tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post941041095740890195..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: The Strobe EffectGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-56623283796725323452011-06-25T22:49:49.868-05:002011-06-25T22:49:49.868-05:00We have sections of what I consider river bottom t...We have sections of what I consider river bottom trails around here (Denman's Woods between Walnut Creek and the Raccoon River). Might not be down quite as low as George Wyth, but we're definitely in an area that floods at least once if not twice a year. CITA's take is if you are leaving ruts, then you shouldn't be riding there.Steve Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000254083516026697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-92048883298443500012011-06-25T21:56:16.953-05:002011-06-25T21:56:16.953-05:00Mark - After church tomorrow we are heading up to ...Mark - After church tomorrow we are heading up to the Camp for some great fun. Be there. 1:30 at cup of joe.<br />Johnjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284564676676675604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-86612335828570939612011-06-25T09:40:22.499-05:002011-06-25T09:40:22.499-05:00@Herringbone: Check out Twenty Nine Inches, my sit...@Herringbone: Check out Twenty Nine Inches, my site where that bike is getting reviewed: http://twentynineinches.com/2011/05/24/trek%E2%80%99s-fisher-collection-sawyer-mid-term-report/<br /><br />There are other posts on it there as well.Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-18322017839409355932011-06-25T09:38:49.844-05:002011-06-25T09:38:49.844-05:00@Jon BALER: Good question. I suppose "river b...@Jon BALER: Good question. I suppose "river bottom trail" has no meaning for many folks in other parts of the world. I should explain....<br /><br />Essentially, the trails run next to, (and in many cases through), water drainage that goes directly into a river that runs next to the park. When we experience big rains, or flooding, these fill up with water. Also, flooding occurs yearly, and often multiple times per year. <br /><br />What this means is that the power of water trumps trail damage caused by anything else, (including bikes), and riding in the mud isn't as frowned upon here as it is in other parts of the world. In fact, the trails constantly change due to water erosion whether we ride them or not. <br /><br />It becomes a matter then of whether or not you want to clean an extremely muddy bike and person.<br /><br />Finally, even the slightest amount of rain activates the soil into the "greasy" state I described, and besides a few places with standing water, these trails were in typically "normal" conditions for us. <br /><br />Hope that helps explain why it is okay, but not smart for other reasons, to ride mud here. (And they weren't quite totally muddy when I rode them, by the way.)Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-86239837372759446872011-06-25T07:55:56.076-05:002011-06-25T07:55:56.076-05:00Nice story. Interesting take on light. That frame ...Nice story. Interesting take on light. That frame looks sweet. Kinda cruiserish. Dig the color. I searched to see if you had other thoughts on it.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096402329953310721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-43829132235008531882011-06-25T06:28:13.824-05:002011-06-25T06:28:13.824-05:00Any concern that riding in mud damages the trails?...Any concern that riding in mud damages the trails? Here on the east coast, we typically frown on riding on muddy trails. It digs them up, and widens them out.Jon BALERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364303454514302128noreply@blogger.com