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The first Rampage photo essay I've actually looked at all the pictures in a very long time.  Nice work Cy!

DM in Insta.  Just one concept from Mathew

Jerry, do you see a difference in maintenance between Fromme and Seymour sanctioned trails?

Because Fromme has an agreement between NSMBA and DNV for paid trail work, where Seymour does not (yet).   

Your vote matters.

and Matthew Fairbrother was the second half of my post, thanks! This kid rocks! Give him a follow IG @matthewfmtb so he can get some more sponsorship!

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChX2l24ORw5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

> After the shortest but most eventful commute yet I’ve made it to Sugarloaf for @world_enduro #6! 🇺🇸 > > This leg was a relatively short 240km but was the most mentally challenging and action packed ride to date.

We both pedaled a stock Giant Reign and Hail Advanced (the old 27.5 ones), fully loaded camping from Auckland to Rotorua.  Best and worst ride of our life!

-rough mountainous gravel roads (great gearing, perfect tires, nice to have suspension, I don't know how people ride this on road (gravel) bikes)

-pea gravel paths (this sucked, wrong gearing, super slow tires)

-shoulderless 100 kph highways (this really sucked, we ending riding along the ditch for safety, the mtb were perfect!)

-undulating gradual downhill flow trails next to a river (amazing!)

-endless rough mountainous gravel roads (again, happy to not be on a gravel bike, but way too slow)

-DH trails and shuttling with friends in Rotorua for 2 days (amazing, this is actually why we went there!)

-stupid Covid shutdowns canceled our holiday plans to ride back to the airport and put our bikes in a rental van. (no bike deserves this!)

yup, my 99 GT I-drive got drilled out stops once it started riding in the rainforest.  I'd never go back to split housings.

Tuck in those big shoelace loops, at least on the drive side.   Unless your carrying spare shoelaces in that camera bag.   Nothing worse than a lace caught in the big chainring with 200 km to go.

I bought a nightgown in the big Beijing tourist market as a gift.  Try explaining the XXXL to my wife. But it fits and she (usually a Medium) still wears it. 

Chinese sold sizing is out to lunch for the rest of the world.  Go big or go home.

Where is part two?

I just have trouble adding the extra weight of a dropper and suspension fork to a nice lightweight ripper, when my hardtail has that (well, not even a dropper).  One bike with a creaky steerer is enough.

Posted by: Fast-Orange

The more I think about though the more I'm considering getting the best Tacoma I can find for ten grand plus whatever I can get for my corolla

Didn't know 1981 Tacos (for that price) still exist.  :laugh/cry emoji:

Glad I could help.  I always wanted to import a Sportsmobile poptop 4x4

Posted by: Fast-Orange

Too bad air care killed most of the sidekicks and trackers that were out there

https://seattle.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=sidekick#search=1~grid~0~0

Land of the free?

We were sure the 50 year old strata across the street was a teardown when the developers bought last year. 

Now it has new lipstick and rental signs.

Had a friend with a supercharged Xterra, he complained of the poor milage and went F-150.

Fair enough, I’m a cheap luddite with a 42 year old Westy with no phone charging outlet, who took a spare car battery and an inverter to solve the dead phone problem.  

The point stands - F-O should know what he wants the vehicle to be capable of doing, and where he wants it to get to (and back).  BRMB is an easy low cost first step. 

For Adventure Vehicle, when I described this thread to her, the better half instantly blurted “dirt-bike”!

Posted by: heckler

PPS - buy this before you buy a vehicle, for the area(s) you will adventure in.

https://www.backroadmapbooks.com/products/introducing-the-9th-edition-of-the-vancouver-island-backroad-mapbook/

Why won’t the above open on my phone?    Seems the maps have gone digital, but don’t forget - likely no cell service ‘out there’   

https://www.brmbmaps.com

I'd use a paper copy.

https://www.amazon.ca/Backroad-Mapbooks-Vancouver-Coast-Mountains/dp/1989175198/ref=asc_df_1989175198/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=579129170779&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5083833102003906657&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=9001499&hvlocphy=9001575&hvtargid=pla-1877595124968&psc=1

PPS - buy this before you buy a vehicle, for the area(s) you will adventure in.

https://www.backroadmapbooks.com/products/introducing-the-9th-edition-of-the-vancouver-island-backroad-mapbook/

For what purpose?  You mention hunting and adventuring on a mountain bike forum.  

For Hunting - depends what you're hunting.  If its bear or moose, full sized double cab PU.  If its grouse or squirrel, can the hunting gear fit in a backpack, or do you need a long gun, therefore space to carry it?

Adventuring - how do you plan to camp?  Tent? Van? Rooftop? Basecamp?  For literally just hooning around to mountaintops in the interior, a dirtbike was our best “adventure” weapon.  The base camp camper-van and trailer hauled them.   By basecamp, I mean the camper is only driven on 2x4 gravel roads to set a camp. 

Mountain bike shuttling backcountry, obviously only a Tacoma full size and lifted with a rooftop tent will do.   Although I have always preferred a 4x4 SUV or camper-van and friends with pickups, 

So before you chose a vehicle type, define what you need it to do.  Is it your only vehicle, will it also be a commuter?

PS - adventure vehicles as a second or third spot in your driveway are money pits if you don't use them, or if you abuse them.   I scrapped a $30K lifted oversized tired Jeep Patriot with only 90k km, because the CVT didn't handle the abuse.   Our 42 year old camper van sits and costs ICBC and repairs while getting out there (mostly paved)  10-20 days per year.  Paid only $6K for it in 2001, but have easily put $30K into it since (incl ICBC).

So before you chose an adventure  vehicle type, define what you need it to do, and who you are doing it with.  Keep in mind backcountry rescue.

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-84

Defendants reduced losses under a market crash scenario in one risk report sent to investors from negative 42.1505489755747% to negative 4.1505489755747% -- by simply dropping the single digit 2. In another example, defendants “smoothed” performance data sent to investors by reducing losses on one day from negative 18.2607085709004% to negative 9.2607085709004% -- this time by cutting the number 18 in half. 

I didn't know this is how “hedging risk” is done!