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

Because they've been naughty. But in the good way.

 

In case you wanted to witness a sweet spectacle of Karma coming around to bite you:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/whyte-bikes-vs-rich-energy-what-happened-next.html

 

Oregon bikepacker saved a dude's life after he got stranded offroading. Features a Trek Stache funny enough.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...in-remote-oregon-desert/ar-AAETR2g?li=BBnb7Kz

 

"As I got closer, I thought, 'That's a funny-looking cow' and then I realized that this was a man" - talk about kicking a man while he's down lol, damn

 

Finished this build last week and promptly threw it in the taco for a riding/camping trip. Life is good!

'17 Kona Honzo ST large
'18 Fox Factory 36 150mm 44mm offset w/ MRP Ramp Cartridge (+CC angleset)
Fox Factory Transfer 150mm dropper w/ Wolftooth lever
Race Face Arc 30 Offset + DT 350s w/ 54t engagement
Teravail Honcho 2.6 rubber
11sp XT drivetrain
Zee / SLX Brakes
30 lbs

66deg HTA, 475mm reach, 415mm chainstay length, 310mm BB height, 1168mm wheelbase

 

That is a beautiful bike!

 

That thing is awesome!

 

I’m hoping to free up the funds for a hardtail in the near future and the honzo is a prime target (if I don’t go another Stache). Digging everything you got going on there
Shrink that frame to a medium and I’ll take it when you’re tired if it.

Which rei model tent is that?

 

Thanks backcountryj! The tent is the Kindom 8 w/ mud room. The kids call it the Taj Mahal. . That's the beauty of a steel Honzo - you never get tired of it!

 

Damn that's nuts!

 

That part of the state is pretty damn remote. The name "Oregon Outback" is pretty fitting.

 

I've yet to make it out there...but definitely need to make the trip!

 

This is very likely the loop the guy was doing when he found the stranded guy. Lots of pretty country.

https://bikepacking.com/routes/oregon-outback/

 

Nice!

 

I don't get it. Whyte is out a ton of money they'll never get back and this guy is just going to slither away to his next scam. He probably made a ton of money already from his cut of the investment money. Seems like more of a tale of the small bike company getting boned and this prick getting away with it.

 

Thanks for the recs on shorts.
Tried to find some Fox Rangers.. smallest I could find was 34s....
Ended up snagging a set of Zioc Ether shorts....will give them a whirl.
May still order a set of 32 Rangers..
Looks like my Salsa is gonna get some exercise this coming week while the LBS has my Trek(they've done me well, and are retiring, so, kicking them some $$).

 

I have 8 pairs of Zoic Ethers if that tells you anything. Good quality, and once you have a covey of liners, you can just buy the outer pants for like half price.

 

I can see why.
Went and banged out a ride on the Salsa this morning.

While I wish they were a touch longer, theyre fine. And the pocket placement, and size etc is spot on.

 

Check out Ibis wheelsets. I'm running their carbon rims with Project 321 hubs and they're solid.

$499 for aluminum wheels with Ibis hubs. $1299 for carbon rims with Ibis hubs. Both have a 7 yr rim and 2 yr hub warranty.

I've had great luck with Stans rims (specifically their Flows), but their hubs were unreliable for me. Stans rims matted to Industry 9 or Project 321 rims would be a solid setup.

 

Ghetto racks and singletrack