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I'm surprised this is the first I'm hearing of this. I'd have thought something like this would have been broadcasted around this site? Sounds fun. Good luck out there. Later, CJB

We've been casually looking at some possible landing spots for a potential move from Austin. What you are describing is happening all over TX for the most part....Waco, Temple, Salado, less urban areas around College Station, etc.. I think TX in general is experiencing a rising of the tide regarding the influx of people, business and opportunity. -CJB

Oh I know there's very little love for this around these parts. 😉 But I do know there might be e a few who share my tastes, or at least, may be curious about the 'other side' of our family tree. And with that, I'm here to help.

Yeah, I hear ya. I love showing up and the R&I and having fun with everyone. But for me there is NOTHING that pushes my fitness fwd like this past Tuesdays road riding. And to top it off, I truly TRULY enjoy it. I'd liken it to the R&I being like hanging out with all of your friends drinking great craft beer all night and getting drunk together. Heading over to TnT is like going with your best friend over to a house party with people you may not fully know and taking shots of fine Anejo Tequila. Salud, CJB

I strongly contemplated a move out there about 5 yrs ago. Revisited it recently since I'm currently unemployed. Boise is (also) no longer a secret. -CJB

I can confirm that the recent cell passed WC without issue. All that said, my plans were made in anticipation of this cell hitting WC and thus I'm doing the TnT bandit road race up in Twin Falls. Maybe see you guys next week. @Teamsloan you wanna do some suffering on the roadie? Later, CJB

I bought this one about a year ago and have been very pleased with it. The reviews seem to be pretty good (and I checked YouTube for reviews, not HF website) Its done exactly what I need it to do without fuss. https://www.harborfreight.com/merchandising-promotions/hot-buys/6-gallon-175-psi-high-performance-hand-carry-jobsite-air-compressor-56829.html That said, I've recently purchased an upright, dual stage, oiled compressor from Lowes. I'm planning to try and do some auto paint with it and needed something much bigger and more powerful. Its a 30 gal with 4hp motor I got on closeout for $300. Later, CJB

And they wouldn't be wrong.... -CJB

Its not the skinny 1A piece that gave me grief, but the other bigger 2,3,5 tracts (that may have already sold). -CJB

Ouch -CJB

Care to elaborate? Thanks -CJB

I'd suggest calling the local bike shop and asking them. Try calling Fat Tire downtown. But IMHO, I don't fully think it's needed. Go back to the original post in this whole thread and look at my day 1 Strava. I did 40 miles of riding and never left Bentonville proper. Just explore, the trails are not hard to find, hard to follow, or very far apart. Some of this depends on the riding you want to do. But if all you want is a fun basic ride(s) while the family waits on you, then you can EASILY do that on your own from town. If you want something bigger or bordering on epic, then a guide might be worthwhile. My trail suggestions then would be Back 40 or Little Sugar (once again could be ridden from town). Cheers, CJB

Your memory serves you correctly. Cattle guards = great road riding. I miss road riding (with people) this past year. I think THAT has a lot to do with my lack of fitness right now. My oldest graduates from HS soon and all the weekends are jammed pack with stuff because of that. I sure would like to head over there and hang out. If I came during the week, could you take the day off (how about 2)? Welcome back to the forum...see you again next year. -CJB

Build them... -CJB

This is true. Its a pretty uncomfortable photo, not for the squeamish (of which I can be). Glad you are on the mend and the pain is minimal. I really don't understand how that could be the case, maybe its the whiskey? But I'm glad you are doing better. Here's an MMA fighters interpretation of Barry's injury, except Barry's was worse and was on the bottom & top lip.

Yep, plane tickets are cheap. -CJB

All of this. My boys and I did it 2x's last year and when they dropped the price to $5 per. I considered that a bargain and would go again. (2 yrs ago it was $18 per person or something close!!) Considering I was bringing me and 3 kids it just wasn't cost effective until the price dropped. Whats the price currently? Cheers, CJB

Travis, doesn't come around the forum too much. But I don't think he'd mine me telling you they landed in Kerville, TX. -CJB

Thanks for the update. Me and my youngest son will be heading out in the morning to try and make the ride call. Cheers, CJB

Agh! triple post!

Double post

YES! Interesting that you bring this up. My oldest son is now 18 and just this week began getting credit card solicitations in the mail. My wife likes to keep a clean fridge, but this is one thing we wanted to broadcast to our kids loud & clear. CC debt = death! Besides our house (which is now worth 2x what we paid 3.5 yrs ago), we have no debt and are doing our best to train up our kids this way too.

I'd like to see some real discussion about this topic. I have some basic ideas, but not enough time at moment to put them down. Cliff notes: corporations maximize profit, employees work for less, investors/market benefit. Inflation goes up, wages don't. And I'm a big free market kind of guy, so please don't associate this hypothesis with anti-1%'er or capitalism sucks kind of thing. In simple terms the solution could be to be employed by an Austin (or SF or NY) type company but actually live and work remotely where its cheaper to live. My ideal scenario would be just that.....earn money from Austin employment but live in NWA in a house with low property taxes. Have a TX residency though so you can benefit from no income tax. All that being said, if we go back to the OP's original statements.....I think that if have not already purchased a place to live (yrs ago?), or have a strong high income job, or very good dual income family....Austin is just simply not the place for you. After all, how many of us would willfully choose to move to San Jose to take a teacher, fireman, police, bike shop job?!?! Later, CJB

Whats the story on this bike? Is this the wife bike or an out-grown kid's bike? -CJB

I usually try and arrive around 5:10pm just in case people are early and begin to roll out. I've been left before. But its so funny all the different times being thrown out. It can be a crap shoot from Tues to Tuesday. @Nando is OG so his may be the most accurate, @TAF time can be for the (not always attended) early lap, and my time is the 'safe bet' because sometimes I wait around for 20 min (see @Nando time). 🙂 I've also caught wind that there now may be a 6:20pm 'late lap' led by the newly employed @Teamsloan. YMMV See you all there at 5:10 😉 Cheers, CJB