My MOAB Ride Along with Brad Lovell in Rapid Red First Edition Bronco [Videos]

[JohnWayne]

Thanks for posting up the videos and passing along the info even if it makes the waiting harder.

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[Spooled]

Not even going to go through the trouble of watching portrait videos. If anyone else gets to do this please record in landscape.

 

[Virtual-Chris]

I'll be that guy you mentioned... 8.9MPG?!?!?!?!?

 

[Chrism81]

Nice vids.

 

[wvmtneer]

flannel: nope
Sweat pants: check
Bronco nation employee: possible.

 

[rgwinn]

Great opportunity. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tdifonzo]

Solved: Sasquatch is 8.9 mpg

 

[Virtual-Chris]

One take away for me was that those cameras are game changers for technical off-roading. The other thing is that I will likely replace the SAS flares with non-SAS flares to get a better view of the tires from the mirror cams.

 

[Zap74]

8.9 MPG! Still IDGAF

 

[tstefanic]

OH GOD PORTRAIT MODE VIDEOS

 

[adamruiz2001]

Awesome! Man, seeing all this new content is killing me, but crazy exciting at the same f'n time!!!

 

[Rick Astley]

nothing
wrong
with
filming
in
portrait.

it's
no
different
than
not
using
more
than
one
word
per
line.

See
this
would
be
excellent
if
everybody
converted
to
posts
in
portrait
mode.

 

[Sighlense]

I never asked about the rattling in the back, so I know that was common in the KOH videos as well

Hoo boy...

 

[395N]

OP-Thank you for the time and effort on this. I appreciate it.
Some people would bitch if you hung em with a new rope.

 

[DaveH]

Moab was awesome! My wife and I road with Brad Lovell, in a Rapid Red First Edition, and for the short amount of time we were out there, he found a way to put it through its paces. I have attached a few videos and here are some general impressions:

1) The suspension on these bad boys is awesome. Brad spent some time talking through how they work in one of the video clips.
2) Brad shared he was part of the engineering/consulting team on the bronco, and tells the story of how it began 4 years ago. Pretty interesting
3) I wasn't aware the Sway Bar disconnect was that more advanced than Jeeps. He demonstrated how with the Bronco implementation, you can get one of your front wheels off the ground and engage the disconnect, while with the Jeep, you have to predict you'll need to disconnected before you need it. Big advantage Bronco!
4) Brad explains why he prefers using the Front Locker while rock climbing over using the rear locker, or even both together. Pretty cool
5) Tire pressures were at 30PSI for these rides, so not super low, but less than recommended 40PSI
6) Rides were off "Behind the Rocks Safari Rte" just off Hwy 191 South of Moab. They found some great dunes and a few small rock climbs, but all in all, we got a great feel for the Bronco's capabilities.

Other things of note: I video'd while driving down the highway to a get a feel for the road noise with Sasquatch. The tires had very little noise, at least compared to my RAM 1500 w/35in MTs. The only noticeable noise was from wind noise in the MIC top, which he of course mentioned was pre-prod. I hope that gets solved! I never asked about the rattling in the back, so I know that was common in the KOH videos as well

SORRY FOR ALL THE SMALL CLIPS. I HAD A HARD TIME MAKING THESE VIDEOS LOWER RESOLUTION AND SHORT ENOUGH TO FIT UNDER THE UPLOAD SIZE CONSTRAINTS.

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Thanks. This is what I was hoping to see. Wanting to get a general sense of the ride before my scheduled ride on Saturday.

My favorite part:
"The faster we go, the happier it is."

If you upload this to youtube, you won't have to break it up into multiple videos.

Did you feel it was worth the trip?

PS: Ignore all those portrait mode haters. Sure landscape would be better, but if that is what they want, they can hire a professional. I appreciated the effort you went through to get these to us.

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