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This is what peak athleticism looks like and I don't care what anyone else says.

Yeah I'll admit I zoomed in on both and matched some key freckles on both hands. Some are not as prominent in the mondraker photo but I'm 99% sure it's him. ... the whole process felt weird as hell haha.

bro's recognizing peoples hands now.... this thread is getting so good and weird at the same time. When someone knows what someones toes looks like I'll bow out. Carry on.

In a big turn of events, Dak turns to international hand modeling and quits racing to protect the valuable hands.

Not the hero we wanted. The hero we needed. I hope Dak is laughing his ass off no matter what.

Not to sound like a dick but I hope most people ignore this. 1) Martin is one of one. You don't ride a bike like him and neither do I. 2) According to the telemetry data I've seen, most (good) riders do in fact use their brakes for ~85% of a descent. Even Neko just noted at the WC level guys are on their brakes 80% of a run. 3) The whole point of a brake is to take kinetic energy and turn it into thermal energy. The more "room" a system has with respect to heat management, the better...

Yo, Mods can we get this dude banned?

Or just run...external routing

Super-nought happening. I don't actually know, that was just the only time I was going to get to make that joke. It would be sick to see Brook on a forbidden.

hey dude you wanna go ride the pump track this afternoon? yeah lemme just weld up a DJ bike real quick see you at 2...

Refreshingly SMART, not strange. The last thing the industry needs right now is somebody making a product that already exists in overabundance just because they can. Why waste any time, effort, and resources on making a DJ frame when you can source it as part of the deal with Spesh and get paid for riding it instead. We should applaud Neko's focus on what's essential here and actually providing some value to the market (the DH bike, in other words), otherwise they'll just turn into the 1547th "by riders for riders" company churning out generic flat pedals and handlebars...

Aren't hope vented rotors also 3 mm thick? In either case, I'm guessing caliper width might become an issue with rotors that thick. At least Hope's were only compatible with their calipers.

The Gamux team have been on pinion gearbox bikes in the DH World Cup for the few years…..

Not to mention it looks like that stock Red Zerode G3 color coming through the blackouts in spots

Hint of belt drive in that ‘chain’ ring