Well, the dust has settled from our recent server upgrade, and we can finally relax for a bit. The upgrade was really an exciting new chapter for offroadtb.com, because we basically grew too big for our old server! We were running into timeout issues, and very slow page loads.

Now, things seem to be running smooth! The only issue is that the new server, while consistently much faster, is more expensive. So we will be rolling out some changes in the coming weeks to try to boost revenue to pay for the hosting costs.

If we end up bringing in more than is required, we have some other projects just waiting in the wings for some funding.

I remember back when we first set up this site – we thought that maybe we could get 100 members in a few years… Now we’re sitting at almost 1100 members! So I wanted to say thanks again for being a member here! Without our members and the knowledge base we all have built up over time, this site would be nothing!

The new 2013 calendar is now up for sale in our cafepress store for $20.99

Follow this link to the offroadTB online store. You can find our calendar and browse our other products there.

Decals are for Sale!

These are 11″ long, white lettering with red “TB”. They read “offroadtb.com” in the cool ORTB font.

Decals are $8 each (with a small donation built in to their price tag).

The decals can be ordered directly from this post in the forum: http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2995

We’re adopting a new syntax to the “Location” field in your profiles in order to allow our users to sort the “member list” via location.  This should help members organize and easily see who their neighbors are.  If possible, please log into the offroadtb.com forum and update your location profile entries with the following order:

2-letter state abbreviation, city

Examples:

NY, Buffalo
GA, Atlanta
WA, Seattle
CA, Los Angeles

(state should be capitalized)

Thank you very much for taking the time to update your profile.

We have opened the door to accepting donations for ORTB.

See the forum post (http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewtopic.php?p=49462#p49462) for more in-depth information about donating, how we will handle it, and how to do it.

We are happy to announce a new vendor: MASSIVE speed systems.

They are now offering a fully adjustable rear suspension package.  At a great price too!

The new links are 116% stronger than the stock lowers (which are prone to bending damage).

More details can be found in their vendor section:
http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewforum.php?f=66

The 2012 ORTB Calendar is ready for sale!

$20.99

http://www.cafepress.com/offroadtb.412215170

Discussion can be found here:

http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2713

Check out the trip that Michael recently took to High Point and Santa Rosa in California. Some great pictures of the scenery!
http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=2638

In our continuing efforts to maximize the usefulness of our www.offroadtb.com home page, we’re attempting dual posting between our landing page and facebook.  We’re crossing our fingers that this works!

Find our facebook page at: www.facebook.com/offroadtb.com

Two of our members have been crazy enough to hack off their entire suspension, and create an entirely new system based around a new solid front axle.  We wanted to highlight these creations today:

ChevyCrew

http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2436

DirtyAnton

http://forums.offroadtb.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1562