schoolie

This is the route we did in '21 and '23. Clockwise, starting at Russell Park, with a bit of extra at the dam.

https://www.strava.com/segments/29906417?filter=overall

Laps: 3.3

Route: Of course!

How many times: 4x

Weather: Nearly perfect... a little slick and spicy off the start (would it be a DS without slippy limestone?), a tad warm for my tastes on lap 2, but for a 12hr window in CenTX in Dec, it don't get much better 🙂

Recap: Lots of rocks. Fun times with cool people. Bikes bikes bikes!

Old (mid 2000s?) Fox Fork parts. Pretty sure there's enough here to put together a nice 26" 32mm stanchion fork. Kid's bike maybe? Located in NW Cedar Park.

What a great story.

1 hour ago, CBaron said:

But thats my point if it is snugged up against the frame, I see absolutely ZERO way for that side of the sliders to move fwd.  Thus it would point to the other side being the sliding culprit, which means braking forces.  I had a dropout doing this exact think on one of our TF bikes that were running 'experimental slider' DO's.    It was very unintuitive until the clues all lined up.

Yep, exactly. My karate monkey does the same thing. Right side dropout never slides forward under pedal loads because the chain tugs hold it back, but left side slides backwards if I stab the brakes too hard and the axle isn't tight (no sliding dropout on the monkey, just track ends).

Just making sure... are you snugging this bolt up against the frame and locking the lock nut?

+1 for NiteRider Lumina. I run one on my head, one on the bars, and have never had a problem. Great little lights!

Happened to notice this today: https://bikecloset.com/product/lumina-1000-boost/?gclid=CjwKCAiA7dKMBhBCEiwAO_crFOGEeZ0nntfm9IBlQ_GL4YxaehKu8JX0kIztJ_0lZtaWyTJZ4ydwgBoC1ggQAvD_BwE

5 hours ago, AustinBike said:

... but who wants to spend $7K on something  that you can ride at only a handful of places?

Ummm... this guy? 😆

Well that's pretty cool. Sometimes people are awesome 🙂

12 hours ago, AustinBike said:

So, @Barry and @ATXZJ, how do the 510's do in terms of wear in the cleat connection zone? Here's my current Specialized:

 

I'm not them, but I run Time pedals with 5-10 Kestrels so I'll chime in 🙂 High level review, they're my favorite shoes I've owned so far. 

These are close to two years old, so 2-4k miles? I don't track stuff as closely as Barry (and I don't ride as much either😉)

They did spend about half their life with these little Crank Brothers cleat shims installed. When I first got the shoes, they were pretty tight on my (brand new) pedals, and a little tricky to unclip. Installing the shims got things back to "normal" and also helped prevent wear on the shoe itself. I removed them early this year to tighten clip/unclip action back up as my pedals wore in, and I've been happy with that too. I'd say it's worth buying a pair and seeing if you like them!

The only thing I'd gripe about the shoes is the BOA placement. Having them on the side of the shoe makes them fairly susceptible to rock strikes. I've knocked one of each side off, but the replacement program is great (and free!). And on trail it's not that big of an emergency as long as the "lace" stays intact, which it has both times I've killed them. This one happened in the middle of a ~30mile ride out in Colorado. Grabbed a stick and twisted till it was tight. Got me home no problem!

Ok, that was really cool. Can't imagine how long it took to edit all that together!

20 hours ago, rugger said:

Shhhh...no one needs to snoop on the global heatmap. NO!!!! 

I love it, but again it's cheating. In 1992 you had to EXPLORE, you had to FIND, you have to sweat, bleed, and cry to find all the hidden gems. It's insane how much trail there is out there...

 

Did a heatmap-less wander over there this afternoon. Managed to find my way from the toll road to the pool halfway into the neighborhood! Pretty neat 👍

It may be worth cleaning it up a bit before officially including it in the 3B, but it's borderline as is. Less road and more trail is definitely a win!

26 minutes ago, Barry said:

Sweet! Hey @schoolie, it looks like this will connect spectacularly well with next year's Brushy Burrito Buffet...

 

I agree! Further exploration is in order!

1 hour ago, manuels61 said:

I’ll take the 30.9 no name post


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Grab bag of parts. Located in NW Cedar Park near New Hope and Lakeline.

Seatposts:

Bontrager - 31.6mm D, ~15.5" L

Thomson - 30.9mm D, ~14" L (has a slight bend at ~10"...

No Name - 30.9mm D, ~12" L

Handlebar - 25.4 mm D, 23" W

Handlebar - 31.8mm D, 25" W

Front Derailleur, FD-M430

FSA Chainrings, Brand New, 38T, 36T, 34T, 34T

Chainstay Mount Kickstand

Locking QR Bike Mount for truck bed, etc.

Phone holder and bell

Upgraded to an E-Verb, time for this to go 🙂 Has the quick connect fitting so you shouldn't have to bleed it to install it.

Tiny bit of squish, but works great other than that.

Asking $150.

5 hours ago, RedRider3141 said:

Does anyone do this for MTB on this this type of riding?

No tools required 😁

Drones are cool.

Bikes are cool too, and especially bikes in Moab.

Neat! Thanks for sharing 😊

Thanks for the info guys! My immediate need is over, did the big run today ☺️. Didn't end up needing a water stop today anyway, so we didn't confirm that the Zilker fountains were actually on.

Called 311, they said the fountains at Zilker are on... we'll see! Also, I remembered the TacoDeli at Spyglass as a backup in case that doesn't work.

I'm planning a big greenbelt day Friday... does anyone know if the Zilker fountains are running? Last time I was down there a few weeks ago, they were still off due to the cold snap.

On that note, is there anywhere else in/near the greenbelt where water's publicly available? Seems like there was a fountain near some tennis courts somewhere, but it's been so long since I filled up there I can't remember where it was, lol.

Thanks!

double post, my bad

3 minutes ago, Barry said:

Well, I wish you all the best of luck with your Yanny trees. 

I see what you did there

2 hours ago, mack_turtle said:

Tire size has nothing to do with how a bike fits!

The person who told you that is 100% full of BS!

I've spent a lot of time on this subject. I have a very nice personalized way to fit bikes for you that combines Steve Hogg, Lee McCormack, and Pete Verdone's methods that I can share with you if you really want to take the time to make your bike fit RIGHT.

I'd be interested in seeing your method. This isn't really something I've spent much time on, I pretty much just get on a bike and ride... But if you've got a "formula" that will get me something to try, I might give it a shot.