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RampageWake · Posted: Sep 05, 2018 1:46 pm Post subject:

I quit my job after 15 years yesterday. Strange feeling being unemployed.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22067 City: Austin

congrats! more time to fish for those big uns!

RampageWake · Posted: Sep 06, 2018 5:26 am Post subject:

I found a better opportunity that allows me to work remotely, plan to work 3-4 months a year from the Bahamas, we enjoyed it there.

E.J. · Ladies Man Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7585 City: Mogadishu

That is living right!!! Unbelievably beautiful.

Swass · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 421

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7447

Good for you Rampage.....

I have a Senior and one in college.

We have talked about working remote for the summers. Maybe not Bahamas remote but somewhere other than Austin.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Nov 05, 2018 4:36 pm Post subject:

Partyb · Posted: Nov 15, 2018 7:12 am Post subject:

That is so awesome Rampage. Congrats.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22067 City: Austin

my current physical hobby/activity is riding bmx cruisers. ride w/ a crew here in austin that has regular rides every other sunday, and other pop-ups and events occasionally - usually 15-20 strong. also do the much larger thursday night social ride that has 2-300 during the summer on a pretty regular basis.

this week, we had both the thurs and sun rides and a local bike shop brought this guy in for a ride/party on friday and he rode w/ us all weekend long: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5NHyeF8q3c
sponsored se rider: https://peopleforbikes.org/blog/bike-brand-goes-viral/
signature bike: http://www.sebikes.com/bikes/cat/retro-series/dblocks-big-ripper-29

got a lot of miles in this week, and with the living legend of our sport - or whatever it is. kind of like riding w/ parks or shapiro or byerly back in the day. dude is ridiculous - like a video game where physics don't apply. nice guy too, and only 29 yrs old, just travelling from city to city, riding wheelies better than anyone else ever.

from thurs night: you can actually catch a glimpse of me in this one as the cameraguy pulls up to the light
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqRX8eLltCC
friday night ride: www.instagram.com/p/BqSXeunlxuG
sat ride i didn't go on: www.instagram.com/p/BqTFU6NFQr5
sunday: i was right behind him on this whole run www.instagram.com/p/BqWBB9EFlFg

vette74 · Posted: Nov 20, 2018 7:20 am Post subject:

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22067 City: Austin

both tires are bigger, not just the back ones.

bigger because we're not in high school any more...have you tried to ride a 20" bmx lately? tiny! 26" is the same size tire as traditional mountain bikes, so it's the easier roll, bigger cockpit of a mtb in a bmx config/geometry. around the time mtb started looking at 29" wheels, and then 27.5", the bmx builders followed suit. you can get a haro rs1 in a 29" now, which is pretty cool.

my bike is a 26" se om flyer that is about 1/3 of the way through it's build. going for a 79 bandit trans am theme w/ 90% black, 10% gold. got bars, stem, headset, seatpost, seat clamp and brakes swapped. gotta wait for the money fairy for wheels and drivetrain upgrades. would love to have a 29" big ripper as well, but, same money fairy and all that...

E.J. · Ladies Man Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7585 City: Mogadishu

Bet that guy scared the stuff out of the driver making the left hand turn at the end of clip 4.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22067 City: Austin

indeed! those guys have a bit different approach to rolling in traffic that comes from living/riding in nyc.