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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

Few details about new Fox USD fork

Looking at the seat tube, frame storage and room for water bottle seems like it’s the new enduro bike (rallon) transformed to DH bike

Orbea DH bike

jack moir's race day vlog

peasants use laces. pros use boa.

I can get a shoelace wrapped around that contraption from here

Appears to be some sort of belted purse.

have not confirmed, hoping you sleuths can help, but was told two belts broke in poland today. "too cold."

This is what I believe is going on…. 2 blue chainrings/sprockets and the red section of chain is concealed inside the “box”. I wonder if it doesn’t infringe on the DW patent because the 2 gears aren’t vertically oriented from each other.

Heavy rumours the new Capra will get an 'extension' apparently the new large will basically be in the middle of current large/XL size wise. Probably was the only thing holding me back from buying a YT, either to big or to small.

Terrible for the pivot guys On the belt drive topic, I think the fact that someone crushed a two day, seemingly back to the olden days of Enduro style race without a mechanical on varied conditions shows they they might actually be something that can happen at the top of the sport. It'll be interesting to see how they hold up over a DH race week.

Hattie did win the EDR Overall last year on a derailleur. I don't think her winning or not winning is something a person could pin on a drivetrain. She seems to be good on bikes. ...she also has won in XC, Cyclecross. I get the feeling she's just really damn fast on a bike a knows how to win.

https://ucimtbworldseries.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-sports-present… So enduro gets it's own "Drive To Survive" this year. Could be brilliant, could be cringe. For the love of enduro, please let this be good.

I'm flattered, but I can confirm it's not me. I'm excited to see who it is though!

It's blatantly obvious that Lewis just straight up copies prestigious products with the objective of selling them to people who love the looks/bling factor of the absolute high-end stuff but don't want to pay for it. The structural integrity of the design has nothing to do with it.

Revisting the anti-rise question after the release of the new Canyon Sender today. Wondering what my fellow nerds on the kinematics forum think about the numbers. I was surprised by the kinematic numbers on it and the new Pivot, because both bikes feautre high anti-squat and high anti-rise (both well over 100%), which is basically the opposite of what most other brands are doing on their dedicated DH bikes (Specialized, Frameworks, and many more). Curious to hear more about this bike after testers get extensive testing on home trails over the summer, but obviously it's working for Troy, Tahnee, and...