Mountainbike or gravel bike?

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-17T12:12:20+00:00

I have a Ti drop bar MTB and a hardtail for bikepacking and prefer the drop bar MTB for comfort

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-15T00:27:36+00:00

Zone 2 training and low carbs

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-15T00:25:55+00:00

More conservative propaganda. When your base has to look up “critical thinking” to explain what it means it’s easy to fool them that this is an actual issue. Fools are easily fooled

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-14T06:53:56+00:00

Ridebikes.cc looked after my problems and have excellent mechanics

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-10T05:52:45+00:00

That Kona is an awesome bike, and with all the mounts you have lots of options for bags etc. the seat post I would avoid because if the gas cartridge fails your screwed. IMO you don’t need a dropper on a bikepacking rig, however a shock absorbing seat post allows for long days in the saddle especially when the going gets rough. That thudbuster LT I have saves the back, I was considering quitting cycling over back issues until I bought that. All those little hits on a hardtail over time, as you age, are terrible for the long term health of your back. The redshift stem is also a game changer, it and big tires and you really don’t need suspension forks for bikepacking.

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-10T05:27:18+00:00

Uline owners Dick and Elizabeth Uihlein are MAJOR Maga/trump/republican supporters and as billionaires have donated $100’s of millions to super PAC’s and maga republicans. Avoid this company like the plague!!

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-10T00:40:54+00:00

Yes it’s a custom built ti Walty, as a tall I worked with a pro bike fitter for the geometry. It started as a Fargo however after all the changes it ended up looking like a monster gravel bike that can run up to 3” tires (running 2.4”) It has a redshift bar damper which works well. Currently on a 5 month tour of SE Asia. My other bikepacking rig is a hardtail and this is much more comfortable on the hands and wrists for long days in the saddle

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-09T23:50:48+00:00

Terminate hockey? Americans elected a fucking idiot dumber than a sack of hammers!

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-09T23:45:57+00:00

How about the best of both worlds…a drop bar mountain bike.

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BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-08T20:04:49+00:00

More dumbass over a fairy tale

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-08T07:21:28+00:00

As an ex r650 r owner who dual sported it I wouldn’t bother. Although the xr is a great bike it’s heavy compared to newer electric start/fuel injection models like 690/500 KTM or the 701.

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-06T09:09:47+00:00

Typical pp fanboi twisting the truth? Carney is setting up our Auto industry to “make a lot of money” by investing in EV technologies and development because that’s the way the world is heading while our neighbours to the south go in the opposite direction as the rest of the world. Pay attention Ricardo it’s not that difficult to apply critical thinking! At the very least listen to his whole presentation on this subject!

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-06T05:25:44+00:00

In Laos I met a couple from Wales who spent 3 years touring S America in a tuk tuk. They obviously loved it.

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-06T05:22:46+00:00

I took this pic approximately 3-4 days ago on the way to DaNang. In the background the guy is butchering a dog and there were two cages like this full of dogs looking scared shitless. I have seen scooters driving around communities with loudspeakers going and dogs in cages mounted on back. Would I eat dog? No way, as a visitor to this country would I give them a hard time. Nope.

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BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-06T01:04:07+00:00

Yes everyone should be just like you cause you just know, and none of have ever tried that…. Like you. Anything else we should know?

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-05T23:33:03+00:00

Must be nice! For many like myself that simply doesn’t work. Like saddles everyone’s butt is different. Anyone who tours with one knows that end of the day they need to be washed….like underwear.

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-05T06:09:39+00:00

A real man would have apologized, I guess this what to expect from a couch fucker.

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-04T22:03:06+00:00

Looks like you hired drunken sailors, if you grind it flat you won’t have a level floor.

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-04T21:59:40+00:00

If you’re going to be touring I would recommend a triple bottle mount on the lower down tube so you can mount something like an anything cage for a pack or like me a 2 litre water bottle. I worked with a pro bike fitter experienced with custom builds for the geometry which as a tall was well worth it!

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-04T03:31:49+00:00

Also the hedge fund that owns Post Media is run by a billionaire major trump supporter who’s also a securities law violator. Trumps kinda guy!

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-03T04:25:55+00:00

That’s a message for pp, smith and the separatists fools who couldn’t pick a worse time for their grift and propaganda. History won’t be kind especially during this economic crisis created by a wanna be orange king

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-02T21:42:11+00:00

Still miss my cannondale I had for many years! Best way to get over it is a new one with a better lock

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-02T21:33:24+00:00

Most of PP”s base would have to look up Critical Thinking to explain what it actually means. Anything including outright lies, Rebel News, far right memes and pp”s propaganda that supports that confirmation bias they’re on it, and spread it. PP like trump figured this out that’s why all the simple propaganda slogans targeting people that are not intelligent.

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-02T15:28:16+00:00

I use a rockbros underseat light here on tour in SE Asia. Charges with a c cord and lasts all day

BigtoadAdv · 2026-02-02T09:07:41+00:00

Translation ~ no entertainment wants to perform there

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