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  1. 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?

  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. https://www.wral.com/us-rep-madison-cawthorn-calls-zelensky-thug/20180199/

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    RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina told supporters he thought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a "thug"—a comment that runs counter to the overwhelming share of Republicans with a favorable view of the leader fending off a military invasion from Russia.

    "Remember that Zelenskyy is a thug," Cawthorn said in a video obtained by WRAL. "Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies."

     

  5. Pretty shocked (guess I shouldn't be) that Tim O'Hare trounced Betsy Price in the R primary for Tarrant County judge.  O'Hare is toxic - he pushed a lot of anti-Hispanic measures as mayor of Farmers Branch, and when he ultimately failed there he moved to Southlake and reinvented himself as founder of the PAC that caused all the issues for Carroll ISD there (well documented in the 'Southlake' podcast).  He sent out mailers touting his support of Trump and painting Price as a flaming liberal (which is far from the truth) - and it clearly worked.  Given his support in Colleyville/Southlake/etc I doubt his D challenger will be able to beat him despite her support in Fort Worth.

  6. 12 hours ago, sasquatch69 said:

    @wd40 - apologies if you’ve already answered this upthread, but what camera/gear do you use for your ride videos? They look fantastic. A friend gave me a GoPro Hero4 and chest mount, so I tried recording a ride with it and it doesn’t look good - the lack of image stabilization is the biggest issue but the overall quality isn’t up to what I want (even set at 1080p).

    Disregard - found this - guess this means I need to shell out for a 6 or higher.

      

  7. @wd40 - apologies if you’ve already answered this upthread, but what camera/gear do you use for your ride videos? They look fantastic. A friend gave me a GoPro Hero4 and chest mount, so I tried recording a ride with it and it doesn’t look good - the lack of image stabilization is the biggest issue but the overall quality isn’t up to what I want (even set at 1080p).

  8. 4 hours ago, David Dennison said:

    It's always fun to put things in perspective.

    https://big12sports.com/news/2008/7/27/1524174.aspx

    Overall NCAA Team Championships
    By Big 12 Institutions (215)
    (All sports played)
    Texas  59
    Oklahoma State 53
    Oklahoma 38
    West Virginia 19
    Iowa State 18
    Kansas 13
    Baylor 7
    TCU 7
    Texas Tech 1
     

    It’s telling that TCU has the same # of conf championships as Baylor - and has been in the conference 1/3 as long. And then there’s Tech…

  9. 19 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Quickie at Moss today.  Unlike past days, I didn't feel super-steezy, but I also flogged it a bit.  And obtained the kind of time and speed I kind of expected.  In the twisty parts, I was conscious of downshifting so I could accelerate out of the many turns and slowdowns, and then upshifted in the straighter parts, as opposed to carrying the higher gears that I am now more comfortable with after all the single-speed riding.

    One odd thing, though.  I did a pretty typical route at Moss and my app measured it a little longer than usual (I think, that maybe accounted for by route differences).  Perhaps the bare trees (I think the ice denuded the trails to a greater degree than just winter usually does) are making the GPS more accurate.

    And, I think I am finding that I am having a little more trouble getting the right gear for climbs, now that I likely carry a cog or two higher than I used to.  My usual downshifts aren't getting it done and I'm either stalling out or standing on it to finish climbs that I normally do with relative ease.  It's funny how you do those kind of subsconsciously and starting to have to think about them again kinda sucks.  But, I also notice that I can downshift a bit later with the GX than I would have been comfortable with with the NX.

    Ran out of time to ride yesterday, and feeling pretty puny today so I doubt I'll get a ride in before the cold front tonight, which sucks.

    Also, I heard that a bunch of the trails at BC not officially owned/maintained by the church are on land now slated for development.  I guess that's a fairly open secret among local MTB circles, but still - best go ride out there and get the full experience while you can.  I'm incredibly bummed.

  10. 14 hours ago, sasquatch69 said:

    Not sure. BM replaced it and tightened it up for a good fit, so I need to find out what’s going on. This is a good reminder that I need to really familiarize myself with basic maintenance stuff, and carry a tube, chain tool, etc. I’m pretty low-info beyond basic adjustments and tire air.

    Followup for anyone who cares:  Bike Mart covered another new chain and repairs this morning - they said it seems like a freak occurrence that the new chain failed so quickly, so they checked it out thoroughly.  The front crankset is a little worn but still in decent shape, and the rear cassette is fine.  I'd love to upgrade to a 1x SRAM but that has to hold off for a while.

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  11. 43 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Geez.  Did a removable link bust?  

    I need a chain tool on my multi or in my bag.  Chains are normally pretty easy to deal with.

    I wonder if chain is too short, maybe a 1x length and you're a 2x?

    I guess you can still "cross-chain" on 2x.  How big is your cassette?

    Not sure. BM replaced it and tightened it up for a good fit, so I need to find out what’s going on. This is a good reminder that I need to really familiarize myself with basic maintenance stuff, and carry a tube, chain tool, etc. I’m pretty low-info beyond basic adjustments and tire air.

  12. Had a glorious ride on hero dirt at Big Cedar today, including Upper Ranger and trying out Barb Wire loop for the first time. It was fantastic - until my @$?!ing chain snapped. Second time in three days (Bike Mart supposedly fixed it yesterday, and I paid extra to get a more heavy-duty chain, so I’ll be marching it back in there tomorrow). Oh well, got almost six miles of riding in, and another 1.5 on foot hiking up and down the utility easement to get back to the trailhead…

     

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  13. Yes, Northshore issue was big time ruts in several spots.

    As for Horseshoe, my route:

    - warmup by riding the parking lot loop out to the boathouses and back;

    - do the full compliment of loops (including Bat Field), which is right at ~5mi. 
    - Start again and then bail out to the paved road before Tubes 2, then do the parking lot loop again to wind down.

    Alternatively, you can go right instead of left at the creek crossing near the beginning of Rocky Ridge loop, and that takes you right to the first creek crossing on Forest loop (near the very beginning), then do the whole thing again - that ends up around 8mi as well.

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    Snoop Dogg is being sued by a former backup dancer who alleges she was the victim of sex trafficking and sexual assault by the rapper and one of his associates.

    According to the lawsuit, private mediation was attempted Tuesday and Wednesday morning. The plaintiff's attorney, Matt E.O. Finkelberg of the Derek Smith Law Group, filed suit in federal court in L.A. immediately after talks failed.

    Snoop Dogg's attorney and publicists didn't respond Thursday to a request for comment. Finkelberg also didn't respond.

     

    https://news.yahoo.com/former-snoop-dogg-backup-dancer-222913188.html

  15. 21 hours ago, Stinkpalm said:

    Hell yeah! Think I’m gonna hit up northshore around 2:30-3ish 

     

    I hear ya. Been so busy between work, daddy day-care, and trips out of town that I hadn’t made it to the trails in about a month. Finally had some chances over this past week to get away for rides, so it only makes sense that the trails would all be closed. Running the boy around the neighborhood on the ss has definitely been nice and hopefully kept me in decent shape, but it just doesn’t quite give me the juice like trail rides do. 

    I ended up doing 8mi at Horseshoe last night at sunset - was glorious.

    Northshore drama on the DORBA FB page - one of the stewards posted that there's a lot of damage from folks who kept riding past the CLOSED signs this past week, and in the comments someone outed a dude who posted a photo of himself next to the closed sign on his Strava ride, and the pile-on commenced - and then he started threatening a fight with anyone who dared to challenge him in person about it.  As much as I love MTB, I really don't like some MTBers. 

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