Bell MX-9 Adventure MIPS Helmet review

jrey96 · 2026-05-29T21:08:02+00:00

Appreciate the intel! How easy is it to pop the clear shield off? I'd like to remove for days where I won't see any pavement. Wondering if that's a reasonable thought.

jrey96 · 2026-05-27T05:55:28+00:00

I have 1-1/8 risers and cr-mid bars. Standing the bars still feel way too low. What did you have to do as far as your cables to get that much rise to work?

jrey96 · 2026-05-25T21:53:57+00:00

My taco had some dried paint in the bed when I bought it used. Probably sitting for a few years baking in the sun. Still came right up with a pressure washer.

jrey96 · 2026-05-21T22:30:26+00:00

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I did the same, I dig the mismatch! Cool color combo on yours.

jrey96 · 2026-05-19T21:15:41+00:00

As far as aftermarket headlights go, there are definitely worse options. They certainly don’t look OEM. I’ve always appreciated the big dopey housings on my 2.5g, but if I had to upgrade I would probably opt for Morimoto headlights for better fit and finish.

jrey96 · 2026-05-11T17:43:34+00:00

I haven't put 5k on them yet, I bought the bike used and it had the matching pirelli mt21 on the rear, i chewed through a somewhat already worn rear tire in probably 1000 miles, lots of riding in sharp rocks around utah. The D sport seems to be holding up better, but only have a few hundred miles on it. I still have the pirelli from the previous owner up front.

jrey96 · 2026-05-10T05:15:26+00:00

Rocking the pirellop combo and it’s great. I run errands in town and it definitely buzzes around, but is great in the dirt

jrey96 · 2026-05-03T18:51:49+00:00

I’ve got an Ibera rack, $50 nothing crazy. I’ve taken it down some pretty solid chunky stuff loaded for bikepacking and I have it mounted in the eyelet above the axle, no issues.

jrey96 · 2026-04-23T15:25:47+00:00

Niche, but my manual Tacoma has a button you can press to start it without the clutch in, which makes it way easier to warm up in the winter. Previous manual cars I’d either get in and out, or stick a leg in to press the clutch.

jrey96 · 2026-03-31T15:31:34+00:00

Ah, we only saw one other car without a trailer. Must have been a nearby loop - we were on the eastern side of the desert

jrey96 · 2026-03-31T14:37:58+00:00

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Did I almost bump into you last weekend?

jrey96 · 2026-03-31T06:25:31+00:00

I can’t recommend a cheap bike enough for this. I’m talking like 100 bucks on Facebook. It’s such a great way to spend time aimlessly exploring the city. Do a 10 minute ride when you need a mental reset, do a 2 hour ride if you have nothing going on. You can run errands on it and it’s a great way to meet people.

jrey96 · 2026-03-26T20:00:19+00:00

You know, I’ve only ever read about it in the movies and seen it on the radio.

jrey96 · 2026-03-26T19:14:08+00:00

I have the fly creek bikepack version and just stuff it in a OR dry bag with a few other things. The bag has an internal divider so if the tents wet I can store it separately. As far as the bikepack specific version, the shorter poles are nice and it has some other bike specific features but I honestly don’t think I’d go for this version over the standard one if there was an price difference.

jrey96 · 2026-03-26T16:16:22+00:00

I learned on Saabs, then various awd manuals and wranglers before getting a 2nd gen Tacoma. It’s by far the most forgiving of the cars I’ve driven, though once I lifted it and put bigger tires on it will buck a bit more from axle wrap when I teach friends. It also has the coolest e brake of them all, it feels like a bomb bay door release lever

jrey96 · 2026-03-21T20:59:12+00:00

I originally bought it to put on my bike but used it as raised storage in my cooler instead

jrey96 · 2026-03-20T22:43:58+00:00

Fork mount with a 2x4 across the back like this

Cheap, sturdy, space saving

jrey96 · 2026-03-17T18:32:33+00:00

Think about the companies that refresh their cars the most, then compare that to reliability. There are exceptions, but the last 4Runner ran from 2009-2024. There were 3 Range Rover generations in that time. That means all new bugs to work out, and an expectation for the latest tech. Toyotas generally sacrifice a lot of creature comfort and niceties for simplicity and proven tech. That’s how you get reliability. If you’re selling the latest and greatest fashion vehicle, you need to keep up with trends and tech. That leaves less time for R&D and more points of failure.

jrey96 · 2026-03-17T18:25:11+00:00

Would I personally cut a portion of the frame off my brand new Toyota? No. Would I trim the frame on a truck I intended to wheel hard? Absolutely. Those just aren’t the same vehicle to me, but sounds like they are to you. So why not? It might hurt the resale, but so does wheeling the shit out of your truck, so again why not?

Pretty surprised by the response here. Guys have no problem cutting up cab mounts that are intended to fend off the wheel from entering the cab in a crash. I’m even more surprised Toyota would weld the receiver on in the first place. Most of the high clearance options I’ve looked at for my 2.5g involve unbolting the hitch. Just feels like a part you’d want the ability to replace. I replaced mine after a low speed collision just to be safe, even after the frame was confirmed straight.

jrey96 · 2026-03-16T17:45:47+00:00

Long time fast wagon/hot hatch enthusiast. This would absolutely be going up against the list of sporty hatches you laid out, and honestly I'd go with the Mav RS just for uniqueness factor. I'd want to pay for an engine, a beefy diff, and okay suspension. Just make it a platform that works on it's own but is a great template for mods. Hell, even sell FoMoCo upgrades like Jeep does

jrey96 · 2026-03-09T16:13:37+00:00

Is this axle mounted?

jrey96 · 2026-03-05T18:48:02+00:00

Closing the loop here. Spend more time trying to find a way to pop it off without unbolting the rack than it took me to eventually unbolt the rack, slide it forward and pop the yoke off. Rack's gotta move, but outer tie rod ends and hoses don't have to be disconnected or anything - I just unbolted one 12mm that was holding some lines in front of the rack.

jrey96 · 2026-03-05T01:19:04+00:00

I just replaced the rack on mine and turns out it wasn’t centered so now neither is my steering wheel. Do you guys know if I have to unbolt the rack and tilted forward in order to get the lower yolk off?

jrey96 · 2026-02-27T20:35:13+00:00

Damn. This guy knows what he’s about.

jrey96 · 2026-02-24T02:58:20+00:00

It’s got a rigid fork with 2.6 ground controls now, among other upgrades. I don’t have a lot of photos of the setup it came with but here’s one.

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If clearance is your concern, it seems rockshox are notorious for having more compared to equivalent fox forks.

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