DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

During an earthquake.

 

Agreed. @Silverspool You're the best!

 

At night

 

I can honestly say that I've never seen an airborne Corgi before.

 

Wearing a blindfold.

 

Oh, and weather permitting, i dont want to be on a marina/dock during a severe storm

 

No sense of adventure.

 

Can confirm; not a fun time.

 

To be fair, I've lost some weight since that trip.

 

Father-in-law and I were fishing on Benbrook lake one time when a storm blew in over the dam. We saw the clouds, but didn't realize it was a storm until it was almost too late. We got back to the marina in time to tie the boat off and get out of the water just before it opened up. Not a good time.

 

Yeah, my boat died in the middle of the lake while we were trying to get back into the marina after a storm rolled in. Wasn't a pleasant ordeal.

 

We're still just random dudes on the internet that happen to have (or used to have) the same truck nameplate and will occasionally meet up for a beer. DFW Tacomas never has meets and they have nearly 2,000 members. Actual clubs like TTR & TX4WD aren't having meetings at this time either, so pulling together 12+ guys together two months in a row to eat in a public place during 'rona restrictions is still an accomplishment. I'll be there on Saturday to honor my vote. I also mentioned riding the bike, so (rain or shine) I guess I have to do that too since I already committed.

 

Do people freak out about MTB ruts after rain here too? I know in SoC*l, it's blasphemy to ride when the ground is wet.

 

Yep. It requires a lot of trail work after the fact to correct. And since most of the DFW trails are multiuse (equestrian and hiking) a good rut can result in a very costly injury. Also were EXTREMELY lucky that places still allow MTB-ers and such to have these kind of trails so treating them with respect seems like a priority. Just my $.02.

 

I dropped my bike off Thursday evening. Should have it back tonight or tomorrow. Thorough clean/tune up. New chain. Swapping the fox fork on to get rid of the sub par spring suspended rock shox. Although the rock shox is still better than the sr suntour on my wifes bike so I may swap those as well.

 

They used to, back in the day. Some state parks used to issue tickets over it. It hasnt seemed to be as big of a hot-button topic lately. Similar to how 20 years ago everyone and their dog knew the phrase "tread lightly" whether they owned a 4x4 or not.

 

This is all it is, no need for it to be taken so seriously

yes they do, most of the trails in DFW are managed pretty well and I think the organizations are doing a fantastic job at it so ill follow their rules

dirtbikers on the other hand freaking love rutting trails out, i dont get it