Frequently Asked Questions
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- Why can't I add a new trail/lbs/etc. or post trail reviews directly? All the other sites let me, why won't you?
- When I click on a trail's name nothing happens. What's up with that?
- What happens with my hard-earned money I so graciously donated to MountainBikeTx.com? Or, why should I donate to this site in the first place?
- What's the possibility of listing the bike brands the bike shops sell?
- What happened to Kelly Creek Ranch?
- Why is a Fezzari Nebo Peak in over half the trail photos?
1. Why can't I add a new trail/lbs/etc. or post trail reviews directly? All the other sites let me, why won't you?
One of the things we noticed while searching the internet for mountain bike trails is that many of the sites that allow users to post directly (that is, in real time) are full of posts that are either useless, could have been written better by a 1st grader, or just contain straight up bad information. We decided against allowing users to contribute to this site in real time so as to avoid having to constantly moderate and edit what was being posted. We do allow our users to contribute. As a matter-of-fact, we highly encourage, beg, and pray for it. For more information on contributing, click here.
2. When I click on a trail's name nothing happens. What's up with that?
That's a good question! Although you shouldn't have this problem, if you have JavaScript disabled, you just might since we use JavaScript to display any popup style pages, such as the individual trail pages and any third-party websites. For instructions on how to enable JavaScript check out Google's appropriately named help page, Enabling JavaScript.
3. What happens with my hard-earned money I so graciously donated to MountainBikeTx.com? Or, why should I donate to this site in the first place?
Any donations received will be used to offset the cost of maintaining MountainBikeTx.com. This includes hosting fees, domain re-registration fees, and software that may be purchased in order to enhance the site. Yes, it's true, some of it goes in my pocket.
4. What's the possibility of listing the bike brands the bike shops sell?
Not very good. The reason we chose not to list the bike brands each LBS sells is that it would be a nightmare trying to keep up with them in order to ensure they haven't dropped a company or started selling a new brand. If shop X was listed as selling Trek bikes and you found out in your search for the latest Trek Fuel EX 9 that they don't sell Trek any longer, you might be mad at us. Then we would feel bad.
5. What happened to Kelly Creek Ranch?
We have been informed by Hill Country Bicycle Works that Kelly Creek Ranch no longer has a mountain bike trail. Evidently, the land has been split by the three brothers who owned it and two of them have sold the property. As for the third brother that still has the property, he has no interest in mountain biking. What's next, $4.00+ gas prices? Wait, too late for that, too!
6. Why is a Fezzari Nebo Peak in over half the trail photos?
The Nebo Peak is in many of the photos simply because many of the photos were taken by me and it's my bike. As for the purpose of a bike being in a photo, it is generally to serve as a reference. By placing a bike in the photo it makes it tends to make it easier for the viewer to tell how wide a trail is, the direction of travel, how high or steep a hill is, etc. If you would rather see your bike in our photos, send us your photos!