TheSarge

Probably involves a dude canoe

Are you going back up the wooden feature or is there a connector from the creek back up that I'm not aware of?

Although, until the workmen are done pouring and repouring, Peddler's is actually 3 separate loops. So do the loop in the corner of the lake park, then pop out to the cement towards Parmer. Head north right before the the Parmer overpass and you'll see the second loop on your right. When you come out of there go straight across under Parmer overpass and you'll find the 3rd loop. You know, unless everything has changed again.

Without barriers, they may still be re-pouring it in June.

Damn, I assumed the rain on Tuesday had left everything a mess. Now I can't get back out until Sat and it's supposed to rain again.

Be careful though - while routine maintenance has an immeasurable effect, repairs certainly have a marked effect. The amplitude of the effect is directly related to the rideability of the bike before and after the repair. Replacing a worn grip might bring a couple of clouds, replacing a non-functioning drivetrain however, can have a similar effect to a new bike - especially given the delicate rain situation we find ourselves in these days. Climate change is real - and it's caused by mtn bikers.

On the concrete path between the train bridge and the Y, there are multiple places where they added wildlife footprints in the cement. I originally saw those and thought - poor little animals getting all covered in wet cement. I think this is kind of the same thing. And actually, I feel a need to defend the offenders in this case. If there was no barrier or marking that the cement was wet, I can totally see myself riding along and thinking "Oh cool, the new sidewalk is done, let's see where it goes" and if the cement was mostly solid, riding along for a bit before noticing I was leaving tracks. If you're more observant than that, then kudos to you - but I suspect most of us are going around mostly brain dead.

Just a heads up if you're using a compressor, watch the pressure. Any mtb tire should seat with no more than 60-65psi. Beyond that you're getting into questionable territory. I got pissed off at one and cranked it up to 110psi - and it went right past seating and blew off the rim. The good news was, when I could finally hear again my wife was mostly done laughing at the weird bruising.

And it's not even per car - it's per person/pet. So if my wife and I take the dog, it's $30 for a stupid hike.

FWIW, I was just stirring up shit. I doubt anyone actually cares where you start the loop as long as you aren't in contention for KOM or something. But we'll see what the EB gods say.

So you're suggesting that you would do the hardest part of the course while you're still fresh?

If I'm ever riding along and I look down and say "Hmm, my shifter doesn't clear the top tube" - I would say I've got MUCH bigger things to be worried about at that moment. But then, I'm less concerned with tricky and more concerned with stay-uppy.

God has chosen to close the Brushy Creek trail system by casting down torrents of rain upon us. We know not the reason, only that we must OBEY or suffer eternal damnation! Trails are open! Have a nice day.

I agree with Nando - having to think that much about routes takes away from the easy flow. I'll head to Brushy tonight instead. Maybe next week.

It's about time we got some rain over there. Maybe it will do the trail some good.

While everyone on the R&I thread is discussing the best way to ride trails that are too wet to ride, can anyone report on Brushy conditions? I'm thinking Deception should at least be good to go.

Thanks for taking the time to write that up. Very interesting and informative.

Still working on my coffee so the answer may be obvious ... but why can they ride wet trails and we can't? Why does it destroy our trails but not theirs?

I've been wondering, how well does Cat shed water?

Double Down was in great shape tonight. Rocks weren't even slick.

Rode 1/4 notch yesterday from east entrance to swag and back. There are a few puddles along the way but overall it was in great shape. The rocks were a little slick up near swag so we chose not to try DD. Should be near perfect today and tomorrow.

But seriously - the bit without stupid insane exposure looks like a lot of fun ... all 20 ft of it.

I've been riding Ardents front and back for the past 6 months or so and love them. I had decided that was going to be my go-to. This week I picked up a brand-new Transition Smuggler that came with Minions. I expected them to be more aggressive than I need for my riding style and had fully planned on moving the Ardents from the old bike ... but damn, these things are like riding on rails!

Sounds like a great solution if approved by the appropriate parties. However, I would request some kind of grip tape or textured paint or something (I'm happy to help). My last 2 meaningful crashes have been on wet wooden features and given that this is to mitigate mud, I would expect it will be damp for long periods at a time.

Hey Jessica There doesn't appear to be much activity with the ARR forums since the jump from Mojo. Post over in the Mountain Biking Discussion forum and I guarantee you will get more responses than you want.