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No better way to kick off Black History Month than celebrating the pioneers who influenced much of the American and British music we've loved over our lifetimes!

Just in time for more rain tomorrow!

Carbon OK?

RPR was fabulous today!

Nope. Thought I was the only old geezer out there today.

I saw a few beginners out there today on some sketchy looking bikes.

Like this?

Was wondering that myself. Been out of town and returned to learn that we got about 1/3 inch of rain yesterday. Looked nice out there today but unfortunately I've been stuck in front of my computers.

No worries just checked it out for myself and Snail, Rim, Picnic, and Deception were all glorious. 😀

What sig?

BTW does anybody know if the wind and sun were enough to at least clear Deception for riding? It's been 2 weeks for me, and even then it was nothing more than a shit show at City Park. If Deception isn't good for tomorrow, then I'll be dancing with Emma again for sure.

So how does one even go about finding these rogue riders on Strava? Is that a quick process or does it require lengthy searching and analysis? Looks like @CBaron used the opportunity to educate this guy on austinmountainbiking.com via his Strava comments. That's very clever and perhaps is an approach we could use collectively to get more people connected here and with ARR.

Remember that from 2008-2015 Central Texas was in the grips of one of the worst droughts in history. I can remember many times during those years begging and praying for rain. Now, I'm begging and praying for a drought!

And no Killer Bee swarms!

I've had 3 false alarms over the past 15 years, 2 resulting in overnight stays in the hospital. Each time I ended up getting a nuclear stress test to "clear" me. Like you, I just don't like to take chances. Figuring out the ol' ticker can be pretty tricky though. I only smoked between ages 14-17, have been involved in competitive athletics most of my adult life, and have never been overweight or had high blood pressure. Still, you never know what's lurking. The nuclear stress test doesn't necessarily show you where plaque is building up in your arteries. I went and did one of those Heart CTs recently that scores based on calcium deposits, but apparently they're only a good indicator of whether you're completely clear or totally screwed. Anything in between doesn't really tell you much. My best friend, who was 15 years younger than me, ultra fit, and an MD, died from sudden cardiac arrest at 42. Turns out he had coronary microvascular disease but his only symptoms were some shortness of breath that he attributed to getting "older", and fatigue, which he may have attributed to his new and demanding job as a Chief Medical Officer. @TheXGreat to hear survival stories like yours!

Very cool! It's nice to see a true rocker like Tim excelling at MTB and taking advantage of his surrounding landscape in Malibu. Hope to tour and ride across Cali at some point.

Prince rockin' the house on this one! Best demonstration I've seen of his guitar prowess. Truly amazing! Play in entirety if you like.

What would any year be without one ….. or two …… or three?

Nice! That should be on the next FR512 t-shirts.

Sure I'll play …… saw this guy at BB King's in Nashville. Has a rack on stage with around 6-7 guitars of various sorts, including of course the cigar box.

Did you educate him?

Not an issue because no matter how much bike riding is done in wet conditions, it will never match the damage being done by motorcycles. When I was there yesterday, I saw only a few MTBers but probably a dozen or so motocross bikers.

DAMN!!!! Forget any preconceived notions about what a bad-ass guitar player should look like. Wish I had neighbors like this.

I'm not sure that "destroyed right now" is a good description. It's a place that has supported heavy motocross use for decades. When it dries up it will essentially be the same as it's always been - a fun and challenging place to ride. I didn't count the puddles yesterday, but indeed there were plenty. I still hit plenty of corners at > 3mph that didn't have puddles or had small puddles. My summary from riding it yesterday is that you can ride 100% of the descents and 90% of the climbs the same way you would when it's dry. Probably 50% or more of the flat sections are excessively wet but I didn't encounter anything I wasn't willing to ride through. I did come across one ledge on a flat section that was blocked with washed-up debris and I stopped to toss that off the trail. It's far from ideal, but it was certainly more enjoyable than peddling on pavement. Oh and it really helped having a brand-new Magic Mary up front!

Yep a true talent and he's still rockin' hard! Saw him in '76 at the Richfield Coliseum, former home of the Cleveland Cavs.