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Just FYI - Someone who I will not name reached out to me from Scott suggesting the net margin numbers I was using are not correct. I'm going off a press release, so I'm not correcting anything I wrote until I see a correction elsewhere or similar. That said, I just wanted to be transparent here in the case someone is reading this stuff who actually makes decisions/cares/etc.

price of headset cable routing parts must be going up!

Happens all the time actually. How long have you been watching? It’s nothing new because the bike industry is a lot smaller than those companies, and most brands have to sell out of their old stock before the new one comes out. This industry is driven by advancement. If somebody has the idea that a newer better version of a bike or product is coming out, they are less likely to buy the current version. Even if said company is blowing them out for super cheap. Specialized is sitting on a ton of older stock because of this. They’ve had...

From my experience with calipers, bolted vs mono block isn’t all that important as long as the bolted interface is done properly. That entails getting the fasteners as close to the rotor as possible and maximizing contact area between the two halves. Most the deflection should be between the joint/bridge and the bottom edge of the caliper regardless of how it’s constructed. In my mind for bikes, most the benefit of a mono block lies in packaging. Not having to worry about big bolts frees up space. The bridge across the center of magura calipers would be hard to fit...

Vinny T for the win, calling it.

This was thoroughly hashed out in the tech rumors. We blocked one person. The person that started this thread. Calling it a review would be a stretch. Calling it defamatory, not so much. Edit, seeing as you made an account today just to post one thing I’m going to assume you are that exact same person.

Will be interesting to see how things go when these guys swap bikes. Trummer and Tahuto didn’t seem to have their best years on that mondraker, and brook didn’t like it. Mondraker has some heavy hitters now, will be interesting to see what they do on it.

regardless of what the clowns say, its only time when you start valuing the Fun aspect of MTB more, Hate towards ebikers is pathetic, they just want to enjoy themselves without busting their ass for atleast a year and then still get out done by ebikers in both climbing and fun. I will often buy an ebike for the winter, so i can ride at night much easier and quicker.

Erm, you seem to be very sure on this, but let me ask you quick: based upon... what? It's an honest question. Most of us interpret what riders do or say, in order to try to understand where they are heading. I am curious what the base is to the ”Dak to Mondraker” rumor is, considering that he suggested that there will be no major changes for him. Whereas a change of frame is a huge change. Or maybe you have some inside knowledge that we obviously lack and you know this for a fact, but can't talk about it...

hey dude you wanna go ride the pump track this afternoon? yeah lemme just weld up a DJ bike real quick see you at 2...

More photos of new Ransom. 3 colors, 2 sets on axs, 1 on standard cables.

Tuning a shock on a high pivot bike is the same concept but you get different shaft speed results. Also depends on which high pivot bike you are taking about. Say a Commencal V4 or Dreadknot have axles that go reward the whole travel. This will give you lower shaft speeds on square edge than say a scott gambler. But a high pivot like trek session, Commencal V5, Fury or Frameworks, is closer to low pivot shaft speeds because the axle goes reward half way then up and forwards. So what Steve was saying makes sense, you can develop a...

Or any less annoying for mechanics. The new ransom features 6 bar suspension (loads of bearings), a hidden shock (self-explanatory), and headset routing (also self-explanatory). It might also have internal routing for on the fly suspension adjustments, but the move towards wireless stuff might make this unnecessary. Its a shame really as they're bikes seem to ride amazingly, and Ben Walker is an amazing engineer, and all of his self-built gamblers are very very cool

one thing greg said after we were done recording is how stoked he was that the bike has external routing. engineers/team recognized that WC practice time is extremely limited, as we know, and if there's an issue w/ brake or derailleur needing new housing/hose, it's a long process to dismantle/install/bleed/setup with internal routing. if done in a rush, the bleed may not feel the same. norco team will have pre-bleed brakes setup and ready for fast turn-around if needed. for WC level racing, seems like a no-brainer.

Long time lurker, but decided to finally sign up - as this post hits the mark. WDB Sports are running the MTB World Cup the same way many motorsport series are run; They win the tender off the governing body, and then they do everything; organise, promote, sell media rights, etc All the governing body does is make sure rules/ regs are adhered to.....

I wish I could, it’s been very hard to keep quiet. Thank you for supporting Ryan and all your trail work!!!

I keep telling you all but no one listening: Dunne Dak Pinkerton A sick mondraker team.

it was not a secret that mcdonald hated the mondraker bike, especially two years ago. they got him an updated frame prior to the start of last season, but no idea how much different it was or how much tinkering they did to it during the year. if as i suspect, mondraker fields dunne, norton, and pinkerton and the three do not get good results...mondraker either needs to revisit the drawing board or just come out and say: we strive to make the prettiest bikes, not the fastest.

I'll keep letting everyone know, Ronan on Mondraker.

Brendog isn't really on Scott "racing" from what I understand. He is a Scott-sponsored rider that does a lot of different disciplines, but gets pit support from Scott racing when he does World Cups.