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Yesterdays build day on Peddlers Pass. 

Don't forget about the building day on Peddlers Pass, Saturday morning at 9:00am.

I'm 25-30 lbs underweight. Will you provide sandbags for peoples packs or do we need to provide our own 😉 

18 minutes ago, TheX said:

I'm not sure where the splashpad is, but I'm in.

X marks the spot. 3300 Brushy Creek Road.

32 minutes ago, Albert said:

What is the race in February?

 ..Al

Another Time Trial on Peddlers Pass - February 8th.

Peddlers Pass Winter Build Day

Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 9 AM – 11 AM 

3300 Brushy Creek Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613, 

The February race on Peddlers Pass is not too far away, so its time to add some new features and do some maintenance. We'll be meeting at the Splash Pad then splitting in to groups to tackle some different projects.

Peddlers Pass Winter Build Day

Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 9 AM – 11 AM 

3300 Brushy Creek Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613, 

The February race on Peddlers Pass is not too far away, so its time to add some new features and do some maintenance. We'll be meeting at the Splash Pad then splitting in to groups to tackle some different projects.

Peddlers Pass Winter Build Day

Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 9 AM – 11 AM 

3300 Brushy Creek Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613, 

The February race on Peddlers Pass is not too far away, so its time to add some new features and do some maintenance. We'll be meeting at the Splash Pad then splitting in to groups to tackle some different projects.

There is a build day on Peddlers Pass @ Brushy Creek at 9:00am on Saturday December 14th.  If you come, I can explain some of the design features of the trail that most people never notice and I wish Knew when i started building, it would have saved a lot of time redoing stuff. Here's the order i would do trail building.

1. Decide what kind of trail your going to build, XC, flow, enduro lines etc.

2. What level of rider will be using it. 

3. Walk the land on foot marking interesting areas that could become features of the trail such as natural dips in ground, ledges, good views, boulders, downed trees, a nice clump of Oaks, the list can be endless, think about things you like on other trails.

4. Mark a trail between these features.

5. Walk the trail several times in both directions to decide if you like the alignment.

6. Use a stick as pretend handlebars and jog along different parts of the trail and the where the features will be. 

7. Once happy with the alignment, clear just enough branches and ground cover to be able to ride the trail. Ride it several times. Make sure when you cut a branch it's all the way to the trunk of the tree, don't leave half cut branches for people to impale themselves on. Move all the cleared branches several feet off the trail, especially on the outside of a turn where people are most likely to go off the trail. 

8. If happy with the alignment, clear a bigger path along the trail linking the features.

9. Ride it several times, do you still like the alignment? Adjust if necessary.

10. Start working on the features. 

Things to always keep in mind while building.

1. Always be thinking about drainage. How are you going to shed water off the trail? Building trail too fast and not taking the time to do this correctly the first time has caused me many hours of headaches and redoing sections of trail.

2. Don't forget drainage, seriously, drainage is the number one thing about making a trail "sustainable" and rideable sooner after it rains. 

3. Don't be afraid to adjust the trail.

4. Avoid the temptation to rush and build lots of distance vs quality trail.

5. Ask other builders and riders their opinion on the trail. 

6. Building and maintaining a trail takes a lot longer than people realize, it's a slow process that can take years.

I would also put in several hours with other builders to see how they build trail. Every trail builder has a different style, so find the trail you like and I'm sure we can put you in contact with the person that built that trail.

I'm planning a trip down to Bandera Bike Park tomorrow morning, who wants to join me? I talked with Seth (one of the builders there) and it drains fast and will be open. Nothing around here is going to be rideable.

So who's coming to Bandera Bike Park tomorrow? I talked with Seth and it drains fast and will be open. Nothing around here is going to be rideable.

AJ will adjust the trail as needed. The Parks director is ok with the mtb trails staying or adjusting around the concrete trail.

I see this trail as a huge benefit to the Brushy Creek Single Track, we'll no longer have to ride through a neighborhood to get from SN to the rest of Brushy, how cool is that.

Look for BCB - Peddlers Pass 5.0.

Peddlers is the same length. Lots of people are creating duplicate segments  (RIP - Ronan's Infinite Playground, PP 5.0? - Full East Entrance, etc). The Strava times on Peddlers are about 2 minutes faster than it actual takes, this is because Strava seems to drop the 1st or last 2 minutes of everyone's lap (no idea why). For example my Strava P.R. is 15:24, but the actual time for that run was 17:14. Look at the picture for where Strava Started and Stopped the segment

You use trail building as cross training.

I may be down for this. Hate to drive all that way alone. Anyone setting up some carpooling? 

Who's going to the Enduro Race at Bandera Bike Park on November 16th? I'm organizing a pre-ride on Saturday November 9th. Even if you're not racing you should come join us for a fun day of riding...#BrushyCreekFieldTrip

https://www.bikereg.com/banduro

If i wasn't racing i would.

I've built up the berm next to the Brushy Creek/Parmer intersection (the 180 degree berm after you ride up the hill following the rollers section). Go ride it in (once the chain comes down).  

If anyone is riding Brushy today can you check Peddlers and see if the chain can come down, thanks.

Paw prints from a dude walking his dog

3 hours ago, RedRider3141 said:

Can you give an estimate on whether this weekend is salvageable after last nights rain?

I doubt it will be ready by Sunday.. my foot sank in an inch when I stepped in the middle of the trail. The two noobs I stopped riding Peddlers also confirmed it’s too muddy for riding this weekend by the huge ruts they were leaving.

I’m building this afternoon. From 2:30-5:30ish. I’ll be East of  Parmer on Peddlers Pass.

37 minutes ago, Hugh said:

 

 

Concept to moving dirt is usually about a year. I'm in construction and deal with that a bit.  This project will be phased due to funding. I think to get the trail moved up the priority list we'd need to sell a volunteer effort. Does anyone here stay in contact with Dmitri?

I was a little cryptic in my last post since nothing is set in stone. Brushy Creek builders are right in the middle of the discussions about the Lakeline MTB trails. We won't do you wrong.