AntonioGG

Let's vow not to support them monetarily.  Maybe it will be so bad they'll drop it like a hot potato and RedBull will pick it up again.

Get rid of that sandy open land stuff at the start and add in rabbit hole for next year’s race.

Watching all the GCN+ films I can before 12/19.  There are some great ones.  The one about Tom Ritchey is especially good.

I had zero idea it was happening as I'm not on FB anymore.  I'm guessing that's where it was announced/promoted.  I'll keep an eye out for it next year.

16 hours ago, ATXZJ said:

I think my point is, it's good someone is starting to address the need for aftermarket support with e-bikes. Fezzari is now selling frame/motor only options and hopefully others will follow suit. It has to start somewhere.

https://fezzari.com/pages/build?bike=timp

 

Lastly. As someone whos worked in the auto industry for 30+ years, I can say that the Germans are far from killing it when it comes to quality. 

Nippon Denso >>>>> Bosch automotive.  

2 hours ago, Ridenfool said:

Racers can expect a dust-free course and air conditioned riding on Saturday.

This is a good thing.  I had been expecting crashes based on the very loose areas but now with the bit of rain it should tighten up the trail nicely!

Ugh…

34 minutes ago, Ridenfool said:

1. Is this the switchback that starts after going up and down a section of Fat Chuck's and taking a banked left turn? The trail parallels the the road before going back up a few switchbacks. Trying to figure out where to look for this. Where the trail I'm thinking of tops out there is the Fat Chuck's section on the left with brush laid down as a divider, and to the right, the end of Corkscrew where it goes by a deer blind, also divided by brush. Let me know if this sounds like the 😉

36 minutes ago, Ridenfool said:

3. Was that split on a climb? We reopened the old line to the left as the new line I built thinking it would be easier was not. Either one takes you to the same place in a hundred feet or so. The left is faster, but the right might be handy for passing slower riders

It was at mile 10.6 of the race loop when starting from the registration shack.  It felt like it would have shortcut the trail.  It was after a g-out.

Rocky Hill is fun again!  It is going to be a brutal 3 laps.  Feels like 90% of the climbing is on the first 4 miles.  Litter box has aged well.  I feel like now rocky hill has regained its soul.

a couple of notes:

1.  New section of corkscrew needs better marking.  Branches are laid out after the switch back and with the leaves the new way is not clear.

2.  Beginning of lemonade several trees down but not on the trail.  However, one of them is precariously resting on another very thin tree.  With this wind today I wouldn’t be surprised if more come down and this one goes all the way down.

3. In black track there’s a split that is not marked.  I went left to do the extra length but wasn’t sure if that’s the correct way.

13 minutes ago, Cafeend said:

went off on how its public property.

OH NO HE DIDN"T!

BTW, start loops are usually done to string out the riders.  The Hilltop race did a great job.  The Palo Duro did not.  basically 100 yards on the road downhill with a loose turn then right sharp turn into deep rutted (like horse trails) single track.  It was a mess.  All the endurance races at Rocky Hill I've done use the loop around the loop around the pond, and some even do a LeMans start.

After I posted here I saw Paul's Strava lap for the 2023 Marathon.  Looks like they linked to it on the TMBRA site.  Thanks!!

https://www.strava.com/activities/10103143737

Can anyone find the patent filing?  I could not find it under Will Montague, Guerrilla Gravity or Revved.

downvote and comment?

Do you know what's going to be the course for the marathon and the EE?

Yeah I'm still in the lab, no ride for me today.

Do we bother bringing anything tonight or do we end up at ABW?

Holy crap!  I rode Hilltop yesterday.  I hadn't driven that way in a long time.  You can't throw a rock and not hit a brewery, winery, or distillery on the way to Fredericksburg!

What breweries are recommended?

19 minutes ago, Chief said:

It's very odd to ride there now and be able to see just open land. You don't realize how much vegetation was there until now. It's sad but it will grow back and probably thicker when it does.

And when you head into the live trees, it makes you feel more like riding into a forest and not just riding in a bunch of scrub.  Some of those ash junipers are tall!

Are the spindle and new hole location on the same plane or do the cranks flare out.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-new-station-mountain-bike-park/