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On 8/18/2022 at 7:50 AM, TwiceHorn said:
Yeah, it helped me quite a bit, especially adding in the singlespeed experience. And, I think carrying a faster cadence got my off the mtb exercise plateau and kind of jumpstarted my metabolism and got me to lose more weight than mtb alone. The other thing is that its easier/safer, for me anyway, to ride to near exhaustion on the street/paved trail.
One thing to kind of watch for though. Paved riding got me more comfortable holding a higher gear on the trails, which actually wound up slowing me down and tiring me out a bit on the tight and twisties. Carrying a high gear into a turn and then trying to accelerate out of it is a bit of a beating.
Then you add in the Ripley, which is an absolute rocket, and I'm going faster and "completing" rides that used to take the better part of an hour in 30-40 minutes. I have always had trouble motivating myself to "go round again."
I have ridden about 100 miles a month since getting the Ripley. With an assist from the parched weather, I haven't really ridden on the road much. Looks like we might get some rain here soon that will put me back on the paved trails/streets.
Also, if you ride the White Rock Creek paved trail going north, around Forest Lane, you'll have the option to take Cottonwood Creek trail north. It's full of homeless encampments and gatherings right along the trail. I didn't have any hostile encounters at all, but blowing through a group of them seems like it might set the stage for something unpleasant.
Thanks for sharing that experience - that's helpful, especially the bit about high gear comfort level and its effect on MTB riding.
I've had a couple of friends who have had borderline-scary experiences on the Cottonwood Trail connector under the High Five interchange, so I avoid that and stick to WRC. It's a damn shame they built that trail under there and don't do anything to police/maintain it.
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I need to get out to LBH - haven’t ridden there in 15 years or more.
I’ve gotten into a paved-trail kick this week - done three loops from North Dallas down along SoPac Trail to WRL, around the lake then back up via the WR Creek Trail. I started at Harry Moss the first two times, and then Valley View this am to get a longer ride.
I share this here because I’ve seen past comments (from @TwiceHorn and others) about the value of road/paved trail riding for building endurance. I am already feeling that - I did 54 miles between those three rides, and each one felt a little better. I’m really looking forward to trying a DORBA trail again to see if it feels different - and if I should start rotating between the two more often.
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16 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article264300966.html
Looks like they booked (and the park staffed) for 250 and over 500 showed even after it was canceled.
Yes, and someone (unknown if the family) advertised it on social media in violation of terms of rental contract.
Lots of issues at play here, but what it boils down to is the water park totally mishandled the situation in a way that ultimately reflects very badly on them.
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In the past year, my high schooler has gone from "I don't think I want to live in Texas after I graduate HS" to "I really want to get out of the U.S. after college". And he's not a dramatic kid prone to hyperbole. I get it, but it also breaks my heart a bit.
We're stuck in Big D for at least six more years due to kids and family obligations. After that, who knows. We love the mountains and northeastern NM is a frequent destination for us, but it's tricky for a lot of reasons already elucidated in this thread.
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2 hours ago, jw4381 said:
Seems slow to me. I’ll get faster as I lose weight maybe…
That's about my pace also. It's about getting out there and doing it.
Is that the gorge?
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1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:
So, it appears you've taken your bike on a number of fairly long trips, now. Just put it on a rack, or have something else?
What rack, may I ask?
I have a Kuat Transfer that I am pretty happy with. For no particularly rational reason, the idea of a long trip, say more than 100 miles, makes me nervous.
I use a Thule Insta-Gater in my truck bed, usually with a couple additional tiedowns to help minimize any motion on the front wheel. It makes me feel better to have it in the bed and not on a hitch rack. I did use a hitch rack a couple times on longer trips (a cheap one) for my kids’ bikes, and wrapped a couple cable locks around the bikes/hitch as additional proection. But honestly, if you have a Kuat, those things are about the best you can get besides a 1Up.
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On 7/30/2022 at 8:34 PM, jw4381 said:
Northern New Mexico is in a good monsoon this summer. Thanks be to Zeus.
