All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

Trail shot. Wood features are so terrifying when wet after you take a couple hard falls.

 

Where is this at? cool trails.

 

What Gin05 said? I'm originally from Seattle and I go visit a ton. This looks awesome! I use to ride up at exit 27 that had a ton of wood features and loved it!

 

ok, i wanted to put my mounts on the side of the bed too, but my bike won't fit in the bed that way.

 

This was a trail in the black diamond area, I think the trail name was derailer. Black diamond is full of tight twisty trails. Im in issaquah and ride tiger and duthie a ton.

 

Don't fall.

 

The YT Tues Pro Carbon - just upgraded the brakes to the Avid Code - a shame that such an amazing build didn't have adequate brakes straight from the factory...

 

Yakima rack with Rocky Mounts trays. Truck Covers USA roll-up...

 

Happy with your tonneau? I've got the same one on the way.

 

I'm super happy with mine... had a couple minor issues and their customer support is outstanding.

 

So far so good. I've only had it for a couple weeks. I like the fact that I can still retract it with the rack on and have access to the full bed. Going through the carwash and in some rain I've had minor trickles of water down the insides of the bed but no issues other than that. I've also got a bed mat and I think anything I had in there would stay dry. I got the keyless release, and I'm happy I did. It's super convenient to open and close.

 

AutoAnything couldn't get me the keyless release lever - it's out of stock everywhere. I'll order that as soon as sites have it available again.

 

Looking to get more serious into mtb this year. Opinion on this bike?

 

It's hard to knock a bike for $1000 but it's getting a bit long in the tooth being a 26er
A busted dropper post is gonna be a pain (and possibly pricey to fix) unless you just replace it with a regular post.
I9 hubs and Stans rims is a good combo.

As a general rule I'd recommend going for the best/most-modern you can afford rather than trying to save a bit on a good deal - it could save you in the long run, or just be

 

I agree that bike is to old for the money. The key is to be patient on Craigslist. Getting into mt biking will be a rewarding activity for years to come, buy a good bike once or pay way more next year by getting a "deal".

 

or Pinkbike.com... seems much more legit than CL, at least around these parts

 

Just picked this up, to add to my collection, 2017 Santa Cruz chameleon27.5+

 

Agree, that is yesterday's bike. I had an '07 enduro. It was a fun bike. Bought for 2k new. Would not be worth 1k now even with the i9 hubs. Keep looking.

 

Very nice, hard tail will work great on those smooth, fast bend trails.

 

Nice