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Appreciate the kind words 🙏 that genuinely means a lot. We try. We keep trying. And yeah, when I say we, I really do mean me. Still just one bloke doing everything: product, riders, logistics, emails at stupid o’clock, the lot. No staff, no big safety net. Just belief and stubbornness. The industry doesn’t make it easy for small independents. The big dogs have deeper pockets and louder voices, but that was always kind of the point. Do cool shit, build something authentic, and if it ruffles a few feathers along the way, so be it. I’m proud that Viris...

I think the other racers could learn a thing or two from Aaron with how he conducts himself. this interview is a prime example of a professional athlete getting the news out about new deals, and letting us in behind the scenes so to speak of how these deals come together and how it can work in a race season. Kudos to Aaron, Frameworks team and Vital for providing this. Good luck on the season ahead!

Gwinterview is live. podcast and youtube Topics 0:00 - Intro and What About Crestline? 9:34 - History with Neko 12:26 - How Can Frameworks Afford Gwin? 15:38 - Does Gwin Have to Race Now? 19:14 - Dealing with So Many Product Changes 32:31 - Does the Frameworks Accomodate Gwin's Riding Style? 43:00 - Being on a Team with Asa Vermette, Battling the Kids 49:50 - Game Plan for 2026 Races 53:55 - Gwin's Training Regimen 1:00:35 - Involvement with Lake Placid World Cup and TN National in 2026? 1:06:30 - Racing Hardline Tasmania 1:11:32 - Aaron Gwin 2011 vs. Aaron...

This is why I bought a Burgtec stem and bars. If they support the things I care about I’ll support them. If nothing else, Bryceland and Brage? Respect. Adding Frameworks and the Goodman team just makes me more hyped.

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.

Rumor is, still only one size of these exist at the moment but here’s more of the DH bikes floating around outside the WC team so that’s always exciting to see!

Pinkbike posted their annual what bikes might get updated this year, figured some might be interested here. Personally, I'm most excited for the Yeti SB160 and the Forbidden Downcountry bike. Cannondale Habit Cannondale Wosnim Yeti SB160 Nukeproof Dissent Nukeproof Megafly Trek Top Fuel Trek Session Specialized Kenevo SL Specialized Demo Hope XC/DC Bike Santa Cruz Blur Juliana Wilder Santa Cruz Tallboy Santa Cruz Nomad Merida Ninety-Six Forbidden Downcountry Bike Atherton eMTB Ibis SL eMTB Kona SL eMTB Ibis Exie Knolly eMTB Mondraker F-Podium Mondraker Enduro Bike Transition Spur

I think Greg Callaghan (sp?) raced EDR on the Ripmo most of the year after trying the HD6 so you might be on to something with what you were feeling.

I generally recommend everyone has a full overhaul once a year - if you ride a ton then also do a lowers service at 6 months, and that covers 99% of people. You can't tell when a damper NEEDS a service, only when it should have been serviced about 6 months ago. And catastrophic failures always come at the worst time - right before or during a big ride/race/holiday Damper oil breaks down and starts to wear out parts like the inside of the damper tube - and usually feel fine right up until the point they have done major...

People either don't remember or never read the early interviews with CB. He said early on that the plan was always to fold it back under the UCI banner. He did it separately because the UCI wouldn't fund the experiment so he stepped out to do it on his own. As for EWS itself, they lost the thread. Yes, there has been a slowdown in the industry, but they got a little too big which forced sponsors to dedicate more and more resources. We went from factory riders having limited support to full pit setups with 2-4 mechanics on site...

Aaron Gwin on Frameworks is official. We have some cool pics from test camp and exclusive interviews with Gwin, Neko, and Aaron's mechanic, James McAllister here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/aaron-gwin-joins-frameworks-racing-tr… #USDH

Scott is now a full team of people's champs. I'm rooting for every single one of their riders to get a great result.

Also not American. I really started to follow Dak after hearing him on the pod and getting the behind the scenes look at the World Cup circus. I'm way more interested in those details than I am in the highly polished WB stuff. Same reason I liked Moi Moi, Wyn and Ed.

His contributions to the B-Practice podcast are probably a big reason that Vital favors him (Just like people here love Jesse M. because he actually posts in the forum periodically). It makes them feel like they're "one of your own." Shocking... do good PR things that expand your audience and let people get to know you... and you increase your fan base and marketability. I think people really appreciate his perspective, combined with Tanner and Jason, on the races and racing in general. It's one of the more interesting podcasts to me. On top of that, his journey over the...

Or you could do this: 2014 One9 RDO reborn as a gravel beast. thru-axle, non-boost, 50mm stem, massive tire clearance and the geo is pretty much the same as a modern gravel bike

And radial Nobby Nic for the short travel bike

If I had the time, I'd photoshop Dak's face onto one of these folks' bodies and put it in the team rumor thread.

It was doomed to fold when they abandoned the sex appeal & glory of spandex in favor of skinny jeans.

I’d agree the ews’s momentum had a natural stopping point. It was only ever going to grow into a fairly niche but healthy sport. But a lot of decisions were made promising to bring names like Richie Rude and Jesse, and Jack to the mainstream and instead we have a sport where pretty much the entire top of the sport has retired from enduro racing full time while being competitively capable. Maybe Chris doesn’t deserve all the blame. But he was the face of the ews when it was acclaimed. He can be the face of the edr as it...