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It’s pretty similar to the Austin area, at least in terms of tire choice.
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On 2/21/2023 at 8:11 AM, Mattlikesbikes said:
Yes. That is my largest project. It's going to take 4-6 years
Do you work for Public Works? Can I get your email?
TrailCoordinator at AustinRidgeRiders.com
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On 3/27/2023 at 7:52 AM, Bart said:
I live close to those trails off 51st and we used to ride MX back there in the 90's before the surrounding development. There is alot of potential to build some fun singletrack back there! We sort of gave up trying as soon as the homeless camps arrived and then we figured it would all get developed soon at the rate they're mowing down every piece of land East of 35. Now Ive heard the city bought the land so maybe it might not get developed into condos too soon. The trails being built on the other side of 183 and along the creek are really fun and twisty. I hit them on the gravel bike quite abit.
Yes, that’s right. The City bought it. The Pecan Springs / Springdale Neighborhood Association and others pushed hard for it to be designated as a Greenbelt. That effort resulted in this Community Master Plan.We have been advocating with PARD and Austin Parks Foundation to fund a proper Concept Plan / Feasibility Study by IMBA Trail Solutions; it seemed promising at first, but got bogged down a bit—while PARD agrees in principle, they say they’re also concerned it could be outside the scope of the Master Plan. The plan mentions the poor condition of the existing trails and rated trails as a high community interest—surely that should be enough of a hook to hang a hat on! They also said they need to see more community engagement; so we hosted a community ride last year. And I attended and spoke at a Pecan Springs Springdale Neighborhood Association meeting earlier this year. The other tactic, if PARD and APF don’t do full trail plan, is to break off smaller pieces and use our Community Activated Park Project (CAPP) approval to use grant funds for local trail contractors and volunteers (combined) to fix/re-route/etc certain sections of the trails, one at a time.
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On 3/26/2023 at 5:55 PM, TAF said:
Off topic, I suppose, but I do wish ARR would work more to be visible on social media. They did so much, back in the day, and now they have nary as much as a decent website. I only know they still exist because of Cullen's posts, and that's because I'm friends with him on FB. Kinda sad.
I’m not the expert on quantifying visibility, but we did a new website; new branding; new jerseys; have a new Marketing person who has been doing great photography and posting to FB and Instagram quite a bit, in addition to re-starting the email newsletter.
https://www.facebook.com/AustinRidgeRidershttps://instagram.com/austinridgeriders?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
We have a member appreciation ride next Saturday at Rocky Hill Ranch. Cranksgiving in January was huge, with a ton of prizes. We did a big film screening at Oskar Blues.
Also, Austin Ridge Riders joined Austin Outside, an umbrella group of organizations (see the other members we with in this list https://www.austinoutside.org/members ). I’ve attended more than 15 meetings this year, the goal being to try see how we can network in local politics/gov’t to get things done. I’ve also been networking with landscape architecture firms who work in parks, such as RVI, Asakura Robinson, Second Spatial. We’ve had calls with STORM and GHORBA to compare notes on advocacy. I have one planned with DORBA.
So, that’s a slice of what’s been going on!-
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The message Austin Ridge Riders will be promoting is that “It’s not about the concrete—it’s about connecting neighborhoods to places people want to ride, like MTB Trails, BMX Parks, Bicycle Playgrounds, Skills Parks, etc.”It’ll be great to show the elected officials and administrators a good crowd of MTB riders!
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https://www.meetup.com/mountainbikes-130/events/289324166/Cranksgiving 2022 registration is open! After a few canceled events, we're super excited to have this back on the calendar at Reimers Ranch on Nov 26. This is a non-
competitive, social event where you can learn basic trail maintenance and win some sweet swag by doing as many laps as you can.
Kids under 15 are free, and everyone who is 16+ is 25 dollars each. There is a 5 dollar per person land use fee charged by the Ranch, please bring that in cash as they don't accept plastic.
Lunch is on us!
Here's how to register...
As a rider - http://www.bikereg.com/arrcranksgiving
If you'd like to volunteer (which we really appreciate!) -
http://www.bikereg.com/cranksgiving-volunteer-sign-up
See y'all soon!https://www.bikereg.com/cranksgiving-volunteer-sign-up
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It's My Park Day at Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt (cleanup)Sat Nov 5 @ 9am
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A little discussion and video of this jump over on Facebook Austin Mountain Biking. If there are any plans (especially in the fall when we get some rain) to work on these, I'd be down to come out. The landing would benefit from being taller and moved (or just added to) like 4 feet further away from the ladder launch.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/austinmountainbiking/posts/2021066348102195/
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Post-Rain Trail Work at Walnut Creek Metro Park, Tuesday June 28. 5:15pm. Meeting at main pool lot and going to #405 location (south of main creek crossing).Wear pants (poison ivy possible) and bring your own gloves (although we'll have some to share); we are providing tools.The Austin Ridge Riders is YOUR local not-for-profit Mountain Bike Club. ARR builds and maintains the trails we all enjoy.The vision for Walnut trail work is a combination of routine maintenance stuff (lopping face slappers, fixing erosion/drainage issues, etc.) as well as ADDING FLOW & FUN (berms, rollers, log features) while continuing to recognize the trails' multi-use status (hikers, runners, dogs, etc.).If you are not yet a member of ARR, PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING UP TODAY on http://www.austinridgeriders.comAlso, please click here to fill out an online waiver: https://fs27.formsite.com/eINPMl/0xpgcz4ejt/index.html
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I got heat stroke in Bentonville’s “Back 40” in June last year. The humidity was worse than here.
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https://www.meetup.com/mountainbikes-130/events/286142347/
Post-Rain Trail Work at Walnut Creek Metro Park, Wednesday May 25!
(correcting first post which said May 26)MEETING AT TRAIL WORK LOCATION NEAR MARK's ART log feature (See map)
The Austin Ridge Riders is YOUR local not-for-profit Mountain Bike Club. ARR builds and maintains the trails we all enjoy.
The vision for Walnut trail work is a combination of routine maintenance stuff (lopping face slappers, fixing erosion/drainage issues, etc.) as well as ADDING FLOW & FUN (berms, rollers, log features) while continuing to recognize the trails' multi-use status (hikers, runners, dogs, etc.).
If you are not yet a member of ARR, SIGN UP TODAY on http://www.austinridgeriders.com
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On 2/2/2022 at 7:24 AM, June Bug said:
Bicycle House: New bike shop going in on Burnet, north of the Burnet/Koenig intersection, just past Lamar Middle School. Sales, repair, bike fit and will carry Giant, Liv, Scott and BMC. Not open yet, although they'll do consults on finding a bike.
James Balentine and Thomas Miller are the principals, sounds like lots of solid experience, if anyone has come across them at Jack and Adams, Mellow Johnny's or the mtn bike/bmx race scene.
Right on. I’ll stop by. That’s my neighborhood !
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Reminder: ARR is joining forces with the Pecan Springs/Springdale Neighborhood Association to have two It's My Park Day events at the same park, same time. So, if the ARR link to It's My Park Day is full, you can use the other link.
Pecan Springs/Springdale Neighborhood Association
https://www.givepulse.com/event/272208-IMPD-Little-Walnut-Creek-Greenbelt
Austin Ridge Riders
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https://www.facebook.com/events/5061792243883525
ARR Reimer's Ranch FLOW TRAIL work day - Sat Feb 19, 10am-1pm.
ARR Trail Crew at Walnut - Tuesday June 6 @ 5pm
in Trail Work
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Tuesday June 6. 5-8pm
https://www.meetup.com/mountainbikes-130/events/294001420/