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15 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

Also, keep your core warm and make sure the gloves are not too tight (have some iP cold weather gloves that constrict flow).  Your hands should get warm blood.  

The same goes for feet.  If your shoes are tight, be it from thicker socks or two pairs of socks, you'll feet will likely be cold and tingly.

Also, if you have what are supposed to be quality cold weather gloves, but your hands are still cold, make sure your wrists are warm.  If you're wearing thin sleeves or a vest, your hands might not be getting blood warm enough to keep your hands warm.

17 hours ago, 4fun said:

I see that number ~3 million and think of the glorious MTB trails that AJ could build back there with that kind of cheddar😁

When I was the trail manager at Trek Bicycles, my budget was about $75k a year (not including my salary,) and we accomplished a lot with that.

As a contractor, it would probably have taken me a few years to build trails and features worth $3 million...even with several machines and several crews. 

Article text:

Construction on Cedar Park’s Brushy Creek North Fork Trail project moves forward

By Zacharia Washington | 2:11 PM Dec 16, 2022 CST
Updated 2:11 PM Dec 16, 2022 CST

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The city will begin construction on the Brushy Creek North Fork Trail project at the beginning of 2023. (Courtesy Pexels)

Link to the article

13 hours ago, WLemke said:

Walnut wasn’t just good to go. It was hero dirt! Only @CBaron and one other showed up for R&I. Dirt was awesome and temps were perfect. Everyone missed out. 

Joe was there at some point, too.  The rest of us had other things to do, I guess.

1 hour ago, WLemke said:

How’s the nut looking today? Seems like the rain we got yesterday and this morning was superficial. 

One of the guys in our group walked .6 and said it was good to go.

3 hours ago, AustinBike said:

The social group typically leave around 5 or so. I usually get there between 4 and 4:30 to do a little early reconnaissance and get some extra riding in.

Hey! Our group is social, too!! ;-)

I would buy a commuter e-bike for errands if I had the spare coin.  One of these days......

It was a good ride, indeed. Thanks for the company! 

This is after riding a third of the way through. 6. I bailed at the power line cut through. The first Tar Branch Crossing was wet going down into it, but the trail before it was dry. The trail between tar branch and .6 was sticky in places.

The Inner Log Loop has seven or eight unavoidable wet spots. I can't imagine that the Windy Loop and the BMX Loops are any better.

It needs another day in my opinion.

This is after riding a third of the way through. 6. I bailed at the power line cut through. The first Tar Branch Crossing was wet going down into it, but the trail before it was dry save for two small puddles. The trail between Tar Branch and .6 was sticky in places.

The Inner Log Loop has seven or eight unavoidable wet spots. I can't imagine that the Windy Loop and the BMX Loop would be any better.

It needs another day in my opinion.

This is after riding a third of the way through. 6. I bailed at the power line cut through. The first Tar Branch Crossing was wet going down into it, but the trail before it was dry. The trail between tar branch and .6 was sticky in places.

The Inner Log Loop has seven or eight unavoidable wet spots.

It needs another day in my opinion.

3 hours ago, AustinBike said:

I am going to stalk the Facebook group and see if anyone posts up with trail status conditions. Weather Underground is saying .17" of rain, yesterday's trail conditions post said too muddy. We might be in the margins.

I'm making a recon run some time before 2 p.m. and will try to remember to post my findings here.

This post was recently rebuilt by Marty at The Peddler in Cedar Park.  It's hydraulic top to bottom and has a great lever feel with quick responsiveness.

5 minutes ago, AntonioGG said:

will the trail be ridable tonight?

Most definitely.  A rain gauge at WC and Metric showed 0.04" in the past 24 hours.

I don't see Suburban Ninja on that list.  A group of us...Chuck, Matt, Joe, and Deak regularly ride there Thursdays.

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15 hours ago, St.Bernardo said:

The trick with Wilco and Behrens is being able to connect the two with SN and Brushy.

I did something like that picking up a buddy in Wells Branch and riding with another who rode to my house earlier this year. It's fun stitching together pockets of trail.  We rode a similar one that included some cave preserves near Anderson Mill on the way to Leander. too.

I'm reading a booked called Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, which includes a little info about bikes in wars and mentions Vietnam.

I have owned the Yeti SB5 Turq and the Hightower CC and am currently running the Santa Cruz 5010 C.  I loved all of those bikes, and the Yeti was my favorite.  I kicked myself for selling it. The Yeti pedaled a little more...firmly, I.e. less bounce than the others, but I barely notice it in the others now. I had the suspension set up perfectly and loved how it rode and how it handled.

As @ATXZJstated, you won't go wrong with any of those bikes. 

My trail maintaining days are over outside of volunteering at someone else's workday or (hopefully) helping design new trail. 🙂

Maintained as needed.  It comes with the shoulder strap and a large spool of string.  I also have the tool it came with. 

Message me here or text 512-797-RIDE (7433.)

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17 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

I've ridden Blue Goose.  It was a bit scary and desolate.  I'd rather ride harris branch all the way to parmer on the sidewalks/multi-use path.

I wouldn't ride BG during rush hour or on weekends.  We were riding through it late morning on a Friday.  And I do understand needing to ride on sidewalks from time to time, but, I don't want to spend a lot of time on them b/c they don't provide the experience I am seeking and cars consistently block them and are not looking for cyclists.  Also, if there are any pedestrians, our disparate speed is a concern for me.  Lastly, I stopped riding Parmer unless it's absolutely necessary.

On 4/6/2022 at 2:40 PM, Chief said:

Have you tried a couple of lock washers under those bolts?

I used to think lock washers worked. They don't.

1 hour ago, June Bug said:

That's the problem right there.  How would you navigate from the end of the SWCT over to north WC?

Here is the route Chuck and I took the other day to get from Decker Lake to Walnut Creek. It requires riding for a relatively short distance on a narrow two lane road with no shoulder for a bit. We were passed by one car on Blue Goose and three or four on Sprinkle Cutoff. 

Edit: This was the actual ride.  The other one I created to upload to my Elemnt.