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A dry nut is a good nut, for sure. But a slightly moist nut can be even better.

49 minutes ago, Browndog said:

Coming down pretty good on Far West right now. Hopefully it stops quickly. I don’t want to have to spend the evening with my family.


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Your candor is refreshing! lolz

The anticipation of this precipitation is giving me palpitations and perspiration...

0% chance of participation over here.

4 hours ago, Teamsloan said:

I started an account to list my Scott. Nothing to lose right? I'll be interested to see how much traffic it gets. Even if it's only a few times a year it'll still add to the bike fund, or at least the beer fund.

If you've got any guests coming to town...Scott Scale 30

45 minutes ago, spicewookie said:

It's like waiting on your farmers-only.com profile to upload and then waiting for floozies to take the bait.

oil-field-roughnexxx.com or you're not even trying.

Many frame prices have ballooned from the mid 2k range up into the low to mid 3k range. Some companies I think are using decoy pricing to persuade you into buying a whole bike instead of a frame.

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2 hours ago, notyal said:

Too lazy to actually search this myself, so I'll just pose the question. Are MTB destination areas like Moab or Whistler a little more active on such an app?

I searched SpinLister when I went to Hawaii last year and I did find a bunch of options, not all great, but that was *right* around the time they DeListed.

I saw one pretty nice road bike that rented for $130 a day. Really up to each individual to decide how to pitch their wares.

IIRC, they were around and then folded up. I guess they're around again. It seems like you could use this sorta like a bikeshare where you could grab a nearby bike to run an errand or you could treat like a rental, find a nice bike and use it for a few days if you wanted.

I took CPR and AED training last year. I think CPR increases chances of survival to ~10% and AED is at least 2-3x that. But all of that assumes that someone can get to you to continue care and get you to a hospital. Given what I saw, I def would want an AED on hand if something ever happened to me.

I took a stress test earlier this year and I just knew that I was a ticking time bomb (I'd consulted WebMD about knee pain, it said heart attack likely) but I was cleared.

2 minutes ago, Ridenfool said:

Shake well. Apply wet. Pedal backwards while it cleans the chain. Wipe off thoroughly. Dry lubrication remains that won't attract crud.

Lather, rinse, repeat periodically.

With regular use this stuff will pay for itself by extending chain life significantly.

I'd been using the same one with good results. I did run out (I swore I had another bottle...) and had to resort to my ProLink Gold, which is decent but sticky.

How many amp-hours is the battery on the bike?

1998ish Dekerf Generation. What I miss when I ride it on trails is disc brakes and a set of rims that is solid on the tubeless conversion. I use to commute and get street miles.

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One of the goals of the project was to standardize an FKT loop. The way Andy routed his, by starting at the bottom of the last major climb, is undoubtedly a faster way to do it. However, I believe that way is logistically prohibitive for a lot of people. We wanted to start and end at the most commonly used parking lot. I hope this project might inspire more folks to get out and enjoy this beautiful place, whether it’s going for the FKT or enjoying it over the course of multiple days. If you’d like to go after my record, I’d recommend planning your ride when wind and surface conditions are the most favorable. Also definitely ride a full-suspension. Holy bumpiness. Also remember that if you’re pacing it correctly, the first 50 miles really shouldn’t feel very hard. Have a well-thought-out fueling strategy. I ate 300 calories per hour, which requires eating almost every 20-30 minutes. We’re having an official FKT trophy being made, so if you go beat my time using the same start and end point, I’ll ship it to you. Records are made to be broken, so I hope the trophy exchanges hands many times!

Dang, gives out tips on how to approach the task and tries to make this bigger than himself. This guy sounds like a gem of a human. 

Jeff Kendall Weed's video on Bentonville was also superbe. 

LOVE JKW THAT WAS AWESOME.

(Guys... seriously, unbunch the panties. This had a gravity fed focus. There's very little terrain similar to what FR512 is building out at Cat and Rocky Hill. They mentioned that there are good trails in town, but nothing like the big features and stuff.)

30 minutes ago, Tree Magnet said:

Bicycle Sports Shop on Lamar rents bikes and is right down the road from the entrance to the Greenbelt.  I wouldn't say it was 'flowy' in the traditional groomed trail sense but there is more trail than you can ride in a few hours for sure.  

+1 on BSS rental + Barton Creek Greenbelt being a great option for riding to the ride. But as everyone says... it is not flowy and full of berms. It is chunky and technical and beautiful and a hoot.

26 minutes ago, AustinBike said:

What is your skill level on technical?

On Monday - Wednesday I have no commitments and can ride anytime. Thursday I have my annual physical so I could be ready to ride from ~11:00 onward.

If you want a flow good time I would not recommend the Greenbelt as it is more technical and can easily overwhelm a person. Walnut Creek is the flowy place in town.

I can pick you up at the shop and we can drive to the trailhead so you don't have to muck with a rental bike on a rental car.

Ping me if you want to ride and we can work out the details. BSS is the best place to rent in town.

+1 on riding with AustinBike for a greenbelt or Walnut tour. But don't let Walnut be your only ride, though, because it's a criss crossy, spaghetti noodle urban park that is indeed swoopy and twisty but doesn't feel as epic or remote as other trails in town.

DAMN SON! That was fast!

2 hours ago, Leafkiller said:

Here's my take and take it for what you will.  I am transgender, MtF. Oh I'm in Waco so you don't have to worry about sharing the trails with me. I'm mixed on the whole thing. So much that I will not enter any race or competition. I would love to but know this would happen. So I just ride for the fun of it. I can say that because I am on hormones that I have lost a lot of muscle mass. Estrogen isn't the idea hormone to be if you want muscles. Bones don't change so I can't say much about that. I would love to be alive for the day that this is solved and everyone is happy. There is no easy answer other than what has been said about making it all one class. Guess you can keep the age divisions.  Most leagues require testosterone levels to be under 10ng/dL and they have to have proof it has been like this for at least 6 months. I don't think most people will do this just to win a race. There is a lot of potential health issues that can come from hormone replacement therapy.

a) It seems that you agree that it is a complex topic, not easily resolved.

b) I'd ride and have a beer/mimosa with you any time. I cannot imagine the experience of feeling that my body is such a mismatch for who I feel I am that the challenges of a transition would be better than the status quo. Welcome to the forum and community!

4 hours ago, schoolie said:

 

Eventually, if you add enough travel you'll void the frame warranty. I'm pretty sure that's because the increased HTA applies a bigger bending moment to the head tube, potentially overloading it.

Yes, this. Bikes already love breaking at the headtube. Throw a much longer fork than your Ventana was designed for and go do some drops, the headtube will be aching to rip itself from the rest of the frame.

3 hours ago, Seths Pool said:

crickets much?

I agree with you, I made the same argument: with elite men vs elite women there are big gaps in performance. CIndy Abbot will kick my ass left, right and center but compared to a male pro, it would not be fair race. 

1 hour ago, RidingAgain said:

Perhaps one day there won't be any gender division in sports... 

As the saying goes...

Run what ya hung.

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what shell width does your hard tail have? My Dekerf is 68mm BSA. My old stumpjumper FS is 73mm BSA. 

Which crank interface and BB type are you using?