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Delrin also has a very low coefficient of friction. The red bearing material we use offers better long-term wear and durability, especially in harsher environments.

It is not Delrin, and is in fact something very fancy. The red material we use is fundamentally a bronze-filled PTFE product that is designed to act as a bearing, supporting very high loads while having an extremely low coefficient of friction. We machine the material in-house very carefully, as the material alone costs us $278 per foot! 😒

if you wanna have some internet fun, you could discuss how Arena Group (bikemag parent media company) decided to sell off / shut down ridemonkey and the users ponied up to buy the IP and website, taking it back into private ownership.

Pretty exciting. We live in Durango, and just got back from Champéry world champs. Going to be fun to see that craziness at Purg and in Durango. I ride and ski up there all the time , and while it’s a little flat for skiing (nicknamed “Traversatory”) , it’s great terrain for mountain biking . Xc start line will be over 9k elevation My biggest concern is that Purg is not typically been investing in the bike park program . Trails start and end in the middle of the mountain , for years now. The World Cup track is not...

Yo, also on the trail crew. Not really down to get into the mud with all of the environmental permitting stuff which is really above my dirt-shaping pay grade, but misinformation about the crew test riding our own course build is where I draw the line. We rode it last week on trail bikes and will be riding more this week. T>B

Yo, I am actually on the crew that is building the course, and we rode the track T -> B last week on trail bikes...

you’ve not lived until you’ve visited a ski area parking lot in the spring and basked in the glow of an entire seasons’ worth of frozen dog shit melting at once!

It always hurts my brain when groups discuss environmental conservation and limiting erosion etc at a SKI RESORT. They already allowed the bulldozing of the runs and there’s 6 months of noise and vibrations from the lifts turning and skier use. I get trying to minimize impact but to me the ski resort has already been significantly compromised in terms of environmental damage.

North America's "Biking Capitals"

I'm definitely going to make getting therer a priority! The vibe should be epic with all that Durango Devo and Chads crew do. Homecoming 2030 baby!

To be clear Whiteface and ORDA are not in any trouble, that is an article that was written from information that was given in an option piece by a local environmental advocacy group. So yes ORDA is not in compliance with possible required permits but it does not seem like the enforcement agency cares to be honest.

i added the PR and some FAQ to the durango world champs post above

A few racers like Minnaar are racing they just missed signing up. Clay alludes to a young canadian to watch for in the open class. My guess he’s talking about Mack Manietta.

Rad! Just for curiosity's sake... Will Masters Worlds be at Durango that year?... Being 45 by then, that could be cool, betting a lot of Americans would be pursuing that

This to me is more exciting than Whistler WC.. Even with living in Seattle. Durango 30 years later, Asa, Blevins. Gonna be nuts.

durango world champs 2030 official https://www.durangoworlds.com/ official PR Durango to Host 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships ‘Worlds’ Return to Durango 40 Years After the City Hosted the Inaugural Event in 1990 Durango, Colo. [Sept. 25, 2025] — The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced today that Durango, Colorado, will be the host city of the 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The event marks the 40-year anniversary from when the town of Durango and Purgatory Resort hosted the very first UCI mountain bike world championships races in 1990. Leading into the World Championships in 2030, the “Worlds,” Durango will also...

really great article. the DJI ebike and bmx re-painting paragraphs were fascinating. this one stuck out to me "Huseby said interest in 32-inch wheels is growing, driven in part by brands hoping to bring out models that are differentiated from old inventory. 'They’d like to have something they can sell at full price,' he said." wonder what kind of volume "something" is. neat that bigger wheels could be set at full price but will they actually sell in a meaningful way? seems naive, but i have no idea how any of all this works.

Just came across this article, local environmental group is pissed that Whiteface didn't get permits approved by DEC for the world cup track. Goes to show how tough it can be to build trails in the area, working in the Adirondacks is highly regulated. https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/community-news/government/orda-viola…

For anyone interested: Wyn Masters said on IG he'll be doing a track walk vid at the US Open DH in Killington. Track walk is today (Thursday), no idea when he'll put up the video. Wyn's registered for the race.