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  1. 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. 

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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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  5. 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).

  6. 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. 

  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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.

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    Day 2 was on the in-town Slaughter Pen trail network. 
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    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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  10. 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

  11. 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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  12. 24 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

    did you check the weekend trip to denver thread?

    Yes - both the “4 Days in…” and “Denver” threads. They were mostly food-focused, and I wonder how many of those recs are still valid post-Covid. Mainly I’m interested in stuff to do that the kid would like. 

  13. We’re in Denver for the weekend with our son for his 13th bday. He’s into creative stuff - not as big a sports fan. We’re already hitting up Meow Wolf and Denver Central Market downtown today. What else should we not miss? Any restaurant recs that aren’t chains?  We are staying right off I-70 near Stapleton area.

  14. 5 hours ago, texasdago said:

    I'm here to say hello because I am too cheap to upgrade my bike (although I will very soon especially since I bought new bikes for my boys) but if you see an idiot riding a MTB with no shocks on green/blue trails in Austin that looks like its from 1997 (because it is), yeah, that's me.  I always tell people I'm the idiot skiing on skinny skis.

    That was me for the first 1.5 years I was back on the bike after a long layoff (a 1997 GT RTS-3).  It was *technically* full suspension, but with weird geometry and a suspect gearset that tended to crap out in the middle of climbs.  It got me back into the sport after COVID hit, though, and we had some great rides until I finally replaced it with a modern bike last fall.  Either way, that's awesome you're riding, and feel free to share your rides here!

  15. Compelling (and disturbing) reporting here. It's mystifying to me that a rando Twitter user has been able to influence public talking points (and even legislation) to this degree simply by being consistently hateful and never letting up on the outrage p0rn.

    And for all those crying that this is "doxxing," it's all publicly available information.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/19/libs-of-tiktok-right-wing-media/

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  16. 6 hours ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

    I just don't get Sasha's end game.  WTF is she trying to create in Sundance?

    I was a Sundance regular when I was in FW in the late 90s/early 00s.  I know Sasha is Ed's relatively-new wife - what specifically changed to make her to blame for all this?

  17. 50 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

    Reveille Peak is outstanding.  It takes a few miles to get to the really good stuff but riding on all that granite is like nothing else in this area. 

    For sure.  Even getting to the trailhead was a bit of a slog from the campground, but once up on the trails it was glorious. I just worry about the drought - everything was so dry.  On Saturday afternoon, a brush fire broke out a few miles east of where we were, and while I was out on an errand I saw tons of fire personnel rushing down 29 in that direction.  

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  18. Took a huge group of Scouts down to the Hill Country this past weekend to go spelunking (at Longhorn Caverns) and hiking.  We camped at Reveille Peak Ranch, so while the rest of the group went to the caverns in the afternoon, I stayed behind with another dad and hit the trails.  We had tried riding a little with some scouts that morning, but there was a triathlon going on and they were occupying most of the trails so we just rode on the jeep doubletracks for a couple miles, then headed back. 

    For our (hot) afternoon ride we did the full beginner loop - which for a flatlander Dallasite like me felt anything but beginner.  It was great, though, and I'm really looking forward to going back and spending more time there (and hitting up Spider Mountain too, since it's 10min away).

     

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