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More fuel to that fire...

From what I’ve heard the SJ15 has been the opposite of a success as far as sales have gone….

Sexy

All I see is a huge stack of pallets... when's the bonfire????

The best racing I've seen in ages is to be found in Jimbo Munro (and others) instagram stories. A bunch of the NZ expat summer crew (Jimbo, Alex Blanar, Finn Smith, etc..) threw together a homegrown "four cross" race on some raw tracks in NZ. So freaking sick. Sorry if you don't have instagram. Hopefully someone puts together a youtube edit of the action, but it's absolutely bonkers and looks like a ton of fun. Here's Jimbo's account.

I thought the point of a derailleur hanger was a mechanical fuse and replacing it with an overbuilt alternative defeats that purpose. If the UDH is fragile that's by design.

Thats idiotic, hold a race and stream it months after specially when nothing is happening at this point of the season

Apologies if this is too far off topic, but Escape Collective just announced they're now cash-flow neutral (they've been running a deficit since they launched). Pretty impressive when you consider how much high-quality content they put out and and doubly so that it's funded entirely by member subscriptions.

They are still Dharco pants (see pocket zipper). But it seems to be a POC labeled jersey. And obviously helmet and goggles. I was wondering too when I saw clips of Gracey earlier this week. Is that her old POC helmet from the previous version of Norco Factory Racing? When they were all on POC? Whole things seems strange. Adidas are now title sponsor of the team. They are one of the BIGGEST clothing and apparel brands in the world with a dedicated outdoor branch (Terrex) and their star DH rider is in a mix-match of non-Adidas kit. Strange. We...

Better in engineering terms != better in practical terms. There's a lot of people out there with heel rub on 148 frames. I also don't really like the idea of my $400 electronic derailleur being any further outboard than it already is. Sure, 157 is better on paper, but in the real world, 148 works fine for everyone from beginners all the way up to world cup pros.

Wow adjustable seat tube angle Pivot will really do anything except admit the industry transition to Super Boost failed.

Charge port placement, not good for anyone outside of Arizona because water. Cheesy name for an adjustable seat tube? Come on. 9k for a base model but that wasn't surprising was it? Same CS length across the sizes, bandaided with an adjustable drop out. Fox trying to get rid of the podiums that aren't selling? Cant wait for these to be in the way on the trails. Ridden by people who have no business riding anything but the canal path.

203 and the evil spawns of 223, 226 and 246 mm rotors should die a quick death. That and all brakes going back to DOT and all would be well in the brake world.

There’s a few siblings coming up, kinda cool to see! You’ve of course got the Alrans. Hulseboch, I think Jenna Hastings’ sister has a ride, Zanna Logar is a junior in Frameworks and her sister Raina is now listed on the team. Of course the Pierron’s, the Atherton’s, Seagrave, Lachie Steven’s-McNab has a younger brother Sterling who is a junior this year… I bet I’m missing some obvious ones. Lots of siblings out there racing!

yeah he's on team generational wealth racing

Credit to Burgtec. They have this team as co-title sponsors, and also sponsor Trek Factory, Commencal Muc-Off, Syndicate, Yeti Factory and they just picked up Frameworks. Some serious talent there. No idea where the budget comes from hahahahah

schroeder and i had a good hour-long podcast with gwin this morning. it'll be up tomorrow morning. he speaks pretty freely about everything and how it all works.

Always has been...

Anyone see the Crestline in the background of Daks story?

Jacks announcement took a few of us by surprise last night. It's sad that one of the best riders in the world, arguably the most charismatic too is unable to secure a ride for next year and in some ways, coerced into retirement. I hope he finds a role somewhere, he would be a fantastic "face" of a company. The content would be top level. Jack is majorly responsible for MTB in Australia spreading so far, his influence on youngsters and his personal approach to grassroots racing that I have seen first hand is commendable. He truly is one of...