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“Dont open this can of worms again.” *proceeds to swiftly open it*

Don't open this can of worms again . Someone got in in their head that a 6 bar linkage bike is only a "real" 6 bar if the wheel and not the shock is attached to the follower links.

It's officially official - Dak has joined Mondraker Factory Racing. Video interview and podcast are live now. We recorded this last week, so we will have to cover #frecklegate in the next podcast haha

Blenki to zerode, brook to forbidden

Ford sponsors the Rockrider team. Not long ago Reece Wilson was sponsored by Volvo, and Emily Batty by Porsche. And Mathieu Van der Poel is a Lamborghini ambassador.

The admittedly unclear implication was that “we” derailed the thread and I neither endorsed unsanctioned trails nor demonized them. I just gave us a new place to argue about it. I am keenly aware of and sensitive to the potential for unsanctioned trails to impact legal access. I more took issue with the term eco-crimes and the idea that these trails cause any more meaningful damage than legal trails which seemed a bit extreme in the grand scheme of the late capitalist human shitshow. I will say that the original sin of American MTB occurred in a place where to...

I second the outside sponsors support. Go back 15-20 years plus and there were quite a few teams sponsored by car brands. GT/Chevrolet, Giant/Toyota, Trek/VW, Mondraker/Suburu, Kona/Ford Focus to name a few. Plus the MTB World Cup series being sponsored by Nissan and Mercedes in the past as well. Kinda surprised it isn't kinda still a thing, as teams and riders all need wheels to move around. Maybe motor brands don't see the value of sponsoring a sport that's unfamiliar to a lot of people and athletes they've never heard of.....something that's quite apparent this side of the pond. Unless...

best thing about the D.Norton hands pic is he had to ask someone else to take it! the conspiracy is growing...pretty soon someone will cave... (or there'll be an announcement the day after tomorrow)

Also, update on #frecklegate. He's playing hard to get.

I agree 100%. Ride and race for the enjoyment and the time with your kids. But sometimes it works out and its just a bonus on top of all the great time and learning you do with your kid.

was just sent this by rogue racing TM, not sure if old news. rogue and GT this year

Meanwhile, here's a projection of 2024 bike sales in the USA: It looks like the cycling industry is projecting 2024 to be marginally better than 2023 in the US but still below pre-pandemic sales numbers. Does anyone have any insight if the sales projection for Europe and/or the rest of the world in 2024 follows a similar trajectory?

Sorry - missed this! Thx for the tag. While its impossible for me to know exactly what is going on, here is what appears to be happening... 1) As pointed out elsewhere, Yougone has a majority stake in Scott Sports. Its important to note their stake is large, which gives Youngone more incentive to help. 2) Youngone is publicly traded in S. Korea, making disclosures of this sort mandatory. 3) Of course no bank would give Scott a loan on these terms. In fact, the interest rate is closer to the 1 year treasury rate than what a business like...

He is a first-year Junior.. Apparently, there are also a bunch of Kiwis and french prodigies starting World Cup as well (some fast girls too)..It sounds like a new generation is coming. Maybe Juniors will save DH from the Warner Bros dark fate ;-)

i homepage this as well, but danny following eddie in Queenstown for the NZ southern DH series...holy crap they're gnarly! they just gap and float and smash without a flinch. if anyone has links to race results for stuff like this, blast them here or send 'em to me and i can post.

Hard to keep things a secret when you have huge factory rigs/ezups set up next to the trail and other crews rolling 15 deep and throwing it on you tube.

not sure if it's relevant to bulldog specifically, but is that a Newton in the back?

You forgot one thing. Suspension lockout wires through the headset.

Yeti bringing out a new bike. Return of the SB100? It’s got small rotors, single crown fork, and what looks like Rekon or Rekon Race tire combo. https://www.instagram.com/p/C2ax3meRLk7/?igsh=M2l2cnkzcWVwaG55