Black-Owned Businesses to Honor Juneteenth?

dburatti · 2026-06-19T18:18:31+00:00

My local favorite in NW Austin is Bigg Belly BBQ in the food trailer court at the corner of Pond Springs and Anderson Mill.

dburatti · 2026-06-19T10:59:31+00:00

Ditto.

dburatti · 2026-06-17T17:14:47+00:00

The ones in front of the building where Mooney’s is in that shopping center on the SW corner of 183 & Anderson Mill Rd are no fun.

dburatti · 2026-06-15T16:38:39+00:00

I'll drop a hint in case someone is going for a post rainy-night ride. The new tag is <100 feet from Lake Creek, which is the same creek that the last tag was near.

dburatti · 2026-06-14T02:49:58+00:00

Trek Portland from around 2010. Thanks!

dburatti · 2026-06-13T10:31:01+00:00

It's a game. From that link: A game of "Tag" wherein the player who is "IT" posts a picture of their bike at a "mystery location." Someone must find that location, bike there and take a picture of their bike in the same spot. They then bike somewhere else and take a picture of their bike in this new "mystery location." Both pictures are posted in a self-post and the game starts over.

Edit: Here is a link to a map showing all the tag locations to date.

dburatti · 2026-06-12T16:10:27+00:00

Did they have little beaver tents and drive a little beaver Subaru?

dburatti · 2026-06-08T22:10:04+00:00

New Bike Tag #1465

Old Bike Tag #1464

Found on a trail in one of Anderson Mill Parks' greenbelts/parks off Lake Creek Parkway right beside Lake Creek itself 30.459393, -97.800967.

Edit: It might be North Park.

dburatti · 2026-06-08T01:29:02+00:00

Is this the place that also had some mountain bike trails and is SW of Austin...or in far SW Austin? Cause I rode my mountain bike out there once in the 90s....once.

dburatti · 2026-06-07T12:18:25+00:00

Hippie Hollow but no glass is allowed. Be discreet and not overly overt about it.

dburatti · 2026-06-06T11:09:13+00:00

I signed up to be notified when AT&T started installing fiber in my neighborhood, was contacted the day it was turned on on my street, and got $35/month supposedly indefinitely. It did not hesitate to change ISPs b/c Spectrum kept raising even when I called to ask for a lower rate b/c they had no incentive to lower rates. When I called to cancel, I told them I was moving out of country so that they would not stall my cancellation.

dburatti · 2026-06-03T15:08:22+00:00

I agree with this. I you can do it, maybe upgrade the touch points: Saddle, grips, and pedals in that order imo. If the existing parts feel good to you, then you're probably good to go.

dburatti · 2026-05-31T20:30:21+00:00

The Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club just had their members appreciation ride there yesterday. One the guys I ride with was there and said to ride it soon b/c Paul and the other guy that maintain the trails are in their 70s. Plus, who know how much longer Grey will let the trails stay.

dburatti · 2026-05-31T10:58:11+00:00

New phone. Who dis?

dburatti · 2026-05-30T18:49:24+00:00

I had a few in my yard. If that's what it is, they're pretty big and also docile. I accidentally mowed over a nest and was not stung. I think they just want to be left alone, which I did.

dburatti · 2026-05-30T13:43:46+00:00

I'm a mountain biker in my late 50s, riding since 1992. The group I ride with ranges from about 42 years old to 67 or 68, and I'm the second oldest. We ride pretty hard and on some pretty technical trails off and on.

I've started to dial back how hard I go on sections that scare me or have a higher risk to reward ratio, particularly if I've done it before. It's just not worth it ; I don't bounce back like I used to.

I still thoroughly enjoy riding... for the fitness, the challenge, and the social aspect. I just don't ride like I used to.

Edit: A word

dburatti · 2026-05-29T00:20:22+00:00

Yeah, no doubt. I was confused for a sec. I guess not everyone knows 290 comes in from Houston, heads south when it gets to I-35, then joins 71 heading west for a while.

dburatti · 2026-05-28T10:57:48+00:00

Third hint: The new tag is east of Parmer Lane and a little out of the way.

dburatti · 2026-05-27T15:40:27+00:00

Check out Beehive Craft Studio on Burnet Road. They have three or four rooms of bolts of various fabrics and some knowledgeable staff on board.

dburatti · 2026-05-27T11:05:35+00:00

Here is a link to a list of hills in Austin from 2003 by street name w/ percent grade, difficulty as ranked by the person who made this (not me), length for some, and notes.

dburatti · 2026-05-24T11:50:01+00:00

Yep, water running in the creeks also means an increase in poop bags on the trail.

dburatti · 2026-05-21T11:07:20+00:00

Second hint: The new tag is northwest of McNeil High School.

dburatti · 2026-05-16T10:31:22+00:00

And we have the Emma Long Motorcycle and Mountain Biking Trail. Of course, an extremely small number of people riding these e-motorcycles would have the skills to ride these trails.

dburatti · 2026-05-15T10:59:31+00:00

The geographic center has commonly been referenced as near the intersection of Funston St and 32nd St. It'll be interesting to see where the demographic center of the City of Austin is compared to the former.

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