gdog-1992

Fortunately at this point, there seem to be very few hikers on that side of the "lake". I have gone up some trails that are generally downhill out of ignorance. What I'm more interested in is someone getting at least a crude sketch of the 7 different runs. Timing hasn't allowed me to go when many others go out there (like crank & drank) and it's really hard to tell from Strava exactly which run is which. And before anyone says it, yes I do just go ride them and try to figure them out for myself so the sketch is more of a semi-assurance I'm sticking to the general plan.

I was actually surprised the Tektro M280 mechanical disc on my 6-year old son's Trek Roscoe 20" had adjustable levers. Thankfully they were because we wouldn't have gotten the bike if the tech hadn't adjusted them for him as it was almost impossible for him to reach them as they were originally setup. So I feel your pain on that. It's a great bike by the way for anyone looking. Kid-friendly geometry with rigid fork and plus size tires that roll rocks nicely. He loves the bike, now I just need to get him and his older brother out on the trail more (older brother has Specialized Riprock 24" - like that too but could do without the heavy (useless) suspension fork).

Clearly that armoring has created a rock garden that is too technical to ride. I mean - where's the line? 😉

I wonder if some of that is people crossing when the water's up where the armoring can't be seen. Just a thought as I also wouldn't be surprised that there's people who are scared of riding on the rocks as well.

I've taken my boys (6 and 8 now) on a few rides in Circle C park trails between Escarpment and Mopac. The north bank trails are really good for that age, just a few rock gardens without much up/down climbing. Post-SATN ride good options are Waterloo Icehouse on Escarpment just north of Slaughter (has beer, obviously and an outdoor playground) with an ice cream shop right next door to boot. You'll have to cross Slaughter but easily doable at the light at Escarpment. My boys also like Zpizza after a ride (few doors down from ATX bikes). As The Tip said, you can also hit the gravel trails west of Escarpment to get to the playground/ball fields. The single track on that side is probably a bit above level for now as there's more up/down and tech on that side of Escarpment.