From your last photo I believe you’ve routed your chain incorrectly through the derailleur and it’s probably rubbing in your larger gears.

But if he did it this way he wouldn’t be able to write an article 2 months from now about how his derailleur hanger was too thin and brittle and broke while riding because his chain was tensioned 1 link too tight...

Derailleur cages are disposable parts that get replaced frequently after rock hits bend them on mountain bikes. They’re not expensive.

Felt the same way about the first time I saw a rivian IRL. Always thought they looked fucky online, but in person I can see the draw. 

That’s not his Endurance though - they just used a white beta (alpha maybe) for the photo shoots. He has a themed beta that’s a black/orange one:

I kinda like that AM General one.

Yeah I want to know more about it. This post would have worked better on Gawker.

Figured I'd follow up now that it's done! Only thing missing is the decal on the rear tire which I'm going to try to with your inkjet tip, so thanks for that!

The green is incredible! I don’t know why Ibis doesn’t use that color on their modern lines anymore. I leaned into it - I have lime green pedals, presta valves, and grips that I’m going to install. I may at some point strip the rims and repaint them green as well - Mavic paint is super thin and prone to exposing the…

I’m in the process of restoring a newer classic, an Ibis Mojo SL. These things helped kick off the carbon frame long travel revolution, but boy are they money sinks to fix up. So far I’ve put about a grand into it. Replaced the aging drivetrain, got a new freehub (DT Swiss is amazing - they still sell stuff that fits…

Damn, I've been rooting for him since the original article. Not the update I wanted.

Yeah in the movies his motivation almost comes off as ‘I know I’m going to die and she’s going to die but it’ll be sweet release at last for both of us’ and it kind of works for the compressed storyline movies need.

This. If that was a little cheaper and had more range I’d definitely test drive it at least once before settling on something larger.

I have the 2.4L. It's definitely not a lot of power lol.

I have one. It’s the perfect Grandma and Grandpa car. (We got ours second hand from grandma)

Except the civic unless they like replacing their AC compressor every 2 years.

Neutral: Recommended a Ford Probe to my dad. He still drives that fucker a decade later. Love that car.

Don’t forget the wet spot when the kidney windows are heated.

Vroom does state that they repair those scratches and dings though. Rocket Auto/Vroom pay a lot, but they put the body work in to resell for a couple grand more than they buy. I assume they're relying on volume to make the body work cheap.

It’s not just Ford - all of the manufacturers are having more and more issues as cars get more and more complex each year. My Kia’s engine got a lifetime warranty due to a software bug that caused engine knocking to destroy the engine instead of go into limp mode. The complexity of newer sensor-laden software-heavy…