycra, bro. And it’s nice not to catch clothing on shit while racing. I’ve literally had my baggies get entangled in a shifter and cost me a State championship. 2. My glasses range from $2 dollar safety glasses to some nice bro ADDIDAS that even the broest O.F. bros Angie complimented me on. After multiple corneal abrasions it’s important to have eye protection that makes you feel good pretty, and doesn’t muck up with sweat by design. 3. Wear underwear with no seams 4. Original Red Bull 15 minutes before your lap. Literally. 5. I race a Hans Damf 2.35 front. I bet someone could win this race on a rigid Fat Bike running Dirt Component rims.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mine is piqued. Seth, Wes, and Eric. Don’t feed YouTube trolls and move on with your life. If he bothers you that much, just comment “cool story, bro” on each of his comments. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The rock at the bottom was one of 3 pieces of the rock slab that had been cracked and removed. I put the two I could fine backed and puzzle pieces them to their original position and repacked with mud. 2 weeks later. Both rocks had been removed and tossed away. At this point I am fine with the loss of the step. It’s still beginner challenging and opens up some new lines going the opposite way that protect roots. I can go find all three pieces and put them back based upon old pictures I have if everyone prefer, but I feel it won’t be the same. The entire slab is around 75 pounds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Conditions were perfect everywhere in hindsight, except on one of the early trails that is fully shaded. When I prerode, the dirt was perfect, but off camber 45 degree rock faces would send knee caps and chainstays to an early demise. I’m man enough to admit that there were several rock faces that looked good to ride until all of a sudden they weren’t. It ended poorly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Technically doing Easy up and HOL 75 miles deep would be difficult. I would allow it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

JD No need to join a team really, just hang out at the races and drink beer with everyone. Ask them about their suffering after the race and enjoy the stories. A group ride for me is when one or two people Join me and my wife for the bike ride. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Or mountain bikers... so we should probably let sleeping dogs lie. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Podcasts about crit and road racing fascinate me. Watching most DH WC bores me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

But really though? Can anyone honestly say that the chopped up building that keeps occurring on one of the more coveted old secretive trails in Austin is any good at all? The trails there are great. Leave them alone. If you are going to build there. At least properly close the trail that is 10 feet away and learn to build a dam crib wall properly before bench cutting across a trail that used to be a blast to ride. Now we have a lattice of trails with no flow at all and no clear direction. Who ever this is doesn’t know shit about building a trail, especially in Austin. People need to stop building trail on existing grey area trails. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My first ever MTB trip was: Fly to Vancouver Stay near Endless biking in air bnb, or stay downtown and take an Uber to endless biking. Endless biking rents Rocky Mountains and does sweet guided tours of north shore. https://www.endlessbiking.com Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don’t think you understand my comment. Trail was UNDER water on the GB maintrail. I’m sure conditions will be great though on Saturday...good luck! ;) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

November 2019? The GB main trail was under water yesterday. Not just the creek crossings. (Per Old Greg’s photos) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You have to get rear sag right to get the fork to “sag” on some bikes if there is high stiction. Use manufactures ratings as a starting point based upon your loaded up weight. Evaluate travel used throughout the ride. I shouldn’t be going through full travel at walnut or GB main trail until drops get to 3 feet For me. Adjust rebound to fit your general riding style and change per trail if you really go somewhere different. For the most part, Austin is set and forget at middle- slower for “most” people. A Houston rider might come up running a very fast rebound and get ping ponged everywhere. I really speed things up for Bentonville and places with smooth kickers. This is just my preference and not gospel. Most of my equipments runs lower than manufacture settings for air pressure, except for my new bike which runs a ton of air in the rear relative to manufacture settings. Also, know how much your shock travels because full travel may not be the entire shaft of the shock. Correct sag on my shock is only 11mm. Visually I set it at 17ish at first and that was almost 50% sag and the bike was sagged out and rode and climbed wonky as hell. Some Specialized stuff with auto sag shouldn’t be too hard for the rear. On my wife’s bike I have to release the red valve then have her bounce to equalize and then hit the auto sag release again.

Are they storms or storm SL? My future combo will probably be Storm SL 180 front and Ashima ai2 160 rear. I have not tried the Ashima as a front. They make a 180 and it’s under 100 grams, but it has so much bite I don’t think I would like it. I like modulation on the front and I want to be able to pop the rear and lock it up in. A switchback. I also hit some fairly high speeds on the street and I need some big stopping power up front. I’ve run rotors where I had to let them cool down and get back on them on Yaupon. No thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I found HS1s to be too noisy for my tastes. I really like Magura Storm SL for the best combination of brake, bite, mud clearing and weight. I currently run a weight weenie rear. Ashima Ai2. They are crazy light and bite very hard and strong. There is a small amount of vibrating feedback due to the extremely wide openings in the rotor. I run them with regular organic pads and pad wear is surpringly “normal” and on par with regular rotors for me. It makes my Guide ultimates feel closer to XTs in a good way. It’s a good in between. They have stopped me pretty quickly from 60+ mph :), but for sustained mountain riding, I would not run them on the front. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk