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Motor driven vehicle with two wheels and no pedals. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep, as it should be. That is quite the hybrid. https://youtu.be/b0Vv0uMhWA4

Interesting. Looks like this outfit down in Australia beat Harley Davidson to it.

Well, of course. There are electric scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, (true full sized) electric motorcycles as you've mentioned, and the current crop of e-bikes (with pedals for both street & off road use). This is the first time I've seen a mountain bike setup go full electric. I have zero desire for anything of the sort. Just thought it interesting. Even more interesting that it is Harley Davidson that has developed it.

I was wondering how long it would be for e-bikes to eventually lose the pedals. Harley Davidson (of all people) has taken that "next step." https://gearjunkie.com/harley-davidson-electric-motorcycle-bike-livewire

On a different but similar note, in years past the direction of the main loop at City Park was reversed every couple of years. Since the City established a permanent trail direction with the trail markers they installed we’ve been seeing an increase in maintenance efforts. Reversing the trail direction out there from time to time helps give the trail some relief in many areas. I’ve been in communication with the City Parks Depatment about getting back to altering direction every couple of years. I’m hoping maybe to get a green light to make that happen this year. I’ve just recently completed a survey of all the markers that will need to be changed. There are a lot! Much more involved than years past when we simply flipped the tree hangers around. Thoughts?

As long as the City or BCCP doesn’t shut the place down, the trails will be there for another 50 years. Myself and others have been doing a lot of maintenance work out there in an effort to maintain drainage during this incredibly wet season. Many of the methods that cxagent mentioned are actually employed by the moto guys, just depends on the specific location. This season I’ve spent a lot of time mainly filling low spots with on site aggregate and installing a drain through the berm, also filled with aggregate. That method preserves the berms and acts as an under drain, while also keeping sediments from running off. It has been working pretty well. There are about five main areas on the short list to be addressed at the moment. As with all our riding areas there is always a need for ongoing maintenance, especially during these wet winters. The rains this season have been much more intense than seasons past, and more regular. City Park is well known to dry quickly, but when you have rain every few days it keeps things pretty wet. Feel free to ping me if you have specific concerns. :-) Ride on! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the heads up! The curve balls just keep coming. I've edited my above post accordingly.

Hoping that call goes well! The BCCP Coord. Committee is meeting this Friday at 1pm at the Austin City Hall chambers to take action on possible acceptance of the current Public Access Chapter, hopefully to include the last few changes mentioned above. Anyone that can make the time to sit in on the meeting to show public interest in the actions of this committee would be greatly beneficial. Persons in attendance can also sign up to speak their mind for 3 minutes, or allocate their time to another person that may need a little more than 3 minutes to get their points across.