gilamonster

went tubeless finally! my vegas trip is coming up in a few weeks so gotta get the bikes ready for some desert riding!! this’ll give me some time to make sure i don’t have any leaks before getting there

My current MTB rides: 2001 Homegrown, 2010 Sycip Hardtail, 2023 Castellano Zorro. I'm part way through converting the old Homegrown to a 27.5 gravel bike. I may go with drop bars, I may not. As it sits, it's right at 20 lbs. Cheers!

If any one is interested in meeting up, Emily and I will be in Death Valley bikepacking/hiking/camping for about 10 days. Tentative Itin is to do the Northern Loop (Eureka Dunes, Dedeckera, Steele, Saline, Lippencott, Racetrack); then a...

Probably another 6-8 weeks before the snow is gone enough to ride the MTB. Getting it ready. 10 years with the Process and now fully rebuilt now with the pivot bearings swapped out.

Pickup another classic GT Zaskar LE. This one is pretty straight and clean. The Judy front shocks are collapsed but that’s a easy fix.

Transition scout!

Got my new SOB Fabrication bumper delivered - can’t wait to get this installed. Sneak peak at what it will look like installed -

Installed a license plate relocation (and light from Rig'd). I've been pulled over a couple of times (once in GA and once in CA- both times in my Tacoma) for license plate obstruction and didn't want the same thing to happen with the LX. No one...

Any other tundra peeps ditch the tow mirrors? Found a brand new set of take off mirrors for my tundra. Got them installed yesterday and I find them much easier to use in normal life. The tow mirrors kinda messed with my eyes when backing-a...

The baby boy and current, but he’s still the baby boy.

Resealed the forks.

Nice snow day for Molly, after her upteenth trip outside to roll in the snow. She still loves it at 14 1/2 years old❤️

Charley helping mama make lunch

It's 5 degrees F, and I am torturing my dog again. Not my fault she has no fur to speak of. We did enjoy our walk, tho.

These two bed swapping. 🤣 Cheers

MY friends enjoying the 60 degree temps in Jan here. I took off work early to go mountain biking, but decided to take the family out instead! It was a great call!

Gypsy WAS my son’s dog until reality hit he wasn’t mature enough for owning a dog. Original intent was to give her find good home for her with friends. After few months she has grown on us and has bonded well with other dogs on the farm. Now she...

Bodhi and June at about 12,000ft. They both summited Grays Peak at just under 14,300ft a few hours later. Bodhi, the black one, is a Navajo Rez dog I found hiking in northern Arizona in 2020. Named after Patrick Swazye’s character in Point...

First solo campjng trip and first real hike. 11 miles in linville gorge and I’d have to say she faired better than I did lol.