circuitbreaker

9 hours ago, 4fun said:

I think the heat problem was only happening on the guide R’s, not the RS’;

i had the problem with my 2016 guide RSCs (same basic design as RS). 

That being said, SRAM has fixed the issue with a new plunger design. i don't think you'll see it with new brakes as long as they aren't old stock.

Can someone please do one for BCGB?

i know the main trail, its all the side stuff that i need help with.

1 hour ago, Albert said:

  What is it called again? (the trail behind Peddler Bike Shop)

i believe its Suburban Ninja

https://caltopo.com/m/6DN1

they have rentals at spider, might be a good place to start.

i rode my 5010 there with no issue. Spider is not particularly rough and no big drops, so I would just ride your czar there, as long you drop your seat. it is steep and loose in places, so head tube angle and tire choice is more of a concern.

Might be obvious, but Walnut has great family riding. started taking the kids there as soon as they were on 24".

the boardwalk downtown is great, and you can connect it to the new shoal creek trail which is fun.

1 hour ago, brentb said:

Ha, that was me today. I finally headed out at 4:30 and had a good ride until dark.

Speaking of which...

Because I've been away from my bikes a while, I am not familiar with all the trails built out at brushy creek. I have ridden deception for a a few years and knew of picnic, but I'm surprised at how much trail there is now. It's a lot of good trail.

So I took rim trail to it's end, where it drops into the limestone ditch near the park boundary. I followed that downstream (towards the main trail) to the first drop. What's the name of this? Heading downstream, 183A is on the left.

here a great reference map:

https://caltopo.com/m/6DN1

nice balcones!

how big is this drop 10 ft? does it have a name yet?

YT Demo

APR 20 - 21, 2019

ROLLING CIRCUS @ SPIDER MOUNTAIN
BURNET, TX

JEFFSY, CAPRA, TUES

41 minutes ago, Bamwa said:

$50 it is then. Tried calling but just got a message for "thunderbird" what ever that is. Anyways they need a few tweeks.....new phone message, and calendar and hours on their website. 

Thunderbird Lodge is the property that Spider Mountain sits on.

and yes, spider mountain needs to get its act together on the marketing front. A webpage would maybe be helpful in 2019.

7 hours ago, crazyt said:

distance wise how long are the runs?

Its on Trailforks:

https://www.trailforks.com/region/spider-mountain-bike-park-27035/

This thread is hot. Can't wait to see it built up.

yeah, if you watch video of Cali trails, in particular SoCal, alot of the trails have big ruts going down the whole way.  must be the dirt.

overview from gmbn:

in depth tech:

i'm ok with them not providing a trail only pass or single tickets. it keeps the pricing simple. who wants to monitor whether or not there are ebikes on the triail, people riding up, deal with passes, etc. you're there, just ride the lift and get more runs in.

the basic problem is the at the price is steep. i think $30-40 is more of a  sweet spot. and hopefully the price will come down in time. but there will be plenty of people willing to pay $50. Spider Mountain's best resource is the fact that there are like 10 million people within 3 hour drive.

10 minutes ago, olddbrider said:

I wonder what their policy will be on rain/wet trails.  RPR drains like a champ, but from what I saw of the race they had out there last year, Spider may not be as immune to rain.  Forecast is showing a high chance of rain early Thursday, and then 40% chances on Saturday and Sunday.  Obviously, lightning will close the lift, but I'll be interested to see how they handle rain.

The blue trail actually rode quite well in the rain.

Rotor Smoker is a different story, complete muddy mess. Black Sabbath was in between, not particularly muddy, but the trail was deteriorating.

wow, love the idea of having two bikes out of one frame. 

what is their carbon frame warranty like?

11 hours ago, The Tip said:

in the Meridian Bowl, behind Bear Lake

Can you give more details on where this is located?

Why is the pass only valid for 3 months? this doesn't make any sense to me.

i'll probably drop the $50 one time just because i have not done lift access before, but the prices seem quite steep for what you're getting.

Don't ride it in Austin.

Hey, anybody know if  Walnut is rideable today Nov 14?

when she calls you back, please ask if they can finish the Balcones Park extension sometime this decade?

1 hour ago, FJsnoozer said:

Left on Steck into Bike lane
Right on sidewalk which goes all the way to underpass after Braker
Enter driveway Hyde park Quarries Driveway
 

So, it looks something like this? I've never checked out that Hyde Park Quarries area:

Also, I believe there's now a pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks you mention.

i wish they would connect this piece to metric in some way. then you could get from wells branch all the way downtown on shoal creek uninterrupted. 

Thanks for the update.

Those Hope rims have terrible reviews, which is surprising. 

Chain Reaction has a number of options for 26". I would probably go with these DT Swiss:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/dt-swiss-ex-471-mtb-rim/rp-prod161561

It ain't cheap, but you can get a hope rim to match your hub:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/hope-tech-xc-mtb-rim/rp-prod139561