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

Well if money were no object id be rocking a Ford Raptor.. but yes a ls swapped tacoma would be unreal!!

 

Lots of raptors here in Utah. Many a blown motor, a few bent frames on the older models, etc. Not worth it for me.

 

Yea it seems like people like to party hard in those. I would never buy one used...

 

Yup, used raptors or WRXs...just say no.

 

i got mine with a discount code and free shipping so it wasn't too bad. i think it was on autoanything. i have used them in the past, and never had any problems. i don't mind spending the money on a product i know works well since bikes are thousands of dollars now.

 

I’m planning to get a Diamondback tonneau, and would like to mount someone’s (Thule, Yakima, etc.) crossbars on top to allow for bike trays and other accessories. Preferably a t-slot system.

I can’t find a setup that would bolt to a horizontal surface...they all seem to need rails, door edges, etc. Rhino makes something but it’s not t-slot.

Short of creating my own using 80/20, any ideas?

 

Yakima sells rails you can bolt down. Pace Edwards makes the Ultra Groove with t-slots. That's what I'm running.

 

https://www.yakima.com/54-tracks-w-60-capnut-hardware

https://www.yakima.com/60-tracks-w-capnut-hardware

Bolt them on to whatever you want .

Edit: just saw your horizontal part . Yeah, that's not going to happen with those. Try these:

https://www.yakima.com/widebody-brackets

 

Thanks Jon!

 

I just picked this one up today. It will be my travel bike. Evil Calling, X01 Eagle, 36 RC2 with ACS3.

 

Legit. What size rubber?

 

2.35's all around (Magic Mary front, Rock Razor rear).

 

Love that combo, the mullet of tires. Business up front, party out back.
Thinking of trying the 2.6 Mary up front for extra bite.
Also, what grips are those? Look like silicone, and I LOVE my esi grips, but they get torn up quick.

 

The grips are just black ESI grips. I run ESI on all my bikes since I prefer riding without gloves.

One of my Insurgents have a 2.35 MM and a 2.5 DHF WT up front on 32mm inside width rims. Heavy, rolls slow, but super grippy! The 2.35 MM is just as wide as the 2.5 DHF WT. Maxxis is a little off in their tire measuring system.

 

Maiden ride. 2 thumbs up.

 

Decided to go with the Yakima Highroad instead of the Frontloader. The Highroad fits my Kore bed bars much better. The bars are just a little too big for the Frontloader’s mounting system.

 

Do your pedals ever get close to hitting your truck when driving on shuttle roads?i want to get a 1up bike rack I think

 

Has anybody on here ever done a group buy for a 1up rack?

 

Figure I may as well post up here since all these photos are making me pumped to get back on my bike once the snow melts. Just got into mountain biking last year after dabbling here and there for the last several years. picked up a trance 2 at the end of last season and its been a big upgrade from my 09 specialized.

 

The pedals aren't even close to the truck. Also, the 1up is adjustable fore and aft at the hitch for more clearance if necessary. I tucked mine in pretty close since we have a small garage. Also, with the rack folded down, you can pull down the tailgate and it clears the rack by about 1".