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This Kuat NV2.0 is an extremely stable and well designed bike rack. It fits any wheel size from 20in to a 29er. I've fit skinny road bikes, gravel bikes, mountain bikes, all the way to eMTB's on here. It holds bikes very firmly with a lot of confidence. I've never had one fall off, even when shuttling gnarly bouldery fire roads. The bike's front wheel sits in a deep cradle and is held tightly by a ratcheting arm. The rear wheel sits in a channel and is secured by a ratcheting strap. No rubbing of your bike's frame at any time! The rack uses a 2 inch hitch receiver. There's a knob that drives an expanding wedge in the hitch to secure the rack in place. Once you turn the knob all the way, the rack is not moving at all. No sway and super sturdy. There's also a hitch locking pin and integrated cable locks that use the same key (well done Kuat!). You can add on additional trays for up to 4 bikes total. The rack folds using a sleek but accessible lever. You can push the lever with one foot or pull it with one hand to fold the rack. Without a bike, the rack folds up parallel to your rear hatch for a low profile. When you fold it down to carry bikes, there is no touching between bikes or your car; you can also adjust bike spacing with the front wheel cradles of each tray. If you have bikes on the rack but want to access your trunk, you use the lever to tilt down approx 45 degrees past horizontal, so you can open your rear hatch! You can tell the NV2.0 is well designed by a group of people who love riding bikes and want to use it every day. It sure has served me well! I bought it for $850 over a year ago, so it's still very mechanically sound. Come take a look in Bellingham! Message me with your name and number so I know you've read the ad!

2022 Trek Top Fuel 9.8 XT, OCLV carbon frame in size ML 460mm reach Rock Shox Deluxe Ultimate RCT rear shock with MEGNEG upgraded kit, 120mm rear wheel travel Rock Shox SID Ultimate fork with 2RL damper, 120mm travel Bontrager Line Elite 30 OCLV Carbon wheelset, 29", 30mm internal width, Boost spacing, Microspline hub, 108 points of engagement Specialized Eliminator T9 front tire Specialized Purgatory T7 rear tire Rimpact V2 inserts Peaty's MK2 tubeless valves Bontrager Line Pro stem, 35.0 clamp, 0deg, 45mm length Oneup 20mm rise carbon bars Ergon GE1 EVO FACTORY grips WTB Volt wide chromoly saddle Oneup V2 dropper 150mm length 34.9 diamter Oneup dropper remote V3 FSA headset, Knockblock has been deleted Shimano XT 4-piston hydraulic brakes Shimano XTR MT905 6 bolt rotors 200mm Shimano XT M8100 shifter Shimano XT M8120 crankset, 170mm, 30t Shimano XT M8100 chain, 12sp Shimano XT M8100 cassette, 12sp, 10-51t Microspline Shimano XT M8100 rear derailleur Oneup alloy pedals black For reference I'm 5 ft 10in and this bike fits perfectly. The Trek Top Fuel is your dream downcountry bike. The 2022 Top Fuel scored first in Enduro magazine's downcountry bike of the year test, and second in Pinkbike's. Featuring 120mm of front and rear travel, a 66 deg head tube angle, 76 deg seat tube angle, and snappy 435mm chainstays, this bike lets you climb up and dance down the trail like a mountain goat on crack. The spirit of the mountain goat comes with this bike, but the crack doesn't. I can't really help you with that one. You'll have to embark on a personal journey to obtain it. This Top fuel is incredibly fun to ride. If you're bored of your long travel 29er that takes zero skill and dumbs down the trails, then this bike is perfect for you. Think about it: yes it's nice and comfortable to be on your big cushy bike for the gnarliest part of the trail, but what percentage of your entire ride is the gnarliest part actually going to be? Five percent? The rest of the ride, your big bike feels sluggish and uninspiring. Take a step out of your comfort zone and dream with me. Let's swing a leg over this Trek Top Fuel! Now you are on the perfect bike for the other 95 percent of the ride. Gone are the days where you are simply winching yourself to the top. You're now inspired on the climbs: setting PR's left and right and actually enjoying it! Hammer up to the top and immediately drop into the descent! BAM! This bike can handle it. You now find yourself dancing down the trail. This bike isn't a long travel sled that you simply hold onto and let plough. You'll need to be nimble and precise, but you'll be having the greatest time of your life! The trail is now a playground with obstacles to dance around and features to gap over. The geometry of this bike allows you to still hit the bigger features, with a little finesse. Overall if you've been feeling a little dull or uninspired with your riding, then this bike is calling your name! Oh did I mention this Top Fuel has in frame storage? I've been able to fit a very light jacket, 3 clif bars, 3 shot block sleeves, a tubolito, and a light inside the frame. All while using a 30oz water bottle. Never wear a hip pack again! Now we will examine its upgrades. I bought this bike brand new this January from Epicenter Cyclery in Gilroy, CA, and immediately got to work making it the best version of itself. The current generation of SID Select+ forks are notorious for having bushing play out of the factory in the lowers. I noticed the bushing play first ride, and sent the fork to Rockshox for warranty. Rockshox sent back a custom build of the upgraded Sid Ultimate, with the better 2 RL damper instead of the stiff raceday damper. That's a huge win! Arguably the best loadout of the SID fork. You get the lighter weight of the Ultimate lowers with the plusher 2 RL damper. This combo isn't even available to buy, you can only get it direct from Rockshox technical support! Lucky you! You'll have this fork on your bike. Bragging rights to the homies about a fork that they'll never be able to get. I've also upgraded the rear Deluxe Ultimate shock with a larger negative air chamber (MEGNEG). Trek's suspension platform on the Top Fuel is known to be very stiff off the top which is nice if you want to sit high in your travel for a stiff pedaling platform, but not nice if you want any small bump sensitivity on the downhills. Sure you can run lower sag but then we run into the issue of bottoming out on every hit. The Megneg upgrade kit expands the negative air chamber of the shock, allowing for a FAR MORE sensitive initial stroke, while maintaining a supportive pedaling platform, and resisting end stroke bottom outs. This is the biggest upgrade that you can make to the Top Fuel's suspension performance outside of machining your own link with custom leverage ratios. Additional upgrades are quality of life stuff. 200mm XTR icetech rotors with the heatsinks makes sure you have enough braking capacity for any downhill. I was tired of bikes coming with flimsy rotors that overheat. You'll outride the geometry of this bike long before you run out of stopping power even on the gnarliest DH trails. Oneup carbon bars with ergon grips are the best combo for vertical compliance and a comfortable riding position. Oneup V2 dropper for the lowest stack height of any post on the market, and corresponding V3 dropper remote with the cushy thumb pad, Nice! WTB volt to replace the stupid bontrager saddle. The infamous Knock Block has been removed, along with the terrible bontrager XR4 tires. The new specialized Eliminator and Purgatory tire combo are actually really good! They have low rolling resistance, but defined knobs to hook up to the trail and grip. I'd say don't knock it until you've tried it! A set of lightweight Rimpact inserts (80g each) gives you the support you need to corner these tires without folding, while protecting those carbon rims. The rims of course, have only the best valves: Peatys MK2. To sum it up: I fixed any gripes that someone could have with the Top Fuel, replaced all the parts that sucked with the best, and now you get to reap the rewards. Bike has 9 rides, always stored inside, always maintained and serviced by pro bike shop mechanic (yours truly). Local pickup or shipping within North America. PayPal goods and services. Buyer pays PP fees and shipping/packaging fees. Ship via bike flights. Please no offers of trades, lowballs, massages, favors, NFT’s, or crypto. Come take a look! Feel free to text or message me, but let me know your name and number so I know you've read the ad :) - Kevin

