a drop down hitch mount bike rack with an L shaped arm carried our WoodsRiver float tubes on fishing trips over thousands of miles with just 2 bungy cords securing them...off and on in under a minute
The Mountain Bike Thread
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JimTravers¤£a!!Travers
Steelhead
Long as it ain't no "E-BIKE" type deal!!! Unless you're as fast as the car! These days you get these guys just headin up on these various "E-BIKES". No effort involved!!! It's the way to go these days for the heavyweight league.
DanielOcean
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Ya know, the one key point that is appealing to me is some of these bike racks have great security features.
DanielOcean
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Absolutely. If I could afford one my fat ass would be on one but I got kids teeth to fix.
Jim in Anacortes
Life of the Party
I'm looking into e-bikes. They have "moped style" e-bikes for $1600 on this island. For me, they seem to be a safer option to the e-mountain bikes that I would likely wreck eventually. But the legalities regarding using E-bikes on the trail system is confusing. Tomorrow a meeting is being held at our local library at 6:00 pm. Apparently the "no throttle" thing is important. The motor simply augments your leg power to the pedals. Top speed is also a concern ( 20 mph for a type 1), but the trails here already have a top speed limit of 15 mph....and most trails require much slower speeds. I'm hoping that I will be able to ride the trails on an affordable moped e-bike. I'll know more after the meeting tomorrow.
JimTravers¤£a!!Travers
Steelhead
Yeah!! It's like the Bohupowah EX Tri-Side!!! I've always said, when using a Bohupowah EX you gotta really understand the use case.
BriGuy
Life of the Party
You weren't reallly in Capitol Forest. There is not enough mud caked on your bike.
Nice ride.
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Jim, how did the meeting go?
DanielOcean
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There was a time when I was not sure I could walk normal again. Been out about everyday either after work or on a saturday. Saturday I took my beautiful children down to the falls creek area. We had scavenger hunt game I created along the creek for trash. There was not much but a few dorito bags, and cans here and there. Tori my oldest is testing my bike out right now. I am probably going to buy both kids new bikes this year and wanted to know how she liked a sizes M transition bike. She is sorta in between sizes like me. I shuttled Tori to the top, and Katie and I hung out at the bottom where she discovered that we have baby christmas trees here.
I hit one trail before we left. I pushed it a bit and wrecked 2 times. One was a solid cartwheel using my skull. I fell into soft muddy loam with a hint of fern, and holly. I was living, and thanking god for every bruise, scrape, and ache I was taking. I also did not hurl on the trails for the first time, and that is a major accomplishment. I hope everyone is having a wonderful fall. Oh, and um yeah go to hell or something mean like that.
I hit one trail before we left. I pushed it a bit and wrecked 2 times. One was a solid cartwheel using my skull. I fell into soft muddy loam with a hint of fern, and holly. I was living, and thanking god for every bruise, scrape, and ache I was taking. I also did not hurl on the trails for the first time, and that is a major accomplishment. I hope everyone is having a wonderful fall. Oh, and um yeah go to hell or something mean like that.
DanielOcean
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New bike day. 2019 Kona Process 153 DL 29. Just discovered that this back has a 1000 dollar wheelset on it. He sold it to me for 1100. It was covered in cobwebs, and dust. Needed about 4 hours worth of work as the dropper was having issues later finding it was simply the cable housing got twisted restricting movement. I had a new housing already at the bench so replaced and fixed. Will be taking the girls out riding this weekend again.
I have not been out fishing once this fall. Being super active with no pain is just so so so sweet right now.
I have not been out fishing once this fall. Being super active with no pain is just so so so sweet right now.
I just bought my first dropper post for my FS Ghost, but have yet to install. External cable PNW model...though I could have gotten an internal version to easily route up the seattube. I really don't care for internal cable routing on bikes.
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DanielOcean
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So far my experience is the more internal routing the bigger the pain in the ass. Plus when your housing gets scratched up. I am sure pros have a hack for that. The Kona's are super mechanic friendly and I could see that easily. For example this bike has internall routed seat post but it comes out at the top of the BB. Replacing that housing was a breeze. Let me know if you need help with that post. They can be a bit tricky the first time. So far the PNW Loam dropper is the most mechanic friendly too. Super simplified design. Some droppers I have seen look like they were created in a Volvo engineering lab.
I meant PNW dropper post
! I have the PNW LOAM lever kit for it.Thanks! We'll see how it goes...may take you up on that offer if the installation is problematic. Looking forward to adjusting seat height 'on the fly'.
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DanielOcean
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Note, they have alot of little packaging envelopes and little parts can easily get lost. I almost lost the cable anchor's till I found them in a tiny paper envelope.I meant PNW dropper post
Thanks! We'll see how it goes...may take you up on that offer if the installation is problematic. Looking forward to adjusting seat height 'on the fly'.
I miss riding with my kids! Have fun man. Fishing will still be here when you get back.
Yup! That's why the entire lever kit went into a big ziplock!
DanielOcean
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Went out with the girls again. Last night I took the whole family out to have a good time, and today I did some climbing and broke my new brakes in coming down.
Hopefully you 'broke in' your new brakes!
Semper_Fly
Steelhead
Super stoked to have found this thread. Long time MTB'r here. Kinda do it all from enduro, dirt jump, cx/gravel and ultimately downhill. It was my first passion for the last two decades and as of a few years ago, fly fishing has kinda taken over. I do get to combine the two at times especially in the summer. Lately the needle has been moving in favor of fly fishing when I do get the chance to escape for a day. I do feel the two activities bring the same joy/adrenaline rush that I can't get from anything else. I have a 3 y/o daughter who also likes to shred, as does my baby's mama.
Lately most of my two wheeled therapy comes from shuttle days over at Dry Hill, Port Angeles. If the tides are right on those days, I hit a few beaches along that drive for searun cutts.
Located in Edmonds for those of you that are near the area.
Won this bike in 2018. I got the call that I had won when I was just down the road fishing.
Dry Hill serving up the goods
Lately most of my two wheeled therapy comes from shuttle days over at Dry Hill, Port Angeles. If the tides are right on those days, I hit a few beaches along that drive for searun cutts.
Located in Edmonds for those of you that are near the area.
Won this bike in 2018. I got the call that I had won when I was just down the road fishing.
Dry Hill serving up the goods