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lol: what a shit show...

We’ve critiqued them before for not reading the room when it comes to decisions they make. Turning off the comment-section on that post however seems they read it just right..

So it looks like the night stage turned out pretty cool, I could see one of the urban DH races be a night thing at some point.

Credit where credit is due… the video screen podium this year is slick.

Rece report from the La Thuile EDR World Cup ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ŁUKASIK AND CONOLLY SECURE OVERALL TITLES AT PENULTIMATE ROUND OF UCI ENDURO WORLD CUP IN LA THUILE - VALLE D’AOSTA Following a day of action-packed racing both the men’s and women’s Elite overall titles were decided on the final 600-metre long floodlight nighttime stage. 5th July 2025 – Sławomir Łukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) and Simona Kuchyňková (Cube Action Team) took victories at the UCI Enduro World Cup in La Thuile - Valle d’Aosta (Italy) by the smallest of margins. Lukasik overcame Charles Murray (Specialized Gravity) on the final stage...

Gwin had some impressive splits- 5th and 6th at the first two. Wonder if he had a mistake 1/2 way down…. Cool to see him back up to speed

The Intend Edge (Originals Edition) The folks at Intend have a sense of humor, and the fork actually shipped with a roll of genuine German TP. Truly reusable packing material. Specifications (A full spec chart is on the first post of this thread, it will be updated as new information is released) 150mm-180mm travel, 35mm stanchions, bushing overlap 160mm, air spring, 15mm axle, weight 2210g, Chassis Aluminum uppers that taper from an OD of 44.5mm to 42.5mm just below the Intend logo, large hollow aluminum crown, heavy duty steerer tube with a 2.75mm wall thickness (a typical fork steerer is...

I did back to back comparison between Enduro Super Soft and Downhill Super Soft Kryptotal Fr and I agree. The Enduro casing is more compliant and less harsh in front. Now that we have the lighter casing super soft option, it makes sense to run it in the front. As for weights you can see what I measured below and my versions had a bit more of a difference. I pedaled Argo DH SS and Krypto DH SS for a full year doing big 1000+M vert days without any complaining. IMO even their heaviest tire rolls better than a DHR2...

The amount of moaning over Conti DH weight is silly. For a DH casing, they're quite light, a mullet set of Kryptotals in DH weighs about the same as a DD set of Assegai / DHR. The Conti Enduro casings are in reality only ~60g lighter each (actual Enduro weights that I've bought run heavy, DHs mostly weigh in a little lighter than mfg spec), which puts them a bit over EXO+ weights. IMHO, the real reason to go from Conti DH down to Enduro is how they feel. I know it contradicts what some of the heavier riders running...

WHAT. A. TRACK.

The night stage could be cool.

i've always wondered the same b/c he never shows up in results. i just asked neko who replied saying that asa is out there, but he doesn't put his timing chip on and uses his gopro to analyze his sector times. i guess it's a strategy/mystery move.

I'll say it again, the top eight junior women would have qualified for elite women's finals in Val di Sole. All the junior women that have been interviewed are upset they weren't given the option to choose their line and wanted to hit the road gap. Why do we believe that junior men are capable of making their own choices, but junior women aren't?

"2. Closing a feature to a single group of contestants alone is wrong. Build a course that is rideable for everyone! Also junior woman." Can't get behind this take. The difference in ability between elite men and junior women is massive.They should instead make a more interesting B-line than just a wooden ramp to the side, should make it more enjoyable for the riders.

here's a POV with mille and lou ferguson. the follow gives some new perspective too. bonkers!

Course preview from JG.

Megavalanche is this weekend. https://www.ucc-sportevent.com/en/megavalanche-alpe-dhuez-en/ Here is the start list for the final. https://timingzone.com/magavalanche-alpe-dhuez-2025/#1_16A21B Kilian Bron is usually a top contender and had a crash in qualifying so starting in the 4th row. That should make for some wild helmet cam action of lots of passing. Macky of the youtube pair Sid n Macky is in the 7th row. Last year he came from row 8 to 8th place overall so will be interesting to see how he does this year being a row further up and from watching a recent video I think he has targeted his season on...