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03-21-18, 06:17 PM
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03-21-18, 06:35 PM
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@gnome gets it.
03-21-18, 06:37 PM
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03-21-18, 06:55 PM
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03-21-18, 07:07 PM
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03-21-18, 07:08 PM
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03-21-18, 07:26 PM
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03-21-18, 07:26 PM
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03-21-18, 07:32 PM
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In other news, the 2018 Expedition tows 9300lbs. That's a ton. And it has that fancy towing back up assist. Hard to give up my Tacoma though.
03-21-18, 07:36 PM
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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03-21-18, 07:42 PM
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03-21-18, 07:58 PM
smelling the roses
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2000 lbs. isn't a ton anymore?
03-21-18, 08:00 PM
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03-21-18, 08:01 PM
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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03-21-18, 08:01 PM
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03-21-18, 08:01 PM
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03-21-18, 08:02 PM
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A ton of trailer. My trailer is 6000lbs at worst, poop and all. With 9300lbs, we could go up and down all mtn passes with no fear. No more white knuckle driving and thinking I'm going to kill my family and my dog.
03-21-18, 08:06 PM
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Before my wife bought the 4Runner, we were loaned a 2000 Land Cruiser to see if we liked it. She almost bought it. It sold in 10 minutes on craigslist. I like the Land Cruisers.
03-21-18, 08:09 PM
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03-21-18, 08:12 PM
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03-21-18, 08:19 PM
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I spent a few years wringing my hands about parts and frame and fork. Then I started putting together the pieces. It took a long time to do it right but I built my 2009 Cervelo R3SL exactly the way I wanted it. No compromises on WW parts that would break and be short lived. The bike ended up 13.18lbs and was ****ing awesome. Years later, I no longer have that WW urge, but that R3SL is the sweetest bike I own. And I own a lot of bikes - steel, aluminum, magnesium, and carbon.
If you are an avid cyclist, rec cyclist, or racer, it is far more fun to ride a stiff, comfortable, light bicycle. It responds quicker, it corners better, it accelerates faster, it does everything as good if not better than the others. It's the kind of stuff that puts a smile on your face and you realize why riding a bike is so fun. If you've never experienced it, you can't discount it. You don't know what it's like, and if you did, you would think it was fun.
If you are an avid cyclist, rec cyclist, or racer, it is far more fun to ride a stiff, comfortable, light bicycle. It responds quicker, it corners better, it accelerates faster, it does everything as good if not better than the others. It's the kind of stuff that puts a smile on your face and you realize why riding a bike is so fun. If you've never experienced it, you can't discount it. You don't know what it's like, and if you did, you would think it was fun.
03-21-18, 08:34 PM
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I spent a few years wringing my hands about parts and frame and fork. Then I started putting together the pieces. It took a long time to do it right but I built my 2009 Cervelo R3SL exactly the way I wanted it. No compromises on WW parts that would break and be short lived. The bike ended up 13.18lbs and was ****ing awesome. Years later, I no longer have that WW urge, but that R3SL is the sweetest bike I own. And I own a lot of bikes - steel, aluminum, magnesium, and carbon.
If you are an avid cyclist, rec cyclist, or racer, it is far more fun to ride a stiff, comfortable, light bicycle. It responds quicker, it corners better, it accelerates faster, it does everything as good if not better than the others. It's the kind of stuff that puts a smile on your face and you realize why riding a bike is so fun. If you've never experienced it, you can't discount it. You don't know what it's like, and if you did, you would think it was fun.
If you are an avid cyclist, rec cyclist, or racer, it is far more fun to ride a stiff, comfortable, light bicycle. It responds quicker, it corners better, it accelerates faster, it does everything as good if not better than the others. It's the kind of stuff that puts a smile on your face and you realize why riding a bike is so fun. If you've never experienced it, you can't discount it. You don't know what it's like, and if you did, you would think it was fun.
Until I rode bikes like these I was as skeptical as anyone.
03-21-18, 08:39 PM
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03-21-18, 08:43 PM
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