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

I was more making a “pathetic mountain bikers” joke. I saw this post on FB.

I’m going to Colorado this year for a week and can’t even bring my bike. Fiancé said, “it’s a FAMILY trip”

 

A quiet bike park on a farm in nova friburgo, brazil. I've been driving this ford.. idk what it is. 5 speed manual. There are some crazy dirt roads in the mountains that had me missing my Tacoma. No tacomas here, the people like to off road mitsubishi trucks and volkswagen beetles converted to buggy's.

 

Next TW meetup trip?

 

Yeah bring the tacomas. My gf said she saw a NY license plate here. Likely brought the car here because there are foreigners working the offshore rigs in our city

edit: I think its hard to find trails here. I know the bike trails aren't easy to find. It's a mix of word of mouth, instagram pages, and google maps lol

 

Depends on what you like. I'm not here to trail fetish shame.

 

Also they dont have jeep wranglers here. They have this.. I think its made by ford

https://www.troller.com.br/conheca-o-carro

 

Yes, but still better than trails in Oklahoma City. Watch out for that water hazard.

 

So I rode a 17 mach 6 today. 27.5 155 rear travel. Even though the weight of carbon frame was nice I missed my Giant Trance 2 on the climb. I could feel the seat tube angle difference and the extra travel. But on the way down, oh my goodness. Easily 20% faster going down. Although I forgot to ask the friend I'm borrowing from if its a medium or large... I did notice when descending I felt like the bike was much too small because I had to arch my back quite a bit. Maybe If I had a 17 mach 6 I'd need a size xl? Also couldn't find any indicators on the frame if its medium or large. Either way, It was a blast on the way down but I could feel the "enduro" type geo on the climb.

Also: Would anyone want to do some shuttle runs in AZ this weekend? Flag, Prescott, Tucson. I do know it's supposed to be cold with chance of some precipitation up north though which is unfortunate.

 

Did you ask her what she plans to give up on your Colorado trip since you can’t sneak a ride in? Disclaimer: don’t actually do that

 

sounds like your fiance needs to get her priorities straight? biking always wins.

I mean...if he does, she gets angry and he goes to leave on a bike ride...so...win?

 

eh hmm.

you’ll see where we’re discussing a live painter and meeting the photographer again at hipster Starbucks lol



Follow up

 

Your brave...

 

Am I.......

I did let about 3 minutes pass before responding though

 

Lol acting all bad to the bone and then chasing that message with kissy faces

 

Hey, you gotta know the limits....

 

Love it
Some unsolicited advice that has worked for me in the past; on vacation take your bike ride early in the morning before everyone wakes up. Say you'll be back by 9 or something then you can always blame BS traffic or a mechanical when you come back later after your epic ride. She's only mad 50% of the transaction

 

I told her the same thing, some of her cousins are really girly and don’t finish getting ready till 12-1.

We’ve all discussed it though. They’ll get left behind if they pull that crap they did in gatlinburg last year.

 

I remember the early speculation on bronco 3rd gen forums were that the new bronco was a rebadged Troller

 

oh man. you are very brave. RIP brother.

 

We're good, I was hoping she'd be excited to also take her 5010 with her, but noooo. Family.

Given I'd have to ride the Greens and easier blues with her, but I enjoy all riding tbh.
I just pedal really hard in spurts for a section or feature and then wait.