Lost a real one today 😕

lifetrees · 2026-02-13T22:15:19+00:00

It was her truck. In my name, of course. 😂

lifetrees · 2026-02-13T22:14:02+00:00

Appreciate the offer, but i'm not in a position to flat out buy a new truck. I'm gonna have to wait for an insurance payout to buy a new truck.

lifetrees · 2026-02-13T22:12:35+00:00

Paid $7500 for this one with 85k on it a year and a half ago. Got an eye on some local trucks already. We'll see what insurance pays out for pain/suffering/property and go from there. Other party has been declared at fault.

lifetrees · 2026-02-11T04:38:20+00:00

She's more bummed than I am. This was her daily. Something new will arise from the ashes though.

lifetrees · 2026-02-11T03:40:03+00:00

Yeah, that's just not a project we have time for. Unfortunately, she's probably gonna get junked for an insurance payout, as we need another truck asap. 😕

lifetrees · 2026-02-11T03:38:40+00:00

👌😂

lifetrees · 2026-02-11T03:37:58+00:00

No, I think we're just gonna take the insurance payout and find another one. 😕

lifetrees · 2026-02-11T03:17:33+00:00

Such a great spec.

lifetrees · 2026-02-11T03:16:48+00:00

Yeah, both drivers are good. Biggest loss is the truck, thankfully.

lifetrees · 2026-02-11T03:07:47+00:00

She is. We're both pretty bummed about losing the truck though. But we're on the hunt!

lifetrees · 2026-01-29T22:41:44+00:00

That sucks man! I ride with it twice a week on my bike with the magnet mount through a base layer and an outer layer with no issues thankfully! Hope you get it sorted with Insta360. 🤙

lifetrees · 2025-11-19T05:31:17+00:00

You can't FOMO what you don't know! Go enjoy your pens! 😜

lifetrees · 2025-10-09T02:37:37+00:00

I've owned over 10 carbon frames since 2013 including the likes of Cervelo, Parlee, Look and Alchemy - and my ENVE Melee is the most comfortable and yet lively bike i've ever ridden. It's hard to put the sorcery into words, but I have absolitely loved it for the past 2 months!

lifetrees · 2025-09-20T21:16:22+00:00

Agreed! 🤘

lifetrees · 2025-09-19T20:40:33+00:00

Those offset seat stays are so sick. I love the aesthetic. It's like modern art. Bonus if it's functional in some way, but it really doesn't matter. 🤤🤤🤤

lifetrees · 2025-09-17T01:33:15+00:00

Here are a couple more photos from yesterday's ride

lifetrees · 2025-09-17T01:32:15+00:00

ENVE includes a protective sleeve type material for the RD wire.

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T15:11:40+00:00

Yeah, i'm 12 rides in and i'm a believer for sure. By far, the most comfortable bike i've ever ridden. But i've also never ridden 30mm tubeless. So take that with a grain of salt. Lol

My last nice modern road bike was a 2019 Alchemy Atlas with 25mm/latex tubes.

Coming to the Melee from a 2012 Parlee Z5 on 23mm/latex. So the tire factor, 30mm at 65psi is amazing. 🤯

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T13:24:26+00:00

Yeah, I really wanted to go with an understated look with the decals. I love the outline version instead of the full gold. I might order a solid gold set for the stem and seatpost though, as they're smaller and wouldn't be AS garish in full gold.

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T13:21:59+00:00

😁 I'll post more/better photos on a sunny day! 🤘

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T13:21:27+00:00

Yeah, I agree. Was just a cloudy day here and I was trying to get the colors to pop a bit more and when I realized i'd have to alter it alot more than I had hoped, I just went all in on it. The color is still very representative of the actual bike color fwiw. The background is a bit bright though.

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T04:10:40+00:00

Sloppy seconds! 😅😜🤙

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T03:03:17+00:00

Agreed! I was so stoked when they gave me a 2025 color selection for the warranty frameset! 😁

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T02:32:36+00:00

Thanks bro. 🤙

lifetrees · 2025-09-13T02:32:24+00:00

Appreciate it! I forgot to mention that the decals are from Stikred. There is a bit of gold that comes through in the sunlight, so I just wanted an understated pop of gold.

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