We were in Taos for four days last week. Had family shit to do most of the day, but I'm the only early riser of the bunch so I got up before 6am 3 of the 4 days. Did hikes 2 of the days (Devisadero Loop, which was mentioned upthread - it's a great hike but I can't imagine trying to do that first uphill on a bike - and the El Salto del Agua Cañoncito trail near Arroyo Seco, which was gorgeous).
The last morning I took my bike up to Horse Thief Mesa near Arroyo Hondo. Had a great ride, mostly, except when I took a jeep trail shortcut to shorten my ride a bit due to time and got stuck in quicksand-like mud (which I should have expected given the monsoons mentioned above). Took 10 minutes of scraping it off with a stick once I got back to the singletrack to make it rideable again, and then chunks of mud flew off for another mile or two. Views along the Gorge couldn't be beat, though.
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Muse in the News with Gordo is back, and all is right with the world. Well, the Ticket world, anyway.
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4 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:
The hubris it takes for you guys to think we should just shut the fuck up and be happy to get relegated is something.
Well, and as much as we all appreciate Texas at some level (otherwise we probably wouldn’t be on this board), it’s not as though the Horns have been a player on the football stage in a decade or more. The total package, sure, but this is about football.
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5 hours ago, TriStone said:
Confirm with details then. I'm always up for a good "Dale Hansen sucks" story.
Eh, not much to report. In the early '00s, I worked in a role where I had to deal with him a handful of times; he was always pretty curt and didn't appear to have any interest in learning people's names, etc. unless they were of a certain status level. He was generous with charity, etc., though, so I guess there's that.
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4 minutes ago, futureman said:
I bet dale treats the little people like absolute shit.
Can confirm.
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1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:
Yeah, my riding buddy likes to go to Erwin. I have been having to work for a living and not riding quite as much as usual because after noon, I just can't do it. I have been dreading him texting me about meeting at Erwin, because of the heat if nothing else. I don't have the covid excuse, though.
The "switchback climb" up that hill in the sun makes me want to gag, but I could probably do it.
That said, I just finished the fourth ride of the week (one road) at Harry Moss. Humidity was low, so surprisingly pleasant. I've been staying on the mild trails in this heat until I feel acclimated.
How was HM? Last time I rode there this time of year, the trails were so overgrown they were barely passable in some spots.
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Covid barreled through our house the past couple of weeks. I got it first, then my kids and now my wife. I’m now 10 days past first symptoms so I’m feeling mostly normal now save for a slight lingering cough.
I tried riding for the first time yesterday morning at RCP, and did a slow 7mi on the trails north of the parking lot. That went well, so today I tried Erwin. Mistake. I started at 9am which was really too late, and ended up bailing after an hour and about 4 miles because I wore out so quickly. Normally I can handle Erwin in full without struggling, so clearly I am far from 100%.
Also, two knuckleheads on e-bikes were riding the trails today without helmets. They didn’t even bother with pedal assist - they were just letting the bike take them up hills without pedaling. 🤬-
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I knew I could count on the Surl for the lulz. Doesn't solve immediate problem, though.
(And no, I'm not a scoutmaster - just agreed to help solve this emergent issue since it affects my kid and many others.)
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Hey, all - I have a group of 55 parents and teens who are headed to Colorado on Saturday morning for summer scout camp, and the national rental company we rented six 12-passenger vans through four months ago just called and said they have national shortages due to a recall and cannot guarantee more than two vans tops. So, we're scrambling and haven't found anything else so far in the same price range. If you have a rental company or connections to one that has inventory right now in the D/FW area, please let me know. We'd need to pick up on 6/17 and return on 6/26 (or 6/27 if closed on Sundays).
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9 minutes ago, Hermanator said:
Good point. He was doing that job already as well as producing and left because they wouldn't pay him for it. And now they're paying even more to add someone new from the outside just a couple weeks after he left.
Cold blooded
His explanation on the Rhyner podcast this week said the pay thing was part of it, but becoming a dad again has really changed his perspective on a lot of things. It’s worth a listen.
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Another vote here for Old Town Alexandria - it's really cool, easily accessible via Metro, and a totally different vibe from DC proper.
