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Glad we have some jerkoff hell bent on keeping an active ski resort "forever wild" With these types of people in authority, the bike park is never coming back.

Took this photo of my TV screen over the past weekend (27-28th September). Good to know promoting the sport is one of their most reliable strong points. 🤣

I second this. You start at the top, and work your way down the course. If you were staying multiple days you could hang out more in different spots, but Thursday is just practice so you want to keep moving. Wednesday is track walk day so I would watch all the videos you can and see how things look, and maybe you will find spots that you think will be cool to watch from. Just make sure you have food and water/electrolytes with you. Hiking sneakers/shoes are a must. I am sure it will be cool in the morning make...

I think probably upper woods for juniors, then work your way down over the course of the racing to the finish line for the end of Men's Elite. That will probably be what most people do.

Is this the thread where we discuss costs for hosting a World cup? Some speculations from Kolb on the matter regarding Schladming.

It always hurts my brain when groups discuss environmental conservation and limiting erosion etc at a SKI RESORT. They already allowed the bulldozing of the runs and there’s 6 months of noise and vibrations from the lifts turning and skier use. I get trying to minimize impact but to me the ski resort has already been significantly compromised in terms of environmental damage.

durango world champs 2030 official https://www.durangoworlds.com/ official PR Durango to Host 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships ‘Worlds’ Return to Durango 40 Years After the City Hosted the Inaugural Event in 1990 Durango, Colo. [Sept. 25, 2025] — The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced today that Durango, Colorado, will be the host city of the 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The event marks the 40-year anniversary from when the town of Durango and Purgatory Resort hosted the very first UCI mountain bike world championships races in 1990. Leading into the World Championships in 2030, the “Worlds,” Durango will also...

All this talk of going off script reminds me of the greatest DH track of all time, Mt Snow 2000. In the woods 80% of the way. Cut the width of a road. 3-4 line options across the width of it. Driest summer on record for Mt. Snow. Loam, duff & moss powder floating everywhere. Palmer. Tomac. Fire pit jumps at Haystack. Monk Dawg. Naked Crit & that one piercing. I can smell it to this day. That track got shut down by F.S. 🙃

"Under a three-year contract, ORDA agreed to pay Warner Brothers Discovery Sports Events Limited, partnering with Union Cycliste Internationale, $420,000 per year for the rights to host the cycling competitions." Guess it costs about 420k to host a XC and DH world cup now.... https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/community-news/government/orda-viola…

From the boys at OTB podcast - Vali might turn up at North American races on a Commencal. Sounds like she may have already signed to Commencal Les Orres. Makes a ton of sense given Cecile & SRAM connections as well.

Dak to Gwin Racing. Aaron has made no secret he wanted Dakotah a couple years ago when he started up, and they ride a lot together so maybe now’s both their chances.

How high would the entry fees need to be to see a team try and tank it out of the top 15?

Ceramic bearing upgrade for my helmet, please..

gonna come around the corner with my conventional helmet and low-side on spent RLS helmet marbles I can just feel it

"We heard you. We just didn't care"

Not getting the real dirt from the Wynterviews at this round is a huge loss. The stories! The drama! Who’s gonna fly Wyn around next year?? Continental, make some room in the budget, for crying out loud!

Welcome to the wold of inverted forks Colin! In regards to Intend and torque caps, the lug design has changed over the past couple years. It's not that all torque caps are no longer compatible, as much as they are not as effective. The contact area between hub and fork lug is much smaller now and any advantage an oversized end cap interface had is now lost. Left original version, middle current, and right blackline. I agree that the one piece forged version should be inherently stiffer. It would be really interesting to test torsional deflection between the blackline version...

Asa's quali run complete with the backflip! Also, that bike is glittering in the sun, gorgeous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fztoByBibyM