jlm43's latest activity

Ride in the morning then party at the track.

Cranked out 15.5 miles this morning. I added a few trails to the loop that I hadn’t ridden since 2019 or earlier. This made it the hilliest ride of the season with 956 feet of climbing. Somehow, also the fastest pace of the season. My legs...

Took the 80 in for it's annual road worthy inspection (and also to work out if I need to get the swivel hubs done... yes...) and to get to work I lobbed the big yellow bike on the rack. Pic of big yellow bike for reference: Now I've done, it's...

Didn’t feel like working so went for a ride. One day I may make it it the end of this trail. I need to dig into elevation gain and track it out but probably 30 miles and 3k-4K elevation gain. It would be brutal.

Brutal heat day on the borderlands but had to get a recon of my Arizona Trail section that I steward. It was hot. It was 90* when we started and topped out at 101* Jenna and I both bonked hard with about 12 hard miles of single-track still to...

20 miles of singletrack plus 6-7 miles connector pavement. And the first day of my experimental use of vegetable oil as chain lube.

I would call Lex Connection and talk to them. I had a good 10 minute conversation with them on the phone and it was evident that they have done this plenty of times.

I've been happy with Lex Connection out of Portland, ME. Not sure if that's close enough but it's worth a shot. They have a couple loaner cars for $25 per day if you don't feel like waiting at the shop.

Epic camping spot in Idyllwild Black Mountain. Perched at 8k ft with grand vistas. Thanks to @Tighe for the great insights and recommendations. Nearby is some great wheeling at the Indian Mountain Trail.

2 other family 200s not pictured 😆

I was momentarily confused about where I had parked:

Just got this truck 2 weeks ago. Had to see if it could handle some light off-roading. Very happy with it! Now to get some new wheels & rubber....

Roadtrip to Pike's Peak, Breckenridge, and Denver this past week. Even got to drive up one of the ski lift roads in Breckenridge. Lots of rain but a walk in the park for an LX approaching 200K miles!

Well, the police came and deleted our previous conversation. It referenced a 200 for sale somewhere, and that is not allowed. I thought there was value, however, in the ensuing conversation about the difference between the two vehicles. At a...

I just picked up another 200. It's a 2013, single-owner, 315,000 miles, pretty well optioned, and has a long CarFax of dealer maintenance. I paid $16,500

Thanks for all the of replies. It obviously isn't for everyone as it will take a lot of work. Unfortunately, I just can't find the time or space to get this one road worthy. The drivetrain would take very little but the body is past my comfort...

The nice part about this project, it looks complete. It's perfect as a parts donor but that is not what you asked. The body and some parts have cancer and and will only get worse if not fixed. This year is not known for having rust issues like...

A couple of the replacement tub

There's a 1978 coming up for sale soon that's local to me and I'm trying to see what the current street value is. We haven't talked price yet but we would like it to be fair for both parties. Unfortunately, some of the details are vague but...

Did a quick ~25 miler on the coast with the gravel bike. Beautiful summer weather going now...

Cranked out a 9.75 miler this morning. Fastest pace of the season! I made the loop a bit shorter, as some pesky beavers are flooding out a couple portions. Normally, I don’t mind walking through knee high water, but this morning was too chilly...

Cool off at Boug's pool after the ride