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yes Im mainly thinking of the trails west of mopac that is on limestone. Im not saying there is zero erosion, but Im wondering if the scale of it is several orders of magnitude less than the erosion that made environmentalists concerned about erosion in the first place. So cxagent cited a section that turns to mush, but that is very different than a trail causing 3 ft deep drains 1/4 mile long, that sent hundreds of tons of material into creeks. The water was channeled down the trail and in the SO cal rains they had recently, that channeled water grooved out huge gaps.

seems like any discussion of the impacts of erosion need to differentiate between the impacts at the site of the erosion and the impact of the material that was eroded away on creeks and streams. I personally don't see well designed bike or foot trails causing much damage of either type. The worst erosion I see seems to only cause a trail to be less fun (fall line booshit).

Also, you can't generalize much since the blackland prairie stuff behaves differently from the hilly limestone stuff. 

21 hours ago, Barry said:

One week certainly isn't too long. But you may also consider taking the day to make the fairly short drive (< 1.5 hour, I think) to Fruita for the Kokopelli Area's Horsethief Bench and other trails.  

^^^this. 

My trips out that way usually include camping in Fruita and day trips to Moab as weather dictates or just to hit the Moab stuff. 

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeah.

dang, $450 for a custom designed steel frame using Reynolds 725??? That is at least a $1500 frame by a small builder. This thing looks well gusseted at the seat tube and head tube, I doubt you have problems. I'd love to take you up on your offer to take it for a spin when you get it! 

16 minutes ago, Bamwa said:

After seeing that ^ maybe they should bring Gravity Logic or someone similar to build trails with actual features. Not sure this grassroots design is the way to go. Corridors could be wider and more airtime humps are needed IMO but need to actually ride to see for sure.  Is the $50 day pass official? Also anyone gonna use a neck brace? I have a dusty full face already. Neck braces are like $250.

neckbraces get much more expensive after you crash.

hot damn.

Swipe left for wireless shifting. 

Between 512 and Spider Mtn, those of us with enduro bro bikes now have more chances to see what the bikes can do. I know my bike wonders WTF is happening and when it'll get let off the leash. 

I hope they find a good business model and grow the place. I look forward to checking it out.

8 minutes ago, Ridenfool said:

At least for now I can ride Spider Mountain vicariously through others' reports and videos at no cost.  

 

Do you even Patreon bro?

1 hour ago, Ridenfool said:

 

Their website pricing of $50 for "Pedal Only Access" that does not include use of the lift is patently absurd.

 

They're basically saying that if you are going to be using the trails, just pony up for the lift. I'm also surprised that they don't have a lower price for people who are willing to ride to the top. Maybe it's a hedge against eBikes zipping their way up to the top with ease?? ha.

Their pricing generally seems a bit in need of massaging but, hey, it's not my business. I'm excited to have it and I'll just have to see how often I take advantage of it.

Not sure where else to put this but I ran across it when I found the adventure rider website:

https://www.warmshowers.org/

basically, a shower-share program. I've never done a bikepacking trip but if I did, I imagine that a shower would be one of those things that sorta keeps the morale up.

https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/texas-hill-country-loop/

*note: I ain't ever done this nor would I be able to unless I was camping and shit.

Perhaps eminent domain needs to be used to run a "pipeline" through there? The "pipeline" would carry carbon based lifeforms and such.

311 mile loop.

FUQYEAH 'MERICAH!

I think another big downside of them eliminating the Al frames is those damned sweet paint jobs! The silver is nice but I've seen some stunning colors!

@Seths Pool, don't the aluminum bikes already have the same feature where three models share the same front triangle? I thought I saw this before and thought that they really weren't emphasizing this enough as a cool feature.

3 hours ago, rockshins said:

Nukeproof Mega 290, was just bitching about the chipped fork. Haven’t put it together just yet.

nice!!

Was the bike brand omitted on purpose? I'm curious who it is an what the rest looks like, you know, just because it's a new sled and all.

Certainly if you have an issue down the road you will have a stronger case if you've logged the state of the bike, as shipped, at this time.

47 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

Measurement comparing to saddle height from the ground, if that's what you mean, is a red herring. It does not take BB hieght I to account. Throw sag in there and you're chasing your tail. Now put a dropper post in the equation and you're just wasting time. Your seated pedalling position has nothing to do with wrangling the bike.

Effective reach and stack start with the BB isolated in space and determine your range of motion. This is the gold standard to start fitting a mountain bike.  if you're fitting a road bike, where your seated pedalling position is important, that's a different story.

I thought the gold standard was Hopping Up On That Badboy And Yanking It Up To Your Junk?

I just find it weird that the bars on the shorter travel bike are higher. 

but I also agree with the others that a measurement to the top of your seat would help in understanding the relative height of your bars.