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Thanks for all the input/ideas. It'll be 2-3 weeks before I can do the rides. Depending on weather I'm planning to base at Wanapum state park and do a day ride east as far as reasonable and back, then a day ride west to Kittitas and back. Lastly drive to Rattlesnake Lake and ride east to...

Not a spectacular ride but I want to do more of the Palouse to Cascades (John Wayne) trail in WA. East of the Columbia River goatheads are reported to be a problem. I have Schwalbe G-one tires with tubes and Mr Tuffy liners. Wheels are tubeless ready and I picked up some Orange Seal, went to...

That's incredibly generous. As of now I have a place to stay at my in-law's cottage less than 100 miles north of Lansing. There has been some talk of them selling but nothing imminent. I have fond memories of interviewing at the MSU campus long ago, ended up at Michigan which I was very happy...

Thanks for the reply. West 5 day is on my bucket list for next year whether my son wants to ride it or not. I'll keep an eye open for early registration but from what I followed this year there were spots open until fairly close to registration close. If I get tired of riding I'll be counting...

Off topic but by any chance have you ridden the DALMAC, if so what was your impression? I'm a native Michigander but haven't been back in 15 years, wanted to ride it this year with my son but he changed his mind. Maybe next year. I'd never heard of DALMAC when I lived there.

Good to see you out with your new bike. Every rainy winter (not complaining, we need the rain) I think of taking a bike on Amtrak down to bay area or S. Cal. for a few days of riding. Maybe this year. Keep posting pics. with locations if you can. BTW I'm sure your wife knows that the only...

I have a couple TSDZ2 mid drives that I've switched between several bikes that I have sitting around (and I have a Yamaha mid drive gravel bike for comparison). Easy installation for anyone who has any mechanical ability. Just remove the crankset/cartridge/front derailleur from recipient bike...

Oregon side of the Columbia river in the gorge. Nice MUP but hard to ignore the constant roar of traffic on nearby I-84

You might want to make sure that you have enough slack in the cables to accommodate the stem riser and width/type handlebars that you want to use. I was only able to use a 90mm adjustable riser on my gravel bike because of the cable length limitations. The picture that you posted of the white...

Yamaha lists the rear derailleur as long cage Shimano M3100 SGS with max cog size 36t. Usually you can go up 4t from the listed max cog size without problems. I've done it with Shimano 105 as well as SRAM X9 and X4 rear derailleurs without need for a derailleur extender. Maybe give a 11-40...

I've done the "ride the rim" event 4 or 5 times and greatly enjoyed it every ride, last couple times with ebikes (TSDZ2 converted bikes both times). Worst part for me is the ~270 mile drive down to the park. I've thought about taking the train to Klamath Falls but haven't yet. It might be a...

Anyone else ride it this year? Yesterday was a beautiful smoke free day, fewer riders than the other times I've done it. Did a ride down to pinnacles which I had never seen before, only saw 4 other riders on that 14 mile out and back road. Added a bit extra for total of 60 miles and over 6500...

Powersport dealerships often add fees where they feel they can - they have to pay the bills like everyone else. They probably sense the opportunity due to recent sudden demand as indicated in this thread. I was somewhat interested because with the rebate and extra battery Yamaha bikes seem to...

Your bike looks like a keeper at a fantastic price, especially with the extra battery. Glad that the dealership came through for you. The suspension fork isn't anything special, replacing it with a rigid fork will probably be an improvement. I already have everything that I need otherwise I'd...

I'm curious about a couple things with your bike. Does it have functioning walk assist? I don't see that mentioned on the Yamaha web site and a review showed the display with a walk assist button but didn't say if it was functional or not. My Yamaha powered bike with the X display/control has...

A simple fix might be to add a motor cuttoff to one or both of your brake levers. Tap the brake to instantly shut off the motor. I did this to a TSDZ2 that I had converted to be coaster brake compatible with a solid main gear. The run on wasn't that bad but it interfered for an instant when...

Maybe it's a typo but the Yamaha web site indicates $1800 rebate which would make the price $1200, which is unbelievable given the spare battery offer. $1,800 customer cash on CrossCore RC

The only practical thing I can think of is to replace the suspension fork with a solid fork (not one suspension corrected). That should drop the front of the bike a couple inches and shave a few pounds off of the weight, more if you go carbon and a carbon fork might make up some for the loss of...