Enchilada!
Well, most of it at least. Couldn’t get the Whole Enchilada because the La Salles had a ton of snow.
Best of Overland & Expedition: April 2018
In today’s episode of “Oh, it’s already Ocober! Where’s the season gone? Wonder when the last... Holy Cow! MARCH?! Well, Better Late Than Never: The Late Revival”, we delve into stuff that happened so long ago, you totally forgot!
Reviving the RTT
If you missed it, I bought a thing. I spent a few days cleaning it up and making it usable, then headed out to Grand Junction to test it out for a metric century bike ride.
Seeking Full Suspension MTB Advice
I’ve been rocking the Niner SIR steel hardtail since 2013. It’s been a fantastic ride, I still enjoy the snot out of it. The 3x10 drivetrain is a smidge old, considering upgrading it to the current XT 1x11. But in the meantime, I’ve been itching to get a full suspension bike to handle some of the more extreme trails…
DOTS: What the...?
There’s so much going on here. It’s a lot to take in.
Oh crap, I bought a thing
Installation inspired by mtdrift.
DOTS: Wedge doorstop version.
So clean, so rad. The chrome truck mirrors were pretty sweet, plus the pinstriping and paint was spot on and oh-so-clean. I don’t know that I’ve 1) seen such a clean Aerostar and 2) seen an Aerostar own this look so well before.
Proposed Bro-Truck Rating Scale
Breh! Brah! BRUH! How many Bros?!
Flats.
No, not those flats. These flats:
DOTS
Redline!
Two Wheels Exploring, but the other kind of two wheels.
Took the Niner RLT for some mountainous mixed-surface riding. Gravel and road. Sure, I’ll call it groad. It is a groad bike after all. I think I’m sticking with the nickname Adrian Groady.
So close! [Update: Got it!]
Plus an additional 13 miles and 45m home, that’s will be nearly 36 hours on a bike this month for ~530 miles. Mostly commuting.
If I Fits, I Sits.
A critically important series of case studies centered around testing comfort on various surfaces and in various containers. All testing approved and executed by Moneypenny. Future updates to be posted as studies are released.
Best day of the week?
New bike day.
Four Wheels Are Great, but Sometimes You Just Need Two Pedals and Two Boots.
Spent the weekend back in Moab, but this time for biking and hiking. There’s so much that’s not accessible on pavement, let alone even with 4x4 access. The mind boggles!
Cruise Moab 2018
Spent the weekend in Moab for the 21st annual Cruise Moab. I had high hopes of taking a ton of great photos and making detailed notes for a writeup. The camera had other plans and I was so dang busy coaching newbies over obstacles and explaining how their trucks worked that I didn’t really take notes either.
DOTS: Cagiva
Braap!
Oooh, lookey there!
Pop-top Astro camper conversion.