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EBlackwell Liked a reply to forum topic Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/24/2026 1:47pm
I wondered the same thing about Oaxaca after doing Trans Sierra Norte. The riding there is absolutely incredible, food was unbeatable, and the city is super cool, but it does seem like access to trails would be tough. As far as Mexico goes, I wonder how areas around Mexico City would compare. I haven't done it, but looking at the locations for the Trans Azteca race, it seems like a couple of the riding days are based in the Desierto de los Leones national park right on the edge of the city. Talking the friends that have been, the riding...
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hogfly Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/23/2026 4:09pm Yeah... after visiting there for the Monster Pro Series last year, SLC is definitely sick... but dang is it crowded. The traffic in Cottonwood Canyon was nuts and hiking trails absolutely packed. We got up early (like before dawn) to hike up to a mountain lake one morning thinking we would beat the crowds, and there were already tons of...
hogfly Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/23/2026 1:34pm Oaxaca is definitely cheap and has amazing riding. As another poster pointed out, DIY riding might present some difficulties there. The high altitude trails are best accessed via a shuttle (or e-bike). They're also managed/protected by the local village councils. While I didn't know EXACTLY what was happening, we ran into a crew from the local village who were up...
hogfly Added a reply to 2027 Team Rumors
10/23/2026 9:27am I remember something similar. Like... there were VERY few notable riders whose contracts were up at the end of this year. As in like 5, which isn't exactly rocket fuel for a team rumors thread. Next year will be absolutely nuts, though.
hogfly Added a reply to Whats the cheapest place to live and mountain bike
10/23/2026 9:14am Finale Ligure didn't seem that expensive when we visited (but it's hard to really gauge livability as a tourist), but I don't know what the job market would be like if you're actually wanting to make a living there and not just be a dirt bag. You might hit up the Misspent Summer dudes, as they actually live there at...
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
10/23/2026 8:43am DJ Brandt's video of the CoreX has an angle that shows that it's actually pretty good racing, not just carnage (though there's plenty of carnage as well). CoreX coverage starts at 9:07, and it shows all the crazy line options.
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
10/21/2026 9:09am I had started a dedicated Green River Classic thread down below calling out Corecross, but it dropped to the bottom of the page. But yeah, GRC gets my vote for the current most "core" and coolest event in mountain biking. As a lot of folks have noted, it's like Swampfest for mountain bikes. This year had some pretty insane pros...
hogfly Started a new thread Green River Classic by ITHG
10/17/2026 6:42pm Probably needs its own thread. I had mentioned it in the Rampage thread. Jimbo Munro, DJ Shreda, Matt Begg, C-dog. Lots of folks there and… core cross.
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hogfly Added a reply to Red Bull Rampage 2026
10/16/2026 9:42am Rampage-adjacent but... Green River Classic from In the Hills Gang is going off this weekend. I'll be curious to see if some of the Rampage folks stuck around and show up out there with not really getting their fix at Rampage. Also... it looks like there will be another edition of CoreCross happening out there this weekend.
hogfly Added a reply to Red Bull Hardline British Columbia 2026
10/15/2026 11:20am He seems to have lost a lot of respect from the rider community when he went full influencer... and also when he went and filmed a video on Brendog's battleship feature the week after Rampage that one year.
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
10/13/2026 10:43am Two years in a row that the Collegiate Champs DH turned into a mud slog on an XC-grade track. Not sure what the solution is, but it's definitely frustrating.
hogfly Added a reply to 2027 Team Rumors
10/7/2026 7:08pm I think “shout” is Tony’s only volume.
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10/4/2026 12:32pm Gutted for Pinky. Was really hoping for him to get his first win today. It's coming...
hogfly Added a reply to Red Bull Rampage 2026
9/28/2026 8:52am "Loyalty is what comes to mind... with YT" Well, that makes one of us.
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Whistler World Cup Downhill
9/26/2026 5:49pm How much closer does quali results out Asa to Jordan? Bug freaking day tomorrow for the overall.
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Whistler World Cup Downhill
9/26/2026 5:48pm You’d be surprised how many DH racers don’t really love riding their bikes and just like to race.
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
9/24/2026 8:35am Chris at Downtime continues to have our backs. His most recent post does a great job of summarizing how this plays out in the overall picture, complete with visuals showing position changes who is most affected.
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
9/21/2026 11:44am I watched the entire men's race yesterday. It was pretty fantastic. I hate to say it, because I love DH soooo much more than XC on a personal level, but XC is a more natural, and (please don't hate me) better, television product than DH. As for the race itself, I was really hoping to see Bjorn Riley push to...
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
9/5/2026 5:15pm If you haven’t listened to the downtime with Shawn, it’s really great. I’m very impressed with the entrepreneurial mindset that they’re approaching the series (in some ways it’s a test case for the true potential money maker of their app and race coverage). Hope that collegeiate schedule coordinates a little better with them next year, as the Durango MSC race...
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 WORLD CHAMPS - Val di Sole
8/29/2026 5:06pm I was so confused looking for him in the live timing and then couldn’t find him forever on the quali list until I finally scrolled to bottom and saw DSQ. Since he’d finished originally with a time, I guess it was a DSQ after review.