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Don't worry everyone: I already had a meeting planned with @sspomer this afternoon, so I'll be sure to tell him on all of your behalf what a terrible person he is and how we're not mad, just disappointed.

Flying into Incheon International is the most likely airport. Rentals, you can get any SUV/Van rental. Anything in the Hyundai and Kia range should be pretty readily available along with a few other brands. The local vans of choice are the Kia Carnival and the bigger Hyundai Staria and Starex. DO NOT be tempted to get an 11 seater. The vans are all the same size regardless of the number of seats. Having more than 9 seats means you need a different license as they're classified as larger/heavier vehicles with more passengers. Buses are super easy here when it comes...

Crabification, forum edition. I'm honestly just thankful that there is still a place to discuss things that are meaningful, that are not facebook groups. Thanks to all for staying committed to the gen x/millennial form of endangered internet discourse that is the forum.

William to Atherton. Dan Brown looks like he's going to pop.

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If I understand correctly the expectation now is to have each interesting tidbit in a separate thread?

That's one way to get a discount bro....slurp

iXS extends the Gravity Alliance – and strives to create the biggest MTB team in history! In 2024, the Swiss helmet, protection and apparel brand iXS has launched the iXS Gravity Alliance to support privateer racers inside the iXS Downhill Cups. Now, iXS takes the program one step further: the Support Program for Privateers will now include Downhill, Enduro and Slopestyle/Freeride. More than a sponsorship, the Gravity Alliance is a movement dedicated to real riders – those who live for the race tape and contest podiums, not the social media spotlight. From the roots of downhill racing to new frontiers...

Commencal-Les Orres VS Cube-Saalbach Will be a Battle for the Ages

truly we are in the dregs of team rumors by now... January 1st, come hither. I have NEED of you!

Down vote because Vail Resorts sucks. Great at gobbling up every cool mountain from Summit to Squamish, but overall, but terrible for winter sports access, and paying a living wage.

Orbea, Berria, Megamo and BH also have road and gravel categories (even commuting). What was mentioned is a pure MTB. Forestal is from Andorra, so it narrows it to Mondraker and Unno. Unno/Cesar Rojo just adquired Felt, so I would guess it is Mondraker the brand in trouble

So good

I get the desire to move on from this story, but it deserves the attention it is getting. Here is why: First, there is not much else happening in the space. The Felt news is interesting, and I reached out to Cesar and may do something there later. He is a great guy. Outside of that, the only real story right now, in my view, is the health of the consumer, which everytime I bring up in conversation i get glazed eyeballs (lol...its riveting!). When you compare that to the personality of Markus, the very public way he is handling...

I do not know, but the website that hosted the rules appears to have vanished. However Gates didn't announce this year's prize until mid-January, so we probably shouldn't read too much into it unless there's an explicit statement either way.

On one hand, I shouldn’t give a F about what Markus says. I did my three years at YT, met amazing people, learnt a lot and got paid not too bad. On the other hand, given the number and kinds of situation where Markus showed zero accountability for his own actions and screwed up both customers and employees that I personally witnessed, I really wish for other people’s voices to be heard at least to the same extent as it was with the Downtine podcast. I am not the one to talk out loud since my role was not that...