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Can we get a separate thread for requesting separate threads so it doesn’t clog up this thread?

"To what extent to you agree with the following statements? thermoplastic carbon mountain bikes fit well with the way i go out and come home in my daily life"

Because the word cancer comes from the Greek word for crab.

Yes, MSA was Jackson on DHX2 coil, LP was LMS on DHX2 coil, then before that, AP4 won Lenzerheide on a Vivid Air.

Dante just providing photographic evidence in order of all 3 podium shots is impressive reporting.

I’ve wanted to ditch linespotters for a while. Not exactly blind racing but for all the talk of “racecraft” I think putting line choice in the athletes’ hands would be sick. Like no radios in a road race. I don’t know how it’d happen but it would be sick. And I think it’s mostly one-line because these riders are the best ever and they know what they’re doing!

What are your thoughts on 101 line spotters per rider? What if they weren't allowed on track anymore? After the UCI.. or whoever it was put a video out of riders talking about phones in their pockets- it seemed some mentioned the use for constant communication with line spotters. How would line choice change and how tracks burned in change if all that wasn't a thing anymore? Riders and only riders could be on track and learning it themselves.

a response i left in the south korea thread when someone mentioned that despite possibility of a lot of line choices, south korea is a one-line track. thoughts? option 1: it's one line b/c the bulk of the loose debris was not removed/rake before practice making alternative lines virtually impossible as the piles of said debris littered the surface outside of the main racing line. option 2: they always pick the fastest way down the mountain and multi-line tracks aren't actually a viable reality except for a random move or two.

What if it was commissioned at a price point that became entirely unviable in the USA due to tariffs and got remarketed as China only?

ugh, not this again.

New SC Tallboy dropping May 19. 4bar, more travel, lighter. Seems like to align with 5010.

I think you meant “kind of FUN geometry”. As a person who gets more than 100 bike park days a year, this is way more in line with how parkrats of all ages enjoy riding… ymmv

Boy, the bike industry loves to rename shit in the goofiest way. Those are not idlers. They are drive sprockets. Two of them mounted on a jackshaft.

I can guarantee they won't be able to show a single graph though (like for axle path) because DW think's he's the Wizard of Oz or something and no one can see behind his magic curtain.

Just spent 10 minutes reading about freehub preferences… Not sure if I can explain to a regular person how much entertainment value this holds for me🍿

Nonsense like that is going to ruin it for the actual privateers trying to make it happen.

Grassroots pioneerism that leads to someone breaking into the sport and getting a good result is what I care about, and I would argue what most of the community cares about. He's not participating in the event to race and improve his riding in the hopes of getting to the level where he can compete at the top, to him it's a fun little exhibition.

Try riding a shimano derailleur with the clutch switched off and you'll feel the difference in performance shifting wise straight away.