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

Clean build, dig the silver hubs. What frame is that? All the SCs look too similar.

 

So you’re saying I should take my offer for 3k that i got lol. I’m now weighing selling it super cheap vs just enjoy it for the summer and risk not selling it later

I have til the end of July at least with it… but after that I’ll have very limited time/be in areas of the country that’s just not the right bike (1.5 months in Dallas while I see family before I ship out for OCS)

 

Be patient, I just sold my Fezzari Delano for $2,800. It was pretty much brand new, 13 miles on it. I bought it for $2,600 new, marked way down. Ari bikes jacked up the price to 3,800 which helped the cause. It took a few months on Pink Bike but it finally sold.

 

It depends. 3k isn’t horrible depending on your goals.. I did what the guy above did and just held out around my asking and eventually someone came along. It’s early season so good chance you get an offer as current inventory sells or less sales are abundant.

i would rather ride it and enjoy it this season while having it listed but you run the risk of a bad crash and killing the ability to sell it… but then your decision is made for you!


In the current market someone said that over 3 k isn’t realistic without carbon wheels anymore. Maybe that changes with the tariffs

 

Austin is like 3 hours? Decent trails around there, so I've heard

 

NBD!

Got a sweet deal on a GX equipped Revel Ranger v2 when they were still closing. Shorter travel works well for the trails here in Florida. Still getting the feel of it and fiddling with the suspension but overall love it so far. Once I get everything set I will take it over to Santos and some other more advanced trails.

Only think I am not a huge fan of is the SRAM G2 brakes and the Crank Brothers dropper post. I'll probably swap over the OneUp dropper and maybe the Dominion's off the 5010.

 

3.5 hours from my parents place as of right now, which is 2pm on Sunday. Almost every other time of week both those cities and that highway will be way heavier traffic. Plus then I gotta deal with moving it from Reno to Dallas lol

 

Thanks. It's the newest Nomad, but I'm sure the next one is around the corner.
First day out, it's a killer bike so far. Very surprised how well it climbs, didn't flip the climb lever, did 2,700+ ft without too much effort. Extremely playful for a 170, very easy to throw around and place it wherever. Very surprised how much pop it has. Love how well balanced the back end feels.
First time on the Hope Tech4 V4. Wow... So much power it's silly. Thinking about downsizing rotors...

 

First flat in a long time. Came into a berm hot, slashed the tire and burped it at the same time. The sealant inside was totally dry but the slash on the tire was over an inch long so there is no fixing the tire.

It was a good excuse to install XC inserts I've had sitting on the shelf for a while now. I threw away the GC so I had to put an old Schwalbe for now. The insert was only 50 grams so it didn't add that much weight.

 

Nice, yea man these newer super enduros are ridiculously capable. I just got back off a trail ride on my Giga and I'm constantly impressed how well that bike pedals. If was trying to trim the fleet I'd just rock two wheelsets, one for trail tires, and one for park. I've heard a lot of good things about those Hopes, I might have to try a set if Shimano doesn't drop something soon..

 

Snowshoe was great Saturday. I also finally bought a 1-up and put it to good use in the National Forest.

 

I've been eyeing these for a while. Finally moved my old Kuat Transfer from the Subaru to the Tacoma and..can't open the tailgate, even in the down position without a bike on (it juuuust kisses it ). If you tell me you can open your tailgate with or even without a bike on it, that will probably push me over the edge..

 

Spoiler, it can...
With two trays you can leave the bike on the second tray and lower the tailgate.

 

You can also tilt the rack down with a bike on it to open the tailgate. Be careful of the pedals though

 

Thanks!! Just need to decide black or silver, and will probably get one ordered up tonight..

 

Had a pretty good weekend riding. Friday was Jarrod’s, Sunday was Walden’s and now for an xc loop at the closest trails. GF is breaking in her new Levo and I stole the shock that came on it.

 

FYI be careful they can tilt forward too and hit your tailgate. Always use two hands lol ask me how I know

 

So it's spring loaded/spring assist? Or are you just referring to the "up" or stowed position?

 

Black looks good, but the silver tends to look better longer. I have black, my buddy has silver.

 

on the 1up, that is? yeah. i have silver. but black can be good as well. no problems either way.