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Saw a post on his IG where he said he's been off the bike for 8 weeks. My guess is concussion at hardline. But, still great to see him back.

The product releases are coming in fast & thick today.

New rubber from Conti: https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/continental-launches-three-… Very curious to see what the gravel nerds think about the Dubnital, which replaces the Race King (for context: The Black Chili Race King 2.2" is the current darling of the gravel world because of it's low rolling resistance and durability)

crawled the forbidden site for this one.... new bike is looking mint and geo on poiiiiiint. what a good crab https://forbiddenbike.com/introducing-druid-e/

Neko and Asa were talking about it on the downtime podcast. Looks like there is coming a new Fox Rampage Pro helmet this year. I think this is it on Anna Newkirk. Looks similar to the new Moto V3 RS helmet, kind of like the currect Rampage Pro looked very similar to the old Moto V3 RS helmet.

https://praxiscycles.com/hit/

Someone tell Specialized what they're briefing riders and marketing then

This 100% A few years ago (2017 or 18) when Sunday River in Maine was still a bike park in the summer I had to explain to a lady and her kids that she wasn’t on a hiking trail, but rather a dh tech trail that’s exclusively for bikes, and had to give the lesson on what the trail signs mean. Near the top of the mountain. That they used the ski lift to get to the top of. You just can’t fix stupid.

+1 on the horse issue. They’re literally the single most destructive/disruptive user group I can think of (post holing and eroding everything they touch, shitting everywhere, easily scared, etc.) but they get minimal flack as far as I know because the user group is mainly rich old heads that have more influence over public land use in most places. I also think a lot of these issues would be alleviated if local govt/land managers would allow/invest in more mtb specific trails and infrastructure. You look at areas like Bentonville Arkansas, Knoxville, TN and lots of other southern/southeastern cities where mtb...

Vaea Verbeeck on Scott SCOTT welcomes freeride powerhouse Vaea Verbeeck to the team!The Queen of Send joins our freeride crew, and she’s wasting no time—already sending it huge at Darkfest this weekend on her new SCOTT Gambler RC. Givisiez, Switzerland, April 2025. SCOTT is proud to announce the signing of Canadian freeride icon Vaea Verbeeck as the latest addition to the SCOTT freeride crew. With her powerful style, inspiring personality, and consistent presence at the forefront of the sport, Vaea has firmly established herself as a role model for the next generation of riders. Beyond her impressive results, Vaea continues...

I think because he was racing the continental series as a junior and they were lumped in with the elites then he should be able to wear the stripes. At the end of the day he won juniors and Luca Shaw won elite as far as points and golden tickets go. In the latest rankings Luca is marked down for winning and 90 points. Asa 1st with 30 points.

Holy shit it's a big day for tech innovation (well sort of) The crab link ad bought a smile to my face, I've been having a rough go lately and it lifted my spirits somewhat.

was there. 1. that bike park is so freaking sick (and the moody/wet conditions were all-time). 2. asa riding in person is a sight to behold.

did neko's floating brake arm video ever get posted? if not, here it is

It isn't. Hikers aren't expecting bikes to be passing them uphill at almost 30MPH just like pedestrians aren't expecting cars to be passing them on the sidewalks.

The concern isn't erosion, its increased negative interaction with hikers, equestrians, etc, and the potential that someone gets caught with a class 3 ebike where only class 1 ebikes are permitted, and the authorities just decide to ban all ebikes (or mountain bikes in general) in that area. I have yet to see or hear of this actually happening.

the real question is why is there no vital crab-link shirt yet

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