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Nothing against Angel personally but he's gotten by many years in my opinion because of Martin's ties to every single one of the team's Angel has ridden for.

This is the funny thing about whiteface. It is owned and run by the state, so its simplify the state choosing to ignore another part of the state. It won't get canceled. Some people will be angry, maybe a lawsuit will get filed. The stuff on the open ski runs will get pushed flat again so they can groom and they will argue about it again next year.

Just came across this article, local environmental group is pissed that Whiteface didn't get permits approved by DEC for the world cup track. Goes to show how tough it can be to build trails in the area, working in the Adirondacks is highly regulated. https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/community-news/government/orda-viola…

Yes, I've been saying this for a long time. The thing holding Schwalbes back are there terrible (in relation to the competition) tread patterns. -The Magic Mary is a good pattern, albeit dated and could benefit from being given a little bit of steroids in terms of knob stoutness/size. But looks like they have the High Roller III/Argotal prototype in the works for this. -Albert is a disappointing tread pattern. Weak. 4 other friends and I, who've all ridden it, share similar feelings. It's good for some stuff, but even though it's an Assegai copy, it falls way short. -Other...

I feel like this is the most appropriate thread for this info, unless we need a new forum topic. US Customs is stopping the entry of all parts manufactured by Giant in Taiwan over forced labor claims. This has a huge impact on the industry beyond Giant alone. Knowing this administration, it appears to be a lever they are pulling against Taiwan and this could expand to other manufacturers. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-issues-withhold…

Is it really a surprise that a top level rider like Vali could find something that quickly? There were probably several team managers trying to figure out how to sign her..

dak's detailed analysis is so rad. impressive bit of insight into the racer's mind / skillset. hope to see more of these.

New rankings are out and Goodman has dropped to 18th. They’ll probably stay in that range after losing Pontvianne for the rest of the season. Rogue stayed at 15th after not scoring points in the last round. I could see Giant catching them as Rogue lost Simon Chapelet for the year and Daprela has a shoulder injury of some sort, didn’t start the worlds final or at Lenzerheide Scott could sneak into the top 15 depending on the YT situation. Outside chance FW gets in but tough with Asa only getting junior points. If he wins out that’s only 120...

Sadly I agree. I think just that Neko likes him, and sees potential, but fading to me. I cannot see a way forward for Pivot and therefore BK. I mean how can Pivot look at 25 and write a check for 26?

Angel gives zero viability to the brand / sponsors (at least compare to others).

Whispers from the Lenzerheide pits. Norco to chase the $100k belt drive payday in ‘26: Vali to Commencal. Kolb to Cube.

Dak goes all in on explaining his race run. He might need to do another version that is more so 'explain it to a 5 year old' for me because I could never process the amount of data these racers do. Really highlights how racers need to just know, not think about, but know where every rock is that could put them off line. Because one bad rock strike and that could be your tire done...

Sorry to derailleur... I obsessed over Dirt Mag and even got my own homemade bikes article... https://dirtmountainbike.com/bike-reviews/homemade-bikes-big-bird I'm an armchair DH quarterback now, so I've got to toot my own horn somewhere.

Rachel Atherton says she has a big announcement tomorrow. She has been posting a bit about memories of the race venue. Either she is commentating or she is racing…

Apple sells a $2,000 iPhone and a $600 iPhone and their premium image is just fine. I'm really not seeing the brand erosion you're talking about with Ibis. What I am seeing is tons of riders, new and old on Rimpos and utterly stoked about them. Every single weekend I'll end up riding the lift with someone on a Ripmo. 1B people have iPhones, so access to the product alone doesn't erode the brand. We cannot ignore the god awful rebrand Ibis did recently, taking their iconic head badge and making it look like a sticker from Costco. The new...

Not sure what this means but I understand that my opinion won’t be popular. I just personally don’t understand the obsession…