Two Things

Image courtesy of Inno Racks

Rack Me:

Okay readers, I am in the market for a two bike hitch rack. I thought I knew what I wanted, then I started looking online. 

Whooo-boy! Are there a lot of zealous One Up rack users! 

Anyway, I gotta admit I am suffering a bit of sticker-shock regarding what these things cost. I get it now though. The prices are the prices. I think I'm settling in on spending something either side of 1K. Preferably under. 

Here are my parameters for purchase:

• Two bike carrier, 2" receiver hitch compatible.
• Lightweight construction. Mrs. Guitar Ted has to be able to wrestle this thing. 
•  I prefer a no-touch rack like a One-Up, or like system. 
• Integrated locking system for security
• It'd be nice if I could put my fat bike on it, but this is not a deal-breaker.  

What I do not care about:

• Ramps
• Heavy duty for e-Bikes ratings
•  Lights
• Add-ons for more than two bikes.
• Made In USA. (Nice but not necessary)
• Where I buy it from

 I've looked at Kuat, One-Up, Quick-R, Inno, Yakima, Thule, and some other brand I cannot recall right now, but they weren't too great anyway! In my looking at online reviews and sites for racks too many focus on stuff I don't care about like hauling e-Bikes, modular benefits, add-ons, and what not. I just need a two-bike rack, and I will buy one before mid-April because I am going on a trip to Kansas, if everything works out. And that will lead me to......

The Guitar Ted Podcast Episode #100:

Oh yeah! We made it to 100 episodes in just over 4 years. My last podcast I was involved with took like a decade to reach that milestone, so I feel pretty good about our work on the GTP show. 

The new episode features Ryan "Uncle Dudley" Dudley. We talked about a lot of stuff, but the main point was his producing an event called The Legends Of Gravel. 

this is a casual gathering planned to be a celebration of some of us old geezers who have been at the forefront of the gravel scene back when this Modern Era of gravel got going in the mid-2000's. 

The show can be accessed on several podcast platforms, but here is the Spotify Link in case you want to give this a listen. 

We also got around to some other stuff after Uncle Dudley signed off. There was some 32"er news, and a few other tidbits. Please check out the episode, and keep in mind we can really use 5 star ratings, and subs to the podcast, or sharing it on your socials. These are the best ways to support N.Y. Roll and I in our efforts. 

Plus, we are asking for listener questions. Just email any questions you may have to g.ted.productions@gmail.com. We'll do our best to answer those in the next episode.