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AP might have more confidence in modern medicine than Ricky Bobby

I couldn't believe how composed he was for only his 2nd run. Being able to calmly and coherently talk the whole way down that track is so impressive. He is the best thing to happen to DH in a long time.

Perfect lap times based on timed training splits: Elite women: 4:06.005 Elite men: 3:34.139

i've always wondered the same b/c he never shows up in results. i just asked neko who replied saying that asa is out there, but he doesn't put his timing chip on and uses his gopro to analyze his sector times. i guess it's a strategy/mystery move.

I'll say it again, the top eight junior women would have qualified for elite women's finals in Val di Sole. All the junior women that have been interviewed are upset they weren't given the option to choose their line and wanted to hit the road gap. Why do we believe that junior men are capable of making their own choices, but junior women aren't?

Alloy frame, coil sprung, DH tyres and he's upset that it's 16kg? Help! Waiter! My steak is too juicy and my lobster is too buttery!

Totally agree. Having a proper database with rider stats like height, weight, etc. would be super interesting, just like they do in the road cycling scene.

I think Jackson is on a medium these days. Seems that would be the right size not a size up for him? Would love so see someone create a database comparison with riders height and bike dimensions.

The bar height from the axle is, yes, but he also has his BB set lower than nearly everyone else. The stack:body height ratio for Dak is more akin to the Women (and Jacko) than the other riders of a similar height to him. Regardless of short head tubes and stuff he still has a very unique setup that puts him in a more upright position than anyone else his size.

Hasn’t it been shown several times that Dak’s bar height is actually quite normal (even lower) compared to the other bikes in the WC? It’s just that the Mondraker starts off with a very low stack height. I’m sure it was here or PB where they actually went around and measured them and it was average.

bike product that doesn’t make sense? That’s usually a bottle opener

Unless it's using a cartridge spring it makes no sense to have a bleed valve up there.

Wouldn’t that be in the wrong place for an RSU fork… why would you want to release pressure from the main air chamber? Or am I missing something

yes. YouTube is the real Death Star — bigger reach than Netflix, free, and dominates across all age groups. It’s not just creators anymore, it’s pro content, global scale, and the algorithm is unmatched. It is the #1 streaming platform, hands down.

When dozens of Emmy winning programs put their stuff on YouTube to reach an audience under 45 wbd is like nah this is too popular to share with google. Can Chris ball ask them for the numbers on how many people watch Jon Oliver on YouTube versus max and hbo. I’d bet the numbers are staggeringly in favor of YouTube. But maybe I’m letting anecdotal evidence cloud my judgement too much.

Watching the awesome Downtime post race show... they mention only THREE riders have made every quali1... Loic, Daprela, and Pinky. fcukin RAD that Pinky has greased Q1 every round this season. (also kinda insane stat that supports how exciting no protection and 'lcq' is...)

We found the "massive technical issues" at the start then.

Credit where credit is due… the video screen podium this year is slick.

Megavalanche is this weekend. https://www.ucc-sportevent.com/en/megavalanche-alpe-dhuez-en/ Here is the start list for the final. https://timingzone.com/magavalanche-alpe-dhuez-2025/#1_16A21B Kilian Bron is usually a top contender and had a crash in qualifying so starting in the 4th row. That should make for some wild helmet cam action of lots of passing. Macky of the youtube pair Sid n Macky is in the 7th row. Last year he came from row 8 to 8th place overall so will be interesting to see how he does this year being a row further up and from watching a recent video I think he has targeted his season on...

At least the Shimano mechanism is consistent and reliable. I’ve generally had good luck with most OneUp products, but even after trying the fix kit they sent for these brand-new pedals, the unclipping mechanism still feels inconsistent. I also doubt the pedals are truly “out of stock.” My guess is they pulled them from shelves because of the known issues and are working on another update. They never should have released the pedals in their current state.