Bozeman, MT

[csm]

What's in the water out there? First there's transplant Dave Kirk making some beautiful bikes. And then there's the Bozeman Watch Company.
And I just received a phone mount from Hondo Garage.
Designed and built in Bozeman.
Seems rock solid and my phone stayed secure despite some hooliganism.

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[jmoore]

Schnee's is also in Bozeman. They make some fantastic hunting boots. IIRC, Carl Strong is there too.

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[Lurvey]

Sklar Bikes (http://www.sklarbikes.com/) too.

[dekindy]

Strong bicycle was there first. The Cycling House is just down the road in Missoula, MT.

[evo111@comcast.net]

Not to hijack the thread but - Looks like Bozeman Watch has vanished.

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/bozeman-watch-company-closes-shop-leaves-some-buyers-in-limbo/article_0f192f59-6191-5a16-8b07-bd5bf8488ccf.html

[sokyroadie]

Paul Taylor of the watch makers.

[dekindy]

Paul Taylor of the watch makers.

Did he go out of business again?

[Tickdoc]

Don't forget mystery ranch backpacks, and some really good caramels from bequest candy company.

[cadence90]

Paul Taylor of the watch makers.

Isn't it strangely sad (or sadly strange) that, what, maybe 100-250 people max in the world (perhaps even fewer) know what this short sentence means?

[hokoman]

Csm -
Will the phone mounts work on a bicycle bar? I should have asked before I ordered! Hah hah.

[eddief]

Isn't it strangely sad (or sadly strange) that, what, maybe 100-250 people max in the world (perhaps even fewer) know what this short sentence means?


I'm in with the in crowd
I go where the in crowd goes
I'm in with the in crowd
And I know what the in crowd knows

Any time of the year, don't you hear?
Dressin' fine, makin' time
We breeze up and down the street
We get respect from the people we meet
They make way day or night
They know the in crowd is out of sight

I'm in with the in crowd
I know every latest dance
When you're in with the in crowd
It's easy to find romance

At a spot where the beat's really hot
Oh, if it's square, we ain't there
We make every minute count
Our share is always the biggest amount
Other guys imitate us
But the original's still the greatest

We got our own way of walkin'
We got our own way of talkin', yeah

Anytime of the year, don't you hear?
Spendin' cash, talkin' trash
Girl, I'll show you a real good time
Come on with me and leave your troubles behind
I don't care where you've been
You ain't been nowhere till you've been in

With the in crowd, yeah
Oh, with the in crowd (yeah, yeah, yeah)
We got our own way of walkin', yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
We got our own way of talkin' (yeah, yeah, yeah)
In the in crowd

[csm]

Csm -

Will the phone mounts work on a bicycle bar? I should have asked before I ordered! Hah hah.



Yes. Should be fine.


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[brownhound]

My hometown!

It's always collected people who want to be there to play (e.g., my dad). But it's always been a trick to earn enough since you can't eat scenery. Therefore, strong incentive to do your own thing if it can pay.

Hard to believe, but when I was a kid Patagonia moved some of their operations to Bozeman. It left after a couple years because it was too isolated. These days it attracts outside money that wants to live and sell there.

[jds108]

It's a terrible place to live, just terrible I tell you.

http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p629/jds108/IMG-555108ff4967be47e95e7b5fe2bc7987-V_zpsdkxluiou.jpg (http://s1159.photobucket.com/user/jds108/media/IMG-555108ff4967be47e95e7b5fe2bc7987-V_zpsdkxluiou.jpg.html)


That's yesterday at one of the arms of the Madison River where it enters Ennis Lake, about 45 minutes from Bozeman. That water right there is full of rainbows... Had my best day of the year there yesterday.



Unemployment in the county is running at 2.6% - the construction business has sucked up all of the available labor. It may be difficult to find a high paying job here, but if you swing a hammer, plenty of places are desperate for help. That may not last much longer as we're prone to the boom/bust housing cycles like so many other places.

[brownhound]

^^^^
When I was a kid, there were two main groups of people: those who worked construction in summer and whatever they could find in winter (plow, work ski lifts) and those who worked for the government. The latter could afford mortgages. These days there is a service sector - tech - that has flushed a lot of better salaries into the valley. IMO that changed things, for the better or worse.

[David Kirk]

From my experience it seems that you either come here with a set of skills and a business plan that does not rely on the local economy or you pound nails or serve coffee.

Finding other stuff is getting somewhat easier but it's still not what anyone would call easy.

dave

[Ralph]

If everyone could move there and make a good living....many would move there.....then you wouldn't like it.

Love your area. I remember driving up from Yellowstone and seeing your area for first time.

[brownhound]

They are. One of the fastest growing places in the US.

http://www.ktvq.com/story/33387534/bozeman-is-fastest-growing-community-in-us

[Tickdoc]

I thought I wanted to move there after visiting on my way to Yellowstone. I keep the town listed in my weather app and check in from time to time.

Would be a great place to live in the summer.

[fiamme red]

Sklar Bikes (http://www.sklarbikes.com/) too.http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/business/clocking_in/clocking-in-with-adam-sklar-owner-of-sklar-bikes/article_15083557-2e2b-5a14-965a-239644999f87.html