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It’s so nice to see so many opinions being shared. Snore. Here’s a frame drawing I saw today.

I love the irony in this thread. “Tech rumors and INNOVATION,” and the lot of you are against it. These darn whippersnappers running these bike companies are taking away my mechanical shifting! Wah!

I consider this a win, a statement from the Propain man himself on the other site regarding cable routing

Oh yeah the bike companies absolutely know whats coming down the line.....but not all of it will be any good, so the smarter companies will only commit to the things which they know will become accepted as the "norm" in a few years. The counter to SC was Turner bikes who insisted the long travel RFX had front derailleur mount in 2016 because shimano was flogging a dead horse with their new front mech designs. See how well both of those turned out...Di2 and Fox live valve cabling were more things brands like Pivot jumped on board with early but...

On the front triangle id have to assume they are head tube, down tube, seat tube, and top tube.

Seeding runs under way at the Canadian Open https://live.rawmotion.com/cwxwhistler2024

DH racing doesn't need more big trucks, more money, more TV, it needs more racers and a more global culture. In a long run it's a win-win if athletes and brands can be exposed to more markets. Good luck convincing Weiner Bros of that........

Almost all the big teams are European though. If they all disappear, there's no teams. You can't make that change overnight without losing the whole sport's infrastructure along with it.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

lewis family takes sole ownership of live to play sports (norco). https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/lewis-family-assumes-full-ownership…

The flex on that fork

What this thread needs is more cowbell!

Flipley (I'll get my coat)

I assume these new Kona's were in the pipeline before the original owners re acquired it. It's only been a few months so I would give them some time to work on new things. I think they should relaunch the Sticky name with a fun and playful gravity focused bike a la the Specialized Status.

I've been riding an Orbea Wild for the last couple months and have been really impressed. To be honest, I don't notice the weight of the bike while riding, at least most of the time. Hopping over big logs at low speeds and super tight jank takes more effort, but everywhere else, it feels like a regular bike with insane levels of traction. Range hasn't been an issue at all thankfully. I've done some big backcountry loops in the 25-30 mile range with 5,000-6,000' of elevation and have had 25-30% battery remaining and that's with healthy use of the higher...

Has anyone heard anything about Chromag coming out with an aluminum dj? Allegedly one of our local slope guys has been on one, but it feels like a pretty big departure for Chromag to go that way. That said, maybe their riders have been asking for something more slope oriented than the Monk?

Having been to both Windrock this spring and the Leogang WC a few weeks ago, I'd say there isn't a chance in hell a WC will come to Windrock any time soon.