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Mwood Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/19/2026 6:52am
This is big, X Lab is the big Asian brand thats making in roads and had a huge Sea Otter presence. Interested to see that a regional, but larger, retailer pick them up. They have mtb's coming. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/announcements/2026/06/11/x-lab-doubles-…
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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/19/2026 6:52am
No joke, X-Lab just won two stages in the Giro d'Italia, so they're not messing around. If they're going to enter the MTB market, that's a big deal.
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AJW1 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/19/2026 6:44am
honestly looking at some of the bloated product lines I agree. as an amateur consumer, I would suggest that what really is needed is 3 mtb frames, and 2 ebike frames max. an XC and downcountry model - like a flex stay 29er, pedalling prioritised a trail/all mountain model - regular suspension, maybe option of 29 or MX via flip chip. big travel bike - maybe but not necessarly high pivot, MX wheel, descent focussed suspension, could be a DH bike, park bike, enduro bike based on fork and drivetrain spec. and then 2 ebike front triangles that would work...
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/17/2026 5:10pm
i'll email you tomorrow at the address associated w/ your account. congrats!!
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a forum topic Shimano Deore M7200/M6200 Mechanical Drivetrain & Brakes: Tech Info and Discussion
6/15/2026 4:30am
D eore has long been Shimano’s entry-point groupset. It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles like XT or XTR, but it retains enough trickle-down tech to get the job done. Deore was last updated in 2020 , and after spending last year focused on Shimano’s latest Di2 drivetrains, it’s refreshing to receive a new mechanical groupset that caters to budget-conscious riders (i.e., us at Vital). Deore has shared the bottom of Shimano's product hierarchy with SLX for many years. SLX was a bit nicer and higher priced to bridge the gap to XT. Moving forward, Deore takes over as...
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arek Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/13/2026 11:08am
best team for Leogang, unless I made some mistake Kasper Hickman Raina Logar Tayte Proulx-Royds Finn Iles Henri Kiefer Ethan Craik Richie Rude Lisa Bouladou Jenna Hastings 815 pts
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LePigPen Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/11/2026 11:53am
I think we're landing somewhere in the middle. We'll see when the winner and best possible team come out but... Could def be argued that top prices needed to come down and lowest prices needed to come up because sometimes race winners were not even worth picking and the best possible team was just full of no name juniors (sorry kids) my current team based off TT is still 15 riders. the only annoying thing is just having a chunk of budget left over that can't be used, but it's the same numbers for everyone so whatever.
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FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/11/2026 5:55am On the positive note, rider values overall are certainly much more balanced this round.
FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/10/2026 9:28pm I don't wanna harsh the vibe but now we're Pinkbike Fantasy. IMO all rider prices need to come down now (or budgets increased), having teams with 4-5 riders isn't nearly as fun as having 10+. We'll see how it goes
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/10/2026 11:05am
no qualifying start lists out yet, but should be soon.
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FerrousBueller Added a reply to All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/10/2026 10:22am
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6/10/2026 10:21am sspomer you got any of them sweet, sweet rider price spreadsheets?
Geronimo1989 Liked a bike check Stanton Switchback FS Ti Pinion Prototype
6/3/2026 11:58am
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BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
6/3/2026 11:55am
Wyn and Rob
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deepdiver84 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
6/2/2026 5:34pm
Wyn, would be great, they really need to sort the commentary out, its absolutely abysmal. Ric talks some amount of absolute pish, and they really need to be on site and have at least one of the commentators going round the pits and speaking to the riders in the run up to the race and be able to offer some interesting insights.
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FerrousBueller Added a comment about bike check 32" Mullet Epic
6/2/2026 10:21am
You'll also need a caraffe for all those tears
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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
6/2/2026 10:13am
Wyn in the booth would be amazing!
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FerrousBueller Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
6/2/2026 8:38am One can dream. Can we start a petition or something?
LePigPen Liked a reply to forum topic All Things Vital Downhill Fantasy
6/2/2026 7:51am
I'm just here for the love of the game, baby. And by that I mean cursing my favorite riders by picking them as well as considering a rider last second, ultimately not picking them, and watching them win the whole damn race of course. (ur welcome Luca)
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