olddbrider Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Tip, any chance you could post the pics here? I saw some pictures while they were building the trail, but it would be cool to see what the finished product looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 The entrance to the trail to the trail loop Lawyer talk: This is at the entrance/exit of the Flow Trail loop: There are high consequences of fail on three of the gap jumps. Take a discovery ride down before you try to send it: The Starting Gate. 135 feet of drop in 2/3 mile on the Flow Trail: The first big feature. Gap on the left into a big berm, drop on the right into a smaller berm: The three features are signed. Even the blue bypasses need care to roll: Milton's Shortcut is designed for those wanting to do multiple runs of Flow Trail. It's all one way so sessioning features is not an option. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WatersPark Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Many thanks to the trail builders! We had a great father's day ride two of us hit the blue trail and the new flow trail. Good fun! (Thanks also for the directions to the new trail) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Rode the new Flow Trail a few times at Reimers on Saturday and it was a blast! I was able to hit everything except the last big gap which looks to be 12+ feet by my estimation. After the ride I was kicking myself for not hitting everything, but I just wasn't feeling it so I chickened out on the last feature. As stated in an earlier post, the trail needs some wheels on it. Even though it opened recently, you can tell it's been sitting there a while. The return trail is a mellow climb of just over a mile, which makes sessioning the Flow Trail bearable. The MTB parking lot was absolutely packed by 9am, so there's tons of people going to ride out there. However, we only saw 1 other person riding the Flow Trail while we were in the area. Happy to have more and more options like this in the area. Hopefully the county will follow through with the master plan for this area. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-Blood Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Rode the new Flow Trail a few times at Reimers on Saturday and it was a blast! I was able to hit everything except the last big gap which looks to be 12+ feet by my estimation. After the ride I was kicking myself for not hitting everything, but I just wasn't feeling it so I chickened out on the last feature. As stated in an earlier post, the trail needs some wheels on it. Even though it opened recently, you can tell it's been sitting there a while. The return trail is a mellow climb of just over a mile, which makes sessioning the Flow Trail bearable. The MTB parking lot was absolutely packed by 9am, so there's tons of people going to ride out there. However, we only saw 1 other person riding the Flow Trail while we were in the area. Happy to have more and more options like this in the area. Hopefully the county will follow through with the master plan for this area.Yea it definitely Sat too long without wheels on it. And now with this pandemic no one wants to host a group event to make it more known to public. Word of mouth on social media will be the only thing that can draw people in now. I'd also suggest writing to the county or park staff and ket them know you specifically enjoy the flow trail and hope to see more of it. The more they hear that the better. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, olddbrider said: Rode the new Flow Trail a few times at Reimers on Saturday and it was a blast! I was able to hit everything except the last big gap which looks to be 12+ feet by my estimation. After the ride I was kicking myself for not hitting everything, but I just wasn't feeling it so I chickened out on the last feature. As stated in an earlier post, the trail needs some wheels on it. Even though it opened recently, you can tell it's been sitting there a while. The return trail is a mellow climb of just over a mile, which makes sessioning the Flow Trail bearable. The MTB parking lot was absolutely packed by 9am, so there's tons of people going to ride out there. However, we only saw 1 other person riding the Flow Trail while we were in the area. Happy to have more and more options like this in the area. Hopefully the county will follow through with the master plan for this area. Did you see any hand made signs directing riders to the Flow Trails? There were two right at the intersection of the road up to the MTB parking lot on the Multi Use trail. Also, did you have a 911 caller with you? I won't try things sometimes unless I do. Edited July 20, 2020 by The Tip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, First-Blood said: Yea it definitely Sat too long without wheels on it. And now with this pandemic no one wants to host a group event to make it more known to public. Word of mouth on social media will be the only thing that can draw people in now. I'd also suggest writing to the county or park staff and ket them know you specifically enjoy the flow trail and hope to see more of it. The more they hear that the better. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Anyone in particular I should write to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Tip said: Did you see any hand made signs directing riders to the Flow Trails? There were two right at the intersection of the road up to the MTB parking lot on the Multi Use trail Yes, from what I recall, there was a hand-made sign right where you turn into the MTB parking lot from the main road. I don't recall if there were any others, but I had a good idea of where to go and I talked to a guy in the parking lot who had already been up there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-Blood Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 These are 2 of the guys I would think would need or like to hear peoples thoughts. Drew.Pickle@traviscountytx.govMichael.Brewster@traviscountytx.govSent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Already got a response from one of the guys so they are listening! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, olddbrider said: Already got a response from one of the guys so they are listening! Cool. What did you say and what did they say? There are plans for more trail in the Flow Trails area. That's why it's called Flow Trails. 