Evil Chamois Hagar Carbon size M frame with frame protection Cane creak 40 headset PNW components 70mm stem (will include stock 50mm stem) Salsa Rustler carbon bars 750mm width, 15mm rise, 31.8mm clamp Shimano SLX M7100 2 pot brakes GRX 11 speed flat bar shifter Oneup dropper lever Ergon GE1 Evo Factory grips DTSWISS X1900 spline 25 alloy wheelset. Fast and light XC wheels Santa Cruz Fillmore Valves Schwalbe Racing Ray 29x2.1 front tire Schwalbe Thunder Burt 29x2.1 rear tire Shimano SM RT800 160mm center lock rotors Oneup 150mm dropper Shimano FC RX600 165mm crankset (will include stock RX810 172.5mm crankset with 40t chainring) Wolftooth Dropstop 36t narrow wide chainring Shimano Hg701-11 Chain Shimano RD RX812 GRX shadow+ derailleur Shimano CS M8000 XT 11 speed cassette 11-46t Custom EcoPak frame bag made by Mountain Ostrich Bags The Evil Chamois Hagar is one of the raddest gravel bikes ever made. It comes in only one color and it’s called Blackout Drunk. With mtb geometry and gravel bike weight, this is a fast gravel SHREDDER that can handle some gnarly singletrack too! As a bike mechanic in a shop, a couple months ago I made the conversion to flatbar which completely elevated the ride quality of this bike. This bike is an ABSOLUTE WEAPON. With a 66.6 degree head tube angle, 29x2.1 fast rolling tires, you’ll be able to fly up gravel climbs and laugh as you drop your friends down the singletrack descents. The flat bar conversion makes this bike so much more confident and fun without sacrificing any speed. I even had a custom frame bag by Mountain Ostrich Bags made for this rig, perfect for any big day adventures or bikepacking trips. Did I mention that this bike has 7 water bottle cage mounts on the frame? You’ll be prepared for whatever ride or adventure you want to take it on. Unfortunately life has gotten in the way and I have to part with this beauty. The bike has 15 rides on it and has never been crashed or scratched. It’s been taken care of professionally. You’re guaranteed to have a good time on it no matter where you’re riding. PayPal goods and services. Buyer pays PP fees and shipping/packaging fees. Ship via bike flights. Please no offers of trades, lowballs, massages, favors, NFT’s, or crypto.

These GRX shifters are take offs from a gravel bike I converted to flat bar. They appear pretty dirty in the photos. Had a couple of rides in on them but they’re basically mechanically new with a few slight cosmetic marks. The left shifter acts as a dropper post lever and the right shifter is 11 speed. Brake pads have plenty of life left. Please message me with your name and phone number so that I know you’ve read this listing. Come take a look!