Southern Maine for me. On the coast, hour to Boston, less to White Mountains of New Hampshire for great riding, much nicer people than most Yankees (northerners, not a generic term for all Americans). Portland, Maine is one of the coolest small cities on the east coast.

To be honest I would not want to live in the USA in the medium to long term. It is an economic time bomb waiting to explode sadly.

In the short term, either Florida for its heat or the mid-west for those wonderful, but occasionally deadly, thunderstorms and tornadoes.

QUOTE:To be honest I would not want to live in the USA in the medium to long term. It is an economic time bomb waiting to explode sadly.UNQUOTE.

You what?

It’s a far safer bet than the UK.

They have oil, gas and water in abundance. They still make things, they have a can-do culture of the sort that has long since disappeared here and more importantly, they have room to expand.

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QUOTE:To be honest I would not want to live in the USA in the medium to long term. It is an economic time bomb waiting to explode sadly.UNQUOTE.

You what?

It’s a far safer bet than the UK.

They have oil, gas and water in abundance. They still make things, they have a can-do culture of the sort that has long since disappeared here and more importantly, they have room to expand.

They still make things do they?

Most of the US economic boom came from shipping out the basic manufacturing of goods to the third world where labour is cheap.

I am not saying that the UK is in a better position by any means as we have followed a similar economic model.

My worry would be forking out the money to move to the USA and then be in a country that will decline economically in the medium to long term.

It’s too late to get into the economic and structural problems within the USA but they do exist in the same way as they do in the UK.

My fears are for my children…

To be honest I would not want to live in the USA in the medium to long term. It is an economic time bomb waiting to explode sadly.

You’d have to persuade them to let you in first. Not necessarily a forgone conclusion.

Crested Butte, probably.

Although I also loved Fanta Se, er, Santa Fe.

VEGAS Baby !

No, honestly …….

Apart from the Casinos & gambling Loads of stuff goes on there, shows, concerts , boxing, Nascar, and as it is such a tourist destination it’s pretty easy to get to any where else in the US if you fancy a holiday elswhere, the weather seems pretty stable but winter sports available close by( ish )

I had a week there last year and spent 1 of the days out in the desert with locals in a 4 x 4 which was brilliant and saw loads of riding opportunities within a 1 hr drive ….

Can’t wait to go back some time ….. though living in the US is not top of my “to do ” list 😉

Nashville or Knoxville Tennessee or Galveston Texas Although the Wind and tide might put me off a bit

Don’t know if anyone said Squamish yet.

My dad has liv ed on the east and west coasts and now lives in Colorado.

California is great, but expensive and too much traffic.
East coast is a lot like Europe – both good and bad in terms of climate etc
Colorado is fantastic and would be my choice (Boulder to be precise) but also expensive

We have the chance to move there within the next 12 months but have decided to stay in Europe becuase of the health care (we have a sickly kid) job opportunities (I am a consultant and don’t want to be away from home 4-5 days a week) and vacation entitlement added to the distance from our families.

Seems boring and I would never have expected to make that decision but I guess I am just more boring and grown up than I used to be. I have also finally learned to appreciate the good things about living in Scandinavia 🙂

Seattle because it very close to Vancouver

I’ve lived in the midwest and one thing I actually miss is the huge storms, they’re ace.

I think there are lots of places I’d live quite happily, up Michigan, milwaukee, st Louis, Seattle, Portland, salt lake city, Denver

Anywhere along the Sierra Nevada, California. A stunningly beautiful place with so much to see, to live here would occupy a lifetimes holidays; Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Lake Tahoe to name a few highlights. I found the old gold rush towns to be very welcoming, lot’s of microbreweries and you’re only a short hop into either San Fran or Vegas if you fancy a weekend blowout.

The island of Kauai, Hawaii.

On the mainland: On the banks of the Hood River in Oregon.

Both locations mean I could ride my bike, windsurf and surf loads. 😀

In Hawaii I could do them in shorts all year round.
In Oregon I could hit the pistes with little fuss.

I’m loving the love for Oregon. I lived in Corvallis for a year at Uni, and it was a great spot. Biking trails from the edge of the town. Portland would be very nice. I found it a very non-stereotypically American culture.

Downieville and i,m not coming back……….

Downieville and i,m not coming back……….

Done the race then?

For my 2c it would probably be Tahoe CA – easy access to Norcals West Coast & Utah, Moab, Fruita arent too far away either..

Colorado. I’ve not been to a lot of places in the states but the people in Colorado seemed to be very nice and fairly laid back and for the most part were very outdoor orientated. Fairly certain I’d not be keen on California too.

I would hate to live in Texas, really didn’t like it there. Didn’t like New York either.

Mammoth. Best place I’ve ever been.

We could live in the USA. We don’t.

EDIT: to clarify, many places in the USA would be nice (Oregon, Washington etc) but there are significant down-sides compared with the UK. And up-sides of course.