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I thought that this is already public knowledge that Ryan Pinkerton, Dakota Norton and Ronan Dunne are on Mondraker, but today I have heard that Ronan was spotted on a Unno bike in South Africa. 🤔 There were also rumors that Angel Suarez is going to Mondraker, but that he didn't like the bike.

Getting warmer

Ronan, dak and thuto on mondraker

It’s clear that the shape of that shirt is creating an M shape so must be a Mondraker…

This is a good point - the main reason I see people not getting travel is simply friction from the bushings! A 5wt oil might be OK in this specific application, because the bushings are so long that if the clearance is tight it can suit a lighter oil, which will be better at high speeds where a thick oil can create measurable drag. Its a combination of stanchion diameter + bushing length + clearance that determines the ideal viscosity. I usually find the stock dynamic "light" lube @ 50cSt is a really good balance for most forks but if...

So run an Ohlins? Their 3 chamber air allows you to adjust the end stroke ramp. Not getting full travel? Back off the end stroke ramp air pressure. Need more bottom out support? Add air. They have a three click HCS system that doesn't use spring pre-load on the shim stack (they use an oval shim). Do you like very firm compression? Have the TTX18 re-shimmed from their documented shim bank. Lighter rider and like less compression? Their shim bank has that covered. With their shim bank you don't need to rely on guessing or some guru's claimed magic, it's...

I don't see Greg retiring after the season he's had this year, he's got unfinished business...

Yeah as long as the axle paths are in the same ballpark. Magnified axle path just makes it look like things are less similar than they are quite often. The thing I like about more rearward axle paths, mainly in the first half of travel, is the vertical displacement of the wheel doesn’t also pull the wheel over the bump at a faster rate. On medium sized and larger bumps immediately after the wheel has gone into a hole I do notice less of that getting hung up sensation compared to a more conventional axle path. But Dreadnought vs Range...

I've got a fixture that looks like a truing stand to support a wheel by its axle, and a flat circular plat around 100mm wide that fits to the load cell of my CTW RD-2 damper dyno. So its only a simple fixture and testing by compressing in a straight line, and the size/shape of the pressing part will probably have an effect. I figure if I keep it all the same then it should give some kind of comparison to work with. I have a 27.5" front wheel I've been testing everything on, (also the maxxis distro had a...

Could also be a more subtle hint to MS (ex-Mondraker) Racing (wings in their Logo, from Austria / RedBull connection) going to Intense (new bike seems to work well, their Programm has been on Intense frames in the past)

Remember UCI is only for rule enforcement, anti doping and legislative work within the cycling disciplines. the change on EDR is purely from WBD Chris ball sold out and killed what he created 💰 💰 💰 2025 will be the turning point for MTB racing as we know it

Sweet, now try to find something to quote about pedal kickback in that book.

There is very little of that going on. Don’t forget race teams are just marketing, and when money is tight one of the first things that gets cut is marketing budgets. That means race teams and influencers- on influencers has ever influenced me to buy a product.

FWIW @Eae903 apparently women's skis are the same as mens, but marked to mount the bindings a few cm more forwards. Apparently because they tend to be a bit more defensive in their posture when skiing, thus weighting the rear of the ski a bit more. Moving the bindings forwards offsets this a bit. It's not the same with bikes as you have handlebars that also define the position of the hands, but food for thought nevertheless.

Neko's bike is super interesting. REALLY long chainstays across all sizes, and a pretty high antisquat value. I remember in his early test videos, he settled for a low pivot/mid pivot bike with more rearward axle path, and used an ochain instead of an idler pulley to overcome the pedal kickback from the rearward axle path. So if you buy a Frameworks, maybe budget an extra few hundred dollars for an Ochain. The bike also has a very low BB for a long wheelbase/long travel bike, so don't forget to buy a good bashguard or three.

Usually has to do with unsprung weight and how that affects suspension

There is outside money... in Europe... and in XC. Notice how many top XC, mostly Euro, riders have sponsor logos that North American's have never heard of? Obviously, Nino is a bit of an exception, but he has "Corner Card" at the front of his helmet along with numerous others. I've heard he even has a chocolate sponsor. The man was/is deep into the 7 figure mark. Kate Courtney's Redbull helmet is worth substantially more than the average DH rider annually. How many DH/Enduro riders do you see being sponsored by car dealerships? It pales in comparison to the XC...

I gave up on that and settled on partying like Steve Peat in Earthed

I just wanna ride like Sam Hill in Earthed