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Yeah, I could hear him honking his horn at Sai who wasn’t trailing that far behind me. Sheesh! :rolleyes:

We decided to fit in one more ride today before the weather turns sour tomorrow. Conditions would have been perfect if were not for the wind gusts that never seem to want to play nice. It was a good day to be out for both motorized and non powered two wheelers. Speaking of not playing nice...

Wisteria.

Today’s 35 km ride was a bit on the chilly side (albeit sunny) so slightly warmer apparel was in order. Hard to believe that we hit a high of 17C the day before so leaving the house today when it was 4C was a bit of a shock to the system and northerly gusts made if feel colder. It’s that time...

It’s nice to see that everyone’s spring ride season appears to be off to a good start. We still have a bit of a wait before we’ll begin to see any signs of green foliage or grass but I expect it won’t be long now. The last few days were all about making up for lost time as Mother Nature refused...

Finally got a much-deserved break in the weather after a somewhat tumultuous week and a half as we experienced everything from flurries, rain, and 65 kph wind gusts. All of the local trails are now almost completely dry with the exception of a few spotty areas. My second moose sighting...

Good to see you back in the saddle! Will catch up to you soon enough. 👍

Being able to attach and remove the stand-alone base rack and add-on as separate components were what enticed me to pull the trigger on the single SD. I suspect 1Up received plenty of feedback with regards to the awkward manner in which owners must go through when holding and balancing bikes...

Say what?! I guess we’ll never know how deep it was. Perhaps there was only one way to find out. ;)

I’m not having buyer’s remorse but there are some nice features with the QuikrStuff that are hard to overlook one of which is the release bar. I usually have the SD in the single tray configuration most of the time when I’m not riding somewhere else with the missus. However, in instances when I...

A bit of a compromise but I suppose they had to come up with some kind of a work around to deal with owners of older versions. Does anyone use their 1Up wheel locks? I do, almost all the time when I stop for sundries, coffee, snacks.... I came across RockyMount's lock system that uses a beefy...

Yea, good question. That’s something that you might want to raise as I’m sure there are others who would also like to know. I can only speculate the new add on versions could be fitted without issue? It would be rather upsetting if that wasn’t the case. Well, consider yourself lucky that you...

That might be the only earth-shattering news of its release. Anyone ordering one as of today will have to eat the increase. A c-note lower than the QS rack but with still fewer features that are integrated in the Mach 2. More blog details of the release here. I’m content with my previous gen SD...

So, it’s official. 1Up has released the new Super Duty which is now capable of carrying bikes weighing up 100lbs each. It appears to be built burlier than its predecessor (in particular the arms) and that’s evident as it tips the scales at 37lbs for the single. A key feature is a release button...

Reminds me of an incident that occurred last summer. It had to be over three years ago when I heard a couple of ‘cheater’ comments being uttered from a group of young mtbers as a couple of friends and I exited a local singletrack. Since then, nada, but last year while riding solo up the...

A Giant Trance X E that I previously owned and the Levo that replaced it as well as a Norco efatbike all have 1200 mm (47”) or less wheel bases so I’m able to secure the arms further up. Perhaps that might explain how very little wobble I encounter on the road. Patent wise, I can’t see how they...

One of the issues I can see with 1Up might be with the length of the arms and so it may not be a rack that fits all bikes. For a bike with an xtra long wheel base and 29ers, I wonder if the arms may not extend far up enough up the wheel/tire so that the spindles are able to clamp down...

No doubt that there are likely more 1Up videos floating around out there that have something negative to gripe about. I’ve never experienced the wobble that was depicted in his video but then again, the most that I’ve carried were two emtbs weighing under 60lbs apiece. No rack is perfect and I...

I find that a bit of grease/lube prevents the metal ends of the bar from rubbing against each other and creates an overall smoother release. Over time, the amount of metal-on-metal friction along with trapped dust/dirt is what causes the bar to become more tenacious, sometimes on one side more...

No recorded footage of me heading down I’m afraid as I forgot to push the red button. Doh! Rookie mistake. :rolleyes: As luck would have it, the 360 camera that shoots from the rear captured enough detail to provide a brief glimpse into the drone’s active tracking capabilities.