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AKA the land of 500 never used concrete tables. Or at least it's a contender for that tittle, although with OC Fisher Lake. Fun trails though.

And when you see things you can't un-see them. And going with the "name them the shape they are" concept, does anyone have a new name suggestion for Endo? Perhaps @AntonioGG can supply a colorized version?

I've always known that as Doghead Trail. Because look at it. But I've heard it called Elvis. The official name is far less interesting though...

I suppose Sandy Creek in Llano is generally considered a non-navigable waterway--presumably because there is no water much of the time anyway, and when it is there is is very shallow. I had what I thought was a the spectacular idea of fat biking Sandy Creek during the driest part of the year. But then I noticed a lot of the creek bed was populated with no trespassing signs, and there are even fences across the creek bed in spots.

Strava didn't kill Chardog. The official map did. It's "Powerline Flow Trail" and "Ski Hill Flow Trail." And as if that wasn't enough...

There are roads that bother me, but certainly not 360. I feel pretty good with a full lane for a shoulder.

@Jessica was over there as well this morning and mentioned it. But then she said whatever was going on, appeared to be over by about 10:30.

Walnut is fine except probably Marks' Art still. I'll be there.

They mix up the parks each time. Last year they didn't even have NorthShore!

A part of Texas that you're ridden that I haven't. Congrats!

The Washington Post did an article on this trail! TLDR: "You might die." https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/colorado-mountain-biking-palisade-plunge/2021/11/04/a017b6ae-3759-11ec-9bc4-86107e7b0ab1_story.html

Sister Grove is pretty close. I rode it during Judgment Day this year, and It's a fun little trial. A bit rooty, but not too bad.

It took me a while of clicking through his profile, but I finally found it: https://www.strava.com/activities/5175866201

The only person I know to have done it said they were absolutely terrified of the exposure.

That'll get you 1 hour and 20 minutes ride time!

It looks awesome. But $700,000 and only a 40 minute/40 mile range? This isn't the next ebike. Hell, this isn't even the next Segway. I imagine this will go about a far as the Ford Nucleon. I suppose I could see a case for it as a commuter, but it just seems too short of a use cycle to use for recreation.

I get several thousands of miles and a dozen or so removals out of the 11sp SRAM PC-X1 "single use" links. I only change them out when they get easy to remove by hand. Although I have had maybe 2 or 3 of them fail me during use...in about 25± thousand miles since going 11sp. And I pack several of them. It's an easy on trail fix.

@throet have you gotten over to Oak Liquor Cabinet? Add then to the rotation if not. That's the last place I picked up Willet Rye. And I'd bet they currently have Pikesville on the shelf. (Although maybe not since the Heavem Hill worker stike has slowed production.)

FYI all, RIP the Oskar Blues Ride... ... Long live the Celis Ride! It's the same plan, but 1 block further south. We'll be rolling (wheels down, that's what rolling means, so show up 10-15 minutes early) out of Celis Brewery at 6PM every Thursday with dry trails. Look for ride advertisements at various social media outlets near you, like FaceSpace and various Discords. I'll talk to our social media coordinator about putting this on the MeetUps as well. /rant: Oskar Blues Brewery had been frustrating us quite a bit over the past several months. The first source of annoyance was their inability to retain a reasonable food truck. Sometimes there is no food truck there whatsoever, or if it was there it closed at 8 or even 7:30. And for a while now, it has been maybe the worst food truck I've ever had! It's a freakin' health food truck...at a brewery! Quinoa and salad is certainly not what you want after a ride. Recently though we've figured out how to solve the food truck issue by ordering online from SpicyBoys toward the end of the WC ride, then picking up our order on the way to OB. (And let me tell you, if you haven't tried the SpicyBoys truck, you're missing something out of your life.) But worse than the food situation was their disappointing and inconsistent hours. Their posted closing hour is 9PM, but they've been closing between about 8 and 8:30 for months now. They regularly close early even when they have guests. They even locked their doors at about 7:45 a couple of weeks ago so they didn't have to serve thirsty stadium guests! We sat with our final beer and watched scores and scores of people tug at the door wondering what was going on. All this, plus a few weeks ago they had SEVEN freakin' IPSs on tap, and absolutely no beer darker than burnt sienna. No Old Chub, Ten-Fiddy, DBC, or even an amber. They've since remedied that situation, but come on, man. That's unforgivable. Meanwhile, Celis is always open until 10. Celis has 3 GOOD food trucks, including Backdraft Pizza, the Salty Cargo, and a new taco truck coming soon (or just order from SpicyBoys on the way!). Also they just opened an expansive new beer garden and parking area. Sure, they don't do barrel aged beer like OB, but the consistent hang-out and better food options really made the call for us here.

I'd say there's no way the dude in the video was riding blind. He seemed to know every go-around, b-line, or unpopular a-line available to make passes on the other riders. And they all worked out. If you're riding blind, some of those alternate lines are going to be dead enders.

This reminds me of why I don't want to race. I have little interest in jockeying for position at the start of an event, not getting to ride "my line," but having to ride the line that available, or having some guy yelling to pass me, only to ride his axle for next couple of miles. I make some exception for endurance events. And dang, have a look at 2:56! He damn near ate tire.

Actually lots of trails are looking good already. Walnut, Goodwater, 4C, Lakeway and some bits of Brushy have gotten reports of good dirt.

Are you aware that this is an actual thing? https://mbaction.com/the-future-of-mountain-biking-with-hans-rey/ (And I have a buddy who's been doing this for a few months. For reasons.)

For me clipping in is better. And short chain stays are better. The only relation they have is that @ATXZJ has the opposite preferences on those points. This was simply my reply to his "fight me" statement.

Clipping in is better for riding with super short chain stays.