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hogfly Added a reply to OZARK BIKE PARK
3/10/2026 7:07am They're predicting "early summer." Bentonville Bike Fest is scheduled for 6/9-6/14. I would bet that will be official grand opening with a soft opening the weekend before. Though it's also possible (although I would hope they don't do this) that they'll try to stretch out events and do BFF that week and have another tourism draw grand opening even at...
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hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
3/7/2026 7:39am Rain coming in tonight and through tomorrow. That place is treacherous when it gets wet. Saw insane carnage there last year from about 1:45 down through all those corners. Here's Titus's Instagram montage of the carnage from last year:
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
3/5/2026 12:10pm Also: Ryder Lawrence, Connor Knipscheer, and Zack Harper all announced as part of SpokeX / Mondraker Factory Development Team. Assuming they will be focusing mainly on domestic racing and Monster Pro DH Series with Clay's kid on the team, though Ryder was getting some good DHI results toward the end of the season (5th at Lake Placid and 5th at...
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
3/5/2026 9:35am I went to quite a few of the Monster Pro Cups last year as well as quite a few DHSE and DH Rockies races. I THINK that Windrock was the only one that officially charged a mandatory spectator fee to be on the hill. They're also one of the only ones that has enough of a bottleneck for access to...
Losifer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/5/2026 7:10am
I worked on advocacy for the 15 minute city concept, and can tell you that literally no one has actually proposed restricting travel. That idea is a "bUt OuR fReEdUmB" talking point aimed at people who do their own "research".
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hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
3/3/2026 12:47pm They already do that at Windrock. You have to have a wristband and sign a waiver to get to a certain point on the hill (right by the Redbull Ravine and jump line there). At the DHSE last year, you had to pay a fee to spectate and get your wristband. I remember, because I wasn't trying to get on...
hogfly Added a reply to Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast - Community Conversation
2/23/2026 8:56am Come on now... Vital Bits is pretty good... and it also alludes to Spomer's misadventure with his own vital bits. 😇
hogfly Added a reply to Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast - Community Conversation
2/23/2026 7:16am How about... Vital Bits My original idea was Vital Signs... but it's not really in line with the theme of the show.
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk
2/21/2026 7:46am 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...
jmgruber Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
2/19/2026 8:56am
Stoked they signed Fairbrother. If you haven’t followed his epic adventures, it’s worth a look!
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chriskief Liked a reply to forum topic UCI grant Discovery WC rights from 2023 to 2030
2/10/2026 11:10am
So you're saying it's time to bring back the Eliminator
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hogfly Added a reply to UCI grant Discovery WC rights from 2023 to 2030
2/10/2026 8:06am On another board I'm on (football message board) there's a thread on the Winter Olympics. The response to the various sports on there is pretty telling on WBD's efforts to increase viewership of downhill. By and large, people are talking about how watching the various single-athlete on track competitions is somewhat boring. On the other hand, they, by and large...
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/9/2026 7:27am I saw some video where the wet dirt was just caking up on the feet of people. I'm pretty familiar with that kind of dirt/clay. The only way they could make the bottom part of that track rideable in the wet would be to not have those huge clay-capped jumps which... wouldn't really be hardline. Throwing some gravel into the...
saskskier Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/9/2026 3:57am
I wonder (and I'm just thinking out loud) if there is a chance that two wildly different places in the world might have different soil conditions that are affected by weather differently?
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dwhere Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/9/2026 3:56am
Don’t shit on organizers…. Proceeds to shit on organizers.
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hogfly Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/6/2026 1:18pm I agree that it can sometimes be more complex, which would require a conversation. I've had the same experience with the service writing platform on vehicles where a followup phone call is required... but at least I went into the phone call with some forewarning and understanding of the issues and what I was looking at prior to just having...
hogfly Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
2/6/2026 12:08pm Sort of off topic, but something I’ve been pondering: Has anyone developed a good service writing platform similar to what a lot of car mechanics in the US are using now that basically texts you a link to all the different issues they’ve found, item by item, with recommended next steps and costs. Then you just approve each line item...
hogfly Added a reply to 2026 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
2/5/2026 4:23am In his defense (and I don’t agree that Millie doesn’t belong there) I went to her Instagram to watch her crash POV that she posted. I was looking at other old clips and in this clip of an interview on Downtime she refers to being known as “the girl who crashes a lot.” https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO6YDR-jH7h/?igsh=MTR3MHdmeTU4a3Qybg== Now that doesn’t mean she shouldn’t...
hogfly Added a reply to Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast - Community Conversation
1/26/2026 8:18am I have a Friday coffee group, and one of our members is an engineer… so I had to break out this joke. It’s one of those that kind of depends on delivery. Sadly, I butchered it but everyone still got a kick out of it.
roostintootin Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
1/20/2026 6:33am
Just cause their president is doing things I don’t understand or agree with doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate an American team doing great stuff within their respective sport and industry. Plus who doesn’t love a bit of Springsteen
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