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I was trudging around there yesterday and it was very tough going. Please put me on the list for the big sweep.

This is a Tallboy One so it has a shorter wheelbase than later versions of the Tallboy. 5'8'' would be the upper limit for this frame. I am about the same height.

M Medium, I edited the ad just now..

Size Medium. This frame is in good shape. Always greased the pivots and did air can service of shock. It comes with 12 by 42 mm rear axle. The seat tube is 30.9 mm. The head tube has 55 mm ID lower and 44 mm ID upper bearing cavities. It has 73 mm threaded bb shell. Original specs called for 100...

May I add it is never a good idea to be alone when clearing, from a safety point.

The mountain cannot absorb anymore rain. The water is percolating out of the ground. Needs to dry out.

Does anyone know about the neatly arranged stick pile on the way up to Ice Cream? It has been there since I first started there 18 years ago. At the time, when I got lost, and I saw the stick sculptor, I then knew where I was. It never rots away because whoever the artist(s) are they keep adding...

The East Coast Greenway is looking for a full time director of its NJ, NY operation. www.greenway.org. Deadline Feb. 18. For those not familiar, this non profit is similar to Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The ECG mission is to build a traffic free bike/walk route from Main to Florida. It has...

Facts about the water. Camp Sommers has their own closed system and well. I filled my water bottle at the shower house last wednesday and drank freely with no effect. During scheduled testing the water is sampled at multiple locations in the camp. Only one sample was tainted and that came from...

ChuckLe Smile.

VMBA has come up with a guide for those who wish to volunteer to clean up communities or donate to help out. https://vmba.org/2023-flood-response/

Join my group ride. We will go to the trails in Allamuchy State Park North who's bark is worse than the bite so to speak. It helps too riding from the BSA Camp which is at a higher elevation.

Sram makes a 11 by 50 cassete that fits the regular old shimano style hub. 12 speed I have one on my bike. Heavy though.

You can get around the tent regulations by sleeping under the stars most likely.

Sunday conditions were great despite the heavy rain last Thursday. So far in 2023 the normal winter conditions have been turned upside down. Maybe because the ground is not frozen so it can absorb the rain water. The trails I rode had plenty of dry leaves which could also act as a sort of...