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So - two years and three months late: 1. No. I switched from a heavy aluminum bike (old Cannondale Scalpel) to a couple of light-weight carbon bikes (Salsa Mukluk but plus tires in place of fats, and a Salsa Cutthroat) and loved the difference! 2. Yes, I spend time and money to get the...

Darn - I go out on a 60 mile ride and miss all the fun!

I think we ought to keep things simple: 1. Maintain "Expedition Bicycles". 2. Add the new "Expedition Ebikes/Mopeds" Howard

Those "funny bike" time trial machines were so fast because you were alway riding downhill! Howard

Hello MTVR: I like your proposal and enthusiastically second it! Howard

Along with that great looking truck, I like the shovel. When ours sits like that it means the capacity of our composting toilet is being extended........ Howard

Some thoughts: 1. If what you’re doing works for you keep at it! 2. Presta valves. Agree they can be finicky. I try to use versions that have removable cores - one of my favorites is produced by Cafelatex. They also come with a bright red metal valve cap which I find easy to locate when I...

Hello Chasespeed: I’m with you and MTVR - happy with tubeless/sealant combination. A question - you mention carrying a tube as a backup - has using a tube worked? I ask because after a couple of weeks of goat heads and other thorns in my tubless tires (all sealed up fine), the inside of those...

Hello Bill: I've not found a gpx editor for iOS. The only one I found referenced, GPX Track Editor by Garfa.com, is no longer available (confirmed by email to their customer support). So I don't think there are many iOS gpx editors out there. But I'm not sure there is a big market for that...

Hello Kylekai: Thanks for the suggestion, GPX Editor is fine on a Mac - thanks for developing something so useful. However, I'm interested in an editor for gpx files that will work on an iPad or iPhone. I'm trying to avoid taking a computer on some types of trips where space and weight are...

Hello Poohbear: Beautiful truck & planned house. I noticed you mentioned a cassette toilet. We had a cassette toilet in our first EarthCruiser and while it worked fine, we decided to try a composting toilet in our 2nd EarthCruiser. For us, the difference is night & day - we love the...

Deasocld: Your brother did a nice job. Depending on his eventual potential buyer, the ease-of-sale might be increased if your brother took the time to get all of the recall & update work done on the Fuso. While still under warranty the work won’t cost him except for time, but if the VIN is...

Well. Heidi and I were sure we could resist ungrading a third time when we heard about a V8, dual speed transfercase, all wheel disc brakes, 37" tires, etc., etc. But nobody told us you were doing a Coffee Bar! Now we're in trouble! Kidding aside, looks great you guys.

I'm with Gregmchug. No sparkplugs and no approach angle on the Chevy! Howard

Hello Cameron: I use an LSD fluid from Mitsubishi also and favor it over others combined with LSD additives that I've tried. The Mitsubishi fluid I use is "Mitsubishi DiaQueen GL5 LSD Gear Oil" which I get from Modern Automotive Performance, Is that the same as you use? I can't find the Fuso...

Reminds me of a USPS slogan - "If it fits, it ships!" Now if they only had a flat rate shipping container......

Hello Dale: I'm with you all the way. I've mentioned this in other threads but it pertains well here- My wife and I have purchased five things in our lives that were priced in this neighborhood - Two houses, a 40' sailing vessel and two EarthCruisers. One of houses increased in value and we...

If I was buying a new bumper to house a winch (I've used 5 on 4 trucks over the years) I'd rank design considerations like this: 1. Minimum effects on approach angle. 2. Perpendicular fairlead (hawser or roller). 3. Access to engagement lever (engaged / neutral) of winch. 4. Access to line on...

Reviewing our last 6 years of wandering about in an EarthCruiser EXP weighing between 11,000 and 13,500 lbs for around 65,000 miles, we've actually been stuck (couldn't go forward or back) four times that I can recall. We self recovered each time. Based on what we actually used in those...