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Looking at the pace of everyone in raw and others I doubt he’ll be there very long anyways.

Troy's track walk. I'll just add this: Roots and Rain says Troy has raced at MSA 12 times. He won the World Cup race there last year. Besides that, he won a World Championship as a Junior there and took 2nd as an Elite in 2019. He has finished lower than 10th only 1 time in 12 races, with 6 podiums. Remember when he was available for $100 for Fantasy a few weeks ago? That would be a steal this weekend. I expect good things from him.

If I'm doing the math correctly and understanding the UCI Rules, if Jackson finishes 5th (worth 140 points) and Loic finishes 12th (68 points), they will end up tied in points for the Overall. [*See Note below.] If that was to happen, I believe Jackson wins the Overall based on having the most 1st place finishes this season. At least, UCI Rule 4.11.018 seems to indicate that that's the result. It says: "Riders tying on points are ranked by the greatest number of 1st places, 2nd places, etc. (total points in the standings of the concerned round) taking account only...

I wish he would just quietly exit stage left.

Mostly framesets only. Looks very much like these Birds are going south for the winter and are not coming back.

Where does the podium use roller bearings?!

well...... that could be cool of what's to come

Oh ok sweet as, so you have an issue with them following a completely normal distribution model? Were you planning on shipping it back to canada for a service every time as well? I normally wouldn't engage here but needed to clarify - The european distributors are the ones carrying shocks, parts and tools to make sure you're looked after in a reasonable time frame and the pricing is often dictated by certain things outside of their control. If that makes them too expensive for you then thats cool - you're welcome to get something locally produced if saving money...

sethimus is that you?

Transition Bottlerocket has officially launched - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/transition-releases-2026-bo… - 180mm or 200mm of rear wheel travel // 180-200mm fork - 27.5-inch wheels - Aluminum frame - Three chainstay length options: 436mm, 441mm, 446mm - 64° or 63.6° head tube angle - 4-position shock mount: high/low // linear/progressive - Internal cable routing & option for right or left rear brake - Bolt on downtube and shuttle guards - UDH equipped - Sizes: S-XL - Single crown build: $4,699 USD - Dual crown build: $5,199 USD - Frame + shock: $2,499 USD

Fwiw, my nomad 6 will eat a push 11.6 spherical bearing in like 6 weeks. Since switching to the push cartridge bearing eyelet on that same shock, it has been problem free since.

No reason not to, other than the price. The Telum is simple to re-tune and move from bike to bike and the Vorsprung Tuning Hub is a great resource. Currently running it on a Spire + Cascade Link with the recommended tune, it works very well.

im about to order a Vorsprung Telum for my transition spire. Why or why shouldn't I?

I should have mentioned, I’m in Canada.

A German YouTuber got an Amflow/DJI bike and rode it as much as possible, and supposedly the quality of the DJI motor is not that great once you rack up miles. Of course it’s one guy, not hundreds. But I am curious to see what the reality vs. the hype is.

I like Santa Cruz but their crustacean justification is boiled, bruh

I'm pointing it out not because a brand ought to go with VPP or Crab Link for their ebike, but because the 'Cruz explained in their podcast that VPP didn't fly with the new bosch motor, and yet - here's another brand launching a VPP ebike after the Vala (although admittedly I can't see what motor Intense is using in the photo). Besides, I vastly prefer the "PON only released the Vala as four bar to capitalize on the R&D of the close-to-launch GT ebike" conspiracy theory anyway.