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Bruni has been wearing Alpinestars protection for ages so possibly just a link to that deal.

Race Talk please, not pointless left vs. right talk. You've got enough social media platforms elsewhere for that. ~Vamos

misspent doing their first-ever XC book - https://misspentsummersshop.com/products/2025-xc-yearbook

Me going between this thread and the OG Tech Rumors and Innovation thread...

I will fight you.

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Correct. Growing up racing DH in Oregon we used to chop holes and whoops in the dirt to make our practice tracks rougher. There are rough trails in Oregon, but for the most part trails in Oregon get smoother over time. Not so in most of Washington and California. Just something about the clay and lack of rocks in the Willamette Valley. That said, digging dirt jumps and berms in the Portland area is like cheating. A land of milk and honey for digging, where you stick your shovel in the ground anywhere and immediately find gold. Miss that.

Don't worry everyone: I already had a meeting planned with @sspomer this afternoon, so I'll be sure to tell him on all of your behalf what a terrible person he is and how we're not mad, just disappointed.

When I started this thread years ago (under an old username that I got locked out of... Still bummed about that @sspomer ) I never would have imagined to surpass 100 pages, let alone a thousand! Since I started the thread as a senior in high school, I have gone from a shop rat with too much free time to an industry employee who is bound by NDA's. I've had to keep my mouth and keyboard quiet on a ton of subjects, some of which have been pretty accurate to the ideas tossed around! I hope someday bike companies will...

That's one way to get a discount bro....slurp

brace yourself... at the end of the year, we're going to lock this thread. while it's been amazing (thank you all!) and fun that we hit 1000 pages and over 7.5m views, this thread is a logistical and technical resource hog. it's also not easy to access older information. while there are a lot of upsides to the ease and convenience of posting to this thread, the downsides are outweighing the ups with it being so massive. please start a NEW thread to the hub for anything that has potential for legitimate discussion. good posts will be homepaged and the...

Prince andrew to pivot?

having BC and DAK on your squad and you become the people’s team immediately.

Reach: 500mm Stack: TOP SECRET!!!

https://youtu.be/eRdM_zeJHns?si=VeY4I9Yo_1Ea ZwdA Who's excited about trials? With winter coming in the northern hemisphere it's a great way to get some interesting riding in when conditions are questionable on the trails. Classic brakeless Akrigg vid because it's the best.

Thanks for the math award. I don’t even practice so it’s double nice. We are also very handsome here on the messageboards. That bike is super dumb looking.

I wish this stayed as a TEAM RUMORS thread, instead of who YT should have paid thread. Kick rocks.

I’ve been a long time listener to Downtime, as evidenced by my support in this thread, but the responses by other listeners in this thread have solidified my appreciation for the value it brings to our community. I’ll be supporting via Patreon as a result. I know, from listening, it’s been a tough year financially for Chris and the podcast, and I don’t want the negativity on this thread to outweigh the stellar content that the podcast usually offers. That being said, I do think a more hard hitting interview with Markus would be great, but I certainly wasn’t expecting...