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Yup. Terrible indeed.

Local morning ride in with the life rise.

Quick run down Mt. Hough today with Emily and Jenna, then a nice sunset from Emily’s fire tower watch and some dinner!

The second one you linked has had the wood removed, painted over, or wrapped. Looks good like this though. Also, the steering wheel has been covered with a wrap. If you haven't already, drive both the LC and the LX in the same day. I don't plan...

2014 LX. Fantastic service history and somehow talked myself into this one. I missed my 100 series immediately after selling it. Been toying with the 120 for a little while now. Wanted something a little newer for daily driving and creature...

For sale: a 1965 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser with original red patina. This classic vehicle boasts a rust-free body and retains its original engine, accompanied by original paperwork. It's a one- registered owner vehicle that runs, drives, and...

I really need to check Mud classifieds before giving our CFA the annual Roth check. Good luck with the sale. I'd love to be able to snag this.

More pics of riding and shït… Riding in Marin was great but the humidity and never-ending sweat was 👎👎. And nothing drying off overnight, wet bibs, etc. 32% push up a fücking mountain… Now in Quincy and much better weather. Hanging...

We started out in the desert… Ended up in the city… Ended up on a ferry…

Quick ride before work taking in the morning sun.

I ordered another set of generic carbon rims for the Smuggler. This will be the 7th set my local shop has built up for me, fingers crossed that these will hold up just as well. I went with a 12k twill weave in a matte finish. I have the same...

Not a bad place to ride….

Group ride with the LBS. 90° and humid had the lungs putting in maximum effort. The new carbon railed AliExpress special saddle is a win though. Under $20, under 150 grams, and the most comfortable saddle I have had to date.

Will do, Joey…. Jenna is bringing her TI Hayduke hardtail with 2.8’s! Taking the ghey-ass Prius but my fuel costs will be super nice in expensive California.

Yesterday I used it on the initial, mostly flat portion of the Mendenhall West Glacier route to shorten the trail time. Biking was a pleasant way to both start and finish.

New tires in prep for a two week bike trip in California…. Some thickie 2.6”

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Jigged before final welding and then powder. 💪💪

I really like them, I’ve put ~150 miles on them of mostly rowdy single track. Not sure that are noticeably different than the lightbike china (with DT 240) wheels I have on my Kona. The Hope hubs are great but if I were ordering today I’d...

I run the Astral's and so far they have been awesome.

How are the Nobl's holding up? I'm looking at getting a carbon wheelset for my new Smuggler and going through my options. 1- TR36 with OneUp hubs as a complete wheelset from Nobl (LBS will give me 20% retail on these) 2- Onyx Vesper hubs with...

The hardware torch worked fine for the first 3 bikes (I still have it in my basement), then eventually my dad upgraded to one of those "kits" with the oxy bottles and Mapp gas cartridge tank, and a small handle on hoses. He said it was a lot...

My dad and I built 4 frames back in the 70's. The first one is hanging in my garage now. It's a great bike with lots of miles on it, but ancient by today's standards (its only 10 speeds, for instance). My son has 2 of the others, and my nephew...

Radon Swoop Enduro (2015) Didn't use it that much the first 10 years, mainly for occasional downhill. More frequently now being more active and since its easy to just throw into the back of the Cruiser :) Recently replaced the brakes (SRAM ->...