The Tip Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 hours ago, St.Bernardo said: Think the trails will be ridable tomorrow afternoon? With no more rain there is not a doubt in my mind that we will be good to go. Even if we get 1/2 inch tomorrow (20% chance forecast), if it happens before 2 pm, we'll still be good to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Bernardo Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Is 6pm at ATX bikes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 hours ago, St.Bernardo said: Is 6pm at ATX bikes? Wheels down 6 pm. We might be riding some new trail. Bring beer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Bernardo Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, The Tip said: Wheels down 6 pm. We might be riding some new trail. Bring beer! Roger that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 15 hours ago, The Tip said: Wheels down 6 pm. We might be riding some new trail. Bring beer! This last report, while positive, was from 15 hrs ago. For those of us from far-North places, can we confirm all is still good? Thanks, -CJB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 The SATN has not gotten any rain in the last 24 hours. All systems are go. See you behind ATX at 6. Bring beer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 3:11 PM, Barry said: They better be careful. They'l get sued for discriminating agains folks with old-school ocular prosthetics. cellphones and gps.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 48 minutes ago, The Tip said: Bring beer! I already didn't. I will have 6oz of bourbon with me. You're welcome to throw some of that back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 After an amazing discovery "test" ride last night, we are going to have a rescheduled Crank and Drank tonight. The trails were just about perfect so we need to take advantage of these conditions. 6 pm Behind ATX Bikes. Bring beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 The SATN hardly got any rain, if any. So we are good to go for Crank and Drank tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Bernardo Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Any significant rain down there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112Greg Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Everything was too muddy today. Should be OK tomorrow for Crank and Drank, assuming no more rain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 CRANK AND DRANK event! This Tuesday, August 6th, is our annual Back to School boot passing charity event to benefit two local schools. Casey Elementary and Paredes Middle School were VERY appreciative of our donations two years ago. So bring some cash to put in the boot. We'll pass it before the ride and have it available afterwards as well. Plan on participating in the apres-ride festivities. There will be brisket under the tent. Feel free to bring some potato salad or any other sides. And don't forget to bring your favorite beverage for the Dranking! The little bit of dust settling rain we received should make for very good trail conditions. 6 pm, behind ATX Bikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Got a PayPal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 12:26 PM, AntonioGG said: Got a PayPal? No, but I had a pen pal once. Don't worry about it. You had a good thought. We raised $570 in the boot. Very nice. The schools were very appreciative when I took the donations to them today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, October 26th. Something BIG is happening. This is an exclusive Austin Mountain Biking forum announcement. Stay tuned for details. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 The SATN SOCIAL Fall, 2019. A celebration of the South Austin Trail Network. Saturday, October 26th. 8:00 am - 5:00 pm-ish ATX BIKES parking lot, Slaughter Lane @ Beckett Sponsored by ATX BIKES and GIANT Bicycles. What is it? It is not a race, it's just a big social ride. There are three routes that all start and return to the ATX Bikes' parking lot. The north is 18 miles, the east is 15, the south is 23. Do all three for a 56 mile ride. This ride will be 90% dirt. The rest is a little road, a little sidewalk. The routing is trying to use as much of the SATN that is not in a gray area. A gray area is one where the landowner is tolerating limited use of it so far, but it's not officially been sanctioned. This ride avoids all of those. ATX Bikes and Giant Bicycles will be providing food, beer, and some prizes. Prizes will be in a drawing. Tickets will be earned by completing a route. So if you only do one route you will get some tickets. Do all three, get more. Do bonus mileage, get even more. Giant Bicycles will be bringing their demo trailer. Oh yes, this event is an actual thing! Get there early to pay your registration, sign your waiver, pay your donation to charity, get your bike number, and get your start time assigned. KIDDING! There will be none of that. This is all free and it's all for fun. It's a SOCIAL ride! It's a social ride that will educate people about the South Austin Trail Network and to make it a more legitimate thing. The more it is recognized the more of it that can be sanctioned and appreciated by the landowners. "Hey! We have a cool thing here." Perhaps one day we will be able to have a ride that uses all 90 miles of the SATN. So mark your calendars and tell your buds about it. Look for routes to be posted soon so you can practice and get them down. Recruit a group to ride with on the day of The SATN Social too. Just pick photogenic people though because you will be taking pictures of yourselves in the far reaches of the SATN as proof that you rode it all. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Damn, that's two things you've convinced me about today. 😎 I've been wanting to check out SATN and this sounds like a great way to do that for someone that doesn't get to the big city all that often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 An FYI, SATN is pronounced SAT-N, as in smooth as satin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 minute ago, The Tip said: An FYI, SATN is pronounced SAT-N, as in smooth as satin. Huh, that's not how I've been pronouncing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Albert said: Huh, that's not how I've been pronouncing it! LOL, I was informed that you aren't the only one! See, The Social is already doing some good. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) I need to start map-doping immediately. Where's the maps? Or routes narrative? If anyone wants to screw up the route and ride a bunch of un-counted bonus miles, follow me! Edited August 25, 2019 by mack_turtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 Crank and Drank tonight is starting with some SATN SOCIAL practice. The length of each of the three SOCIAL segments will work well for Crank and Dranks. But tonight's ride is going to be a hybrid of the south and east routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Anyone have Labor Day free and want to explore SATN? I would like to get an early ride in and you can tag along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 1 minute ago, mack_turtle said: Anyone have Labor Day free and want to explore SATN? I would like to get an early ride in and you can tag along. How early and how well do you know the trails? I am interested. I didn't get out to ride today as I had hoped to. I know some of the trails, but it would be a small "some" relative to everything that's out there (I have a 20 mile loop that I do starting at Dick Nichols, which includes Slaughter Creek, Boneyard, and the trails northwest of Boneyard that meet up with Mopac). ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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