schoolie

12 minutes ago, Morris said:

I spent some time there looking for a better line a couple weeks ago. I found that line and it seems to require less power up top. It is just kind of hidden by the obvious line.

@Kobra Kai MTB Guy I have had my battles with it until recently. I couldn’t take it anymore 😂

I had someone show me that same line on Saturday. Was planning to try and get a video to share it, because it seems like it will be so much more consistent than the bumpy rock ramp. 

And great video! Just shot after shot of sweet technical goodness. Thanks for sharing!

1 hour ago, AntonioGG said:

I was going to ask for a video!  A search returned a bunch of stuff on a trail called g-out, and some rolls to flat but nothing like what we have at Brushy. 

Looking forward to another round of videos showing how everyone hits a feature. It was fun to see things through @Morris's eyes last time :). 

I've got a line through the big G-Out that works sometimes W-E, but I'd like to get better. E-W I'm pretty solid.

1 minute ago, Morris said:

Sweet! It is kind of crazy looking when you stand at the bottom right?  If you hadn’t posted that fist line I would not have looked at the possibility 

No kidding! Your line definitely looks cooler, and harder. Never would have tried it since I got the first one to work.

The circle of stoke is complete, lol.

3 hours ago, Kobra Kai MTB Guy said:

Thanks for the video Morris.  Ended up hitting it first try with no run ups today.  I just needed someone to show me it was possible!

Also @gotdurt thanks for your advice/video of EBD.  Ended up getting it for the first time today too.

Overall I had a really shitty ride, but these two features made my day.

Got it today too, second try though 👍 thanks for the new line @Morris!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Hg68Y1mw1Btzq1jT9

2 hours ago, Morris said:

Took the challenge 

Happy to share this Fck me fck you moment with ya’ll

https://youtu.be/retLkabcLrY

 

@rugger, @gotdurt, @First-Blood, @throet, @Chief, @WLemke, @schoolie

Heck yeah! I feel like I've looked at your line before and decided it was impossible. I guess not!!

Thanks for sharing the stoke. Pretty sure my first attempt looked pretty similar lol. I've ended up laying in the trees to the left a couple times too 😆

On 1/9/2021 at 10:50 AM, gotdurt said:

Is this the one y'all are talking about going up? If so, it never even occurred to me to try... video or it didn't happen!

 

I made it over to brushy to play around on this today. Turns out it's more of a bump jump than I realized.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ySmMy9xsQYeVetX9

If you get the timing just right it feels so smooth:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/jq6LMHy7RAsEYbqE7

Even if you don't, it's not that bad, but kills momentum:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/i8c9dYsyNZcV2WUd8

Thanks for encouraging me to film this... I've never really done that before, it was cool to see what's really happening 👍

At least 3-4" in CP/Leander. There's gonna be a fair bit of trail cleanup after this, trees down all over the place from the wet, heavy snow!

Yep that's it. Here's the line I hit:

It ends up being almost a side hop up the ledge. The crack give you a face to stick your front wheel on as you hit it. I have to pretty much completely miss the little bump at the bottom, or else my timing gets thrown off and I just run into the wall real hard, lol.

8 minutes ago, rugger said:

The bump in the trough is the iffy bit of it... guess it's falling on deaf ears, but I've done it a handful of times. 

Exactly. Figuring out the line that let me miss that bump and hit the crack in the rock just right was the key. After finding that line, just go fast and pull hard 👍

1 hour ago, First-Blood said:

I haven't seen or heard of it. I'm sure someone has though. It would be a pretty hard pull with great timing

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If I know where you're talking about (pretty sure I do?), It's doable. Gotta hit the line just right, and yes, pull real hard. I'm probably 50/50 on it, try it almost everytime through.

Is registration open? Couldn't find a link, or by searching on BikeReg. 

20 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

this looks promising. do I need to buy the tool and the pump separately? then just carry the pump somehow? the tool bits are sold out but I'll keep all that in mind.

Yep, purchased separately. Not cheap, but it was worth it to me. Forgot to mention that the pump head unscrews to become a co2 adapter in case you need one 👍

The pump comes with a nice mount that attaches under your water bottle cage. I 3D printed a second one for my other bike, now all I have to do is swap the pump from one bike to the other and I'm all set.

