Barry

This is indeed how I put together my All the Southie ride earlier this year. I had 5 or 6 different routes saved for the different areas, and I just kept loading new routes all day. And since then so much has already been added!

On a desktop, find the ride you want to follow and click on "..." on the left side, then select "Create Route." The next part is intuitive. Later on your device after you start your activity, go to the small point to point trail logo, generally on the bottom left. Load the route. Now it work similar to MTB Project.

I've been happily using their Fat Paw grips for a year now. They're slightly more expensive than ESI, but 36mm OD is sweet! And their dropper remote is a significant upgrade over most, and a slight upgrade over my BikeYoke remote. Tons of adjust-ability, the big bearing is very smooth, the ability to run the cable either way is exactly how they all should be, and the non-slip contact on the lever is spectacular. Also, their customer service was great the one time I needed them.

At least 1 every 3/4 months, sometimes more. It's a bit of a pain with my current wheels having j-bend spokes, but at least they're easy to find.

Because since 2011 I've bent, dented and otherwise destroyed at least 6 rims, and about 15 or so rear hubs--including a shit-ton of Stan's rims and hubs. But since February I've put 3.7K miles on my Santa Cruz Reserve37/I9 combo and it hasn't so much as come out of true. And when I do manage to kill the rim, they'll replace it. So far I'm at about 48 cents per mile. https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/reserve-wheels-info I suppose they'll send me that high five in mail.

Following the route on TrailForks or Project MTB will certainly expose you to everything that you would "need" to pre-ride. And it isn't like a lot of places where the trails are close together and you can't tell where you are--it's obvious on the GPS when you've gone the wrong way. The DS this year also includes a few extra miles around the dam and on the north-east side of the loop. But none of that stuff is tech and can be ridden sigh-unseen without problem...assuming the turns are signed well and the signs don't get taken down! Also, if you Strava, you can download @DesertNomad's official route from earlier this year and save it as a route.

I did a couple of trail rides there last year. I thought it was a blast. A great place to visit every couple of years, but I'd hate to live there.

It got rained on but good last night and for its 3rd wave of rain in 30 hours. I'd say it's super wet right now. But assuming wind and sun today, I'd guess it will be worth checking out late this afternoon. Just be willing to bail if it's worse than expected.

I know a lot of folks feel better using ignore, but I don't even bother with that. I just scroll past posts that I don't find intersting. The only time that's a problem is when the spambots invade, but modern software and an active admin solves that issue.

I think there are arguments to be made either way. But I'm not going to google the topic to further my understanding beyond my assertion. Because icky.

Huh? If it was a booger eating joke, then it was necessarily a reference to cannibalism. And if it's your own boogers you're eating, its auto-cannibalism.

I blew up 4 Stan's Neo rear hubs in 2 years. But I kill more hubs than most, so this is certainly worse case scenario. But I've never killed an I9 hub, so there's that.

I considered that it was actually graffiti for lulz, but that didn't alliterate.

Littering for luls.

Where did they wear the second thong?

I'm jealous. I've only seen the post about the post. I have yet to see the post.

It's more convoluted that that. Even the Yardbirds version was a cover. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(song) Anyway, it drives my wife mad when I call Led Zeppelin "The Yardbirds."

This is why I gave up on tubes in my pack--no matter how far you dig, you're just as likely to miss a thorn. A couple of years ago I pinch flatted my tire at Pedernales. My tire was so full of thorns that I had to patch my tube twice after installing it. And I only had 2 patches. That third flat meant that I was walking back. After that, I didn't see the point in packing tubes. As yet not having a tube has only put me in an irreparable situation once in 1.5 years. Although I may still consider it for some situations--a big ride at Big Bend for example, or other places that a short walk can't get me to the car or an Uber. I do think there would be a market for a lightweight emergency tube such as this--even at that price. But it would have to be puncture resistant in some way. Perhaps lightweight but with a Slime layer?

This is exactly the reason I'm on my SC 5010. Modern geo, but short CS. I'm into low, slack and long front ends, but short CS. I'm not interested in any trail bike with CS over 17". I don't even think I'd be interested in long CS for a dedicated DH bike--I don't "need" that stability, and popping of ledges is just more fun when it's short. Maybe long CS on touring bike, but that's it.

I've never been able to get past his crazy long chain stays. And his SWB has even longer chain stays than his original bike. I do think it would make a killer touring bike, but not a lot of singletrack fun.

Why not? That's the way PBR is doing it! https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/a26838477/pbr-whiskey-five-seconds-interview/ Just wicked gross.

I find most folks that prefer DD like "lots o' cream and lots o' sugar," to quote Mr. Wolf. And most folks who prefer Starbucks like it black. "When I buy coffee, I like to taste it," to paraphrase Jimmie. I've seen it go the other way, but that's how it usually shakes out.

As I mentioned earlier, I enjoy a barrel aged stouts. So this is the scene nearly every Thursday before and after the Oskar Blues Walnut ride: Jessica likes some fruity IPA, typically Can-O-Bliss. And I almost always get the Barrel Aged Ten Fidy.

Hill Top Resort has a 12 mile loop just outside of Fredericksburg. You can find it on TrailForks. But I know absolutely nothing about it, nor their hours & pricing. I know they do a race there, but I can't find contact info for the place. There is a bike shop in town, so presumably they know what's up with Hill Top--may be worth a call. But none of that matters since Fredericksburg is only about 30 minutes from Flat Rock Ranch.

Looking at that rack...I had an idea. I have an old biking buddy who has become an old acquaintance. He moved to the great northwest and we lost touch, but every now and then we think of an excuse to communicate. Anyway, last time we talked he mentioned that he just started working for a company who makes mass transit bike racks. So when I saw that rack...I thought...maybe. So I LinkedIn'd the fellow's name, and checked out his company's website. And wouldn't you know it: https://www.sportworks.com/product/apex-3