Yeah, as something in the low 20s that’s basically a hatchback with an AWD button, it’s a fine car. At around 30 it’s like, you could have bought something significantly more interesting. Read more

it makes NO SENSE Read more

I miss every single stupid GM car of that era, from the grandfather clock Envoy XUV to the Vue Redline to the FWD V8 SS Impala. Read more

lol yes! Jordan lake: the fastest* way from Raleigh to Chapel Hill! Read more

This one is very much more boxy than, say, a CH-R or HR-V, but your dog may vary. Read more

that’s a Blazer not a Trailblazer! I haven’t seen a full dig into it, but Chevy told me over the phone that the AWD Trailblazers get the added link and changed shocks to go with it. Read more

yeah that’s gross weight! Actual is a bit over 3,200, or around as much as an old Volvo 240 wagon. Read more

I am intrigued by a tubing supplier having tests to be sure that you are worthy of their steel. Feels very medieval!! Read more

I just saw my first Voodoo in person the other week. Neat bikes! Read more

I also was very curious! I reached out to Schwinn, which didn’t have records on the bike but think that Waterford may still have something for this Cimarron in particular. Read more

Schwinn also did make an even higher-end mountain bike of this era, which is what it gave to its top racers: the Paramountain. But those bikes are very expensive these days, and were also equipped with the top braking tech of the day, roller cams. Not something I want to mess around with today. There are still lots of… Read more

I did look at a lot of the paramounts that came right after this thing, including one in a fetching black with orange splatter paint job from the factory, but the Cimarron was nice because it had: Read more

Coast was explaining that this is why some framebuilders switched their brazing metals (I think he said from bronze to silver)—the lower temp required meant less heat going into the steel and less deformation of the frame! Read more

It’s $325! I was hesitant to take the dive, but it’s been a fun process and I’ve been learning a lot. Read more

Just wanted to add that I should hopefully be getting behind the wheel of a Chevy Trailblazer (the number one most fastest-selling car Stateside) and if there are any wild developments in how I think about the Seltos after I drive the Chev, I’ll update this post! Read more

There is a particular little jump in prospect park that follows after a long, sweeping downhill cruise. I take it in top gear. It’s not a lotta air, but enough to land on the back wheel not the front and I do not like the idea of this happening if I’d been there. Read more

I have found a few of these knocking around and they are too cool. If I was going full suspension, I would hunt for one. Read more

I didn’t realize FTW was right there! Great bikes. I coulda swung by on my way out. Read more

Just such a Panasonic is for sale at the moment! It just has u-brakes that I am seeking to avoid https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/637285883585776/ Read more

this sorta came up in an article from TTAC a while ago that, well, it brought up some of this question but also made some assertions without a ton of data to back it up but!! it brought up the idea that FMVSS 216 may not be doing nothing to make cars safer, but it might be that it may be making cars worse at rollover… Read more