😄 So no need to beg for more trails. yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I said- I had a chance this weekend to get out to Reimers Ranch this weekend for some riding. The main mission was to find and ride the new Flow Trail that was recently opened. Thankfully, there were some signs as soon as we entered the MTB parking area, which made it easy to find the hub at the bottom of the new trail. We did 3 laps of Flow Trail and had a great time getting to know the features and trying to hit everything cleanly. I can't tell you how excited I am to see this type of trail being built at Reimers. It shows that people are paying attention and realize that this style of riding is gaining popularity and will bring more riders to the park. Having seen the "master plan", I sincerely hope that the decision-makers will follow through and commit to building additional lines in this area of the park. They said - Thank you for your review of our new Flow Trail at Reimers Ranch Park. Input like yours helps us plan for future improvements. I’ll make sure your feedback is seen by others higher up in the organization. If you have suggestions or further comments be sure to let me know. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, olddbrider said: It shows that people are paying attention and realize that this style of riding is gaining popularity and will bring more riders to the park. More visitors = more revenue and they like that a lot. Let them know at the entrance station how much you enjoy the trails and the new trail in particular. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 The Flow Trail was built with skilled riders in mind. "Make it BIG" was the directive given to the "with machines" trail building company. But as a result, those riders that are less skilled and cannot send it 10' in the air, had to get off and walk down, or around, a lot of the features. Well, no more! Every feature now has a bypass. So even an advanced beginner can now enjoy the elevation change of a good flow trail without stopping on the run. BUT a great unforeseen byproduct of this motive, of making it fun for every level, is that a super fun "wheels on the ground" flow trail has been created. Lots of S curves and using the existing berms. Can you do it all without braking? It's like there are two trails now. Get out there and do it twice. At least. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, The Tip said: The Flow Trail was built with skilled riders in mind. "Make it BIG" was the directive given to the "with machines" trail building company. But as a result, those riders that are less skilled and cannot send it 10' in the air, had to get off and walk down, or around, a lot of the features. Well, no more! Every feature now has a bypass. So even an advanced beginner can now enjoy the elevation change of a good flow trail without stopping on the run. BUT a great unforeseen byproduct of this motive, of making it fun for every level, is that a super fun "wheels on the ground" flow trail has been created. Lots of S curves and using the existing berms. Can you do it all without braking? It's like there are two trails now. Get out there and do it twice. At least. BBBBBBBBBBBBBB.... LINES.... Rule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 23 hours ago, The Tip said: It's like there are two trails now. Get out there and do it twice. At least. How often does the shuttle run? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Today, as my wife was kvetching about the climb to the top, I said, "see,THIS is why an ebike would be good!" I want to get her one but she's having none of it. So far at least. But these semi-gravity parks are a perfect place for them. Zoom up, down like normal. And a post work report; the wheels on the ground bypasses are super fun. It really makes it a different experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 32 minutes ago, The Tip said: Today, as my wife was kvetching about the climb to the top, I said, "see,THIS is why an ebike would be good!" I want to get her one but she's having none of it. So far at least. But these semi-gravity parks are a perfect place for them. Zoom up, down like normal. And a post work report; the wheels on the ground bypasses are super fun. It really makes it a different experience. I have thought about getting my wife an urban bike so that we could ride together. She does not ride at my speed and does not like hills. That could solve some problems on the urban side, but on the trail it seems like a lot of extra weight for the marginal gain. Of course I could just ride slower, but that does not ever work out right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 A father with his kid was out there today with one of these: (stock photo) A TowWhee bungee tow. They make them longer for adults too. My wife and I laughed and said, "cheaper than an ebike." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Saw this once in South Korea: Kid was on a "tag a long" bike behind dad. I think dad was just happy to be out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitbreaker Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 4 hours ago, AustinBike said: I have thought about getting my wife an urban bike so that we could ride together. She does not ride at my speed and does not like hills. That could solve some problems on the urban side, but on the trail it seems like a lot of extra weight for the marginal gain. Of course I could just ride slower, but that does not ever work out right. have you ridden an emtb? the gain is not marginal. she will be faster than you, pretty much guaranteed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Nope never ridden one. And my wife has never ridden a trail, nor will she ever. This is an urban-only scenario. I'd be willing to bet that I could beat her on the trails on a regular bike because she does not ride trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 12 hours ago, circuitbreaker said: have you ridden an emtb? the gain is not marginal. she will be faster than you, pretty much guaranteed. Faster until you have to do something other than go straight. Tree, rock, ledge, berm, etc. will change that math in a heartbeat. I think that a mtb rider would be faster on an emtb. However, if you aren't comfortable on a normal bike on the trail, an emtb will find your limits just that much quicker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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