The Tip Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I thought I would start a new thread to avoid any confusion. 67 total miles, 100K of it sweet single track. (is it okay to mix miles and kilometers in one sentence?) Four different routes of 17 miles each, that start and stop at our sponsor, ATX Bikes. How many routes can you do in eight hours? MTBATX site has all of the four routes on Strava and TrailForks. Use your favorite: https://www.mtbatx.com/satnsocial2022?fbclid=IwAR1o5ptAwFwOpuiAsjGJ-rsU7CYc8x8-BnUTG2NoXt2ed-oe-BkFzFBqNL8 There's an event up on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/323834089619972/?ref=newsfeed There will be tee shirts. $15 before the event, $20 day of and afterwards. We are just trying to break even on them. These are the "cool technology" shirts that cost $19 on Amazon. And those don't have amazing logos on them! Did I mention that it's free. Including the entry, beer, food, and swag drawing? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Woo hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 17 hours ago, The Tip said: 67 total miles, 100K of it sweet single track. (is it okay to mix miles and kilometers in one sentence?) It is! For example you might say, "4 laps of the Goodwater trail is just over 100 miles! And 100K of rock garden!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) ... Edited April 16, 2022 by The Tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 The shirts came in and I will be selling them at Crank and Dranks, starting tonight. $15 (just trying to break even). They came out really nicely. Get them while you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 I would like your input please. I am going to put the following out on the internet. It's in lieu of a pre ride long winded speech. Does it make sense and convey everything that needs to be conveyed? Also, who of you are going to attend and what are you going to attempt to do? How many of the four segments? Anyway, here's what I have right now: SATN SOCIAL 2022 The SATN SOCIAL’s purpose is to share the joy of The South Austin Trail Network. Not only the 120 miles of single track, but also the fantastic SATN community of mountain bikers. Please give a big thank you to our sponsor, ATX BIKES, located right in the center of the SATN universe. Next time you go buy something there, tell them it’s because they sponsored the SOCIAL. Hopefully we can trick them into continuing to do this thing! We also want to thank Wiley Mosely from GIANT Bikes for providing our food and the Austin Beerworks beer. Big thanks to Darren Poole from SHIMANO for lots of the great drawing prizes. Thank you to ATHLETIC Brewing for their generous donation of tasty non-alcoholic brews. Thank you to Damon Landry from Signs Express for his design work on the cool SOCIAL jerseys. Thanks to Dale Daughertry for creating a SATN SOCIAL page on the MTBATX.com website Huge thanks to the SATN SMOOTH CREW. Identify them by the special “respect the trail” logo on their shirt sleeves. Thank them for working so hard getting the trails in perfect shape for this event. Realize that no government entity does anything for any of our single track trails. It’s all good citizen volunteers that do it. Everyone that rides them should feel obligated to give something back at some point. If nothing more than to purposely “ride the sides'' every now and then to knock back encroaching vegetation. (lecture over!) WARNING! Mountain Biking is inherently dangerous! There are things that can kill you out here. Be ever diligent in looking out for your own safety. There are four 17 mile-ish segments. The fastest riders can do them in just over 1 ½ hours. The 8 am start will allow these strong riders to do all 67 miles. Do the math on how many segments you can complete. You can start any time (after 8 am) but you must be back by 4 pm to be eligible for the drawings. There are multiple ways to do this event. Here are some examples: Start at 8 am. Do as many as you can. Hang out for the rest of the day. Start at 8 am with the intent of only doing one then going home to rest then come back at 3:30 for the festivities. Start at 11 am to do two segments to finish up at 3:30-ish. Start at 1:30, ride 17 miles, finish just before 4 pm, start enjoying the refreshments. Come at any time during the day. If you are unsure how to follow the segments on Strava or Trailforks, look for someone that does, so you can follow them. Or if you know how to, declare in the parking lot something like, “I’m going to attempt the south and north at 9 mph average.” Gather a group and go! Earn a raffle ticket for each segment completed. Get a bonus ticket for completing all four. Get two additional tickets if you do all four perfectly. Proven by your Strava ride. This is as much an orienteering challenge as it is a riding one. The biggest rule for the event is…to have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) No, that sucks. Are you getting complaints about your speeches? Because that's 70% of the reason I show up to your events. We need to get you a teleprompter so you can script them and really shine them up. You appreciate that you're hosting the biggest regular MTB ride roll-outs in the ATX area right? Don't look for ways to mess with it. Edited May 28, 2022 by Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 LOL! Well then, how about putting this out there AND a pre-ride talk? My concern is how to disseminate this information to people starting at different times during the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 is there some sort of pre-registry we're supposed to sign up? or should I just start riding at 8 and show someone my Strava segments when I limp back from whatever my body can take for the day? what happened to the image of the shirt design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 No registry. Show up before 8 am and be ready for wheels down at 8:10. Be back 8 hours later. Show Strava to ticket issuers. Speaking of swag for the raffle, the Santa Cruz rep just this week donated ten Giro helmets. There are lots and lots of smaller things too. The picture above of the shirt still shows for me but here it is again. $20 Saturday. cheap enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Thanks for the info. I was contemplating buying a shirt, but I already have 2 with a white background and a small blue question mark box in the center. I don't need another one. Thanks CJB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, CBaron said: Thanks for the info. I was contemplating buying a shirt, but I already have 2 with a white background and a small blue question mark box in the center. I don't need another one. Thanks CJB This is what I see, Do you have one of these? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) Edited June 2, 2022 by The Tip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Tried it a different way. Can y'all see it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Yep. It's a white and gold shirt right? (just messing with you) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 20 hours ago, AntonioGG said: Yep. It's a white and gold shirt right? (just messing with you) No, it's definitely black and blue. That's the same colors I will be if I attempted all 68+ miles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 The rain disrupted things. But there still was riding and the after party was great fun. BUT...it will happen again this coming Saturday, June 11. Same bat time, same bat station. Bless ATX Bikes for being behind this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, The Tip said: Bless ATX Bikes for being behind this. Surely it's a good business decision to have that many cyclists lingering in their parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Barry said: Surely it's a good business decision to have that many cyclists lingering in their parking lot. Of course. It's a business decision for bike shops to sponsor things. But I was taken aback yesterday when, due to a couple of different things, the porta potty ended up costing them $1,400. Guess what we are NOT going to have this next week? lol And wait until you see the swag table next week. There is a lot of stuff to give away in the ticket drawing. 2022 SATN SOCIAL, Saturday, June 11th, 8 am Edited June 5, 2022 by The Tip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 The Vegas handicapping services have posted the line on this event on how many riders will complete all four routes. The over/under is 8.5. The opening line was 13.5 but some heavy west coast money came in on the under because of the weather and moved it down. 68 dirt miles will be a challenge in the heat. Hydration and nutrition will be even more important 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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