Guilty.

Someone here called me out on it during a ride and my stomach sunk. I told him it was intentional to test traction. 

The oddest thing so far is that I had to run out this AM and there was zero to pleasant traffic on 183/620/45 

Looked like a Saturday morning at 7AM 

14 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

 

It's pretty interesting watching movies of a certain rating from different eras.

 

We have learned the hard awkward way watching movies with my kids lately that 80\90s R movies or even PG movies are way more R than movies today. I also seem to have forgotten how raunchy some of my favorite or memorable movies are. I cant believe my parents let us watch what we watched. 

In case you're wondering upon whom to blame the rain this week, well...it had to be done. 
 

 

@Quixoft  FYI -- in  the Marketplace section you can post for sale items and non bike items 

I am that uber rare guy who cannot stand dropper posts  (Useless Crutches) I am in the minority for sure.

That said I am a fan of PNW Components. They announced today a new program  to sell refurbished droppers. 

Worth checking out if so inclined , good to see a company keeping their products from the trash pile 

https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/PNW-Announces-Refurbished-Dropper-Post-Program,3593

I've been there countless times over the years. I thi k over by Devils Rock is the only place for no bikes. The other side is allowed

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To us, we see a log that is laying across a trail,, or a "pile" of random rocks between trees and we ride it and leave it. 

Now if my mom was walking that same trail sees it as a hazard. She might move it 

If the features looked more legit, like what has been done at Walnut instead of looking like a random log or like my kid stacked rocks then maybe the hikers wouldnt move that stuff

6 minutes ago, Chief said:

I'm more curious to know Barrys suspension set up. That video was gnarly!

That nod at the end killed me , well played beast man

17 hours ago, AustinBike said:

WHEN?????? I am all in on Bayern! The wife had turned to Korean baseball this week. It was like watching An alcoholic starting to drink nail polish remover. 

https://fcbayern.com/us

Can. Not. Wait

1 minute ago, Yosmithy said:

maybe instead of black diamonds, blue squares, and green circles, they should just rate trails on the Curb rating? 

Why the hell am i suddenly craving Lucky Charms?

I am just irritated the Blue Angels got cancelled for Austin

It is no higher than a curb, most people can clear a curb right?

Bundesliga is about to return
That's something awesome

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Digging through the website,  a crazy amount of info, impressive really

https://www.trailforks.com/help/view/70/

1 hour ago, rockshins said:

Have run the Minion SS on the back which is similar to the RR and love them. Super fast and fun to slide around. Semi slicks also grip on climbs better than you'd think. Aggressor is interesting, only hear really good reviews of them.

 

I was curious about the Minion SS , Seems like the Rock Razor is pretty popular now and I am not dropping $90 on that 

3 hours ago, Chief said:

Running 2.5's on my 29 30mm wheels. DHF up front and Aggressor on back. I really like the Aggressor and would actually consider one on the front.

I have the Aggressor up front on my 27.5 , Running RR out back. Great hook ups

25 minutes ago, notyal said:

I'd take them all from you, but I don't see myself getting up to your neck of the woods anytime soon. 

If you do, I promise I am in better shape to ride better this time..

I never go south of the river but lets see, or I can hold em

Every year when this inevitable topic comes up , I cringe.

People and PI are the two reasons I dont go to Walnut anymore despite being a fun and great trail

I am selling my 27.5 here   but only because the space tolerance on my frame was not enough to accommodate them when I wanted to experiment. 

I also discovered I am big fan of Semi Slicks now and not knobby tires. 

Thanks for the update.

 

How did it handle in the tight twisty stuff with the drops?

Last night rode SN and Church down to Gumdrop and then to Gnargasm then to PP and then back.

Tight and twisty was fine. Drops like Gumdrop made me nervous but that's due to the tires, which I am replacing on Wed. I actually liked this setup better than with flat and wide bars.

But yes the trails were fine.

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Did you see a rattle on the snake ? Looks like a Rat Snake to me 

Let me know what you end up doing with it.

I had a fear of commitment and stuck with flat bars and bar ends.

I did 3 rides this past weekend on this new setup. I had this frame since 11/2015 . So it is very different now that I changed. I'm very happy and think it was a good move. I did the 60MM stem and gravel specific wide bars from PNW. New calipers , TRP Spyre SLC. And TRP RRL levers. The levers are brake only since the drivetrain is SS. New rubber is coming this week. But yea.. she is alot of fun to ride and not too much coin to swap. I can also remove the calipers and cockpit and swap back to flat bars and my Mt brakes if I so choose.

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I saw you coming out of Dave's Ditch and around the trail this morning.  Noticed you didn't have water and just assumed you were a badass who can ride a gravel bike on Brushy Creek trails without any water.