AntonioGG Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 hours ago, CBaron said: Yeah, I completely get that. In that regard we all have to do (or not) what we feel comfortable with. And as the city has grown and cell-use has become so much more prevalent, my road appetite has changed and evolved too. Counterintuitively, I've found myself feeling much more safe riding urban 'commuting' route into town, rather than heading out past the suburbs (especially when riding solo). On big group rides that usually occur on the weekends, I'm not nearly as bothered with traffic and such. But I can get 35'ish miles and 2.5 hrs when riding from my house (near WC) south to downtown and back. And I feel reasonably safe (for me) the whole time. YMMV -CJB Same here. Country rides are OK, in-town rides are OK. Suburbs in the flatlands are scary. I used to ride out to Andice on Parmer/RR all the time. I totally understand those who don't want to do it on the road anymore. Half the time I get on my smart trainer instead of heading out. I also think I gain fitness when not riding on trails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: I used to ride out to Andice on Parmer/RR all the time. Me too, and loved the *healthy* lunch out there. I miss cheese burgers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 im loving the wahoo kickr. Also started kickboxing and krav maga. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 14 hours ago, throet said: RPR was fabulous today! Can't argue with that. There was very little standing water, which was surprising. Looks like Burnet got less than 1/2 an inch of rain Saturday night, so in addition to RPR draining well, it got less rain than a lot of other spots in the area. Seems like they are in the process of bulldozing some new roads out there in the vicinity of several of the enduro lines. Does anybody know what they are up to? I was hoping maybe they were creating roads to make it possible to shuttle people up the enduro runs. Seems like with Spider Mtn opening (eventually, probably), RPR would be smart to capitalize on the increase in gravity riders that will be heading out that way... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 16 hours ago, Ridenfool said: I'll wait for dry weather as I trust familiar trees, roots, and rocks significantly more than I do exposure to a high number of random (potentially deadly) people in cars that will be encountered on any given road ride. Translation: Drivers can be dumber than rocks. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, olddbrider said: Seems like they are in the process of bulldozing some new roads out there in the vicinity of several of the enduro lines. When aren't they bulldozing out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fontarin Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, olddbrider said: Can't argue with that. There was very little standing water, which was surprising. Looks like Burnet got less than 1/2 an inch of rain Saturday night, so in addition to RPR draining well, it got less rain than a lot of other spots in the area. Seems like they are in the process of bulldozing some new roads out there in the vicinity of several of the enduro lines. Does anybody know what they are up to? I was hoping maybe they were creating roads to make it possible to shuttle people up the enduro runs. Seems like with Spider Mtn opening (eventually, probably), RPR would be smart to capitalize on the increase in gravity riders that will be heading out that way... Probably for the Rattler 100 that was recently moved from Rocky Hill to there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Damn. Thanks for bursting my bubble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco_junkie Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Are you kidding me!? Client coming to town next week is a MTB guy. The only client to ever ask us to hit the trails instead of golf. I don't golf and never get to do this kind of thing so I say I got this. Now I gotta tell him maybe not because weather. He's ridding at home on fat tires in snow and will probably think I'm crazy for calling it for some light rain. (┛◉Д◉)┛┻━┻ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 RPR? -CJB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyt Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Cat dries pretty fast 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco_junkie Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 27 minutes ago, CBaron said: RPR? -CJB I'm more south than north. That'd be a stretch to make after our meetings. RHR maybe but they might be about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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