Be careful with the LCD display on on the EXe when using the Saris. I wasn’t paying attention and cracked the display While loading it onto the repair stand. The Saris is great though. Keeps the bike nice and level and spreads the weight instead of using the seatpost with a heavy bike.
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I do the same. Better safe than sorry. I keep one in my both my hydration packs so I never have to think about it. I rotate them out every other charge to keep them even on charge cycles. My Garmin does tell me when the battery gets low.
Our rattle snakes don’t always rattle. They do strike without warning, but I am definitely glad I am not in your shoes. The eastern US does have Coral Snakes and Cottonmouth Snakes that don’t rattle. I do not like snakes, they freak me out more than anything else on our trails. It’s the...
I feel for you with all that mud, I’ll take the dry desert any day. I’d hate to have to clean my bike after ever ride. It has been about 5 rides since I washed the bike.
Gold Canyon, AZ. Really fun trails with a very remote feeling. I saw only 1 other bike on a 17 mile ride on a Saturday.
This ride freaked me out more than any other ride I’ve been on. I came around a blind corner at fairly slow speed. A Diamondback Rattlesnake was laying across the trail...
Mine barely fits a 2.5. Like was already said, you can probably bend one to fit. Here is the rack I built. The MTB’s have the weight on the rear tire. The gravel bikes are hanging. With the gravel bikes hanging, it staggers the handle bars for a tighter fit. I like to keep my main bike on...
I am already back home in AZ. I rode everything on a solo road trip, so no action shots. I stopped by Over The Edge bike shop. The owner is really cool. He always has group rides to show people around if you‘re into that. Otherwise, he’ll give you a lot of tips on the area. I saw very few...
Gooseberry Mesa and Wire Mesa in Utah. Gooseberry was rated expert (double black diamond) in some areas, but there is no way it was that difficult. I cleaned everything on my first try except 1 feature and had 2 pedal strikes on easy sections where I just wasn’t paying attention. I am...
Did 20 miles in Sedona, AZ today. Tomorrow I’ll be riding Monolith Gardens in Kingman, AZ. Thursday I’ll be riding Gooseberry Mesa in Hurricane, UT. It is gonna be an epic 3 days.
Yes, but the first 2 pics are from Hawes (best spot in the valley as far as I am concerned). Did tech loop, long loop and sport loop for the first time. I never realized these were such fun trails. I live near Hawes, so most of my riding is there. I’ll definitely be hitting these trails at...
No, just keep your eyes out. They don’t want to strike and bites are somewhat rare, but it still freaks me out. I’d hate to step off my bike or crash In the wrong spot with one sitting in a bush next to the trail. Last September I came around a corner and had no time to stop. The snake was...
The end of the tail near the rattler is typical, distinct markings of a Diamondback Rattlesnake. If you look closely, he is pissed off and about to coil up. I’ve heard, and not positive it is true, that there are somewhere near 250 rattlesnakes per acre in some areas. Right now is coming up on...
As another has said, what about the Trek Rail. My buddy loves his bike. There are several on sale right now too. Trek will never go out of business if you are worried about that.