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LEGACY of the 38?? That shit is like 5 years old, this isn't some 20 year anniversary edition or something.

Can we officially rename this thread to "The Derailleur"?

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/e-bike-talk-not-tech-rumor-derailme…

There might be a 15 percent reason why a Spanish company might be rethinking it's USA based business 😁 Daks a great rider and has made an impressive comeback but to play devil's advocate and assuming it's contract renewal time at Mondraker , Pinky looks like he could crack on and is still young and Dunne has won you 2 world cups so you'd probably want to keep them , so do you re sign Dak or do you look at those junior results and think blimey those kids are fast let's get one of those guys on a 5...

I would assume a majority of a riders fans and influence are in their home country, like if you were to quantify Dak's influence I bet it is heavily skewed to the US. So how much does it make sense for a Spanish team with no US presence to have two US riders over a rider with a stronger European fan base? I'm sure the top top guys are more heavily skewed to larger markets in general but I would bet the 20th to 5th overall riders don't have that same international reach. Some of this is why Intense went...

Giving up his spot to riders like Sam Gale when he could race himself tells you all you need to know about Wyn IMO.

Jackson has just got an undeniable talent for riding mountain bikes and making it look amazing. There’s something special going on there for sure. …So why am I finding him so hard to root for this season? Genuine question. Am I the only one?

I would get Raaw Yalla all day.

Yeah, the play-by-play guy might not be the most knowledgable when it comes to downhill mtb, but he's professional and is commenting on what's happening on track. So far I prefer him to Ric. As for the race itself, Kiefer seems to have really risked everything and have put in a blistering quick time. Impressive

Does anyone else hate the drone follow shots? The quality is absolutely crap.

Of course the Californian says that. Ronan was 100% pushing last week, Amaury too before the cartwheeled. Weather is just part of racing, it is what it is. They try and have the rounds in somewhat good weather (except MSA in October lol), but if it rains it rains.

Shout out to Fabien Cousine, Ben Walker (New World Disorder fame) aka @buckoW & all the track builders there & the Morgins tracks. Never forget the walking digger & what these folks REALLY accomplished in that region!!!

Man, I can't tell who ANYONE is. A steady stream of Fast AF Mofos in kits I can't recognize & random interpretations of country flags mixed with a kaleidoscope of patterns, bolts & stripes. Feel like I'm trying to pick out a hat for my mom from a Greg Hardy catalogue.

Gonna be a treat to see Ronan throw himself down this track after doing 80 laps on it before Les Gets

I mean or they could just use the far superior and proven hydraulic bottom out method. Rockshox is getting all nostalgic with shoving rubber in forks for damping.

A friend of mine in the Industry told me that he had heard from one of the reps that Orbea was withdrawing their US presence (at least in terms of inventory) due to tariffs. It was one of the reason's I bought my 25' Wild as I was assuming I wouldn't be able to get one easily next year or especially at a discount like it was right now. That would all indicate to me they aren't going to suddenly put a bunch of money into a North American based racing effort if they aren't even trying to sell more...

The bleed cup is part of the bleed kit, purchased separately. It's a very nicely made part (cup and plunger). Here it is in action:

They include the bleed cup now??? Oh man, that's quality!

Cool that sram are making a big effort for their athletes but personally I think all the 50/50 colour schemes look terrible. Wasn’t working for Pivot last year, isn’t working for the syndicate or norco this year. Frameworks knocked it out the park with the American chopper video 😂

I would love to know which impact Rob Roskop had since joining Spesh regarding these matters, from my pov it's not that positive. I dare to say it got even worse.