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

I have used Stans for several years and I am ready and willing to try something else. From the sounds of it here and the mountain bike action test, probably Orange Seal Endurance. I used to have success with Stans sealing super nice, and now I also have had issues with sidewall seeping and Stans lifting the edges of their own tape twice in a row, so I am done for a while.

 

A ton of young riders around here are sponsored by them but I never really took a look at their products. May have to peruse.

I stick with orange seal because I havent had a single issue, and they sent me a free 8oz bottle when I tagged them in a IG post about orange seal plugging an ACTUAL snake bite. Rattler missed my leg and got my back wheel. 2 perfect fang holes in the sidewall.

 

Not in the same photo, but the taco and bike.

 

Not my dog, but "Chomper" from one of my FB mtb groups needs more exposure and maybe a Rampage trail dog invite.

 

Can’t surf. So I’m riding my bike.

 

Also, saw this guy a while back. Doing things right!

 

Finally got my tailgate pad, thanks to everyone who recommended the Yakima, loving it, even fits the kids bikes. So easy to load up.

 

haha this is great! must be a great pup

 

#CaliforniaProbz haha kidding but same here...They closed our beaches too

 

Peep the lifted 1st Gen in front of that truck too!

 

I'm a newbie. For a first bike, I've had recs for a Trek Roscoe 6 or Cannondale Trail 3. There's also a nearly new Cujo 2 for sale near me for under $1K.98% of my riding is going to be pretty FLAT (Memphis doesn't offer much in terms of altitude), so I'm looking at a hardtail, a dropper post or the ability to get one, basically something I can use for a while and won't be regretting going dirt cheap in a year. What do y'all think?
Any suggestions, thoughts, cries of anguish are welcome.

...Forgive me if I missed this info somewhere amongst the 752 pages.

 

That's the only reason I didn't report @Gunshot-6A for being off topic.

 

I went through what you went through a year ago and ended up with a salsa timberjack. A year later and i am still loving it although i am getting the itch to upgrade to a full suspension

 

I’d check out the Salsa Timberjack. Maybe a Surly Karate Monkey and check the Giant site. They tend to have good values

 

And it was taken from a taco so I was def in the money.

 

Needed a longer ride today. 30 miles, 3K feet, muddy and fun singletrack. Good day.

 

wow! Solid day!

 

I helped my son in a similar quest last year and settled on Salsa Timberjack. Seemed like best value in features/components for the price. Added a OneUp dropper. He got the 27.5 version but I think it can be configured as a 29-er also. It’s heavy but that doesn’t seem to slow him down.

 

My brother lives approximately 2.5 hrs from you and is selling his 2019 trek x caliber. I’m sure he’d meet you in the meet you in the middle.

 

Yes the salsa timberjack can be built in a 27.5+ or 29. I myself went for the 27.5+ deore level as that was all i was willing to spend at the time.