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Im amazed you can read at all tbh I’ll eat a decently sized bite of my hat if Finn leaves specialized. The bike and team setup seem to work for him, and their partnership with Öhlins seems to be a bit more in depth than what other teams have with Fox and RS. Specialized also doesn’t seem to give too much of a damn about sponsor correctness as long as they run Ö suspension and magura brakes and get on the podium. IF he changes it would be for the number 1 spot on a team. But what team could...

The Irish would like to have a stern, profanity-filled word with you

flat pedals and... an e-bike with the motor ripped out? im still baffled by that scenario I never really looked into it. also is he moving on after this season? I still struggle to not think GT when I think of MM

Lawlor enjoying the lovely weather watching dudes sprawl out and yard sale down the entire track...

Quick scroll though and I didn’t see this yet. Bottom of semis right now and noticed yet another new addition to Myriam’s commencal. Edit: Amaury on it too.

B Practice from Worlds is live! Show Notes 3:06 - Dak's wild week at Worlds 4:56 - Race day game plan 7:52 - Where it all went wrong 15:08 - Dealing with the heartbreak of crashing at Worlds 23:29 - Bike setup for Andorra 23:48 - Loudenveille setup and approach 26:22 - Tire choice in Andorra 27:31 - Dak's "stock" tire pressure 30:39 - Unintentional Maxxis sponsor plug - DH casing convo 33:47 - Tuned mass damper hearsay 42:36 - New (Shimano) brakes 46:27 - Dak's current bar height, stem length, stack height 57:06 - Industry Buzz Report: John's thoughts...

The downvotes on perfectly normal posts started back a few months ago when some idiot made some idiotic comments and got destroyed. He's been down voting everything he reads since then.

Finallly, a wireless water bottle cage. The industry is finally listening.

our enduro fork test sesh is live. 7 forks tested. PLEASE COMMENT THERE, NOT IN HERE. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/whats-best-enduro-fork-2024-enduro-fo…

Similar product, spotted at the Snow Summit National last weekend behind someone's van. Asked and he said they work great, exactly as intended. We compared notes about how blown away we both were the first time riding a heavy ebike through choppy rough stuff. The front one is apparently an off-the-shelf moto product that fits a Dorado upper leg without modifications. And yes, these are definitely suspended mass dampers. Sadly, this bike needed a steering damper and hand guards to win bike tech bingo.

world champs pit bits video. what is this thing???

I've been away for a while, so not checking regularly for a couple weeks, so I spent a couple hours trying to catch up, prolly 12 or so pages the content and tone of comments has changed drastically in the last year. I can only assume with increased users and engagement, which has brought along with it, a much more negative and judgy tone. I was drawn to this comment section for the rumours and innovation (and spy shots, and great info from the likes or TEAMROBOT, Cascade, Dave, and many others) but I find myself turned off by the...

Race week is here! Over the years, World Champs has produced some historic runs and some great champions, and you'd have to say that 2024 looks like it's setting up for more of the same! Over the past ten years, one name has stood out above the rest - talking about Loic Bruni of course. From 2014 to 2023, he has won five of the ten World Champs races (in addition to his general World Cup success during this time), and this flying Frenchman is well known for his ability to step things up on the day that matters the...

Was just reading Escape Collective's article about security researchers hacking a Shimano Di2 drivetrain (tl;dr it's possible but highly unlikely in any real-world scenario) and this quote about wireless drivetrains jumped out at me: "Wireless shifting has also made aspects like installation simple and easy to do. In fact, that’s the primary reason we have it, said Wakeham. He pointed out that riders aren’t the main customer for big component brands like SRAM and, especially, Shimano; bike brands like Specialized and Trek are. For the rider, 'wireless isn’t innovation for the user except in aesthetics,' he said, because shifting is...

Review is up on OUR site!!! 😘

it's here- @TEAMROBOT's ochain vs no chain feature is live. please discuss it on that review page instead of clogging up tech rumors. charlie rules! https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/can-pedal-kickback-denier-see-light charlie's alternative seinfeld-inspired thumbnail

Yo! Full thoughts on Ochain (on my trail bike) are live on the homepage now: https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/can-pedal-kickback-denier-see-light