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Gwin to Yeti?

Nope, pretty sure he’s in South Africa with theo and ike

Could Pinkie be starring in a Canadian horror movie sequel about some individuals trapped in a labyrinth? Or maybe he'll be going to help a particularly orange past american president with wildfire suppression activities on a different body in our solar system? Join a brand started by a screaming hand? I sure hope he lands in just the right place after gapping the winter off-season.

I don't get the downvotes for this, its team rumors, not team news, that's for Jan 1 and One Ghost is teasing some stuff until then to make people question stuff. If he just said everything, he'd stop getting the info to do so. These threads have been, in the past, for cliffhangers, jokes, puzzles and falsehoods. Have fun with it and don't be so frickin serious, silly season on here used to actually be silly and everyone's making it out to be such a grind the last 2-3 seasons. Make some shit up and enjoy it. Give people some...

intense m1 is official. no deets on price or geo yet though.

Here’s a fun one: get a measuring tape and angle finder and go measure the geometry on your current bike. I guarantee you it doesn’t line up with the geometry chart. At least one number will be surprisingly off.

I agree with your observations. Here's my latest creation. split High pivot pinion gearbox downduro bike. 210mm travel for 75mm stroke. around 120% anti-squat, 90% anti-rise, 25% progression. Next design will have a motor in it as I feel this analog one outside of small design details, is about perfect for my use with the current available components.

Neko just said on a pod, he's not giving away any part of his company. He's not taking a loan and not looking for partners.

ns fuzz "6 bar" proto from our bike check section. if this is old news, ignore, but figured worth a look if not. https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bmag247/ns-bikes-fuzz-29-custom-6bar…

Madonna V3 just dropped, looks rad! Like the V2 offers lots of adjustability. https://raawmtb.com/en-us/pages/madonna-v3

The high anti-squat was interesting but he made some good points about how it drops off when you are standing out of the seat, (as your centre of gravity gets higher) so thats what they are designed around. Alot of the Anti-squat figures you see will be done in linkage with a generic CoG height and drivetrain configuration which isn't a perfect comparison, and I know Neko went over the numbers he uses in an early video. The other thing is it stays quite high through the whole travel so it will at least feel consistent - some bike have...

I think he also flatted in both of his finals runs, so I suspect he's got more pace than the results show.

Dick Rude didn't seem to have any issues qualifying and then finishing mid pack in the finals at MSA. That says a lot for someone who hasn't really raced much DH in a decade. It would be sweet to see him make the switch to full time. Dak, Luca, Gwin, Silva, Neko, Maples, Rude, Grice and Pinkerton. That's a very strong elite US DH force right there.

Neko's bike is super interesting. REALLY long chainstays across all sizes, and a pretty high antisquat value. I remember in his early test videos, he settled for a low pivot/mid pivot bike with more rearward axle path, and used an ochain instead of an idler pulley to overcome the pedal kickback from the rearward axle path. So if you buy a Frameworks, maybe budget an extra few hundred dollars for an Ochain. The bike also has a very low BB for a long wheelbase/long travel bike, so don't forget to buy a good bashguard or three.

Polygon factory racing no longer, leaves more riders looking for rides for next year

new v10 link for those who haven't seen yet. - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/santa-cruz-finally-releases…

Nah dude. It just isn't funny. Neither the original post or your response. Saying as much isn't being "woke", and the need to bring up being anti-"woke" every time the majority of reasonable people deem something inane is the most unintentionally ironic "snowflake" behavior. I know you don't want to be a snowflake. Back to rumors please. Kade to join Deathgrip on the ultimate free-racer squad.

Any comments relating to the sexual orientation of a rider in the Team rumor thread is just childish. Keep it on topic