I also strongly recommend the National Cathedral. Even if you're not religious, it's an awe-inspiring building - one of the largest cathedrals in the world - with tons of history that is entwined with major historical events in our nation. It's also accessible via Metro - just go to AU-Tenleytown stop and either walk or take the bus south on Wisconsin Avenue to the cathedral.
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2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:
So, today at lunch I did a "remedial" ride at Katie Jackson. For one thing, it's open. For another, to get to the trailhead, you ride a sidewalk that goes around the park/playground and then descends at a decent rate down to the trailhead.
For better or worse, it seems appropriate to bed brakes on a sidewalk, so I figured I'd use the downhill sidewalk to generate some more speed and braking resistance. So I did 10 plus hard and easy slowdowns using rear brake and it was quiet but for the hiss of the rear brake application. The rear brake is plenty strong, whatever else is wrong with it, easy as ever to lock up the back wheel.
Then, on the trail, I tried to avoid any use of brakes in turning or anything else where I might tend to drag/feather them. Did a few hardish slowdowns on straight parts of the trail. And poured water on the brakes, which provoked actual high-pitched squealing, as opposed to the low-pitch grauuuunch I get from the rear on descents. And I smeared mud on the rear rotor. Except for the wet-brake screech, no abnormal noises or graunching.
The other remedial thing I did was "session" the little Mongo trail. It starts with a 2-foot drop that I'm just not ready for, I don't think. Has some banked turns and rollable/jumpable rollers. It's also mildly down hill, so you can build some speed and pump and stuff. So, I dropped my saddle and rolled down it multiple times, just to force myself to get used to the bike moving under me more than I currently practice. I also used the one "no-feature" straight to try to do some more hardish slowdowns and avoided touching brakes otherwise.
All-in-all, a pretty good little workout and it was pretty fucking hot (88 feels like 91 plus). Having to be "brake conscious" though, took some of the fun out of it. But I do think I kind of over-rely on light brake touches in the twisties, and that may be what's causing my brake problem. Never had any problems with the lower-end Shimanos on the Marin, though.
I intend to continue to do "brake bedding" things on my next few rides, like this, to hopefully solve the problem.
Seems like a good way to test it. And I haven't mustered up courage to do the new Mongo drop either - I always hang my head in shame as I ride around it.
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Haven’t posted here much lately because life has intervened in my MTB riding, but I did make it to Bentonville for a long Memorial Day weekend, and I can’t recommend it enough. Even my out-of-shape ass had a blast trying out several different trails, and I can’t wait to go back. The town is just wired for cyclists, both of the MTB and paved-trail variety. My riding buddy and I did 22 miles in 2.5 days and we barely scratched the surface.
first day was the Little Sugar trails up where we stayed in Bella Vista.
Day 2 was on the in-town Slaughter Pen trail network.
On the final morning, we did several loops in the Blowing Springs trail network back up in Bella Vista. These were my favorite, and there’s a really great campground there as well (with cabins and a beer garden).
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On his podcast, Questlove did a 3-part interview with Jimmy Jam of the Jam+Lewis production team, and if you love nerding out on music history and production (especially 70s-early 90s R&B, Prince, etc.), it's a pretty incredible listen. This was recorded several years ago, but I'm just now finding it (and I didn't see any previous posts about it), so enjoy:
1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qls-classic-jimmy-jam-part-1/id1485250501?i=1000471291470
2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qls-classic-jimmy-jam-part-2/id1485250501?i=1000472016975
3: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qls-classic-jimmy-jam-part-3/id1485250501?i=1000472251824
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Deep Night Compound Ticket is best Ticket.
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Thanks to all for the advice. We had a wonderful weekend. Highlights:
- Meow Wolf (insanely creative - but on a much bigger budget than the original in Santa Fe)- Denver Cat Company (a coffee/tea spot full of cats up for adoption to play with)
- Union Station area and Confluence Park downtown
- Golden and Evergreen for some time closer to the mountains (we've done Vail, Estes Park, etc. on previous trips but didn't have as much time to venture further afield)
If you're in the Central Park (formerly Stapleton) area, highly recommend Four Friends Kitchen for breakfast - it was so good we went two mornings in a row.
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