Cafeend Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Stopped 9 people riding Peddlers in the last 1.5 hours. Most were beginners and didnt know any better. Three other people turned around when they saw me working....i saw you too. I know who you are. Little damp I assume?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMTBrider Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yes. I checked trails about an hour ago and they were too cakey for my taste. Road the paved trail and saw a couple people coming off Picnic with caked tires. We’re getting a lot of sun, trails will dry fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 With the sun and wind going like this I can understand why people thought it might be good to go. It looks like they got quite a bit less rain in South Austin so maybe they didn't realize how hard Brushy was hit. They also could just be turds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 The beautiful afternoon was quite tempting for sure. I'm off tomorrow.. maybe then it'll be ok after tonight.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Not surprised that Peddlers was wet, but 1/4 Notch, Picnic, and Rim were in great shape. The waterfall was raging on Rim but since the rocks on either side were dry I just bombed through it. Wet tire on dusty limestone incline was recipe for disaster though ….. well near disaster anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMTBrider Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, throet said: Not surprised that Peddlers was wet, but 1/4 Notch, Picnic, and Rim were in great shape. The waterfall was raging on Rim but since the rocks on either side were dry I just bombed through it. Wet tire on dusty limestone incline was recipe for disaster though ….. well near disaster anyway. Awesome thanks Throet. I bet the caked tires I saw were a result of the “creek” crossing or whatever you want to call that slimey spot on Picnic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, GreenMTBrider said: Awesome thanks Throet. I bet the caked tires I saw were a result of the “creek” crossing or whatever you want to call that slimey spot on Picnic. Hard to say. Maybe they came from Peddlers after HoneyBadger chased them off. There was one puddle on Picnic X, just below the drop lines near the west end, but definitely no mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSarge Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 12 hours ago, HoneyBadger said: Stopped 9 people riding Peddlers in the last 1.5 hours. Most were beginners and didnt know any better. Three other people turned around when they saw me working....i saw you too. I know who you are. I bet one of them was Joe. Dammit, Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 14 hours ago, CBaron said: You have no idea what you are suggestion here! This is like inviting the Key Master to come into the room with Zuul the Gatekeeper! My wife and I could ride out tandem very well (back in the day). However, on occasion we'd swap places so that we could have an appreciation for what the other's job was. OMG that was not a pleasant experience. I'd STRONGLY wager that in this scenario the pair wouldn't successfully make it through 1/4 the course before extreme marital discourse would ensue. Jay always rode Captain, as it was his rig. It was quite liberating to dump all my trust in him (my airbag), bury my helmet into his sweaty, nasty, hairy back, and just hammer as needed. If you could dispel your belief that you were on a trail with rocks, dirt, and trees, I could just grab the worthless handlebars and crank as hard as possible like i was on a spin bike. We were VERY surprised at the level of tech we could ride with that much trust and power. There is no Dana, only Zuul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Rocky Hill Super D finish. Whoever came in 2nd behind us is nowhere in sight. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 What CJB said about trust and practice is so true. This video was shot at Flat Creek, the week after the first MJC race out there. It was the very first time we tried the tandem together. That day, we knew we had good enough chemistry and coordination on the bike to race. The PB race was a couple of weeks out and we practiced at WC maybe twice before the race. Jay had never ridden PB and I know it pretty well, so I was calling out gear shifts. Don't discount the stoker! At PB, we raced our own category, but we we could match our time to the others that did one lap. We would have finished mid-pack Cat3 Men 30-39. Since we were the only tandem in the race, we were alone on the podium, but damn it felt like quite an accomplishment. Y'all got me all misty missing my Bro. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I think trying a tandem somewhere relatively innocuous like Walnut would be a blast. I saw a couple people on one at Georgetown and was like “whaaaat?” But it seems like good, boosted fun, potentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 23 hours ago, Tree Magnet said: Don't we already have a couple of tandems out in the wild that might be willing to toe the line here? Maybe a better approach here is to see how much money we can put into a 'tandem winner takes all' cash reward pot. Assuming this doesn't break any rules, I'm willing to put $10 into that pot to see the winner. If only one tandem makes it, they win it. It would totally be worth $10 to me to see it. Anyone else want to chip in and see if we can entice a couple of teams? Ill match donations up to $100. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, crazyt said: Ill match donations up to $100. Shit just got real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Shit just got real...Right.. Making me want to cancel my Spain trip. DamnSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I rode this AM.Picnic, Bailout to 1/4 notch.. picnic again to Bailout then DD to up and over to Rim to Snail to Rim to Picnic X to picnic.Trails themselves zero mud. 1 little puddle on DD and the 2 or 3 usual ones on 1/4. Bottom of the rollers on PIcnic X had it's big ol puddle Did not ride Honeybadgers domain at all as that seems to not dry quick and I don't need a shovel upside my head.Enjoy.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmceuen Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I was going to head out to Suburban Ninja to check it out tomorrow, but not sure what the trail is actually like. Think it should be dry by tomorrow or give it a few more days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I'll kick in $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMTBrider Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 43 minutes ago, csmceuen said: I was going to head out to Suburban Ninja to check it out tomorrow, but not sure what the trail is actually like. Think it should be dry by tomorrow or give it a few more days? Should be good to go based on my experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolie Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 11:24 AM, First-Blood said: Thanks. Double down is a black trail. Any dangerous obstacles there are already B lines to. People try and dumb down that trail a lot. Thanks for the pics in advance Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Blocked the aforementioned go-arounds on DD today. It's nothing particularly permanent, so I imagine they'll probably get moved again... just keep moving them back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Ahhh, yeah, I saw both of these last time I was out there. Hadn't ridden Double Down in a while, so wasn't sure if these were intentional. Now I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBadger Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 58 minutes ago, schoolie said: Blocked the aforementioned go-arounds on DD today. It's nothing particularly permanent, so I imagine they'll probably get moved again... just keep moving them back! I saw you guys out there while you were blocking the bypass in that last picture. Thanks for doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBadger Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Cafeend said: I rode this AM. Picnic, Bailout to 1/4 notch.. picnic again to Bailout then DD to up and over to Rim to Snail to Rim to Picnic X to picnic. Trails themselves zero mud. 1 little puddle on DD and the 2 or 3 usual ones on 1/4. Bottom of the rollers on PIcnic X had it's big ol puddle Did not ride Honeybadgers domain at all as that seems to not dry quick and I don't need a shovel upside my head. Enjoy. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Peddlers is good to go. I rode it at lunchtime and it's fine. I guess the drainage improvements have worked. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 3 hours ago, olddbrider said: Shit just got real... I messaged Jay to see if he could come down for the Pedaler's time trial. He replied with this. 2012, topping out the Well Worth It climb. The decent on the backside was awesome! (note: Jay blows) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 27 minutes ago, HoneyBadger said: I saw you guys out there while you were blocking the bypass in that last picture. Thanks for doing that. Seemed like Snaggle Rock got chopped again too. Been a couple of years since that happened so not sure why all of a sudden it's a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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