Describing my hopes for the future of this venture would run afoul of forum rules, so let's just say that I do not wish happiness or success on anyone buying or selling $275 gold-foil-bedraped donuts.
https://www.sonomamag.com/graton-resorts-new-soco-dough-co-just-debuted-a-275-gold-leaf-doughnut/
I am in favor in principle because I believe that public transportation is a net good to society.
The tax rate is low; 0.25% adds the equivalent of $100.00 to the cost of, say, a $40,000 car.
And, certainly, this past summer having my kid commute from Santa Rosa to the SRJC's Petaluma campus by bike and train for free was a lot cheaper, greener, and more convenient than making two forty-mile-each round-trip drives a day.
I may be relocating to Ireland (Republic of) for work reasons (not that I'm complaining, mind) and am curious - is there any MTB trail riding outside of parks? It seems like all the trails are in trail centers and parks - are there any areas of the country where vernacular trail-riding is more prevalent?
OK - really it's New Frame Day because my Timberjack is getting repurposed into something less extreme, but I'm friggin' PUMPED anyway, so...
XL Surly Sorceress, 150mm Fox 38, SRAM GX shifter/derailleur/chain/cassette, Raceface Era Carbon cranks, 240mm OneUp V3 dropper, Chromag Trailboss LTD saddle in dinosaur green, Reserve HD|30 alloys with 220/203 rotors, SLX 4-pot brakes, and a Spank Split 35 Rainier Beer Stem 800mm OneUp V2 carbon bar in 35mm rise. 👉😎👉 Zoop!!
I may be relocating to Ireland (Republic of) for work reasons (not that I'm complaining, mind) and am curious - is there any trail riding outside of parks like Ballyhoura and Ticknock? If so, are there any areas of the country where vernacular trail-riding is more prevalent?
We were at Wright’s Beach this afternoon for a drum circle and prayer service. People were praying and meditating while other people sang, chanted, and played drums. Then I saw some weirdo creeping around on top of the cliff with a camera like he was recording us. It was kind of creepy and unsettling. Maybe he was trying to record the kids playing nearby, which would be way worse. He put the camera away before I got a picture of him. I am all about people doing what they enjoy but this seemed a little much in such a public space.
