Trailrider

Yeah, I would definitely get both in this case, especially since they're both full suspensions which are way more fun to ride than other types of mountain bikes.

Well, I bought a mountain bike so I could ride it on terrain that my cyclocross or road bike can't really do. So it makes sense that you could have different type mountain bikes for different trail types. I have three - short, mid, and long travel.

This is an easy one - keep your Ripmo and add the Ripley. Now you have the perfect bike for any trail.

FS is just as technical, you just go a lot faster. That makes it more fun. FS is easier on your body. I can ride six hours and only have muscle fatigue the next day.

I wasn't paying attention during the facebook panic induced gas shortage of 2017, and I actually had to skip work for a day because I couldn't fill my tank! The only solutions are to either have a 20-40 gal emergency supply at home, or be the first one to panic. I panicked Saturday morning and gassed up haha.

I've never been out there. Is it a bunch of coasting trails or are there pedal trails? I'm more of a pedaling guy. I like to work.

I've never tried it. Is that because it's narrow and loose so you can't really get much speed? The videos I see don't make it look too technically challenging.

Here were my noob mistakes: 1. Eating a meal before a ride, even an easy ride. It made me a little sluggish and I tended to clip trees with my bars. 2. Ignoring upper body training. You can muscle your way out of a lot of danger. 3. Not going to a full suspension sooner.

Last time I was there it was too hot to put out enough power to get up the climbs on the black trails. I'll have to give it another try.

Rode Purgatory for the first time last week. The rocks were dry and I had pretty good grip. If it was a trail system that you rode regularly and memorized the best lines in the really hard sections, I can see a skilled rider blasting through it. I had a lot of fun and I also liked that some parts are in riding distance to the pubs for a beer. You don't get that at Madrone.

I'll give you some cash for it if you want to offload. I have one that needs the lower cage replaced.

Dang, some of those bikes are torn up. Must have been ridden by noobs.

lol, I bet I hit the same tree. My buddy and I argued over whether we should go somewhere else to ride or finish it out. I was getting pretty tired of all the dead trees across the trail.

They seem ok to me. I do think most trail runners I pass give me too much space and interrupt their workouts too long to let me by. All you have to do is move aside at the last millisecond, like turn your shoulders to the side so my bars fit. It should be easy. You don't have to jump off the trail.

Seems odd to close it for day use mountain bikers. All the trails are so wide that there can't be any traffic issues.

ok, I like my 27.5 with 2.6 tires and I'm 160lbs. Rider weight is another parameter because that affects ground pressure - a light rider's "drifty" tire is a heavy rider's hookup tire.

I have both. I prefer 27 when using heavier tires. The 29 tires are heavier and farther from the axle, it's just less fun to muscle them around tech terrain. If all I rode was dirt highways like mtb yum yum the 29 would be fine. Advantages - market saturation of lightly used 27 bikes an wheels.

Yes, most of HCNA's trails are shyte and Ice Cream is mostly unrideable. This creates a condition where the trails are immensely fun and satisfying for very fit and skilled riders. If you are not one of them, it is scary and unfun. A lot of the fall line trails are washed away to the point where you are riding in a narrow tunnel up to your seat post collar over egg to fist sized rocks knocking you around. Challenging up hill, dangerous down hill.

I doubt it.

The new Wunderground 10day is pretty sweet. Yesterday I rode for 2 hours pretty hard at 4pm. Drank almost a gallon of water while riding and still had to put back a few bottles in the a/c to feel 100%. That was almost too hot!

I don't understand what you're trying to say. There are very rarely long enough descents to build up enough speed to spin out a 30x10. This isn't Colorado.

It's so flat around here you can put a 30t on the front and run a 10-40 or 11-40 and very rarely run out of gear. oh and just so you know, 40t is a bigger gear than 50t.

I'd be interested in a competition dedicated to carry pistols. Since we actually carry them and all. An air rifle? nah. Sounds like what those British and Australian people do to console themselves since their government doesn't let them have real weapons.

My family has been in the Austin area since the mid 1800s. So there! Some of these dog owners are pants on head stupid. They're like the "my baby didn't do nuffin" mothers you see on tv after their son murders a kid over a bag of weed. He wuz a good boy.

What's the best route in Pedernales to maximize the amount of singletrack you ride?