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Maybe that is key. I'll defer to your sole-wrenching experience lest I come across as a heel.

This is gonna be a good one.

https://www.wilco.org/Departments/Parks-Recreation/Frequently-Asked-Questions From their website "Can I use a Segway or an electric bicycle on trails?" " Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the Williamson County Parks and Trails. Exceptions are made for differently abled visitors who require use of motorized wheel chairs. "

I heard there is a barbed wire fence.

Ahhh, I only have one person on the entire internet on ignore, and it's a person here. Bartman can be a bit rough, but he's real. No reason to block him.

And BOOM goes the dynamite!

I’m a former Raxter owner. Used it for 5 years. I agree with much of what RF has to say; however mine did have some shortcomings. The velcro straps did degrade and have to be replaced. Also, those nylon arms didn’t hold up to off-road use. I take some 4wd rodes at times and on rough sections when there is side to side rocking motion, the bikes would push the arms open. I’d have to stop while on the trail and push them back as they are held in place with friction at the pivot points. Trays are parallel and this sometimes made fitting bikes on difficult. Also, mine did fold up and so I couldn’t keep on the truck for garage parking. Purchased 1Up double heavy duty a few years ago and couldn’t be happier. Those problems were solved as well as having improved departure angle given the stacked height of the rearmost 1Up tray.

I do like a good value but I can't let this go without a meme.

Crazy glue worked for me. Patched 2 tires that way.

I already had the Raxter. Needed a four bike rack for a trip with three other Mojos and the NorthShore caught my eye. After that trip I sold the Ford Freestyle that carried four with gear and really had no need for a four bike rack. It sat for a few years not being used until I mentioned it to my friend and it found a new home. Between the two, the Raxter was the keeper for my application. Edit: The primary reason I kept it is that I rarely leave a rack on the car. I'll remove it at the end of the ride day, so, light makes right for me. The folding Raxter 1 1/4" weighs 38 lbs., and when converted to non-folding 2" it is closer to 30 lbs. The all steel 4-bike NorthShore weighs 50 lbs. and only fits 2" receivers. ( for those who are counting this is only 4 lb. heavier than the 2-bike 1up)

@Anita Handle we need the "show us where Walnut hurt you" meme please.

In for a rack contest, I only have a single but it's black.

Yeah right, one rack looks like you could cheaply build it yourself with items from home depot, and another that no one has ever heard of..... Gotta argue over something during the week, while at work.

Well, now you're just being silly. I bought a 1Up because several friends had em, and it's obvious from the get-go that they are extremely well made. Plus, I was easily able to borrow one and determine that it folds up into a very compact size, and tucks into the corner of the trunk of an X3 - a big selling point for me. I've never seen an ad for a 1Up or a Raxtor, but I will say that you can tell a 1Up folds up small just by looking at the home page of their website. Raxtor - you can't tell from the website. Both the X3 and the 1Up were at R&I this past week - along with a bunch of other 1Ups -- you should show up more often, so that we can behold the mighty Raxtor!

I used a 32T/22T front (triple w/bashguard on outer ring), 12-28 cassette (9spd SRAM road cassette) on my 575 for years, until I upgraded to a new 1x11 setup (put a narrow wide in place of the 32T on same cranks, removed the 22T; kept the bashguard.)

Not too bad. Really need to change playback speed to 1.5, though. :)

That's pretty much how the Raxter works as well. Push the arms on after positioning the bike. Quick wrap in two places per wheel. Get in the car and be gone in 60 seconds. Not sure if you think the Velcro is a plastic ratchet strap similar to those Thule and Yakima use. It is Nylon webbing with a generous amount of Velcro. That nifty stuff from NASA. It slides in slots to match wherever you put the bike to avoid contact with other bikes. The arm is a Nylon composite. Both seem to be impervious to UV exposure. Does the same job for 27% lower cost. That's beer and bacon money, turbo. But yeah, whatever works for a rider is what is best for that rider. Truce?

Agreed, the price is right on what you’re selling, but would cost me another $350 to get a I9 torch micro spline free hub

I got my Garmin Instinct watch in the mail today and did my first ride with it. Great first impression. After a month or so of use I'll start a new thread with some pros and cons and some pictures of the device and the web-based dashboard for it.

Any love for some stoner metal?

Exactly. For $99, I’ll take it.

City of Rocks, near Silver City, New Mexico. Somewhere around 1988.

He was also very adamant about the sanctity of maintaining trails and not modifying them. Unlike some people...

Amazing, but exceeds my "penalty for failure" threshold by a LOT.

Similar, perhaps - but not the same. I’m happy to pay the extra 27%.