What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!
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jtc44
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Brought home bike no.8. [emoji16]
Super cute pic. Now you need bike no. 9 lol. The old lady may not agree, but I still say there's no such thing as too many bikes [emoji1591]
Jhalko
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Nah, I was going that route, then as I tired to rotate through and ride them all, I'd think about adjustments and maintenance needed while riding. The next day I'd struggle to remember what I wanted to fix/adjust on each bike. It wasn't long before I downsized the fleet. More bikes equal more upkeep, just buy new ones more often.
Ordered new cabin filters for my truck, cuz it's time...
Thanks. She mastered the coaster brake yesterday. I just got a new bike back in December. I'm good for a bit. [emoji16]
I have a road bike, cyclocross, 2 MTB, and a city bike. The city bike and the one MTB could go, but I doubt I'll ditch them. The old MTB has a custom livery done by Cannondale for my alma mater's cycling team. Too much nostalgia there. The city bike is my only bike with platforms, so I keep it around. It was also the cheapest bike, so I couldn't get more than a couple hundred for it.
That was the best part about CD being made in the US. I think it was something like a 10pc minimum for custom paint. My shop had Six13s and CAAD8 done up (back when the CAAD8 was their high end frame).
And for what it's worth
2 road bikes
2 cross bikes
1 TT bike
2 20" for the kids (one no longer in use)
1 24" for the kid (outgrew his 20")
1 Townie
2 frames (wife's first real race frame, and the frame she rode when we got married)
camerontopa
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Ordered a set of RRO sliders today. Little hard on the wallet with the exchange rate but what can you do. Gotta pay to play.
J-BlickPhoto
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Accidentally closed my rear hatch on some climbing gear! :rant: Now my hatch won't open. It sounds as if the locking mechanism is actuating, however it does not disengage. I had to climb in the back and open it manually...which by the way is a GIANT pain in the ars. :dammit:
jtc44
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Very true, and I happily split 99.9% of my ride time between just two bikes, but can't a guy dream about a garage full of bikes? I mean, there are worse vices.
jtc44
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NutZac
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At Best Buy AGAIN to have them fix the install they did on my Viper car starter. Not happy with the install.
On a side note, has anyone ever put a RTT on the top of a factory roof rack? Not sure if the cross bars have the strength to hold it. And my large body.
Yup. Still going at it. 2 hours. No results.
coulter6
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Best to get either Thule or Yakima cross bars; factory cross bars won't hold the weight. I have Yakima Railgrab towers with 58" cross bars. Bonus is that it's very easy to remove the RTT and cross bars - only 4 bolts to loosen.
NutZac
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Best to get either Thule or Yakima cross bars; factory cross bars won't hold the weight. I have Yakima Railgrab towers with 58" cross bars. Bonus is that it's very easy to remove the RTT and cross bars - only 4 bolts to loosen.
That's a great idea. I'll have to check them out. I just don't have the funds for the Baja style rack and the RTT. Or should I Say, I have the funds, but the wife won't let me spend them!!!
DesertCanyons
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Come along winch & air hose
Yes, that's a great series of photos. Nice photography work.
As for me, I had the local Toyota dealer perform my first scheduled maintenance service today. They checked the fluids and rotated the tires.
I also received my come-along winch from American Power Puller. It's a good inexpensive alternate for a winch in So Cal, a place where we don't need winches very often. About $150 with shipping. It's ~21" long and 26 lbs.
American Power Pull
Or the Cadillac of Come-alongs, the Wyeth-Scott:
https://www.wyeth-scott.com/index.asp
For more info on how I'll use this and other gear, see my recent thread about Recovery Gear.
Picked up a better air hose for my new Viair 400P air compressor from madecheapinchina, Harbor Freight.
Here's one from Harbor Freight. This one looked okay but I bought more flexible 3/8" PVC/rubber hose for a few dollars more.
1/4 in. x 25 ft. Polyurethane Air Hose
Yes, that's a great series of photos. Nice photography work.
As for me, I had the local Toyota dealer perform my first scheduled maintenance service today. They checked the fluids and rotated the tires.
I also received my come-along winch from American Power Puller. It's a good inexpensive alternate for a winch in So Cal, a place where we don't need winches very often. About $150 with shipping. It's ~21" long and 26 lbs.
American Power Pull
Or the Cadillac of Come-alongs, the Wyeth-Scott:
https://www.wyeth-scott.com/index.asp
For more info on how I'll use this and other gear, see my recent thread about Recovery Gear.
Picked up a better air hose for my new Viair 400P air compressor from madecheapinchina, Harbor Freight.
Here's one from Harbor Freight. This one looked okay but I bought more flexible 3/8" PVC/rubber hose for a few dollars more.
1/4 in. x 25 ft. Polyurethane Air Hose
paulndot
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LOL - Thank you! Actually, I used optics for the bird shots, but the gators are hanging out right by walkways & trails. As for the 4Runner. We went to a part of the park that doesn't allow vehicles on the trail - bummer.
Cymon
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Great pics, just moved to South Florida about 6 months ago and haven't had the chance to go yet. Any tips on visiting?
TrkyMfns
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Don't pet the alligators.
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