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I'm almost always surprised how much I use the tool after the specific project is done.

It’s a pool. Just one layer of bodies lining the bottom.

Not DIY, but here is my current backyard project.

I tried to convince my wife that popcorn ceiling would soon come back into style. I had no luck, but it may be worth a shot in your case. We hired a guy who did a really shitty job.

I've demoed a Specy Turbo Levo SL (the lowest end aluminum version). It was awesome. We rode in a group with 2 e-bikes and 4 or so regular bikes. The e-bikes were definitely faster, but not the point that it wasn't fun riding in a mixed group. To address WLemke's speculation about weight and technical climbs, I think it puts more focus on balance, timing, line choice, ya know...bike handling skills. The power is there for you, but that heavy bike makes a mistake in bike handling go south quick. If you are a good bike handler already, you'll crush it on an e-bike. Hammering the flats is probably not as much of an advantage on the e-bike. That heavy bike and those loose corners require you to keep it under top speed. It wouldn't be my only bike, but I'd love to have one in the stable.

I'd take Brandon Semenuk over Abbott. Semenuk's infrastructure plan: MORE BERMS!

Go here: http://www.xgames.com/xgames/real/31243520/real-mtb-2021. Watch them all. Vote there (those are actually counted). Vote here (doesn't really matter). Vote everywhere. Only you can influence change in your mountain bike filmmaking community.

Does the fact that I don't know the keystroke for an umlaut make it any better?

The only reason I can think that I would want to park there now was if I was participating in an unsanctioned downhill race on the HOL.

100% Totally worth it. Rabies is a bitch.

I was sold as soon as he said "ultra hard".

I drank a few of these last night and didn't even notice there was peach in there until you quoted me. It is very subtle, not even sweet. Not like the Shiner Cheer, which is very peachy. And it's not made in the US. It's made in Texas.

Lone Star kolsch. Pretty damn not bad.

I also had a Chinese knock of that bell, until it got... ...knocked off.

Got my 2nd Pfizer shot yesterday. Knocked me on my ass this morning. Chills, aches, just general shitty feeling. Starting to feel better now, though.

Car prices are more ridiculous than real estate these days. At least real estate tends to appreciate.

My buddy from Santa Fe brought me some New Mexico IPAs to try out. This one won the gold at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival. I can see why. Delicious!

There's not going to be a lot of stress on those corners. I think you are overthinking it. "L" brackets are overkill. Clamps that big are not cheap. I'd probably just apply some wood glue (Gorilla makes a wood glue but it's not the OG "Gorilla Glue") and tack it in place with some finishing nails. One of these (https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18-Volt-ONE-Cordless-AirStrike-18-Gauge-Brad-Nailer-Tool-Only-with-Sample-Nails-P320/203810823) is about what you'd pay for one clamp and has a million uses. Well, just one use - shooting small nails - but I use mine all the time for a million different projects.

That's great. RPR would be a tough place to dig a hole.

Looks sweet. What exactly is a field destroy? Does that mean you have to smash it with a hammer and send them photo evidence so it won't be re-sold?

Wimberley resident here. I prefer Madrone to Purgatory, but Purg can be fun too. Both are rocky, but Purg has more sections where the average skilled rider has to get off and walk. It is also an out and back with a higher number of hikers. It's possible to connect Ringtail Ridge and Spring Lake as a big loop around town, but it's too much city traffic and roads for my liking. I think they have been adding trails to Purgatory, so maybe it's cooler than last time I was out there, which it has been a while. And yes, there is definitely a section that is closed during Warbler nesting. On the other hand, it is always fun to check out a new trail!

I was wondering about this. I got my first and currently in that 3 week window until my second. Admittedly, I've been way more lax since getting that first one.

No, that's called good parenting.

I got my first round on Tuesday. Being 39 with no underlying conditions, I was going to wait patiently until it was my turn, but there was a local clinic here with extras so they were taking walk-ins. Why not jump at the opportunity?

My guess as to why people buy full-on DH bikes around here is that they have a trip planned to AF or some other park and think "I'll spend every other weekend at Spider Mtn and go to AF at least twice more this year if I buy this bike." Then, don't.