Is it typical here to get multiple days of rain like this current storm?  This storm is annoying because it's just enough rain to keep the trails too wet to ride and it seems to just keep coming. 

Rain here is often enough. Normal year is around 40 inches. This year is abnormal. The area is up by 13 inches over a normal year.

Impaler 58 wrote on 11/16/18 at 11:19pm:


Uhhhh. Yeah - it snows all the time. With our annual accumulation totals Charlotte is definitely a prime market for fatbikes. We should look in to dedicated snowshoe and snowmobile trails too.

Congrats! Don't let the door hit ya!

Impaler 58 wrote on 11/16/18 at 11:19pm:


The temperatures aren't low enough to support frozen ground.

This means you're not riding on the snow. 

You're riding in the slop underneath it wrecking the trail when it does dry out. 

Yeah, you're right. It's kind of like talcum powder and refugees from Michigan. The south isn't perfect for all things. Neither is Michigan or any other place on this planet.

Banjopickin wrote on 11/17/18 at 12:57am:

One thing that folks steal from the Yankees is lush green lawns. The soil in this part of the south doesn't support a healthy foliage. So one must prep their soil with lime. I never liked lawn work, so all the extra prep for lawns doesn't appeal to me. I did building operations for over thirty years. And a lot of my time dealt with snow removal. So us so called northerners have our experience with four wheel drive. The majority were made in Detroit back in the day. My dad even worked in the Chevrolet Truck Factory for over thirty years. I never really enjoyed driving on snowy and icey roads. And it got worse when SUV's showed up on the scene. People thought they were magical vehicles. I think the brine they use is useless. It would work good if the roads were plowed in a timely matter, then salted probably. That would be good. But as it goes now, the first layer melts, then adds a liquid to freeze over. I would have hated having to drive on some of these mountain passes. But I don't hate it here. Wish I would have chosen Asheville or Raleigh as my new home. We don't have good beer distribution here in Statesville

DrewK wrote on 11/17/18 at 2:51pm:

I've been in Statesville for twelve years, and all this stuff has been slow coming. As far as good bike shops, the new one is really good. Have you ever been to an Ingles in Western North Carolina? Their beer section is comparable to some of the best craft beer stores. I thought the new one would be the same, but the manager complains about the same things other stores have. The distibuters in the area, will only sell what they perceive as good. Wine Maestro has a good selection, but they are pricey. I guess if you're a young person, the changes seem good to you as you grow with the community. But it's taken a long time to get here I like riding at Itusi, but it seems like it's closed most of the time. I really like riding in the Brevard area, but it's 2-3 hours away.can't do that every day. Have you ever rode a bike on the roads here. It can be done, but if your by yourself, it can be scary. Many of times have I had cans of keystone light and kfc and bojangles bones thrown at me. As far as jobs go, there's doesn't seem to be anywhere a place that wants to pay my sixty year old self a living wage. 🚵😵😐