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this topic is interesting. start a new thread for it, please. it's not team rumors stuff.

re: rushing the finish, in a chat of videographers at the race, filmer, TJ Smith is going to get x-rays on his leg as he was smushed in the melee near max at the end and it was reported that a girl in the crowd was removed w/ a bone sticking out of her arm (compound fracture). perfect storm of racing, fans, alcohol and narrow spaces. lawlor said he was near a barrier before the end of the race and realized it was a bad idea and got away from it. it was leaning in at 45 degrees once everyone...

In his defense, getting paid for any amount of time vs not getting paid sounds pretty good even if leaves you in a position where you're somewhat unsure.

Stop using AI for frivolous shit.

I’d be surprised to see Finn leave Specialized, particularly with the success he’s having this season. Loic is probably (unless he pulls a Greg) nearing the end of his career so that will open up budget in future years.

And many folks don't want children at all. I think the real problem stems from discussing non-athletic, personal life things when the person being discussed is a dedicated, lifelong athlete and the discussion is happening in a space dedicated to the discussion of that athletic pursuit. What if your coworkers at every meeting brought up how fucking inept you are at home and that time you threw a tantrum because the sink nozzle was still set to spray rather than stream? Has anyone talked about Finn retiring to become a father? He probably only has a few prime years of...

Dude you came in with the family planning stats completely out of nowhere. That’s wild. If there’s been a reference to an interview with Tahnee Seagrave about her future life plans somewhere that’s one thing, but I see nothing like that in this thread. You decided your info was germane to the convo. It is not. If, tonight at our 8th grader’s meet-the-teachers event, the gym coach mentions when it makes sense for said 8th grader to pivot from standing broad jump to being preggo, I’m going to make a note of it. “Yeah so we’re all about getting the...

Stoked to see Dak climbing the ladder. Gotta be hard to perform in that kit, maybe he can convince them to change it over the break. Inside Line pod topic ?! Should be entertaining to see the follow up Cathro video on bar height post Reece result!

Four wins in a row for the Demo is pretty wild. The engineers over at the Big S must be running out of champagne.

I could give this a go, would back to back race sim laps be enough to provide accurate results? At least in a way that it is consistently one way or the other?

Shut the fuck up about drivetrain efficiency. Holy shit. Go find a different thread.

I typically use the climb switch once per ride. I like to turn it on halfway up the climb when I remember I have it and might as well use it. I tend to turn it off halfway down the descent when I’m puzzling over why my suspension isn’t working. I suspect I am not in the minority.

Absolutely stoked for Dak. He sounded so down recently. Hopefully this will give him that confidence back.