Best trail pump I've ever used: 

https://www.oneupcomponents.com/collections/edc/products/edc-pump

Aaand it holds a multi tool, plugs, patches, master link, chain tool, etc:

https://www.oneupcomponents.com/collections/edc/products/edc-v2-tool

Strap a tube to the frame somewhere and forget about it.

18 minutes ago, Kobra Kai MTB Guy said:

I've been eyeing this for a while and have never had the cajones to do it.  Does anyone roll up to this with speed and hop the whole feature from the top?

I've never done it, but seen it done. Looked kinda harsh on landing 🙂

No, not that giant. 

I've got a friend who's quite large (6'5", 290lbs), but athletic and would like to give MTB/cycling a try. Understandably, he'd like to dip his toes in before dropping a few grand on a bike that would fit him and hold up.

Does anyone have any idea where we could rent or borrow an XXL-ish MTB? We've called around a bit with no luck, thought I'd see if anyone here could help.

Thanks!

Looks like an ODI (or similar) grip clamp to me. Makes more sense at least 😛

Just now, June Bug said:

This is beyond awesome. I didn't know they were in Austin! 

They are major rascally critters and mega scavengers, though, right up there with their close relative, raccoons.  Also called ring-tailed cats. 

 

I've seen one dead one on the Brushy Creek pavement, near Deception. Totally thought it was someone's pet lemur that escaped until I looked it up!

About a year later, I saw one on a night ride down at the east end of the Brushy system. Little guy disappeared pretty quick once he got in my lights, but I saw it long enough to recognize it for sure. I was pretty stoked for the rest of the ride 🙂

5 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

I had no idea you could ride that greenbelt.  I ride from my home to Brushy taking that trail next to Riviera drive toward 183, but I never knew it went in the other direction.  Thanks!!

4 hours ago, St.Bernardo said:

Thanks Barry.  Had no idea there was that much to ride to the West of 183.

I got some Exploring to do.

This warms my heart.  🙂

Super stoked to see more people finding this stuff. There really is an incredible network of trail around here, and it just keeps getting better. 

For example... some kind soul connected the baseball diamond to the future Lakeline Park by going under Little Elm. That used to be the longest section of pavement between Discovery Well and the YMCA. Not anymore!!

Old line in red, new in blue 🙂

1 hour ago, DBehrens said:

Dingle 32x20 and 34x18

Pics or it didn't happen 🙂

20 minutes ago, mack_turtle said:

I might buy this for $50 on Facebook:

no details given, just that it's a bicycle and it's $50. I don't wanna miss this opportunity for a bespoke bicycle!

Looks flexy

Same as AB, I run Times on all my bikes, and would love a backup if they end up available.

I've got a set. 160/180, with lockrings. 

SM-RT68S and SM-RT64M

They're used and dusty, but should be good for what you need. I'm in N Cedar Park, and work near the 183a underpass at Brushy. Let me know if you wanna meet up.

2 hours ago, RedRider3141 said:

Bah! No need to me demoralized by your local bike shop tech, change your own tube! Without removing the wheel!!!

That's..... actually kind of cool. Wonder if it works?

41 minutes ago, Barry said:

I never have trouble identifying the direction it's supposed to go. The branding, sure. But also the ramps and the arrows. It's the implementation that's the problem. 

Exactly. I'll find the arrows, remember "stickers away from the disc," whatever it takes to know which way they go. Hold the tire up to the rim, pretend like it's rolling down the trail, etc. Mount the tire, and then realize the next day that I still managed to out it on backwards.

There's obviously a failure point in the process somewhere in there, but despite my efforts I still have no idea where it is 😄

35 minutes ago, Barry said:

First world problems. But I'll be damned if this isn't the single most frustrating thing in cycling. I'll check, and double check, and still 1 of 10 times, I install the tire in the wrong direction.

I thought I was the only one. I've been doing this since I started riding in college. My percentage has improved over the years, but I started closer to 50/50… so it's still not good.