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  1. Unless they move the event back to September, I'm not likely to make another attempt. While this last event has great temperatures, I don't like cold weather, which is very likely to happen in December. Also, in my Texas opinion, this event should take place in August b/c you're "dragon slaying," and dragons generally (not all) are fire breathing. lmoa Plus, fall weather typically is wetter, and I really don't like riding wet trails regardless of rock content.
  2. How many laps did you ride? Did you like the route? Have you done this event before? How about that weather? I'd love to hear some recaps.
  3. Do you also have a Shimano chain ring? It could be that. They used proprietary security torx chainring bolts that loosen easily and squeak like a BB.
  4. While not specifically the study we're mentioning here, scroll to page 144 here. From the paper: "The methodology used here was modified from the methods used for PVAs of the Golden-cheeked Warbler and the Black-capped Vireo during two Population and Habitat Viability Workshops concerning these species, conducted during the fall of 1995, and sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS 1996). "
  5. I know that nostalia is painting a prettier picture than it actually is for me. I hiked it a few years ago, and it was pretty eroded and even overgrown in some places. I just don't think it would flow as well today. Don't get me wrong; I enjoyed riding there and Ken's Trail, but there were also fewer options back then, so I rode there a lot.
  6. Some history: A developer went bankrupt right as he started developing the land during a real estate bust. It sat for a while with trails on it, and in the early to mid 90s, the city pitched making it park/preserve land through a city bond. They stated that current use cases would continue, and when it became public land, they bulldozed a 20' path around it and erected a chainlink fence then restricted biking altogether and restricted hiking during nesting season to permit only groups of three. They used several endangered species as the argument, but the golden-cheeked warlber became their super hero. They also made an effort to acquire serveal thousand acres of endangered species habitat, whcih including allowing developers to pay a mitigation fee of (IIRC) $2,500 per acre to develop habitat if they also found a substitute parcel to sell to the city. One of the substitute parcels was DK Ranch, which also had trails on it. Really, the thing was about enabling development of endangered species habitat. They claimed the bird species (also the black-capped vireo) were "harmed" under the Endangered Species Act, whcih has a very broad definition of harm to include when a bird is flushed. We, i.e the mountain biking community backed by ARR and Hill Abel, who I think was the president of IMBA at the time, tried to present a study conducted at Ft. Hood of the impact of having mountian bike trails near live and simulated weapons fire that showed no effect on the nesting habots. They representatives of the city, county, etc., would literally withdraw and try to hide their hands when you attempted to give them a copy of the study. I'm sure others here have things to add to this, and I look forward to hearing from them.
  7. My first bike was a Univega Alpina 5.0 with toe clips. I think I went to clipless pedals, Onzas specifically, around 94. The Onzas had different color elastomers you swapped out to increase or decrease the tension. If you smacked a rock or root, the elastomer could break off, rendering one side of the pedal useless, which did happen more than once.
  8. And how long ago was that? What do you remember thinking about it at the time, and what do you think about that trail now? Do you still ride that trail?
  9. Not sure how that's luck. I train/ride in the heat to accustom myself to it. I try to stay lean b/c fat on the body will make one hotter*. I also hydrate really well; try to wear light colored, wicking clothing when I ride; and start my rides with half frozen/half cold water in my CamelBak. *Of course, I don't like the cold but don't bitch about it. I make my one statement at the start of my first cold ride of the season, and that's it.
  10. My two ride-to-the ride days are Tuesdays and Thursday when I usually ride about an hour to WC and SN, respectively, leaving my house around 4 p.m. The heat doesn't bother me.
  11. Except the question, John, asks your ideal trail, not the best trail. 🤠
  12. A couple of observations of your valid concerns: First, are you accounting for the time it takes to drive there? I will ride to Walnut Creek for a group ride, and if I take a more scenic route to include some single track and riding that is not road , it takes me just under an hour and I get 10 miles in. If I drive there, it takes me 15 to 20 minutes. I just leave early enough to meet the group for the ride time, so it doesn't cut into my trail ride time. Next, I certainly understand the concern about cost. I chewed through a rear Maxxis tire that was not cheap. However, I add that to my health budget, as I am much fitter and healthier now that I ride to the trail a bit more.
  13. Taking into consideration the limitation in elevation we have here in central TX, what would your ideal trail entail if money was no object, i.e you could buy whatever dirt, wood, equipment, labor (skilled or otherwise,) etc. to make it happen? Tight and twisty like sooooo many trails we have here? You know the ones....you get a decent bit of speed going downhill and then have to make a 180 degree turn to go back up hil and repeat the suck ass flow? Also, this kind of trail leads to the technical aspect due to erosion caused by poor design? Pump and jump-y stuff? Flowy, wide, and smooth singeltrack? Endless dirt jumps and berms?
  14. Other than the distance to the trail, what keeps you from riding to the trail? Heat? Cold? (In winter, obviously) Time? Motivation? Fitness? Other commitments like work, spouse, SO?
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