Why This Short Bus Is the Ultimate 黑料吃瓜网 Vehicle
Professional mountain biker Andrew Taylor (sponsored by brands including Adidas, Norco, Gravity, Bell, Kenda, and Smith) knew he wanted to hit the open road. Originally he thought he鈥檇 buy a classic VW bus, but then he found this 1994 Ford E350 short bus for $2,000 on Craigslist. It was near perfect, with lots of cargo space and a powerful 7.3-liter diesel engine, and he spent the past six month customizing it. We recently caught up with Taylor in Big Sur, California to talk about the conversion and to ask where he plans to take his new home on wheels.
If you鈥檙e a pro rider, you have a lot of bikes. Taylor couldn鈥檛 find a rack that would accommodate all his rigs, so he recruited his friend Jordan Nash to build him one. 鈥淲e created our own design that made it possible to securely lock all six bikes with a three-quarter-inch metal shaft that feeds through the center of the frames,鈥 Taylor says. The pair plans to sell the design in the future.
Taylor starred in the old show , which featured a crew of riders traveling Canada in a full-size bus and finding new trails every day.
Making breakfast on the grill that鈥檚 permanently attached to the hitch.
The bus was originally painted yellow, but Taylor commissioned his friend Alex Dunn to paint a wrap-around mural with forest scenes and plenty of singletrack.
The bus came with seats, but Taylor pulled everything out, put in a laminate wood floor, sofa (with storage underneath), kitchen, and fold-out bed.
A well-stocked fridge, with eggs and beer.
The kitchen has a real granite countertop.
Dinner.
Taylor drove the bus to Big Sur and Pismo Beach for test runs. He鈥檚 currently on his way to Canada with his girlfriend, and he plans to drive the bus to Alaska in August for a film project.