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They should call him Middley instead of Pinky! Thank you ladies and gents... I"ll be here all week. Tip your bartenders.

Showing the DOUBLE FREEDOM ROCKETS to the competition all the way down the track for worlds! He needs little American flags or bald eagles on the middle finger tips next year.

Pinkerton.

Mondraker splitting up their team or not re-signing anyone would be a huge mistake. From outward appearances, they all get along well. All they need is an absence of bad luck, not even really good luck and they could have three top 5/10 riders next year. Ronan is already there currently. Dak has been there and all signs point to him climbing back once recovery is complete. Pinky has shown so many glimpses of brilliance and with just a tad more development should be there too. Keep them together and on a consistent program and they are 1 of only...

Wasn't the Super-Bruni thing a joke a fan came up with a few years ago? I know Loic has said he leans into it for world champs weekend to try to get into an unbeatable headspace. Virtually every interview I have seen of him makes him seem like a good dude. Anyway, before talking up Jackson 4x gold titles etc, I'm seriously wondering if the Alran brothers arn't going to lock down every race next year. All the Commencal elites have been saying they can't believe the speed and lines their juniors are pulling off, and apparently they only get...

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.

There is a growing scene here. While things were regressing about 12-15 years ago, the last 7+ have seen major growth. We went from zero bike parks to five (two government-funded), loads of trail centers, a few "official," but most not so official, and government-funded pump tracks. The number of riders has been increasing, yet the mountain bike race scene has been dying. But that's more of an issue with event organizers seeing gran fondos as exponentially more profitable. Riders would love to have a proper race series again, rather than just a few events a year, and this is...

[edit by @sspomer - revel asked that the photo be removed] She's a looker. It's interesting to see that it has a vertical shock layout, unlike their other offerings.

Big couple weeks for Squamish riders with Elly Hoskin also getting the jersey in Enduro. That’s 5 now for the local riders.

I think Luca is learning the ways of Troy Brosnan. Shocked to see he is 4th overall. He is 4th overall... While his best finish so far is a 5th. That is a WILDLY consistent rider day in day out qualies to finals. In front of a LOT of dudes who have a cup win.

any and all relationship drama and discussions can be started in a new thread in the OFF THE BIKE forum area, NOT The Hub - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/VitalMTB/Off-the-Bike,3 - any topics like that started in The Hub will be nuked. any more relationship drama and discussion in this thread will be deleted.

i deleted screenshots.

Never said it wasn’t valid. Said take it to a different thread at this point. Just like CS length talk in tech rumors.

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!!!

danny's 2011 run just because.

Vali going to be needing that privateer bonus from Wyn

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 😂

What are the DH qualification/seeding rules?