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Between The Tape Added a reply to 2025 World Cup Downhill - Val di Sole, Italy
6/29/2025 10:37pm While I wouldn't be able to include racers outside of Finals where the data is contingent on their final time or rank, I've made a note to try and expand some of the other analyses out to see if I can include more racers. At the very least, I can publish simulated rank tables for the whole field. Maybe I...
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LePigPen Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Where Was The Race Won and Lost? - Val di Sole Analysis
6/29/2025 10:28pm
Dylan Maples going bar to bar with Loic on DA HOLE SHOT!
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Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - Where Was The Race Won and Lost? - Val di Sole Analysis
6/29/2025 10:25am
Welcome back to another round of Simulated Racer, the series where we dig into the World Cup race data to uncover what could have been. This week, we are going to dive into both the Elite Men's and...
Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - The Importance of Building Speed Throughout a Weekend - Leogang Analysis
6/16/2025 12:42pm
Welcome back to Simulated Racer, the series where we dig into the World Cup race data to uncover what could have been. In our last installment, we dissected the Elite Men's field. This week, we're...
Between The Tape Added a new Feature Simulated Racer - Who Put Together the Fastest Run? - Loudenvielle Analysis
6/16/2025 9:56am
The dust has settled on the Loudenvielle World Cup downhill, and while Jackson Goldstone definitively proved he's back at the top, a deeper dive into the numbers reveals a fascinating story of raw...
jeff h Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Who Put Together the Fastest Run? - Loudenvielle Analysis
6/13/2025 12:03am
This is awesome. Super insightful!
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Faster Than U Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Who Put Together the Fastest Run? - Loudenvielle Analysis
6/10/2025 11:23pm
Let’s see how Asa’s sector times compare to the elite times prior to his crash.
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Between The Tape Added a comment about feature Simulated Racer - Who Put Together the Fastest Run? - Loudenvielle Analysis
6/10/2025 11:23pm
Nice idea. I will try and include more/different data in future races to answer questions like this.
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deeboy Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Who Put Together the Fastest Run? - Loudenvielle Analysis
6/6/2025 11:41pm
Ohhhh, please can you do Elite Women??
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Luminous1 Liked a comment about Feature Simulated Racer - Who Put Together the Fastest Run? - Loudenvielle Analysis
6/6/2025 11:41pm
Great analysis. I was amped on Tuhoto-Pene’s run. Looking forward to watching how he goes at Leogang. Times are looking so close it might come down to sizing down on ridewear.
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Between The Tape Added a comment about feature Simulated Racer - Who Put Together the Fastest Run? - Loudenvielle Analysis
6/6/2025 11:41pm
That's the plan for Leogang!
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WynMasters Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 World Cup Downhill / EDR - Leogang, Austria
6/6/2025 11:40pm
Got some reactions following todays Q2 session here.
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Between The Tape Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/28/2025 11:13am I disagree. In a perfect world with a perfect sudy, yes we can get away with less data and use tactics like simulation. But, collecting real world data is messy and hard. In this situation, where we have a small number of data points of naturally lower quality, having the largest sample size possible is the most important consideration. I...
RoJo1 Liked a reply to forum topic High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/28/2025 2:08am
I've got a lot of support for this argument. I've done some of my own tyre testing: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/front-dh-tyres-accurately-timed-kry… and the practicalities are hard. Plus you need some learning time, you can't just randomly change bike setup every run and expect to somehow get the most out of it, you need familiarisation time to predict what your tyres will do. The entire subject is difficult and I applaud anyone who attempts to dive into it.
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Between The Tape Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/28/2025 1:29am In my opinion, the cost of collecting less data (due to the practicalities of a randomised block design) is higher than the cost of not using the ideal randomisation design (again, there is some randomisation built into the testing procedure). Thanks for the discussion and feedback!
Between The Tape Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/28/2025 12:52am The whole experiment is published as an R package. The script to generate the visualisations can be found in inst/scripts/images.R. The data were randomised into batches of five runs before data collection, using random batch assignment. So the order of 5 high, 10 low, 10 high, 5 low is the result of a form of valid randomisation, and my preference...
Between The Tape Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/27/2025 3:30am This test was just a first attempt at collecting some data to see how feasible the whole testing process was. I agree that the transfer of the findings into other settings are limited (I tried to allude to this in the conclusion), and that we need much more data. I would love feedback on how you think the testing protocol...
Between The Tape Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/26/2025 3:04am The short section of track was chosen because it allowed me to guarantee that I could find the edge of traction and find the limit of grip on each run. Any longer and it would have been very hard to do this without mistakes and other factors such as fatigue coming into play. As a result, I don't think the...
Between The Tape Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/25/2025 11:34pm The interesting insight for me was the variability between the two pressure setups. I agree, on a loose wet rocky track, I would like to think the answer is obvious, but I would be interested to see the variability with different pressures.
Between The Tape Added a reply to High vs. Low Tire Pressures: Which Is Faster?
1/25/2025 11:32pm For sure I think there is a sweet spot. It would be great to do an extended testing protocol with a broader range of pressures at some point in the future. This was just a first test run to even see how feasible the whole process is. For the new radial casings, I have no idea, but I'm interested to...