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

I think I recognize...Zen?

 

purple clamp, stem, and hubs? gotta go with purple nipples, oil slick chain and cassette too right? red valve cover? maybe a purple wolf tooth dropper lever?

 

I toyed with oil slick, but outside of groupset items, it really hasn't taken hold all that much. Plus it goes from understated to wildly overdone in like 1 part if you aren't careful.

If I did go oilslick, I'd go this route, one part just to make it pop!

 

That looks wonderful. My kind of trail. Not saying I’d clean every obstacle. Just that my preferred trails are not up and backs.

Pedaling for an hour on a fire road (or similar) to access 20min of sustain DH isn’t my idea of a great day in the saddle. Consistent variety is my idea of a perfect trail.

 

You'd love southern Utah then. Trail like Gooseberry Mesa or Guacamole. Basically slickrock obstacle courses full of short punchy climbs, fun twisty obstacles, etc. Like natural skateparks

 

@abacall how were you kipping up, in the topper? Just curious.

I'm planning a few MTB trips on my end - but the closest thing worth camping for is NE Kingdom up in VT. There's some awesome trails up there. I have a feeling I'll be doing a few long weekends up there this year, unfortunately won't be able to take the dog but for camping my plan is to rip out the passenger seat and set up a bed on that side, I'm a little sketched out with the bike though, it would just be in the bed. Toying with some ideas to store the bike in the cab and be able to sleep in there (comfortably).

 

hey! I know that guy int he second pic on the yellow rocky!

 

I just pulled them of trailforks at random, but what are the odds?

 

haha. probably fairly high. I probably know who uploaded the photo too. lolol.

 

purple ftw! The frame tan?

looks epic! That ridgeline run you posted looks a little spicy! Especially solo! Hope to make it out there at some point soon.

Saw the link in your signature and joined up the TW Strava. If anyone in the Ventura county / LA area wants to ride, drop me a line. Doing Rocky Peak (Grudge /Undertow) Lap or 2 this Sunday.

 

I’m a fan of purple components. It’s a good contrast to green. I wanted pink but not enough options haha

 

Its a light green color.

 

NE Kingdom is definitely worth a few days of riding! If you need coordinates on places to camp let me know.

 

I have a few places to go, I would be truck camping. At least one spot I wouldn't be worried about leaving the bike in the bed while I slept, another spot is unlikely I would care about leaving it (open/accessible) in the bed. But that second one is pretty far south so, probably wouldn't want to go there for a long weekend.

Anyway, yeah I plan to probably be up there at least once this summer.

 

Somebody put up a monolith at one of the local trails in OC. I was lazy to pedal today so borrowed my friends ebike. However ended up towing one of my friends. So total time for the trail still took me the same if I went on my non ebike.

 

60s during the day, mid 30s at night. It was perfect, except the second day some big winds came through. Wind can suck a nut.

You might actually benefit from the carbon hoops then. Less rotational weight and stiffer builds means you can spin 'em up real quick, and have plenty of torsional stiffness for that precise feel, the more durable rim would also survive those rock impacts without breaking.
Negatives typically associated with carbon include the stiff feel which can be jarring on super rocky and sustained rough descents. None of that really applies to you. Just make sure you get QUALITY rims, and do a little research into some of the more compliant ones. WR1 are a great place to start.

Good eye. Zen, JEM/Goulds, and Barrel. Dude, Barrel had some spicy jumps, gaps, drops, lines. Good times.

Short cot, inflatable mattress, sleeping bag w/silk liner in the back of the truck. Warm, and probably more comfortable than the bed at home. Woke up with frost on the softopper, all snuggled up in my sleeping bag.
I wouldn't worry about your bike if you're sleeping right next to it. I usually just sleep in the back, or a tent, and keep the bike next to me. Not like someone's going to come up to my site, come right up to where I'm sleeping, and try to sneak the bike away. I mean, they can try, but my big axe and hunter knife might have something to say about it.

Man, photos never do it justice. It took me like 3 roll-ins before I committed to dropping in and onto that super loose, steep, and narrow ridge.

 

Looks like the trails we have in the Frederick Watershed and Gambrill State Park in Frederick County, MD. Good stuff - great challenging trials that lack the length, slick rock and incredible vistas of the west!

 

Good points. I think I might look for a topper or tonneau roll up too and see if I can get the bike to fit under either of those without too much effort. Soft topper I think I can do easily.

 

One of my primary reasons for wanting a new Tacoma LB with a cap is to travel about for mtn biking excursions and having the capability to sleep in the rear. But reading about the leaking caps has me concerned. Is it common to have a leaking + $2,000 cap? It appears to be somewhat of a common problem in some of the cap reviews I have read for LEER and ARE. I have a 2002 Z71 Chevy Suburban with 218,000 miles and Maryland rust (original owner). The Suburban would be a much cheaper, bigger and drier option than a new TRD OR DCLB + new cap. The Ole Suburban (kids hunting vehicle) would require some re-investment to make sure she is sea worthy for 3,000 mile round trips! For those interested check out Suboverland. They are located in Idaho and they buy old Suburbans for $3,000 to $6,000 and upgrade them into overland vehicles for resale for $10,000 to $15,000. I really want to treat myself with a new Tacoma to enjoy my early retirement years while I am physically able. I also ski, hunt, fish, hike and want to kayak as well. So any feed back on the issues of Tacos with caps for you cats that sleep in the back please chime in. Thanks!

 

the problem comes from the beds not the caps.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/posts/11379261

There’s another thread somewhere that explains better about the front and sides too you have to take them off to seal them, plus the gaps in the ends of the bar at the front of the bed.

the cap can be as watertight as you want, without sealing up the bed you’ll still get water back there.