ATXZJ Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 22 hours ago, CBaron said: A few more Great shot! This one's got me homesick for Utah for sure. Been all over the east this summer and still hard to match the beautiful expanses of the western USA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Rode my personal trail network (PTN) a couple of mornings ago. I only rode for an hour and a half or so and it was 60 degrees when I finished. I like it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbike85 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 New bike day. Delivered fully built from Kitzuma bike services. Awesome experience. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 20 hours ago, The Tip said: I didn't click the like button on the last one. It makes me too nervous! When you say "staying in my truck," what does that mean? Looking at the picture of the opened back it looks like the truck bed is full of stuff. Where/how did you sleep? Here is a better photo of my setup. I've essentially got a single bed in the back of my truck (along with room for my bike). I can stealth camp this setup most anywhere urban or rural. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Here's my setup when I was originally building it out (2 yrs ago). Without my bike inside, it can be converted to a double bed setup and/or a desk/table for doing work or cooking when outside conditions are not optimal. I've used this with my son(s) for anything from riding/camping in Palo Duro to hanging out with @Pimpjuice at a national car show in Ft Worth (all us parked in RV area). The best thing about it is that its so efficient and cheap. In our Palo Duro trip, all of the overnight campsites work booked up. So we just parked near the bathrooms (in the day camping area) and inconspicuously slept there for the night (with the blinds up). The only real limitations to it are when it gets warm (summertime) and then the when nature calls in the middle of the night (but I have a basic solution for that too). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I rode at Reimer’s on Wednesday afternoon. As I went to put on my bike clothes I realized that I had forgotten the padded bike shorts! 🙁 I was surprised how little that actually bothered me on the ride, or afterwards. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) When in Rome Edited October 10, 2022 by ATXZJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/7/2022 at 9:23 AM, hurronnicane said: I rode at Reimer’s on Wednesday afternoon. As I went to put on my bike clothes I realized that I had forgotten the padded bike shorts! 🙁 I was surprised how little that actually bothered me on the ride, or afterwards. Nice. Did the same thing in big bend and rode almost all day without them. A proper saddle makes such a huge difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Au revoir Mont Sainte Anne 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Got to Roanoke, VA this week and was able to hit a couple trails. So far, the trails are a lot like NWA but with more elevation. Seem to have a long grind up a fireroad/singletrack for some fun flow back down. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Basically their version of walnut creek but with mountains and machine cut. The leaves make it pretty sketchy at speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The sign was accurate: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natas1321 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 my kind of trail especially if its techy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 On my way to Hill Country State Natural Area, I stopped at Flat Rock Ranch in Comfort, Tx. Friday morning’s rain had it damp, but it was a beautiful day out there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 A long-running annual gathering of mountain biking friends at Hill Country State Natural Area. Yes, that place is too rocky. You would hate it…. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 What a great day! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Nice ride at RPR today 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Trophy Madrone. This is about as East as they grow around here. Edited November 15, 2022 by Sluggo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cutter Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 How it started. How it's going. Howdy. New around these parts. Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Figured this would be an appropriate venue for my first contribution. Some of y'all may have seen me thrashing that old Karate Monkey around Brushy Creek. Cracked it in half back in August. New bike is a custom build from my neighbor Myles Russell. He's just starting out as a builder and he did a fantastic job on this frame. I'm not much for social media, but I'll be posting a bunch of stuff for sale and for "Pay It Forward" in the near future. Just saying hello for now. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonSurly Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 11 hours ago, cutter said: How it started. How it's going. Howdy. New around these parts. Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Figured this would be an appropriate venue for my first contribution. Some of y'all may have seen me thrashing that old Karate Monkey around Brushy Creek. Cracked it in half back in August. New bike is a custom build from my neighbor Myles Russell. He's just starting out as a builder and he did a fantastic job on this frame. I'm not much for social media, but I'll be posting a bunch of stuff for sale and for "Pay It Forward" in the near future. Just saying hello for now. Welcome! And wow what was the circumstance that led to that break? I rode a karate monkey for over 10 years, seemed like was boom proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 12 hours ago, cutter said: New bike is a custom build from my neighbor Myles Russell. He's just starting out as a builder and he did a fantastic job on this frame. Wow, Good to have good neighbors. That thing is gorgeous. Welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutter Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, RonSurly said: Welcome! And wow what was the circumstance that led to that break? I rode a karate monkey for over 10 years, seemed like was boom proof. Heh. Yeah. Bit of a long story. When I first got the frame, I put one of the first generation White Brothers 29er shocks on it, and it had really tall aluminum caps covering the air valves at the top of the legs. On the first gen Karate Monkeys they were still working out clearances and geo for 29ers, the down tubes were straight and steep. The caps on the fork didn't quite clear the down tube and they left a score in the underside of the tube if the fork spun far enough. I saw that and immediately switched to the rigid fork, but the damage was done. At the time, I recall thinking that if the frame was ever going to crack, that's where it would happen. But I figured, it's a Surly, 4130, it's probably never going to break, right? This was like 2005-2006. I turned the frame into something like a CX rig and it saw a good bit of fairly tame use for many years. When we moved here a couple years ago, the Monkey was the only dirt worthy bike I had, so I built it up as a rigid SS with some big tires. I'm about 210 lbs, so it took a pounding. The break actually happened on a climb on Picnic, that short, steep little chute that pops out back at the paved path directly across from the access trail that leads up to the 1/4 Notch / DD intersection where the rock pile is. I was up out of the saddle and pulling on the bars to get up that hill, nearly at the top, and I just felt the front end sort of lift up, as if I was going into a wheelie. I looked down to see that cracked tube, and then the top tube bent backwards and the bike sort of folded under me. Happened in slow motion since I was at the top of the hill and totally out of momentum, barely moving. I just came off the back and I found myself standing still with the bars in my hands, very confused. Very strange sensation. When I went to pick it up after taking those pics, the top tube snapped as well. Worst part was having to walk all the way back to my car under 183, trying to wheelie the rear half of the bike so it would roll while carrying the front half in my other hand. It cracked pretty much exactly where the old fork had left that score in the down tube. I had been chasing a phantom creak in that bike for a few weeks, and I guess I finally found the source. Have to say, the frame held up really well, considering. No rust or anything. Chalk it up to a combination of age, abuse, and an artifact of the limitations of early 29er tech. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolie Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 What a great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonSurly Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 41 minutes ago, cutter said: Heh. Yeah. Bit of a long story. When I first got the frame, I put one of the first generation White Brothers 29er shocks on it, and it had really tall aluminum caps covering the air valves at the top of the legs. On the first gen Karate Monkeys they were still working out clearances and geo for 29ers, the down tubes were straight and steep. The caps on the fork didn't quite clear the down tube and they left a score in the underside of the tube if the fork spun far enough. I saw that and immediately switched to the rigid fork, but the damage was done. At the time, I recall thinking that if the frame was ever going to crack, that's where it would happen. But I figured, it's a Surly, 4130, it's probably never going to break, right? This was like 2005-2006. I turned the frame into something like a CX rig and it saw a good bit of fairly tame use for many years. When we moved here a couple years ago, the Monkey was the only dirt worthy bike I had, so I built it up as a rigid SS with some big tires. I'm about 210 lbs, so it took a pounding. The break actually happened on a climb on Picnic, that short, steep little chute that pops out back at the paved path directly across from the access trail that leads up to the 1/4 Notch / DD intersection where the rock pile is. I was up out of the saddle and pulling on the bars to get up that hill, nearly at the top, and I just felt the front end sort of lift up, as if I was going into a wheelie. I looked down to see that cracked tube, and then the top tube bent backwards and the bike sort of folded under me. Happened in slow motion since I was at the top of the hill and totally out of momentum, barely moving. I just came off the back and I found myself standing still with the bars in my hands, very confused. Very strange sensation. When I went to pick it up after taking those pics, the top tube snapped as well. Worst part was having to walk all the way back to my car under 183, trying to wheelie the rear half of the bike so it would roll while carrying the front half in my other hand. It cracked pretty much exactly where the old fork had left that score in the down tube. I had been chasing a phantom creak in that bike for a few weeks, and I guess I finally found the source. Have to say, the frame held up really well, considering. No rust or anything. Chalk it up to a combination of age, abuse, and an artifact of the limitations of early 29er tech. ah ok, shows even what many consider maybe an overbuilt frame can fail. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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