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Having ridden bikes from several major brands, my SC Megatower has easily been the best I’ve owned when it comes to product support, parts availability, and clear, reliable customer service. I used to make fun of people who had an SC, but after dealing with repeated warranty issues on other bikes, I get it now. The Mega is a sick bike, the VPP suspension rides great, but honestly, it’s the overall ownership experience that really sets Santa Cruz apart. I'm in the market for a shorter travel ripper, and SC is at the top of the list, even if it's...

End of switch infinity more likely

Would be wild if this finally meant the release of the DH

Neko Mulally won Sea Otter DH on his 32 freak bike

Bro had to raid the spare parts bin from three different shops to find all those stem spacers.

Just a hunch, but I doubt Santa Cruz is letting YouTubers/Instagramers test out new stuff... especially with Specialized tires. Willing to put money that's just a XO RSV Bullit with a wrap on it.

You need to design an impact zone for the fork bumpers otherwise, yes, the head tube area can get crushed during crashes.

Wow, good for Coast out of BC. The glasses they make are great.

Loris on Coast Optics now..no official announcement that I've seen and I don't actually know anything about coast optics. But nice to see another brand making gravity orientated products. And as we discussed in here a good few pages back, seems Oakley have gutted their MTB athlete roster. Loris was previously on Oakley while riding fit syndicate and then on 100% while in Trek. Followed by one year on Oakley at Commencal

Yeah, it can be a headache. Korea is crazy convenient once you're in the digital ecosystem. Often a nightmare if you're not. In other news, course inspection with medical teams and WBD today!

90%+ of SRAM's (and Shimano's) sales are to OEMs, not Aftermarket/enthusiasts. So 90%+ of their direction in products is focused on OEM sales. Not guys on the VitalMTB forum, sadly.

Here's all the updated SRAM Eagle stuff. Big day for components... https://www.sram.com/en/sram/mountain/series/eagle-drivetrain

Top tube humps are a death knell

Theo, Brendog and Jack Moir are on the dh track. Looks like parts are melting quickly.

Oh god, I just remembered tomorrow is April 1st; brace yourselves...

Finally finished "The Greedheads Work Eight Days a Week," and as always it was a great read. It was interesting to read all of the long-term trends working against the Vail Resorts business model (stock by-backs, lack of reinvestment in capex, customer fatigue from Epic and Iconic overcrowding, etc) in light of the HORRIFIC snow season Vail properties have just endured. For a company that has been historically obsessed with quarterly numbers and habitually unwilling to look at their assets, employees, and customers with the long lens, it makes me wonder: what does the next 18 months look like for...

Looks like RS is about to roll out a pretty big refresh at Sea Otter 👀 Saw a new Lyrik today on one of the latest Habit builds, plus what looks like an updated Vivid Air. The Vivid sticks pretty close to the new coil version in terms of reservoir layout. Lyrik’s getting LinearXL like the new Boxxer, and there are vent valves under the crown too. Definitely some interesting updates coming.

intel that just came through from TN national - luca flat, ronan flat, gwin lost traction in the chicane berms, dak's crash yesterday was pretty rough. apparently coughing up blood, so they thought maybe punctured lung. obviously he laid low today.

By all accounts, the new Nomad is a 4-bar, like the new Tallboy. So, most likely not.

Woke up to this and was like WTF and then saw who posted it 😂