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

Glad it turned out that way, good people deserve good karma. Can't have enough good trail karma...

 

Did you guys watch this?
Grandma that can out ride me.

Those pinkbike comments went crazy on an ebike tangent lol

 

Guess I gotta get one of those kids ride shotgun seats…

 

Congrats buddy!

Say goodbye to what little ride time you might have been getting.

By the time you’ll be ready for a shotgun seat, mine will be too big for the one I have. I’ll cut you a bro deal

 

Congrats!

I kinda took a break from MTB when my girls were young. Eight years later, I met some guys from work and realized how much had changed. My once better-than-average bike was quite outdated.

 

I haven’t touched my bike in 2022 sadly….

this is partially the reason. The main one being that I’m being held to have the master suite remodel done before kiddo arrives in November…

 

oh dang! congrats dude! Dadlyfe is best.

 

Congrats man! My 14yo son just started riding with me and wish I drug him along sooner. Best riding partner ever!

 

congras man, just know that no matter how much you prepare you’re not going to be ready and that’s OK.

 

Oh I’m super not ready. I gag and almost throw up at the smell of my dogs fart. I’m doomed.

 

yah know what they say about us truck folks.....wait. i don't know what they say about us truck folks. are we dumb???

ahha! trucks is just like bikes. n+1!

congrats dude! little ripper!

 

wait. that's a real thing? interesting.......

 

Congrats! My daughter will be 4 months this week, but my wife is a saint and I still get to hit the trails once a week. On the days she wants to ride with me the grandparents keep the baby for a few hours. I consider myself pretty lucky in that regard!


Cleaned up my Marlin 7 yesterday. I love this hardtail, but I'm really wanting to move into a full suspension. I had planned to keep it and just add a full squish next year, but maybe it's time to sell and use that money to upgrade or find someone who wants a nicely modded hardtail and cash. Babies aren't cheap, so not sure I can justify keeping it, my wife's hardtail, and getting a new bike! Might list it in some MTB groups for trade soon..

Here are a few of the upgrades I've done in case any fellow Marlin riders need any info!

2019 Trek Marlin 7 Slate Large 19.5
MicroShift Advent X 1x10 clutched drivetrain
PNW Ridge Dropper Post internally routed
PNW Puget Dropper Lever
PNW Range Handlebars 800mm
PNW Range Gen 3 Stem 40mm
Stamp 1 flat pedals
ODI Rouge Lock On Grips
WTB Speed Saddle
Wolf Tooth seat post clamp
Granite Juicy Nipple presta valve caps
RaceFace chain stay protector
ProBikeTool aluminum bottle cage
180mm rotors with Shimano adapters front and rear
Shimano FC-M361 crankset 175mm
32-T oval chain ring
29x2.20 tires front and rear
RockShox XC30 fork with RockShox mud guard

 

Only some of us

 

Gonna be in north Seattle area tonight through Monday afternoon, and it's gonna be pissin rain the whole time. Really putting a damper on sneaking in an afternoon in Bellingham.

 

I thought people up there just ride in the rain. Otherwise, you might never ride.

 

Congrats man!

 

Is that a veiled criticism of me?
https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-s...t/1b8d2ac859a1/sub-buzz-579-1616699563-34.png

 

My wife likes this....

and yea man hook it, I'm telling ya.. shits legit... not a pyramid scheme

 

Suit up for the elements and send it.. you gonna have your bike or rent one? I rented from Fairhaven bikes was pretty reasonable...

Although.... https://www.transitionbikes.com/Demo_Factory.cfm

or credit toward new bike day