Barry

Odd, I leave BT on the shelf all the time in Austin. You see it on the reg' at a lot of smaller stores, but it isn't common at TW or Specs. I'm not a huge fan, so I don't generally get it. But I do occasionally find BT single barrel picks that I enjoy. Recently Specs had a spectacular one.

Good video too. That "one way" bleed is kind of how Shimano advertises it. But this isn't at all how it works if you follow their instruction closely--the ones which come with the brakes. Following the instructions work very well too, but there are like 6 more steps.

Well I do refill/reuse the spay bottle. But I get to maintain strick OSHA labeling requirements for my garage

For $3.59, this is the contact cleaner I use in my workshop. Works great for cleaning up discs, cleaning up after bleeds, and removing Stan's messes. https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-isopropyl-91-alcohol-first-aid-antiseptic-spray-prodid-958283

I'm perplexed by that one as well. Perhaps @2112Greg could answer that question?

Indeed it was dry this weekend. Unfortunately this forum doesn't have enough traffic to have timely trail conditions updates. Lots of folks like to rag on Facebook or refuse to use it, but between the groups and the events functionality, you can get a lot of usefulness out of it, while wholly ignoring the BS side of it. The FB group, Austin MTB Trail Conditions has a lot of traffic and near constant updates on local trail conditions.

While I don't currently have a bell on my bike, I have used one, and probably will again. But as I've stated in in other discussions, I constantly announce myself around corners, and speak to nearly every person I pass. I try real hard not to surprise folks. I agree that as the faster and mechanized trail user, it is a cyclists responsibility not to negatively affect another reasonable trail user's experience. And while a quiet cyclist can always surprise someone around a blind corner, the hiker has to take some responsibility for being cognizant of their surroundings. Walking 3 abreast on a narrow paved path or head-down hiking with loud headphones on singletrack while never checking your surroundings are examples of hikers not being responsible trail users. Certainly some of those folks are showing hiker entitlement, but I think it's largely people just being oblivious.

They had recently done burns once when I was riding out at San Angelo... The civil engineering and political failures of the dead lakes and abandoned structures combined with the burns gave off a papable post-apocolypic vibe. Oddly Madrone Trail (not the Pedernales one, the one not far from San Marcos) has a similar vibe. Who thought they'd need 10 thousand picnic tables there?

If I'm traveling, I tend to bring a go-bar with me. A typical go-bar is a handle of WT101, a bottle of Laphroaig 10, and probably a rye of some type. Jessica and I spent xmas at BBRSP. After three nights at the Mining Company, we drove to the other side of the Solitario for a night of camping at the park's most remote site, Tres Papalotes. Laphroaig makes for a killer campfire dram.

Makes sense. It was well priced for the build and extras.

I don't think I've been to Pedernales since last spring. Before that, I was probably there once every couple of months. But when I go, I like to ride Pedernales and FCCR together. And once the FCCR situation got precarious last year, I just decided to go other places. I'll have to see how that situation has evolved, because I'm due to go back. I did the loop on the other side of the river once. It isn't terribly intersting. As I recall, once you get up there is only a largely flat double track/jeep road that goes around the top. There was a creepy cemetery of some sort, and a nice view spot on the backside, but other than that, it isn't worthwhile IMO 5'11" / 195lb. Juniper Ridge is by far my favorite trail there.

I don't want to venture off your topic here more than I already have (and I don't really want to be a gatekeeper for such things), but it's a matter of the backgrounds that a user has set to default. If you remember to paste as plain text each time, the user backgrounds will not be relevant.

Yeah, me neither. And you're right that they really could affect our access. I either snub them (which is very rare for me) or I actually mention it to them.

I Oskar Blues almost weekly. And every since they they ran out of my old favorite, the 2017 Ten Fiddy, and came out with the hoppy 2019 Ten Fiddy, I've been enjoying the Old Chub. Hopefully that 2019 version will mellow eventually. Until then, Old Chub! Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

If shaming folks was a reasonable motivator, then @RidingAgain wouldn't be posting here. Instead it will likely create a group of antagonists, some of which will do things just to spite the shamers.

I tend to go with Hanlon's Razor with this type of thing. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Or, in this case, ignorance. The problem is that even when individuals are relieved of their ignorance, they often hold onto it because humans are terrible at letting go of their previously held beliefs. Folks don't want to think they may have been wrong. They'll think, sure, it may leave a bit of a rut, but it doesn't really matter.

Thanks for posting it. I somehow never managed to visit Kingdom Trails when I lived closer to them than I now live to Big Bend, but I have a lot of NY based friends who spend a ton of time there. Back when the word got out that some landowners revoked MTB rights, but left the right for other users, it was a big mystery why it happened. So now that it is known why, perhaps Kingdom can work to mend things with the landowners. But Kingdom is going to have to work real hard to make sure bikers aren't assholes to folks on their own land. Given how much Texans ride on ranches, I think we're cognizant of the concept. But private land riding is quite rare in the northeast, so it'll take some work. Can you imagine what would happen if someone yelled at Jimmy to get out of way at FRR?

It's the old Saris Cycle-On. They discontinued it about 8 or so years ago. I had 2 of them and used them for years. They worked great back when tire formats were a little smaller, as @CBaron mentioned. But yeah, those ratcheting mechanisms were finicky. The good news is that they're easy to disassemble and grease up, then they should work well again. I actually put my final one to the curb about 3 months ago. But it had seen some NY winters, and it was in no condition to "pay forward."

He sure isn't. It certainly takes more skill to ride obstacles slower. EBD wouldn't even be that hard if it was on flat ground and you had a great run-up. But we've gotten off topic!

It was interesting for sure. But I had fun playing "name that movie" from the short clips.

It's totally true for bikes. Rock gardens are a nightmare slowly plodding through them. Dropping the hammer and floating over them is way easier.

Looks like a good portion of that weight is in the basket. The thing has a freakin' shopping cart up front.

I've noticed! Hopefully this will mark a return to form. And I'll stick to the "Barry can't lead rides at R&I" policy. This is a recovery ride for me anyway. Okay, I'll circle back to the lot at 4:45.

Great. What time for your early lap? I should be thereabouts at 4:30.