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7 minutes ago, Tree Magnet said:

Everyone should be prepared to have their lap times destroyed by the tandem teams....assuming they don’t get wedged between two trees.


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Twice as many riders should go twice as fast, right?

I just wish my daughter could race the 15-18 Cat 3 on Sunday instead of Saturday. Sigh. Stupid weddings....

5 hours ago, Skyyhorn said:

As long as it doesn't look crappy, could we put that "how ruts are created" diagram in the kiosks?  I can't remember who posted it on here or what page it's on, but David has it on the twitter feed in past photos.  I would think that pictures might get more views than words in those kiosks.  

Along with the “how ruts are created”, there should be a “how to fix ruts, how long it takes, and who actually does it”. I’m sure many people think the city/county employs people to do that. 

On January 18, 2019 at 3:34 PM, gotdurt said:

Yea, there will always be those people, but even if we cut the mud traffic in 1/2, it would be well worth the effort, and as for those coming from elsewhere, signs would help with that.

It might also be helpful to have QR codes of this thread (to get more people involved in the community, or at least aware of it) and maybe an informational web page (explaining the purpose behind not riding wet trails in our region) printed on the signs.

A QR code with this website and the Twitter feed saying whether the trails are open or closed would help if people were driving a long distance to ride. I'd be upset if I drove down from Waco or Dallas to find a closed sign in the parking lot. 

1 hour ago, Seths Pool said:

pretty simple and easy to understand that riding wet trails puts ruts everywhere, fucks up berms, accelerates erosion, makes puddle spots form or get deeper, destroys jump lips and landings, etc etc. so unless you are the person building those trails or owning that land, you are disrespecting others hard work, time, and property. have you never seen people talk about this exact subject before?

not trying to be a dick or anything but you should understand

Yes. I’ve heard other people talk about this exact thing. I understand about ruts and erosion being a pain in the ass. I guess I never thought about it from a trail builders point of view. And it makes sense. My next guilty confession: I haven’t helped anyone build/repair any trails. Guess I need to fix that...

My guilty confession is: I really don’t understand why so many people get bent outta shape about riding wet trails. I know why I don’t. Just a personal preference on my part. But, with so much rain this past year, why get so upset?

The bike shop put stan’s In my tires. Bought a used bike for my daughter that came with orange seal. I will say that adding orange seal thru the stem is much easier and cleaner with their hose attachment. Stan’s, you have to put the whole bottle over the stem (unless there’s a new attachment I hadn’t seen). Both seem to do the job. Although, I’ve heard orange seal is a local guy.