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Chris Trapp

Chris Trapp

The Jeep Wave is Dead

The Jeep Wave is Dead

Out on the road, there are certain groups of road users who typically wave to one another as they pass by in traffic. In my experience it’s usually motorcycle riders, Corvette drivers, and formerly, Jeep drivers. I’m not talking about Cherokees, Grand Cherokees, or whatever the Compass is.

Knowledge is Know How...

Before computers, it was pretty easy to get your local auto parts counterperson to search catalogs endlessly for ’83 Corvette windshield wipers. (Chevrolet didn’t make a Corvette in 1983.) Coveted data was buried in dusty parts catalogs so wild goose chases took ages. These days, counter person jokes usually

Show Me Your Papers!

I’m an older millennial. It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that the cars I’ve loved all my life have become old. Heck, some of them are becoming collectible. This is also an idea that I’ve only just begun to wrap my head around.

Bike Movers

If you own a bike, there's a high chance you own a car. The chances are also high that you will use that car to haul that bike somewhere. Typical vehicles at the ride meet spot seem to be SUV’s and smaller trucks decked out for the

I'm an Obsolete-ist

Like death and taxes, mechanical contraptions use parts that wear out inevitably. Shock absorbers, steering parts, brakes, and cooling components are on the top of the list for cars. I sell them hundreds of them every year. In the world of bikes, tune up parts like chains, cassettes, cables, and

Am I the Worst Offender?

As a cyclist I often wonder if I am the worst kind of cyclist. Not the kind that drops wattage bombs on the coffee ride, or the one that always shows up late, or one that lives on their aerobars in the middle of a pace line. A more objective