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Hot tip: skip ahead to 58:55 for a hilarious angry/emo/edgelord Spomer story. Jason and I didn't even know he could get angry.

*sets down beer* Pro Team variations - fit is too tight for anyone with a body fat higher than 5%, but that won't stop a dedicated MAMIL [see also: Lampre Man]. Aspirational[?]. Very tight fit. Replicas of jerseys from every race team they sponsor, plus non-logo versions of the same. Tight, yo. Core - regular road jerseys for warm weather riding. The fit is what most would consider snug but doable. Brevet - merino version of the Core line, with more pockets. MAMIL-tolerant. Classic - MAMIL-friendly merino, very comfy on brisk days.

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I wrote (then deleted) a (poorly written) post last night, but I’m in the minority here; I agree with Needles to a large extent. I'm not bitter, and I'd be totally fine if they kept the junior category, but from a precedent standpoint, it's rare to have juniors compete alongside elites in any sport. To be fair, it's also rare to have men and women race the same course on the same day, and that won't (and shouldn’t) change. The real issue WBD is trying to solve is how to make this “property” valuable. I don’t think juniors are the...

Stack height is my number one concern/doubt/hesitation about the adoption of 32" wheels, because stack height on 29" wheels is already REALLY tall for XC and marathon folks. When you look at the bike fits that pro road and gravel athletes are running, modern XC bikes have extremely tall front ends and upright body positions by comparison. All of the crazy negative rise stems we see on pro XC bikes are really just bandaid solutions to hide the fact that 29ers forks and front wheels are tall AF for most of the elite XC field. Take a look at these...

I'm at Leogang this weekend and wanted to get a sense of how widely pedal kickback devices have been adopted by World Cuppers, along with all the other wild accessories like TMD's/shakeweights, electronics, gearboxes, and more. So out of curiosity and as a service to my fellow nerds, I stood at the top of Q1 today and counted all the devices I could. Note that certain devices were almost certainly undercounted, like shakeweights, added mass, and fancy chainring devices like Ochain or Rimpact (drivetrains were facing away from me in the starting lineup). There were 20 bikes total where I...

If you listen to the latest Downtime podcast, it was Neko who invited Ken and set up the whole thing. I can't help but feel that people are in the habit now of only seeing everything from a purely negative perspective - maybe we could all get a grip and stop whinging 100% of the time...

I have heard his name before but certainly don't know who he is. The coverage from this weekend, with his input, was very good. He shows what a true professional looks like. I can't recall him dropping the F-bomb the whole time he was aired, and his comments were well measured. I think having that type of influence on the World Cup can only be a good thing.

lol so good. I expect reactions would be... unique.

Here's how roller wear manifests as elongation. Though it's perhaps inaccurate this elongation is colloquially referred to as 'stretch'.

Why? It's a $14,000 Yeti e-bike, if $220 for bearings is an issue then its not the bike for you to begin with. There's also bikes out there with half as many bearings that cost even more for a kit because of the stupid sizes they use. It's crazy how people will complain about those kinds of costs but will happily destroy the XX1 groupset in 500k because they cheaped out on chain lube.....