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Ibi?

Not anymore, they moved to Washington state quite some time ago.

Lower height means a lower centre of gravity essentially. So Brosnan, Laurie & Jackson have a low COG = Turn better in science land. This all gets thrown out the window when you have Greg, Jack Moir etc who are well over 6ft with long limbs Taller riders have more leverage, can soak up bumps better, again in theory. This all gets thrown out the window when you have balls of muscle like Bulldog and Finn Isles. see where I'm going with this, In theory you can have a "perfect rider build" but I think the Cranial Matter up stairs...

i don't think it's getting into the weeds at all! it's a reality w/ downhill. different rider sizes, different track sections/conditions. the diversity is what keeps it exciting. the fact a jackson and a greg can be competitive on the same tracks is pretty awesome. i always fall back to a story told by friends racing sea otter DH. if anyone is familiar w/ the track, there's the upper section of track that ends up dropping into a steep (for the track) fast, straight line that levels out and goes uphill for a bit. in practice, a lighter rider entered...

@EBlackwell Less mass under braking makes a lot of sense. Good call. @bnflynn in combat sports featherweights are quicker than heavyweights with large movements like throwing a punch or a kick. But do you think that smaller movements like steering adjustments are as applicable? I can see so for an over-built body builder but I guess less so for athletes at a more natural weight with a mobility and agility focused training. I guess this is getting too into the weeds but that info may be available in some sports medicine journal, any experts please chime in!

Brook certainly still seems to be riding Mondrakers

Gwin on Huffy.

Def Joe Breeden and Louise Ferguson in the recent IFR video on IG.

rad ride companion w/ bernard on. he talks budget (and they're taking cuts) and that '24 is prob his last year racing.

Yeah I'd been thinking the same, a rental fleet for a bike park can easily set you back $100k or more, it would make financial sense for him to make a sweetheart deal for a fleet part of the package (a Gwin/Gwin situation, as the park fleet is also good advertising for the bike brand)

Pure speculation… I could see Gwin riding/partnering with a bike manufacturer that will benefit him outside of just racing. I.e deals on Rental bikes at Windrock and other potential ventures. The southeast gravity scene only seems to be growing, I could see him helping to open/owning other parks. With Gwin’s history of being fairly business savvy, I be surprised to see him riding for a brand purely for racing purposes.

When you see it! 😉

I heard PON stepped in before several of Greg’s runs this year and forced Lyle to sabotage tyres so they wouldn’t have to renew his contract for 2024.

More photos of new Ransom. 3 colors, 2 sets on axs, 1 on standard cables.

Both the Sight and Optic are supposed to be mullet capable. I think they are calling it MX configuration. I’m guessing a different lower mount to make that happen because the dropouts don’t look like they do anything.

I think there is something to the higher weight, less mobility thing, but to me that isn't the major thing that makes Jackson's riding different. The biggest thing I see is Jackson's corner speed on steep terrain, which I put (in part) down to his light weight allowing him to brake later and slow himself down for corners more easily than a heavier rider. Jackson seems to be able to gap into sections, clearing over bumps and holes, and then slow himself down on a dime. A heavier rider like Loic or Minnaar wouldn't be able to brake enough for...

Vezina goes for Coach role instead pilot.