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someone on the other site broke it down and you're right, there's about a $3k premium added on top of MSRP for everything part-out. wild

A $20,000 electric bowling ball. Don’t ever change Specialized…

Les Gets Fantasy is open. Troy Brosnan only $100 this week for his 100th race, so don't blow it and not pick him : ) https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy/2025/round-7-les-gets-france

Lol, wtf am i getting dragged into this for. But gives me a better idea of who went to the hassle to make a fake linkedin a few months ago to sh** talk me there of all places. As far as which US races get points, go to the UCI calendar on the uci website and filter down to the mtb races specific to the US (or any country you want). It'll tell you which class it is. Last couple pages of the rule book UCI MTB Regulations will tell you how many points that event is worth. earlier in...

I thought I'd seen it all... But then I saw someone hate on Bgoldstone in the Vital forums. A dark day indeed. (I can only assume they tagged the wrong person? Bgoldstone might be the most objective info, non-opinionated poster in the entire forum.)

@BGoldstone catching strays (they are not the same person FYI)

Why is it so impossible for you to demonstrate basic decency in a conversation? You find yourself banned from every single forum you join.

I'm 6'7", and I'm so excited by the potential. All I'd say is that if you aren't interested in these wheels, don't use them. But please don't ruin it for me. It's ok if not every product is for you... lord knows 99% of bikes don't fit me, and I still enjoy learning about them.

I was always told that if you keep finding yourself with the same problems then maybe it’s you that’s the problem. Jokes but seriously no wonder some people hate derailleurs if they go through that many, I’ve only wrecked 1 fully through an impact, others have worn out through use.

Finally! A proper electronic DH rear derailleur. I've been wondering when we'd be able to pay $1500 to ruin three derailleurs on the same rock in one race weekend. Can't come fast enough.

For inverted forks I clamp the stanchions in the bike stand and remove the bike.

bit random. Garbanzo DH winner Richie Rudd was on a 38. Runner up Ryan Gili was on a Podium. Both on the same team and bike. Both have previously run both. Different strokes for different folks.

It's really nice to be in a place where newer bikes aren't necessarily better, and we're not sure of the obvious path to take to make a bike better. Not good for brands, but certainly good for us.

Its french. They simply like bread. 🤪