mack_turtle

Whatever, ride your sissy motorbike if you want. Other than people with physical limitations who are determined to ride trails, I don't understand the drive to whimpify every sport. Next we'll see skateparks with aerial rigging so you can jump everything without fear of actually falling and people riding Bird scooters in marathons. Let's put bouncy nets around the hazards on golf courses and go hunt animals that someone has already located and stapled to a tree. Lets go climb a cliff by installing a winch at the top that pulls you up while you flail your limbs and pretend to make an effort. Modern people are absolutely dead set on not sweating.

Ontario 18" machete. It might not be as efficient as some other tools, but it's not heavy and hacks through logs like an ax.

Related: http://www.kut.org/post/why-do-so-many-self-storage-places-keep-popping-austin Spoiler: "They’re relatively easy to build, they don’t need much staff to operate and they’re ideal for flipping as property values rise."

You don't see the "no trespassing" sign because someone took it down, probably not in an authorized way but more of a "I can do whatever I want to hell with your sign" way. That trails was fully blocked and had a very prominent sign a few months ago. Honestly though, I imagine the landowner is probably more concerned with people driving cars back there to dump stuff or do god-knows-what back there, so they are probably not that concerned about mountain bikers. I like to err on the side of caution though. One of these days, the shit's gonna hit the fan on our trails because of stuff like this.

Rockshox stuff has been so dead-simple to service for me. I can disassemble, clean, and reassemble my Reba blindfolded.

Did they owl bear a sealed letter? Maybe you've been accepted to Hogwarts. Jealous! This is now the most exciting thread of the year. Keep us posted!

Odyssey PC Twisted pedals are decent and cheap, might be too big. 20" air fork- http://www.spinner-usa.com/grind-forks.htm A rigid fork with the biggest tire it can fit might be better.

I managed to break part of the spider off this crankset, so you can't safely use 104 BCD rings on it. However, it's a 2x crankset so the small ring holes (64BCD?) are still fine. If you want a crankset that will only be used with a tiny ring, you can have this. Fat bike? Cargo bike? Kids bike? No BB, 170mm arms, made for 68/73mm bottom brackets.

Scene out my front door at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. CX bike day.

Ultimate SATN ride stop? https://austin.eater.com/platform/amp/2019/2/19/18232053/lil-doddy-burgers-beer-open-hopdoddy-burger-bar-restaurant-william-cannon

What's going on at the far south end of Meridian? I see construction going on. Are they going to cover every square foot of that area in McMansions?

I predict a chorus of NIMBYs in 5, 4, 3, 2...

It's not up to me, but for the sake of maintaining access to them, we should be a little more subtle. Share maps privately.

Is it really a good idea to post these maps on a public forum? Sounds like a good way to get it all shut down.

I am Sustainable Texan!

Actually, I see it getting simpler. Wireless button for a dropper and a wireless switch for shifting. On that note and at risk of making a wide tangent, does anyone use remote suspension lockout switches anymore?

I didn't like my dropper at first. Just like any new drivetrain, type of pedal or suspension, or new geometry feature, it takes a few rides. I used it constantly at first, dropping for every twist and every root in Walnut. The result was a sore back and a sore ego. You learn when to use it, like a derailleur, and when to ignore it. When it's useful, it adds a dimension to riding that you didn't have before.

Damn, guess I'll throw mine in the trash then since it's not worth the time it's taken to sell the thing. I bought a 30.9 PNW Bachelor. The 2018 ones were still around for $200 instead of $300.

My old dropper is 31.8mm and my new frame is 30.9mm.

720 is definitely NARROW by today's standards. I recently started using a dropper post for real. I can ride the same stuff with a regular post, but it sure feels nice to get the saddle out of the way for short bursts of twisty trail, drops, and jumps. My old dropper is for sale too.

Actual footage of a driver hitting someone trying to get to SCNP:

What part of that is "near roads" enough to be a concern? If you are leaving Circle C and heading northwest on Slaughter, it's tempting to stay on the south side of the street and ride the dirt path there. It ends just past the water tower thing and forces you to ride into oncoming traffic near a blind turn. Not good. Instead, cross Slaughter near the middle school and cross again at 1826. The vehicular traffic there is usually very sparse and there is a sidewalk. there is a singletrack on the east side of 1826 that leads all the way to 45, past the SCNP entrance, and none of it is anywhere near traffic except for one short section where is crosses the creek. That takes 15 seconds and any rational person can manage it. It's not scary.

Going around to the end of Slaughter means you get a little bonus downhill leading up to that trail. You can also cut through the storage facility driveway with minimal hassle.

Nothing wrong with doing an endo, so long as you stay on the bike.

Yup, that blockage at 1826 was recently put there by landowners along with a sign that said "no trespassing violators will be prosecuted" but it sounds like someone cut a workaround and tore down the sign. It's clear to me that the landowner does not want anyone on that land, as evidenced by the giant pile of brush blocking the "entrance".