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While I'm here. Is it rude to spread my own rumors? Yesterday I released v2 Digit frames. I don't have a marketing plan so for now I've just posted a list of improvements here: digitbikes.com/blog/changeblog. I'm also going to start selling a frame-only option, and an aluminum wheel build.

I wonder how long we will be left on the grandfathered cheaper Trailforks subscription...

video interview with erice after her crash. it shows the crash at like 1:15 or so if you don't want to see it. erice is a beast! wishing her all the best in her recovery.

This thread just spent how many pages arguing about why a racer is using this or that to silence their chainslap, put another feather in the cap of gearboxes for DH racing.

How about snap?

I can with 100% certainty say you're incorrect. "We're all better for it." is immeasurably short-sighted. I only typed that thing up because I didn't want the poster to feel like I was making a judgement on him (or anyone else). It costs me nothing to make sure the people who haven't earned any sort of negativity from me don't perceive any negativity from me towards them. For many of us life is hard. We're all humans and we all feel things differently based on what our hour/day/week/month/year has been like. I don't need to contribute negativity into anyone's life...

2025, the year the DCD comes back. That wasnt in Vitals predictions.

It's pretty hard for aerated dampers to start cavitating - once the oil is foamed up it gets more elastic and cushions the oil so you get less pressure drop behind the piston cause cavitation. It might happen in certain shocks if the air collects at the top, between main piston and base valve (and would develop a distinct pop or knock sound) but its pretty rare and would usually foam up enough to be spread around. The Float X2 almost has the opposite problem- the original valving meant they had very little pressure difference across the main piston and...

Without the lower guide the chain gets pretty slappy. He's been running this off and on for a bit. Benoit uses something similar, even with a lower guide.

Also, I'm sorry

Another Atherton Gearbox bike in the wild

Loic Bruni and Loris Vergier discover the brand new track in La Thuile, a first time venue for the DH World Cup. Is it summer yet??

I've rewatched the runs, Other than the drop, Asa is a smoooooth criminal, I watched a bruni run from last year and they are very similar. Jackson is quite active trying to generate speed due to him being a lil guy 🤣 We Gotta talk about how good Matt jones did and how much hes progressed, what about theo and his Stoke attitude... matt Has really generated a good following lately and watching him progress in Queenstown has been amazing to watch

He over cooked the top of the track, too. I have to imagine he could have won without that inside had he had a clean top section. I’m excited for the magic those two are going to display for years to come. Gracey is just shockingly cool as a cucumber on the most insane stuff. I think she’s in that same boat of providing magical riding for years to come.

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Local knowledge took that one. HA! That was sick, Goldstone was floating.

Man that was just GOOD in every sense of the word. Hill just doing Hill lines The young colombian dude riding like his life depended on it TROYYYY Fearon the fastest electrician in the world, back to work Monday Champ, no RDO's! Asa and Goldstone are the future - I'm all for it. And to top it off, the sweet sounds of Rob Warner through my soundbar at volume 69! What a day to be alive.

His back protector did some heavy lifting right there.