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The Crank & Drank rides are among the faster group rides that I've ever done. It can quickly get difficult when the pace exceeds your comfort level with the dust and the rider behind you on your ass. The issue that i've had riding with the Crank & Drank groups is that while the other riders are usually fitter and can handle the fast pace, they often have no bike handling skills and frequently stop and what i consider easy trail features. it can be frustrating. Find some friends at your skill level and ride trails near you at your pace. Group rides can help push you beyond your fitness and skill levels, but I find that i more enjoy riding in much small groups or solo.

I bought a 3-day GA+ for $400 off nextdoor today.

Anyone selling? i'm in Tarrytown.

interesting that Erik Maund isn't listed as an officer for any of the Maund businesses: https://www.corporationwiki.com/Texas/Austin/erik-maund/107991273.aspx#companies

Zilker Park doesn't need to become Zilker Parking. the park needs higher parking prices and parking enforcement. It's frustrating to see Zilker swarming with wrong way drivers, fucktards parking on the grass by the rugby field and volleyball courts, and the boondockers dumping their human shit in the bushes next to the trail.

Another hobo tent fire on town lake: https://twitter.com/JamesLafferty/status/1393172491644854276?s=20

UPS and LPS in Moab are great trails. I've never ridden up Sand Flats, just had the wife drop me off to ride down.

for club rugby, you'd do a Zulu Warrior after you scored your first try. back in the day, you'd stand on one of the rickety tables at Nasty's while your teammates tossed beer at you singing "take it off zulu warrior!"

I heard it from the 2nd floor of my house just off Enfield. sounded like distant fireworks going off.

We got a quarantine email from AISD Saturday for our 15 year old kid who attends Austin High. he has no symptoms and is pissed about being on lockdown. wife took him to ARC for COVID test yesterday Waiting for test results.

Gleason looked like an idiot on one of the local stations last night talking about arresting the County Judge and firing deputies that had talked shit about him. Williamson County is going to have to budget more funds for payouts for wrongful termination and false arrest.

Shoal Creek homeowners say city still hasn't cleared encampments near homes Last week, people living near Shoal Creek told CBS Austin their concerns about homeless encampments on the greenbelt bordering their homes. Neighbors say the encampments, located in the area of W. 29th Street and N. Lamar Boulevard, have gotten larger and increasingly dangerous in the past several months. Homeowners Holly Lanham and Misty Reid say people in the encampments frequently yell profanities, pile trash near the river and start fires in the heavily wooded area near their homes. When our story aired, Council Member Alison Alter posted a statement saying the camps would be cleared at the end of the week. However, neighbors say that still hasn't happened -- one week later. "We haven't seen cleanup crews at all. The camps are still there," says Holly Lanham. "This is not the first time they've made a promise and nothing happens," says Misty Reid. CBS Austin reached out to the Parks and Recreation Department, a spokesperson said they're currently working to resolve the issues with the encampments and sent this statement:

Maudie's at the Triangle on Guadalupe has been locked out by their landlord: https://www.austin360.com/entertainment/20200824/maudiersquos-tex-mex-at-triangle-likely-closed-permanently A sign on the door of one Maudie’s Tex-Mex location is also a sign of the times. A lock-out notice posted on the popular restaurant’s door states that Maudie’s landlord at 4600 Guadalupe St. has changed the locks, though the “lease remains in full force and effect.” That likely means those looking for Strait Plates from the location that opened in 2014 are going to have to visit one of the other six Maudie’s locations around town. “The closure of Maudie’s Triangle location is likely permanent, although the door is still open if the landlord decides to re-enter negotiations,” a representative for the 25-year-old restaurant said. The remaining Maudie’s dining rooms and patios are open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and the restaurants are also offering curbside service and online ordering.

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