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That's where they need to go for wide spread acceptance. If they can reduce the largest cog and go with a short derailleur cage, all the better.

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Jackson, Ronan and Bernard. Feels like the rest of the top 10 could be a interesting fight, assuming the wind is consistent. Really hoping Matt does the backflip in his race run! I’m more interested in Gee, Sam and Ratboy. Would be sick if one of them got in the top 5!!!

Moi Moi pulled down his video and Spomer nuked the Fox info. Tech rumors forum bringing the heat this week.

That was an insane run. How can Jackson talk so calmly while flying down the trail. Wow, had a smile on my face the whole run and the Matt's backflip, chef's kiss. Best course preview ever.

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Yes.

"the oil stays inside the shock... wtf"

If the Pivot is the only bike that breaks this week from that drop (which it likely will be at this point), then it's not a good look for Pivot. While hardline is an extreme use case, if all the other brand's bikes hold up, it shows that the Pivot is not as strong. For instance, there are guys like Bulldog, who probably outweighs BK by 30%+, coming off the same drop on his 'cheap' ARI frame and it's holding up. The Pivot frame is VERY light. I believe the lightest weight production frame (by far). I'm assuming Pivot engineers...

😅 when your tire meets the down tube of your frame

I am sooo impressed with Sam Hill, honestly thought it was more of a media stunt for him to be there. Eating my hat, that man is STILL one bad ass rider!

i hope there's a split time for those last insanely fast/huge jumps. it would seem like if riders clear the jumps, their times wouldn't be too far off each other but rider weights and scrub-ability would have to come into play, right? insane those booters! bk and jackson fully tapped...bonkers.

They're really going all out on making it completely different than the last X2. "See guys it actually is all new this time"

Young and old , SENDING it together! That's what we wanna see.

From what I can gather, almost all D2C and online fulfillment will eventually be consolidated into that massive warehouse in SLC they picked up roughly a year or so ago. Along with many other things like all warranties, wheel/suspension services, and their internal schooling. As for all the well wishes…thank you. I’ve been turning wrenches for almost 20 years, and this is the first time I’ve had the rug pulled out from under me. I’ve already poked my head around locally and pinged some friends and things don’t look horribly bleak, so I got that going for me…which is nice.

Got to say, this is a crazy take. with features this size it is absolutely essential to have plenty of time to practice and for most people it’ll take a tow in to get it right. IMO the more clean runs the better for the event and I enjoy watching the riders link things together rather than crashing or stopping halfway through. Tight racing on a track like this is the pinnacle of the sport.

Does your couch have a 61° headrest angle and 300 psi in the cushions? I don't think so. Us real hardcore couchers need to replace our bottom blankets and headrest bearings every week because we lounge too hard. And I don't trust no carpet fiber. Only aluminum can frames.