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I'm pretty sure one of my local Canadian shops just received a bunch of trek bikes that they have now instantly discounted.. which I presumed was related to previous anecdotal delays around shipping etc related in part to Giant? Unfortunate timing. Either way some impressive bargains to be had if you assume the entire company isn't at risk.

in the comments of the announcement on the other site, a number of former YT USA employees were making posts that have since been deleted. the gist of it was no, they will not be returning based on what I had read. one of the comments i specifically recall indicated they never accepted any of the deals from markus / yt gmbh after he took back over because they were not financially viable and would have resulted in YT usa shutting down eventually anyways. sounded like they opted not to drag that process out.

big(ger) if true

To be honest, World Cup isn’t on our radar- we’d rather do things our own way. In saying that, as others have said, we don’t have the accommodation to support a traditional World Cup event. The smaller Beyond Gravity athlete group allows us to bring in the fastest of athletes, while looking after the athletes well on all fronts. This also ensures our broadcast can properly showcase each athlete.

Oh my gosh there are some negative Nancies in here. I’d rather pay even $22 and know it’s helping to pay athletes than throw money at WB and MAYBE get to see race runs that aren’t interrupted by literally anything else they think has higher ROI. I bet every single person reading this thread spends more than $11 every time they go to a coffee shop. That stupid (delicious) cardamom latte could help pay for high quality DH racing. I know I’ll be paying for this, come join me on the virtual couch.

Warner and Wyn doing the broadcast commentary

Maydena’s 2023 Enduro World Cup attracted around 318 competitors and was reported as drawing a large spectator crowd. The venue has since demonstrated its capacity to attract 5,500 spectators for Hardline in 2024 and more than 6,000 spectators per day in 2025.

definitely appreciate the level of detail you're providing alongside engaging with riders via the forums. personally i think its great to see some venues / teams willing to trying new things and innovate rather than just ranting about it on the internet.

Our model is built around a roughly 30 rider structure for many reasons, including; Prize money: in year one we need to be conservative and ensure our prize money is impactful. If we spread it to thin it obviously dilutes this, Course: you can’t keep a course in top condition with too many riders. Course safety: while we are providing some easier options on big features, this course is still absolutely insane. It is challenging enough managing rider safety on a course with so many big features with 30 riders. This course would never work for a large rider field...

We love the World Cup series! This event is genuinely not intended to compete with this or any other event series. We have plans to add a New Zealand event in 2028, and a third southern hemisphere event to follow. Ultimately this will be a 3 round ‘off season’ series where riders have an opportunity to race year round and earn top prize money. This also gives fans an opportunity for more year round race coverage and broadcast.

Well that is clearly not going to happen next year, as the PDF states a total of 30 riders across both male and female categories. I wonder why so many people reference WB and the World Cups here. This is not a zero sum game. We are getting excellent World Cup racing, new Hardline tracks and now this series with huge prize money. If you don't see the value in paying to watch World Cups, don't. If Hardline ain't your thing, then avoid it. And if this new series also annoys you, how about you don't pay to watch and...

if you're referring to the cost to watch, its about $11 USD. it's buried in the PDF, i had to look for it too. based on the athletes currently on the roster, i'm inclined to say it would likely be worth it. i hope they secure some good commentators to go with it

"We need more money in the sport." "But not my money."

Strong 1st announcement.

internet mtb community: "racers should be paid more!" also internet mtb community: "no not like that"

Sometimes the best ideas are really quite simple. This isn’t a revolutionary idea, other sports have done it before (though we have built in a few new ideas). For the cost of a single beer at the pub we can deliver people an epic broadcast while aligning athlete pay with the success of the event. We’ve built the event model using in depth research and have market tested pricing- this isn’t a flash in the pan idea.

We will be rolling out our rider list in the next week or so. We have a core group of top athletes already locked in. We’ve had overwhelming interest from top riders, so are re calibrating the final few spots to squeeze in some big and probably a little unexpected names.

$190k is the GDP of Tasmania lol Could buy the joint for that.

Love that it is combined with the stem flipped negative and a nearly flat riser bar... Step away from the allen wrenches sir!