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

My sister may be moving to Denver in the coming year, so I may have a reason to sneak out that way.

Well @abacall and I do, so now you know 2.

Yep, street sesh jams are where most of my skill developed. Learned how to nose pivot in a walmart parking lot with 2 rocks. The University of Utah has hundreds of riding hours logged by me. BYU has a secret strava segment too, and its worthy.

Thats about how I felt about the Fuse. Solid meh.

I don't dare get on a Stache till after I close on a house because of the rave rider reviews it always gets.

 

I was hoping to ride Gooseberry. How long would the whole thing take? And when you say heat, are we talking 85, 95, 100?

 

High 90's, oven-like dry heat. Feels like a hairdryer blowing on your face.

 

Its not super long dista ce wise but it is techy, and people take stops for photos and stuff. Seems to take anywhere between 3 and 6 hours depending on who you ride with.

In July, it'll be 90+ and not uncommon to be 100+. Gooseberry has ABSOLUTELY ZERO shade on it, so spring and fall is best. Ive ridden it in Feb and Oct, and even then, you feel pretty beat from the elements by the end.

 

Just set up my compressor this week handy for reseating blown tubeless tires

 

Put my Intense back together late last night after getting the frame painted with some buddy’s and lots of beer. All matchy now.
Going to get better photos of the truck and bike together when I’m not so hungover and before I start fucking it up again, haha.
Also more good news. My Go Fast Camper is in production! Horray!

 

My stable. Or perhaps unstable. Do I know how to choose colors, or what?!

 

Well... as much as I want that Stache7....
I took my teenager that would be "sharing" the bike.
She just could not get comfortable on it(not as tall as I am yet)....
And, to keep me honest.....with myself.
She preferred the TJ
Its a "back-up" or spare bike for me, so, in theory she will use it more.
It is fun.
Liked it better than the Fuze.
Preferred the Stache
Couldnt argue with the price. Bike is worth upgrading if it comes to it.
Besides, the Stache isnt totally off the shelf yet...

So... thanks for prodding me away from the Roscoe. Sucks, it is a fun bike... just wish the rear axle was a boost148.. would have been a no brainer.

Well, I now have a Salsa a few Treks....

 

Looks awesome man!

 

I’ll just be a jerk and leave this here...

 

Same color and everything... damn.... that hurts...

 

If it’s any consolation, this is my stable. I’m a one bike warrior these days, but the Stache is a fun one to have.

Honestly I was kinda turned off by the color at first. Now I love it.

 

I hear ya. It if I had to have just one, it would be that. Or a FullStache.

Might even go that way... hmmmm......

 

That thought has most certainly crossed my mind, more than once

 

Finally got her out on some trails today. Loving this new bike!

 

That is a nice looking setup.

 

Is that a twin and have you tried it yet? I run a ARB Single and there's no way it's enough to setup tubeless.

 

How did you guys mount your cross bars? They both look like they're mounted directly to the bed rails/caps, but I'm guessing that's not actually the case.

 

I'm jealous! I'm strictly a road bike guy--Trek Domane 3.2--but that's a beaut. We also have a couple of electric cruiser bikes which we take when staying at campgrounds.

We have a Thule rack...https://www.thule.com/en-us/us/bike-rack/hitch-bike-racks/thule-easyfold-xt-2-_-903202.

I just realized how expensive that is. I didn't buy it, my fiancee did. I hope she got a big discount... :-/

Looking forward to camping and fishing and will carry 2 kayaks over the bed, and 2 bikes in the bed, as unfortunately the hitch will be in use. No easy way to mount bike carriers on the camper (Tab 400) unfortunately. So I will either get a raised bed rack or possibly build one myself out of wood and 1" black plumbing pipe.

 

I've rebeaded a few tubeless on my single last season. But every rim and tire combo is just a little difference.

Most importantly, people at trailheads look at you like some sort of space wizard when you bust out an air compressor.