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Can I patent the ole one eye squint? For real tho, equalizing the gap on each side between the sanctions and bars is way easier than aligning the stem with the tire.

i just want to make one last comment re: deleting pics, community etc then i'll be quiet. over the last few years, i've become very aware of how much of a privilege it is to be a part of a community that is supported by some of the best brands in our game. but the key word here is community...YOU all are the community. without you and your sleuthing, your knowledge, your stoke for the sport and its equipment, or your informed opinions, vital wouldn't be very special. with that said, if all vital does is bow down to brands...

so no one is too scarred from #deleteGate, here are pit bits photos from loudenvielle today. they even include some shimano brakes with what appears to be a prototype aero mesh. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/pit-bits-2025-world-cup-downhill-loud…

New Mallet DH?

Would be fun to see this bike put against the clock with an impartial test rider on a variety of enduro world cup tracks. It looks so sick for fast and rough DH style trails. But it's hard to believe it would perform against the clock on tight trails. Seems like almost all the enduro racers, whose livelihoods depend on results, are tending to size down for enduro racing.

I rarely think most modern bikes are actually interesting, some are cool, but not actually interesting. That Rallon is awesome and huge props to Orbea for making something that looks amazing and has features that actually benefit riders.

This is a very elegant solution and makes perfect sense in the economics of product development.

The cover is officially off, Orbea's new Rallon DH and Enduro bike is live - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/first-ride-revealing-rallon-orbeas-du… Rallon Highlights - Carbon front & rear triangle // alloy rocker and lower link - Enduro - mixed wheels or 29-inch // DH - mixed wheels only - Linkage-driven single pivot design with Orbea's Concentric Boost rear axle pivot Travel: - DH - 200mm rear wheel travel // 200mm fork - Enduro - 170mm rear wheel travel // 180mm fork - Progressive and linear leverage rate adjustment - High and low geometry flip chip (enduro models) - 442mm or 450mm chain stay length -...

Wild that could happen again, and so soon. Bold. Gotta think he consulted the rule book himself and decided it was going to hold. Icky. Totally bike racing. Imagine getting publicly called out as a cheater by TBrosnan, the gentleman racer…wow!

"Whoops, did I accidentally move my entire body to get my bike around the start wand?"

He definitely did that on purpose. Appears there is a photo eye below the arm on the right by the ramp?? Not sure which is the primary timing source and which is back up?? If the photo eye is primary he might have cost himself time "swerving around" the arm as his tire would have started his time as he was swerving back??? Make timing arms longer!!!!

nothing has changed is quite a statement... tell that to all the people who got arrested on the border and kept like kettle for weeks in trumps konzentrationslagern add to that yesterdays harvard order and you can get a very clear picture: foreigners are no longer welcome in trumps second Reich

Got up super early to watch crankworx DH, but Troy saw it and I didn't. Ryan Gilchrist cheating at the start line. Can't blame the UCI, WB or the French for this one.

Bruni won with blacked out Schwalbe tires!

I don’t think you get it Dave. We are going to revolutionize fork manufacturing on this forum without ever having visited a factory or even talking to a designer or engineer about the myriad of factors that affect the design and manufacture of said forks.

I've mentioned this worrying trend in depth in a few podcasts over the course of last year. From last year they have hindered the ability of many top 50/60 riders to garner any points in qualifying. Pretty soon very few riders (even much less than now) will be able to rightfully enter a World Cup without being on one of the World Series top teams or federation entries. With the switch to the points now staying with the teams and not the riders this year there will even less power of advantage and bargaining for top riders. (Note if teams...

I miss the five rider podiums. Also I think Hattie should have got a rerun. Its a no exceptions rule, every racer gets a clear course. If we start playing favorites why even have rules.

And I am impressed with Oisins result on regular non-mud tyres. He was running Kryptotals front and back on a track that definitely warranted mud or at least intermediate spikes… What a talent

this is a race vid, but lots of tech with troy, jackson and reece from poland world cup DH