When’s the last time you were downtown? The city is actually going through a really nice period of revitalization. Terry Pegula (owner of Buff Bills and Sabres) has pumped a TON of money into the city.
Canalside, right on the Lake Erie waterfront is really nice. Free concerts all summer, pond hockey tourneys, events literally every day. So many great new restaurants, growing music/art scene, etc etc. Slow-Roll gets something like 1500 riders every week. Nice road race/CX scene, great regional MTB trails, solid IBDs, blah blah blah.
I hated Buffalo, when I moved here, but had a free place to stay, so stuck around. Then I met my now-wife, and, well… 16 years later, I actually kinda like the place.
oh i actually really like buffalo, i just don’t like inlaw crap. i’m there every few months. canalside is awesome. i hope they move the bills downtown!
Yeah, my mom said the same thing when I was visiting my parents in Elmira last weekend.
Seemed like it was a veiled attempt to get me to move back to the east coast, closer to my birthplace, without sacrificing the benefits of living in a city.
I’m gonna be in Syracuse sept 29-2, but I guess that isn’t western NY anymore.
Blerg, coz kinda want to ride around y’all sometime. Will look into other non-cross weekends.
[quote=lwkwafi]I’m gonna be in Syracuse sept 29-2, but I guess that isn’t western NY anymore.
Blerg, coz kinda want to ride around y’all sometime. Will look into other non-cross weekends.[/quote]
go mtb at shindagin state forest! it’s an hour and a quarter from cuse! you will love it.