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- Jan 8, 2011
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- Location
- Lake Charles, La
- First Name
- Joel
- Last Name
- Sims
Hello everyone! I'm new here and wanted to introduce myself.
I ride an 89 NX250, mostly around town and in the dirt. I was a MC mechanic in my youth, but sold the bikes and changed professions when I started having kids. I have been working the cable/satellite industry for the last 15 years. Last year I convinced my wife (by obtaining a very generous insurance policy) to let me get another bike, so here I am. I don't get to travel very often, as the lovely lady likes having me home at night, but I do thrash the trails as often as I can.
If anyone is local to the Austin area, I will be hosting a group trail ride on 1/22/11 in Bastrop, Tx to share the trails around here. We will meet up around 9am and ride for 2-3 hours.
There is a great loop of 'roads' that were cut out of The Lost Pines for a subdivision and never maintained. They are in horrible shape, which makes them perfect for what I love! There are a bunch of water crossings/mud puddles (if there has been rain), hills and dips, rocky double track, two short tough hillclimbs full of babyheads, a few small jumps, and lines galore through it all. All the tough stuff can be bypassed except for a flat slushy section 40ft long on the main trail under the power lines.
I hope to meet up with ya'll!
Joel
I ride an 89 NX250, mostly around town and in the dirt. I was a MC mechanic in my youth, but sold the bikes and changed professions when I started having kids. I have been working the cable/satellite industry for the last 15 years. Last year I convinced my wife (by obtaining a very generous insurance policy) to let me get another bike, so here I am. I don't get to travel very often, as the lovely lady likes having me home at night, but I do thrash the trails as often as I can.
If anyone is local to the Austin area, I will be hosting a group trail ride on 1/22/11 in Bastrop, Tx to share the trails around here. We will meet up around 9am and ride for 2-3 hours.
There is a great loop of 'roads' that were cut out of The Lost Pines for a subdivision and never maintained. They are in horrible shape, which makes them perfect for what I love! There are a bunch of water crossings/mud puddles (if there has been rain), hills and dips, rocky double track, two short tough hillclimbs full of babyheads, a few small jumps, and lines galore through it all. All the tough stuff can be bypassed except for a flat slushy section 40ft long on the main trail under the power lines.
I hope to meet up with ya'll!
Joel