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2 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

I think this is what people leave out when they say "bike weight doesn't matter." just pedaling the bike up a hill is one thing, but wrangling extra pounds up and over endless Barton Creek rock ledges takes its toll after a few hours.

100% it matters in exactly the way you describe.

R&I on today?

On 2/10/2023 at 10:09 AM, Barry said:

Damn Joan Jett is about as rock'n'roll as it gets. 

I'll plug again the movie about The Runaways:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/

Report that construction fence on the 311 app.

I love exploring.  I'm with you, too many roads in east Austin have a certain combination of absolutely no shoulder (even grass to ride on), high traffic, and bad drivers.

21 minutes ago, RedRider3141 said:

Mine were 90% "healthy" live oaks. 10% dead from the 2021 Snopocalypse. I say "healthy" because none of our trees weren't under stress from recovery from 2021 and Drought 2022. 

My live oaks are definitely stressed, but it's the not dropping leaves that did them in.   The huge cedar branch was definitely rotting at the y where it broke and some oak branches had burrows at the break.

For those with lost significant branches, have you taken a close look yet?  Other than the Hackberry, the branches I lost had some rot, or were from a tree that is diseased/stressed.

What, is this Reddit.com/r/Austin?

Worse here also.  We escaped major tree damage last time.  Because of construction on our backyard and wanting to add solar panels at some point, we had the arborist and the company do what they needed for the trees that needed help, and we trimmed a bunch off our cedar elms close to the house.

I wondered if much colder temps make the branches less flexible and hence the leverage is not as much?

this is our largest hackberry.  Far from our house thankfully.  It’s a big trunk.

I've got a new chain for my chainsaw, probably need more bar oil, and will sharpen some of my other cutting tools.  Will start with the small stuff in my yard/driveway (have some giant branches still hanging I'll call the pros for) but will move to my neighborhood trail after that, then other trails as the trail work posts pop-up.

21 hours ago, June Bug said:

I can see they are keeping older riders on the trail, pavement and gravel longer.  The rate of adoption of e-bikes and the evolution of e-bikes is  astounding; there are some road bikes around now that aren't readily identifiable as e-bikes.

Y'all remember this?  https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/2/10892588/pro-cyclist-caught-motor-bike

13 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

Tukt.

Whisky fork?

59 minutes ago, gotdurt said:

"Hola Elias ask about cable guides
Now complete that"

Translation:  Hello Elias ask about cable guides.  Now complete that  j/k 🙂

My interpretation based on how Spanish speakers translate grammar to English is that he's now completed the cable guides.

13 hours ago, 4fun said:

By that logic we probably shouldn’t call our bikes mountain bikes🥳

I get that from people in mountainous regions. "you mountain bike?  Where are the mountains?"

1 hour ago, mack_turtle said:

I'm not sure if there's a big Chinese enclave in Peru, but it's possible.

We should probably call it Lunar New Year since more than just China celebrates it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_New_Year 

There's a big Asian influence in Peru.  Self-reported by population not much, but culturally quite a bit of influence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Peruvians

Not MTB but it is off-road.  I watched the race this weekend and I’m still watching this last lap, catching new things on every viewing.

7 hours ago, AustinBike said:

The Pez Outlaw on Netflix is worth the 90 minutes it takes you to watch it.

100% on Rotten tomatoes!

Peddlers!  It was my kids' favorite when they used to ride.

Pearl Izumi Quest road shoe size 45.

used maybe 10 times.  Free.  Sent me PM.

5 hours ago, AustinBike said:

I have, on the Church Climb at Walnut. Two of them practically took me off the trail. Probably an isolated incident. But, no class whatsoever.

Next time:

16 minutes ago, quixoft said:

Is this an alt line on Hawg Jaw? Where? I haven't seen anything but I also don't look that hard.

It is.  If you're riding on the sticks posted above, you've missed the alt line.  Super easy to miss at night but very obvious during the day.

8 hours ago, rugger said:

Go ride Hawg Jaw, see what you think. There is an alternate line that will likely become the preferred line. 

YW

Wow! That alt line is awesome!  

On 1/5/2023 at 3:05 PM, AustinBike said:

This will sort itself out.

Totally thought of you when watching a tech zone article about Australians embedding LEDs into  sidewalks/crosswalks so people looking at their phone while walking can easily see the signal.  It was a case of a problem that would sort itself out eventually as well.

I have pressure treated 4x4s I can donate.

So the proper solution is to build a ladder right?

I finally got around to reading some Ursula K. Le Guin.  Started with The Left Hand of Darkness.  It's very good so far (I'm a slow reader, I think a lot of people could finish this in one sitting...)