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if dak's not staying with mondraker i would love to see him on a yeti

fwiw, adam (the "money guy backer") was at the venue every day moving lumber, signs, cords, spray paint, dirt, tools, boxes etc. he was covered in dirt like all the crew, in addition to hosting riders for meals and gatherings at his home. he was anything but hands-off.

Hard MTB League Live Replay. It was a really rad weekend and IMO, the concept will work. Excited to see how it all turns out and what you all think. i have some thoughts written here and am adding more pics over the next bit. - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/hard-mtb-league-its-going-work

I was waiting until the thread fell off and was going to thank everyone for their input. There is a lot of great information here and I appreciate everyone's opinion and the effort they took to respond. I have been giving a thumbs up to everyone that responded. As far as what I am doing with the information my company is expanding into bicycles and yes I know the state of the industry. Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate it!

V+R Racing is just two mere peasants (well, a nurse and a medical device engineer). When we started out in 2019 the two of us were just buying DH bikes for junior riders who needed them. Many seasons and many riders later, we had two world cup DH juniors in '25 with one finishing second overall and the other finishing 10th overall. We obviously can't afford our own team, but we can still be a hat/helmet sponsor. I'm still driving my 16 year old car - it just comes down to priorities for us. And we're proof it doesn't have...

I have a real hard time believing AI is going to result in some sort of utopia for the masses. There's enough money right now that we could all get some level of UBI and be working less and spending more time on our passion projects. But when have the ultra wealthy EVER wanted to part with even a little bit more of their money? If we just give them a few more tax breaks to pay for their data centers and help subsidize the cost of the electricity and water to run them so they can become trillionaires, THEN...

If you are bracketing for speed using timing, and that is your priority, then yes that is likely where you will end up. However most people don’t bracket with timing for speed. They usually do it without a clock and base their decisions on subjective feel. Whether that feel is comfort or speed or agility is up to the rider’s requirements and preference

You might find this podcast enlightening regarding Kenstone, Haro, etc...:

sooooo.... in summary, Go Fast, take chances, hesitation kills.

I believe this is the thesis for growing Monster Pro Downhill. With drastically restricted seats in UCI we'll see talent come back to the national level. With the payouts in USDH they are hoping it attracts high level racers.

Ooooo, finally something in the thread a professional association says I'm qualified to comment on! This is a misconception. Whistler Blackcomb, like most ski resorts in British Columbia, are for the most part, on unsurveyed Crown land. Bits and pieces are surveyed, typically where buildings exist, and there's a bunch of statutory right of ways registered on it (with confusing descriptions because, well, unsurveyed), but like 99% of the resort is provincial land. Whistler Blackcomb has stronger property rights and than other resorts because their tenure is a lease which gives them similar (but not quite as strong) rights to...

I can't speak for the other side of the Atlantic, but I've spent the last few summers on family holidays in Morzine and resorts near Annecy (with the bike of course). And sure, Morzine has a lot of bikes, but all the resorts are positioning themselves for families and "events" such as Harley owners meets. The lifts are promoted for hikers, and in some places actually exclude bikes. The towns have their pools, golf courses and tennis courts, as well as markets and kiddie play areas, and lots of them are really busy. Us mountain bikers are just a part...

Stoked we got a B Practice pod recorded this week with Dak and Dante Silva! It was rad to get both of their perspectives on the track and how their weekends went. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/you-cant-beat-racing-home-lake-placid…

That X Games League is crooked from the get-go. It’s definitely designed to get into the uber shady world of sports betting, with strange private shadow owners and dudes who’ve already pushed NFT scams. Every once in a while it’s great MTB isn’t considered cool. You don’t want any part of this shit!

about 7 seconds later in the video you see the massively bent chainring. sandwiched guide plates prob wouldn't have helped at all. could have even jammed things up worse.