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Or - as I used to say in my racing days - you have to either be fast, or look fast, because nobody can tell on the fotos. I was however more the latter.

Luca! Hell of a run. Hopefully we see him on the top step tomorrow

^^ he had thumb surgery a month or so ago

Only about a month until the final DH race of the season. Sandwiched into the North American part of the schedule is the US Open DH. The overall points champions in UCI Men's and Women's Elite WC will each receive €10,000. The winners at the US Open will get $15,000.

Missy giove uses her middle finger to brake

I don't think I've seen anything to indicate "fake" stoke. For the most part, most riders seem to be excited for each other. Except Jordan Williams. I don't think I've ever seen him look happy, even if he's on the podium.

How sad. Since when did this forum become some kind of gossip column, bitching about pro riders who you don’t know personally and have probably never met? Stop this nonsense and just enjoy the spectacle. This season is becoming another classic. Hope it goes to the final round.

I can confirm Jackson was genuinely happy to win the World Championship

Loic’s dad is 10x masters champ. You don’t think he has been grooming Loic since a kid? I take it as Jackson had a passion early on and his parents supported it. I find it odd that this forum is about how riders celebrate after the win. I want to see hype, emotion and psych after they cross the line. Everyone who finishes a run at this level deserves to celebrate regardless of how they end up. Henri was showing disbelief and respect, but Jordan wasn’t even able to fake the golf clap right next to him.

So on the Jackson deal, rooting for him this year has been the coolest since rooting for Gwin ten years ago. I can't hate on Bruni for trying to get in his head but Goldstone responded the Canadian/midwest way and let his riding do all of his talking. Couldn't be more stoked for him, I can show his vids to friends kids when he was shredding little bikes and then blow their minds by showing him winning world Champs, it's great for the sport.

welcome to all the greats of their time. Nico, Sam Hill, Gwin (and others) keeping lines quiet until race day and then sending them. I don't think amateurs really understand the value of line choice and walking the tracks.

I think it's pretty easy to root for Jackson when he pulls out some insane gap in his finals run that no one else has done. Seems to be a regular occurrence

I find it hard to root against Jackson for a bunch of reasons: 1. He's obviously a generational talent on a bike. 2. He looks like he has fun every time he gets on the bike, whether it's practice, in a race or at the local dirt jumps. 3. (Maybe the most important to me) He seems to be stoked for everyone. He placed 16th in Les Gets and is reposting Ronan's winning run. He's almost always at the finish line, waiting to congratulate his competitors. He might be one of best riders on a bike, but he hypes up...

Loic is a nice dude. Jackson is a nice kid. We’re generally lucky in this sport.

I am not finding it hard to root for him. Now if he keeps going next year or two like this it will change maybe. I am enjoying his taking it to those who had been dominating.

34 vs 36 forks for your next trail bike? We thought this would be an interesting topic to explore, so we did: https://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/trail-bike-fork-selection-34-v-36.

In a nutshell: a suspension setup with a soft, but progressive spring setup with firm compression damping and fast rebound. A bit different than the historic, stereotypical elite racer setup – extra firm everything.

What does French style refer to...?

I think it beeped when it should have booped.