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I'm gonna go with you. The offer has been made to take the site over - do it!

I think I'll keep my Garmin Explorer subscription active for now. I will say I am happy with my Apple 16 Pro's ability to text in the backcountry. There is a gray area - if you have even a shadow of a cell signal, that Apple sat signal will not activate. I man the Monarch Mountain Aid Station for the Vapor Trail 125 - arguably the hardest single stage mountain bike race in the USA. Comms are vital. We all use InReach right now - I don't see us changing just yet. Next aid station up from me is captained by Hill Abell - what goes around, comes around!

I've tested the Apple satellite texting functionality in the backcountry, and it certainly works - slow, but it does the job. I do have a Starlink system at my Colorado home, because the internet goes down so much there. As appalling as Musk is, it's sad - and hard - to admit that his shit actually works rather well.

Does the MGB run?

Flat Rock Ranch is by far the best riding in Texas, in my view - in fairness, I love Colorado-style singletrack, and Jimmy has done a wonderful job of re-creating that experience. Hope you are able to get out there after hunting season!

I'd like to mark it sold, but it seems impossible to do so.

We're all leaving! Time to post the Okerholm video on TikTok!

Combo locks on the doors, maybe?

2017 size Large carbon frame with regularly replaced pivot bearings. SRAM brakes - unused SRAM Eagle 12-spd with grip shifter Fox Transfer dropper 27.5” Raceface ARC 40 rims with DT Swiss 350 hubs. Rockshox Pike 130mm front fork. Never been crashed or required major repair. Some scuffs from several years of use.

So would you take the land use fee as payment for all the work you'd have to put in?

What would this involve?

Sounds fun. I keep a truck in Gunnison so we can fly in - one hour drive to our Salida home. Keep the rubber side down, ol man Fruehe!

Right now he’s complaining about the cold in Leadville! I should be able to keep you updated thru timing mat updates. And then he’s coming back for the Vapor Trail 125, which is Colorado’s nuts version of the EB.

Cody and I today partway down Cottonwood Gulch (Salida).

That is beautiful.

You didn't return fire?

I agree - I think the wheels of government turn slowly, but hopefully that will happen.

Made even more annoying since e-bikes are banned on these trails!

Damn - what sort of uphill mileage are you getting out of that?

Outerbike is mid-October - probably a good time to be up there. IIRC it was free to enter, and there were a few other activities you could get involved with. I remember beer and food, too, but I can’t remember if I had to sign up and pay for that part. I think we were there for the Big Sugar - in which case accommodation could become an issue.

Better on the trails than on the couch. And Ridenfool, I suspect you are right - I think it was the Shuttle. Light and powerful - I didn’t dare ask the price tag!

I rode Monarch Crest last summer with Jimmy from Flat Rock. He rides an e-bike, so I borrowed a Pivot Les from Absolute Bikes - not realizing it was generations ahead of Jimmy’s bike. I freaken shot up all the climbs in the lowest power mode - zero effort required. Finished the ride (35 miles) with 4/5 bars remaining, and still felt cheated - I hadn’t even broken a sweat. So not for me just yet!

A bold statement. Where I am in Colorado, the singletrack is usually one bike wide. To have an ebike rider fly up behind and ask you to move over is pretty fucking annoying.

I’m not sure RPR is really on anyone’s list anymore. I guess you can still ride it, but so much more has popped up in the last few years. I rarely hear of anyone calling RPR ride calls.

Oh, quit being such a drama queen, Carl. I have certainly never stated that you do ‘nothing for the community’. There are various efforts underway to stop the Southie trails from becoming a national trash embarrassment, and your refusal to allow these efforts to be posted, or to allow your forum to be used for coordination of trash pickup, deserves your being called out in public. As I have said, we’ll manage without you.