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Nah bro. I’m gonna have to say it’s the “mY rEviEwS aRe gETtiNg deLeTeD” guy.

Nice Yeti Mr Boggs.. We gonna see more of these ? 😎

To be fair, in the road cycling world teams are talked about more the way that Bizutch is doing. The team is really built around the sport director, and even when a team's entire docket of title sponsors changes, it's not considered to be a folding or dissolution of a team. In the case that Gwin is still owning the team, employing the same staff, and carrying all of the same bank accounts, the team isn't really dissolving; it's just rebranding. Team Garmin-Chipotle was never really shut down; they lost their title sponsors and became Team EF-Education EasyPost, but the...

What's Also In: -) Windrock -) Building a jump in your backyard -) Using a ebike in place of shuttling so everyone gets to ride instead of one poor sod having to drive the truck each run -) US Open payouts -) Drinking coffee black -) Vital forums What's Also out: -) The ten rider limit for the women's elite field -) YouTube bike influencer vids -) Snowshoe World Cup -) Whistler for skiing -) Lattes -) PB forums

I don’t care what J Bro says, shorts are in!

Shorts forever, No one can change my mind.

What's also In: -High-end metal bikes. RAAW, Knolly, Banshee, Privateer, Specialized, Devinci, Commencal - so hot right now! -Frame adjustability. And honestly good on those brands that let me choose wheelsize, HTA, Reach and BB height for myself. -The Vital B-Practice Podcast. The crew is doing a stellar job! -Frame flex. Compliance is going to be the hot, new marketing buzzword in 2024. What's also Out: -Carbon as a frame material, especially for long-travel bikes. Riders are loving well-specced metal bikes right now. -Pinkbike. It's truly sad how things have gone downhill since the Outside takeover. No wonder Mike Levy...

In: marketing. Trying to make the product look like it’s exactly tailored to every customer and no compromises. Out: basic numeracy in the target audience falling prey to the weird mental judo of people with some science and technology experience being especially uncritical of what they hear because they’re confident they can just tell real from not real heuristically. Why it may matter: imagine a normal distribution of riders and how much they shred (a bell curve). I suppose i live somewhere in the middle and maybe even a little below average, shocking as that is on a bike forum...

In: - 30 lb. everyday bikes - Good brakes - Technical trails - Downhill bikes - Fast shifting - Long rides - Non-traditional racing formats - Durability - Burritos Out: - Heavy tire inserts - Pit Vipers and jorts - Loud bikes - Putt-putt style trail development - Tires that aren’t black, components that are black - Mixed wheels for anything but gravity - Tall rim profiles - Tacos

dude pipe down. you are not talking about new tech, or innovation, this dumb, boring rhetoric does not belong on this forum.

For me bike of the very long time (not just this year) has been the Canyon Strive CFR. I have not been happier on a bike in ages, (and I go through bikes). Rider background: mid 40s fast Cat 2 racer that isnt a big jumper or hucker. current weight 270+ lbs. Riding style referenced as "smooth freight train". Lots of mass to slow down, and change directions but excels at mid-grade stuff due to the ability to hold momentum and get light on the bike. lioke it smooth and flowy as well as rough and rocky. due to weight...

for a good year or two, AFAIK

Yup, that's why I brought him up. Building and testing his ideas, and showing failure modes. His righteous tone is grating, but he's a nerd doing the work.

A lot of his opinions are unorthodox and weird. On the other hand, he actually walks the walk with his opinions: he builds what he wants, frequently from scratch and/or with extensive modification of existing components, and he rides what he builds. I can't help but respect the commitment. Lots of people talk about what kind of bike they want; far fewer make that kind of effort to create it. Relevant? IDK. Interesting to observe? Often.

Will confirm tomorrow but pretty sure thats the prototype yeti dh bike in the photo, its being ridden by tyler waite from nz, pretty much the fastest dh racer in nz right now, same age as asa vermette and will be racing world cups next year. Would be super cool if yeti have picked him up

He's clearly walked it off enough

Can confirm. And if you ever need any new old stock, obscure XC tires, hit up Kabush.

Heres a one off / prototype I made for myself that after some interest I will be doing a small batch of, Enjoy! Its a seatpost steepening shim: Reduces effective top tube length by 8-10mm (at 350mm extension from collar) Specs: 30.9mm to 34.9 mm Actual seatpost angle : ~ +1.0 degree Effective seatpost angle : ~ +0.6 degree Maximum :~280mm (Full depth on a 2020 Enduro) https://www.instagram.com/zencomponents

For all we know Greg comited to retiring then changed his mind, he might have shot himself in the foot.