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F1 fever-dreams have run their course - utter nonsense.
Licensing requirements, limitations upon part inventory per season, testing restrictions, curfew requirements, mandated materials and strict dimension figures, tire usage limits, outside supplier limits, entry fee budget requirements, weigh-ins post qualifying, post race, and lastly mandated parts w/ mandated ride heights.
So, still in the context of the direction insisted to be the discipline/sports only future is the intentional omission of small brands only to elevate cost, disproportionate to any real need to consumers.
This year he was doing stuff with Commencal Muc off, then I swear I saw him working on a Pivot in a video recently.
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Mechanics are some of the lowest paid on the circuit, shit expenses, sorting your own flights and logistics. Shit, if i remember correctly at one point the mechanics were getting paid by the riders they were wrenching for. I can see why Marshy had enough
Road bikes, in reality, haven't really changed in the last decade or two. Alongside that, the interest and engagement with the top triathletes is *not as high* across social media as the really top downhill riders. So, let's pick apart what you've said.
1) "It's almost unlimited what they can design" > Incorrect. They're pretty much bound by UCI rules, which have a minimum weight limit for starts. https://www.triathlon.org/uploads/docs/itusport_competition-rules_2017…
2) The WRC is the highest level of production car racing in the world. Toyota have just built a car SPECIFICALLY to then race. R5 rules are still based on a production chassis. In downhill, there are no homologation rules. You don't have to sell any, and you can modify the frame however you want.
3) F1 is also bound by VERY tight technical rules. Yes, Mercedes are the fastest. But, even the average fan couldn't tell the different between cars if you took the liveries off.
As far as I see it, Mountain biking is hitting the part of the curve where all the gains are fairly marginal. The grim donut from the pink site was very interesting, but again, that was on one track and wasn't vs a downhill bike. F1 is about being creative within the rules and finding an advantage. We're never going to truly see that in downhill because the budget isn't (thankfully) 200million€ plus per year. However, teams and manufacturers can push the boundaries, try new things and it's still THE biggest and most watched race series in the world of mountain biking. Enduro will never come close based on its current format.
(Yes, I work on the fringes of F1).
Considering the global sales of dh bikes, maybe they actually should change them.
As for the points, I was aiming purely at the technology and uniqueness of the categories, not at the athletes, spectators and the like. And we've been over this, DH race bikes do have to be sold, it's in the UCI rules.
Can remember some pretty cool riddles.. This Square comment have got som pretty interesting takes. Makes me miss the rumorRidler
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