olddbrider

47 minutes ago, tomreece said:

So far he seems friendly though.

The guy or the dog?

One of those e-bikers better not lip me off!

On 8/9/2019 at 11:16 AM, HoneyBadger said:

AJ build some trail East of Parmer about 6 years ago. He got busy and it became overgrown and people stopped using it. About three years ago my kids wanted to ride with me but there was nowhere suitable at Brushy. I remembered there was trail over there and cleared a little out so my kids could ride it. I called it Carcass Cafe. I later found out AJ was the one that originally built in that area so I changed the name to Peddlers Pass in homage to the OG builder with a play off the name of his bike shop, The Peddler.  

Ah, that makes sense - especially since the shop used to be right near there... 

1 hour ago, HoneyBadger said:

Peddlers Pass

Is there a story behind this name?  Just curious...

Will there be an opportunity to pre-ride included with registration?

48 minutes ago, Ridenfool said:

But, as far as establishing a trail rating based upon body count goes, I guess SM is at 1 then?

 

It's higher than that, for sure.  I have been 3 times and on 2 of the three occasions I have seen riders requiring medical attention.  One looked to be a broken collarbone and the other was a guy who went off the trail and into the trees head-first.  He had a broken nose and a pretty good gash on his face, but otherwise seemed to be OK.

Of course I'm hoping it doesn't happen!

What's the over/under on how many laps Seth gets in before something breaks?

I'd put it at 4.

That's the spirit(s)!

I just drooled on my keyboard.

I don't really see a downside to installing the fork now.  I mean, sure, you won't get the full picture in terms of how your bike is going to feel and handle until both jobs are done, but installing the fork now will give you time to start getting to know the new fork and (hopefully) dialing it in.  Also, if you are paying someone to install it, getting the fork done now would spread out the cost a bit.

Yeah, what other options are there?  I know 661 was making shoes, but it seems like they have bailed on that...

41 minutes ago, Shinerider said:

Ummmm.  Talk about wrist strain trying to brake!

 

It's OK, the awkward seat angle will help distract riders from the wrist pain...

17 hours ago, rockshins said:

Ordering a full face ASAP!

While we were there on Friday we witnessed a guy go off trail on the newest jump line at the top.  He ended up with a nasty gash near his eye and what looked to be a broken nose, but it could have been much, much worse if he wasn't wearing a full-face helmet.  After helping the guy get down the mountain we were talking with one of the on-site EMTs and he said something to the effect of, "I can't believe how many people ride out here without full-face helmets."

It's so fragmented and difficult to link things together that I think someone like the lady you mentioned might get frustrated.  Sure, there are plenty of trails (or at least sections of trails) I'd call intermediated, but finding them and riding them in a cohesive manner is going to be difficult.  I have really enjoyed riding out there recently, but I'm mainly just hitting the enduro lines, which I doubt is what she's looking for.

If she could stay on the beginner loop, that's probably closest to what she's looking for...

OK, how 'bout $5 off each item?

$30 for the Minion

$40 for the Mallets

$20 for the shoes

People are getting boulder with their puns.

That Cedar Creek trail looks fun as hell!

1 hour ago, avines said:

I wear Freeriders on flat pedals. The first time I switched to clipless, I went OTB and broke my humerus at the shoulder. I’m still not quite ready to go try them again but this is quite a deal. My freeriders will give out at some point so does anyone have an opinion on how these would work on platforms only?

I wouldn't get the 510s designed for clipless pedals to use with flat pedals.  You are giving up a big part of the main contact area between the sole of the shoe and the pedal.

17 minutes ago, RedRider3141 said:

Thanks for the report but what do you have against Mulligan?

He's such a stickler for the rules of golf that he won't even ride the trail because of the name.

Only 4 of the #1s - Flat Rock (TX), Angel Fire (NM), Slaughter Pen (AR), Patapsco Valley (MD).  I have ridden a small part of the Co. Trail, but I'm not counting that.

Others from the list - Blowing Springs (AR), South Boundary (NM).

I need to get out more...

What would be nice is if the system could be forced to list all the topics in the Trail Conditions section on one page.  That way you wouldn't always have to go to page 2 to get conditions updates for the SATN and Walnut Creek...

5 minutes ago, brentb said:

I'm running into this with the "Trail Conditions" forum. When I view it, the topics are always listed alphabetically. I can change the "Sort By" option to "most recently updated", but when I come back to the forum it is listed by title again.

 

I think this is intentional.  If people are really using this section to learn about trail conditions, it's much easier to find the thread of interest if they are listed alphabetically.  For other sections, this doesn't make sense, so the default sorting method is most recent first.

Selling for a friend...

Brand new Minion DHR II - 29 X 2.3 (This tire came in a build kit but he wanted a wider tire) - $35

Used Crank Brothers Mallet 3 Pedals - Lots of life left in these.  Cleats are included.  - $45

Used Northwave MTB shoes - Need to be cleaned up a bit, but they are in decent shape.  Velcro combined with BOA system.  Cleats not included (unless you also buy the pedals) - Size 44 - $25

Saw this today on CL.  Only posted it because I'm almost 100% sure this is one of the bike racks from my old shop.  Me and my business partner, Mark, bought the steel and fabricated these from scratch because the ones you could buy were way too expensive for us.  The amount of time and energy that went into each of these was crazy, with every cut, hole, bend, weld, grind, paint, etc. all done by hand in Mark's garage.  When I closed the shop in early 2010 I sold a couple of these racks to other shops (I think we made something like 6 of these), but a couple of them were still in the shop when the landlord locked us out.  I have no idea if this is one of the ones we sold or one of the ones left behind, but I can guarantee you it's worth more than the $80 asking price!  Good to see these things are still bouncing around town and continuing to serve a purpose.