My new DW Spot and two new-ish Homer Haulers

Thanks for the props fellas!

JN I'm starting to feel like FO - now I just need a blog so people will like me, right?

Swan, the 5d2 is awesome - its a game changer. I moved from a HD video camera and a 40d to something that shoots much better photos and some amazing video - and I'm coming off one of Sony's prosumer HD broadcast cameras. The 5d's sensor just blows away any video camera under $10,000. The ergonomics are a little awkward for video, but with some creative camera support you get used to it pretty quickly. I'm already using it to shoot a short documentary and I'll be in Colorado later this summer to shoot some biking.

Decender - my HS and hubs are about 4 years old and solid gold in any light. But I just bought some spacers and they looked Mango when I put them next to my HS, so I sold them to a friend with a Mango HS and he's happy. Maybe King changed the formula cause they didn't look gold to me? The Woodman post looks real nice next to the hubs and HS though.

P.S. In case anyone is wondering, my frame weighed in at 6.98 pounds.

Bikezilla said:

Kickazz Chris! Welcome back.
The ladies must love the way you show so much post.
Sweet ride. I dig the gold seatpost... might have to upgrade my Thomson.

Hey man, I've got an FX too. They rock don't they? The outside is much bigger than the curves make it look. We've got a '97 QX4 (Pathfinder) also and believe it or not it's actually smaller. More room inside the QX but it takes up a fair bit less space in the garage. The FX beats the tar out of it at the pedal though. 93 octane and it hauls azz :thumbsup:

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Hey thanks, great to be back!

When I saw the Woodman I thought of you. The only thing about the post is the clamp is kinda wimpy looking, it might not hold up to much abuse. I'm getting a Joplin, so that post is gonna get my SLR saddle and become part of my XC spec. The XL frames just feel too big for me, so I'm still mashing a large with a lot of post.

The FX is great, I bought it right at the end of winter (late April ) and it handled the snow fine. I just wanted something with heated seats, a sunroof, AWD and a traction control system that you can turn off so I can spin the wheels to get through deep snow and up icy hills. I drove a ton of AWD wagon/suv's and I couldn't believe how many struggled to get up my driveway - which is only a slight grade - but the computers kept hitting the brakes when the wheels spun, that was so frustrating. I must have looked like an idiot running a bunch of cars up my driveway over the course of a few weeks. With the VSC off, the FX just plowed right through.

I agree, its much bigger than it looks. When my GF pulls her Civic behind it - the FX looks massive. Its bigger than a lot of its competitors on the inside as well, really wide between the doors. For a bigger guy, I like the width. Some complain about cargo space with the sloped rear window, but with the seats down there tons and I have a Yakima box to go on top so all the cruddy stuff doesn't funk up the fine interior.

Cool beans on the QX, I looked real hard at an 02 Pathfinder LE - which is pretty close to your QX.

I wish we had 93 octane up here, "premium" is only 90. :madman: But it still goes like a banshee when I bury the pedal.