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    Singlespeed USA Nov. 1-2 RHR

    in Events / Races

    Posted

    On 6/19/2019 at 2:06 PM, CBaron said:

    No offense, but this post is a little RA like with just a link and no commentary.  Care to elaborate on this for us?  I take it that its not the SS Worlds Championships?  Is SSUSA something different?...

    Interested.  -CJB

    Since the SSWC event is often out of the country some SS peeps put together a SSUSA version yrs back. It meanders about the US w/ the same type of debauchery as SSWC, it's  Austin's turn to host the shenanigans. Get that Chubby Girl all SS dialed in & stuff so we can play!   

    Vegas?

    in MTB Destinations

    Posted

    56 minutes ago, Barry said:

    I may indeed need to check with those guys about Bear's Best. Trail Forks shows some trails as being closed. And the maps website that @GFisher posted, shows all of Bear's Best as being closed.  It says:

     

     

    That map website was last updated in 2015 when there was talk of shutting down access through a neighborhood, etc... which is why I didn't list that site as a resource, it's outdated for Bear's Best but not the other trail systems. BB is open and waiting for you to ride. My friends rode them Sat & Sun and said it was shreddy AF... then sent pics to brag about it :classic_laugh:.

     

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    Vegas?

    in MTB Destinations

    Posted

    @Barry you're going to have a good time out there!!

    Definitely swing into https://www.lasvegascyclery.com/ and get the latest on the Bear's Best trails, they're always expanding that playground.

    I used T9 chainlube while living out there, dry gets the nod. There's not a lot of sand to content with where you'll be riding, good to go w/ 2.2 29ers. 

    If you decide to ride trails in Utah, I'd recommend these:

    https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/4091943/hurricane-rim-loop-imba-epic This is a classic w/ great views.

    https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/3999652/jem-trail You can connect this with the above loop.

    This is one of my favorite trail systems I've played on, https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/4183760/gooseberry-mesa-the-big-loop. It's like RPR 's open rock sections but 80% of the time... it's not for everyone & lacks flow compared to Hurricane Rim Loop & Jem but amazing nonetheless. 

    If you have time, we can chat tonight or any time while you're out there.

    Have a good one!

    J

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    Vegas?

    in MTB Destinations

    Posted

    23 hours ago, Barry said:

    Is there anything else withing about 1.5 to 2 hours drive that are must-hits while in the area, or are there plenty of trails in town? And what isn't worthwhile and we should just skip?

    Forgot to answer this... St George UT area has some of the best trails I've ridden. It's 2-2.5 hrs away pending where you decide to ride as there's over 2 weeks worth of riding up there... but think that should be it's own trip as you won't be disappointed w/ Vegas area trails. My Strava links will hope connect the flow together vs randomly syncing up loops.

    If you decide to hit St George let me know as I'll dial you in for some awesome loops.

    http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/idx-st-g.htm

    http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/idx-gooseberry.htm

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    Vegas?

    in MTB Destinations

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Barry said:

    So yeah, @Jessica and I are booked for Vegas for bike (and other non-gambling) fun from Jan 24 to 28. We should get 4 good days of riding, and maybe even a 5th Monday AM ride out of the deal. Certainly we're going to depend heavily on Trail Forks and Project MTB, but if anyone else has some knowledge out there (trails or food), then it woudl be greatly appreciated. 

     

    So how about it, @Hakalugi, any pointers here? I'm going to dig through your Strava for some ideas. Is there anything else withing about 1.5 to 2 hours drive that are must-hits while in the area, or are there plenty of trails in town? And what isn't worthwhile and we should just skip?

    Heck yeah, lots of good stuff out there! Here's a quick snap shot of my favorite places to ride and I'd recommend all four of them: Bear's Best, Cotton Wood starting from Blue Diamond, Cowboy Trails, & Bootleg Canyon.

    As John mentioned above, Las Vegas Cyclery can dial you in on the latest trail insight (my friend Jared owns it & he has good peeps that are in the know) as well as Mike from Eye Gear Sports Optics (same shopping center), who's one of the best riders I know & a good friend. 

    Here's a few links you've probably scene.

    Bear's Best has some of the best views of Vegas and awesome trails!

    https://www.strava.com/activities/1456649408

    https://www.strava.com/activities/1448739502

    Cotton Wood from Blue Diamond, NV is vast and one of the original places mtb playgrounds... nothing but smile miles out there below the Red Rock Bluffs.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/1451876398

    https://www.strava.com/activities/102349495

    Cowboy Trails - More technical orientated trail system but it's one of my favorites. 

    https://www.strava.com/activities/102117670

    Bootleg Canyon is fantastic and covers everything from cliff hucking to smooth and flowy... a must do!

    https://www.mtbproject.com/directory/8011519/bootleg-canyon

    I'll send ya some more links once my bandwidth opens up.

     

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    2018 DragonSlayer

    in Events / Races

    Posted · Edited by Hakalugi

    Not sure how often @DesertNomad posts here but I just saw updates on Endura Race's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/EnduraRaceLLC/

    Trail/course is marked, trails are no longer underwater, downed trees/debris have been cleared, pre-ride scheduled Sat Nov 10th @ 8am (assuming Mother Nature is cool w/ it), tons of awesome prizes from sponsors, Finisher's jersey is ready, & the Dragon Slayer is still on for Nov 18th.

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    2018 EB

    in Events / Races

    Posted

    6 hours ago, 512 said:

    I thought @Hakalugi was shitting me when he said I'd need to crawl under trees and tug my bike behind me by the handlebars. He wasn't. 

     

     

    Hahaha... nope, I belly crawled that biotch today & dragged my bike behind me. @CBaron had it not been for your new white bike signs w/ arrows I’d have missed a few turns, thx brotha! 

    2018 EB

    in Events / Races

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, Barry said:

    Are you doing the whole BCGB portion first or last? Seems more reasonable to end with a 75 degree swim than to start with a 55 degree swim.

    Both... will cross at EzUp & the Dam in the AM, cold AF. Then will wash off the dust & sweat in the PM w/ the 4 from Zilker back to the MoPac ped bridge.

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    2018 EB

    in Events / Races

    Posted

    I'm rollin' the EB Saturday from my house, dropping me in BCGB at the MoPac ped bridge near 360. Plan to hit Jester & Dual for H2O.  Also plan to roll the official BCGB route. Can't wait to get out there!

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    South Austin Trail Network, The SATN

    in Mountain Biking Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, The Tip said:

    How did you do this map? What's the difference between the blue and red lines? We have been having a discussion about how to make Strava routes that would be great tools for showing people what the Crank and Drank's route would be each week. 

    Tip - MapMyRide and ridewithgps.com are excellent ways to create routes from scratch. They won't have many of the Southie/SATN trails since they're not on Google Maps but you can manually create them, but that takes time to draw out. Dropping a GPX ride file into these types of programs provides more detail upfront w/ less editing on the back end. Let's sync-up and I'll show you.

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