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

I partially grew up in Everett, then lived in Bellevue for a while after college. Def tongue in cheek for the summer months.

 

You're okay in my book!! I'm not old, but I feel old when ever my friends talk about social media. I have no idea what the hell they're talking about.

 

Got this project finished. I tow an m416 trailer for camp, so I needed a solution other than a hitch mount. The mounting holes of the Toyota front rail lined up with slots in the Victory 4x4 bed stiffeners. Needed to take 1/2" off both sides of the rail. The mounts are Rockymounts DriveShaft.

Bike is a medium frame Canyon Neuron (29er). Its the longest I have, and fits with the shown angle. If you are a L/XL, you will have to increase the angle, which will reduce space for other gear. Two bike will fit if you can deconflict handlebar space. Most likely if I'm transporting multiple bikes, I'll throw the tailgate pad on and roll up the Softopper window.

 

Had the pleasure of meeting @FreightTrain at the trailhead after a ride by chance tonight.

thanks for coming and saying hi.

 

We rode some great trails in McCall Idaho this summer. That may be a bit far though and more likely to be snowy in May.

When we lived in western Oregon, we'd always say that the weather is almost guaranteed to be nice July 4 to labor day and almost guaranteed to be wet the rest of the year.

 

oOO m416 trailer. how do you have it built?

 

My bike. It’s a pain to ride at my age but still love it. 1987 mongoose decade.

 

Not much to it. 265/75/16 on steelies, the tent on the rack. Stock axle/suspension/hubs. Rarely use the rear stabilizers, but they are nice for longer stays. I like keeping the weight of the tent off the truck during daily driving, then hook up and go into weekend mode. Trailer usually carries firewood, tables, odds and ends I don't mind getting wet. I would like to do a canvas cover to keep out the majority of rain and the opportunistic sticky hands.

 

Got my new niterider lumina 1000 boosts in yesterday. Quality product.

I don’t plan to do night riding, but I might. I have gotten myself out on the trails and not back in time before it got pitch black and that suckeddddd. I have bad night vision.

 

I have a 1000 and 800. Not bad lights. I usually use the 800 on the road in flashing mode. I did drop it the other day and chipped the rail. Kind of lame but oh well haha

 

Less than two years old? They will warranty it. If not, only $25 bench fee. I had a charging port corrosion issue and that light is super old but only cost $25 full repair

 

Just finished all of the Pinkbike Academy videos. It was pretty cool.

Glad to see some of the people I liked on there get picked up by sponsors.

Vlad has gotten really fast and is really down to earth, he was the funniest in there.

 

Interesting, I didn't know that. I will need to go through my receipts and check because it might be less than 2 years old. That is definitely good to know though!

 

Really? I didn’t much care for Vlad at all

 

Should be a number printed on the bottom of the rail if I'm not mistaken

 

I will check, thanks!

 

I felt like he was trolling most of the time, very happy dude it seemed. Like he knows it's competition, but still just there for the laughs..

Favorites were probably Jo, Evan, Ben, Addison, and Vlad in no particular order, those guys I feel just deserved the sponsorship more than others.

 

Evan and Tom were my favorites for sure.

Evan was super deserving. Really liked watching him ride.

 

those were so fun to watch. i kinda wanted addison to win since evan was pretty low key the first few episodes. addison did an episode recap from his pov on youtube too. those were ok to watch, kinda slow and boring.

 

GMTA Here's my setup: The @TMCmakes Wheel Hanger things are wonderful at keeping the wheels safe.