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

A_Hooligan · Jan 5, 2018

the real question though, is if you moved that damn fender yet on the yeti!

ccallen · Jan 5, 2018

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Made it to Washington. Hitting up Tokel!

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I've ridden Tokel a few times back when I lived there. What did you think. If you get a chance ride Tiger Mountain!

ccallen · Jan 5, 2018

tomgru said: ↑

Welcome to Washington.

Tokul is great. within 60 minutes, make sure you try out Tiger, Raging River, Ollalie.... although can't guarantee there won't be snow at the top of these.
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Haha didn't see this I too just told him to hit up Tiger. I used to live in Freemont, where are you located?

ccallen · Jan 5, 2018

zizzy34 said: ↑

Made it to Washington. Hitting up Tokel!

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Oh and Galbraeth Mt if you want to go that far north!

ccallen · Jan 5, 2018

A_Hooligan said: ↑

the real question though, is if you moved that damn fender yet on the yeti!
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Hahah this thing just keeps biting me in the ass. I actually did pull it off to put it back on my commuter...
As you can see on the wall of bikes:
And the last time I rode and literally froze my face off..

Little morning urban ride before all the snow hit...

A_Hooligan · Jan 5, 2018

nice, your garage wall looks about like mine, ill snag a pic after work.

ccallen · Jan 5, 2018

A_Hooligan said: ↑

nice, your garage wall looks about like mine, ill snag a pic after work.
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Hahah nice! He who dies with most toys wins... Right??

ElTacoGrigio · Jan 6, 2018

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All right everybody, as I posted earlier, I had the opportunity to demo an Alta Rack "Alta Six" shuttle style hitch rack this weekend in exchange for marketing-use pictures and thought I would share my thoughts.

**As a disclaimer, I wasn't paid for this or anything, just thought I would offer my comments on a decent product and support the little guy**

So Alta Racks really took off this last year with their 6 bike shuttle rack. Currently it is their only offering, but unlike Recon or North Shore, it is adjustable / scalable. The rack has 6 baskets and rear wheel tie-ins. The default offering includes 4 regular size tire baskets that will fit 24-29ers, and then your choice of 2 baskets that fit either regular, plus, or fat bike tires. We had my friends Marin with 27.5 x 2.3 tires in the plus basket and was still plenty secure, so you aren't as limited as the basket selection might appear at first. As a secondary retention measure as well as to secure the rear wheel, Alta branded voile type straps are used. The baskets were quite tight against the rubber, but no rim contact was made. This reduces the possibility of damage to the bike, but did well even on the bumpiest of shuttle roads. We took it down the Grafton Mesa road and up Guacamole Mesa. If you know anything about these roads, you know they are NOT gentle. We were sure to strap the bikes down, and everything held strong (even through a few enthusiastic rally drifts around dusty corners).

In the below picture, you can see the wing bolts that are used as set screws on the rack. These allow you to move the baskets and tire holders left/right to avoid rubbing between the bikes, and also allows you to remove baskets. This trip we only took 4 baskets (3 regular, 1 plus). For those of you that aren't partial to the Alta Racks branded plates on the outside baskets, they are bolt-on so you can take them off.

You can also adjust the height of the top and bottom bars by undoing and adjusting a couple of lag bolts for different length bikes and depending on off-road clearance needs. You can see the holes in the below pics.

Loaded up and ready to rock! Utah sunsets, American flags, and Christmas lights on the RTT rack, what more could you want?

One of the reasons we wanted to try it out was to test practicality on mid-size trucks (maker owns a Dodge diesel), but also experiment with an RTT setup.
My Tepui Ayer on top of a C4 rack clears the front tires in the upright and locked position by a few inches when the tent is deployed. The rack also has the ability to swing down 45 degrees to clear tailgates, make it easier to load, etc by use of a redundant combination slam latch / pin adjustment. You might also note that I have my tailgate down. My 2nd gen / 2015 could drop the tailgate and clear the slam latch by about 3/4 of an inch. 3rd gens with the deeper bed will likely not be able to enjoy this feature, and will have to tilt it down.

Tagging @Box Rocket and @C4 Fabrication FYI in case someone asks you about this in the future.

Alternate view of vestibule clearance from the kitchen:

Tailgate access and view of the slam latch / pin adjustment plus the wheel straps. "Like a glove...":

A bonus feature on this rack is that there is a slide in bracket that retains a bike stand attachment. It holds it quite securely, and at a reasonable height for most chores without too much stooping:

Finally, here is the description from the Alta Racks website for a full lid.

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Question! Do the bikes still fit on the tailgate pad under the bed rack for shuttling?

Cheers!

DirtTaco252 · Jan 6, 2018

Oreo Cat said: ↑

Can it fit in the bed with the tailgate up?
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Not with the stretch on it. Never tried a stock grom so im not sure. I could maybe get the gate closed if i went corner to corner.

tomgru · Jan 6, 2018

ccallen said: ↑

Haha didn't see this I too just told him to hit up Tiger. I used to live in Freemont, where are you located?
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Redmond/Sammamish area!

ccallen · Jan 6, 2018

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Redmond/Sammamish area!
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Nice that's a great area!

Atrox1529 · Jan 6, 2018

Anybody else riding fat? Wish we had more snow.

photogr4x4 · Jan 6, 2018

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Anybody else riding fat? Wish we had more snow.
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Wish I was. Going to a local fatbike demo in a few weeks!

kryten · Jan 6, 2018

Atrox1529 said: ↑

Anybody else riding fat? Wish we had more snow.

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Is that On One Fatty carbon fork?

I started with '15 Bigfoot 6.3, then On One Fatty custom build and now '16 Sasquatch 6.1.

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FreightTrain · Jan 6, 2018

I did a quick, pre-New Year run down to Hurricane, UT last weekend. Rode Gooseberry one day and finally got out to Little Creek Mesa the next. Can't complain about mid-60s in Utah in December!!

Views of Zion NP from Little Creek:

"Bowls & Ledges" trail on Gooseberry:

Views from the rim on Gooseberry:

CO_0321er · Jan 6, 2018

Gotta take advantage of those 60 degree Colorado days!

Savoia · Jan 6, 2018

I'm guessing no road bikes here?

dman100 · Jan 6, 2018

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I'm guessing no road bikes here?
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Anything with two wheels ... road, mountain, Harley, KTM, Ducati, even Grom ... it’s all good here!

El Latigo · Jan 6, 2018

Savoia said: ↑

I'm guessing no road bikes here?
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I ride Road and Mountain Bikes 2017 Specialized Tarmac S-Works DI2.....

Savoia · Jan 6, 2018

El Latigo said: ↑

I ride Road and Mountain Bikes 2017 Specialized Tarmac S-Works DI2.....
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Oh man I need to mount my bike like yours, it's about time that I stop laying it flat on the bed lol

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