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Should this be renamed to "Tech Rumors and Innovation, until a brand asks for posts to be deleted"?

BK's seatstay snapped. Check the bike tech rumors thread, there's screenshots. In Jack Moir's day 1 video, it's around 19 or 20 minutes in. Which gap is the creek gap the Briole got hurt on? Is it the fast 60 footer in the ferns?

Some new photos from the new Shimano 12-speed wireless Di2 sets, posted here (no idea about the source): https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=171477&start=45 It seems the set is full wireless. +1 pic from the new XTR crankset.

Here so you zoom in easier (slide 6)

from neko‘s IG, all the specs on the new MY26 fox float x2 asa‘s is riding.

If the Pivot is the only bike that breaks this week from that drop (which it likely will be at this point), then it's not a good look for Pivot. While hardline is an extreme use case, if all the other brand's bikes hold up, it shows that the Pivot is not as strong. For instance, there are guys like Bulldog, who probably outweighs BK by 30%+, coming off the same drop on his 'cheap' ARI frame and it's holding up. The Pivot frame is VERY light. I believe the lightest weight production frame (by far). I'm assuming Pivot engineers...

Re BK's bike. Look at the angle of the rear wheel as he lands. And the audio is muted on his POV clip in his video when he hits the drop: https://youtu.be/smvc8h3F47Q?si=EsZcoCKF79KcXaHy&t=1098

Does your couch have a 61° headrest angle and 300 psi in the cushions? I don't think so. Us real hardcore couchers need to replace our bottom blankets and headrest bearings every week because we lounge too hard. And I don't trust no carpet fiber. Only aluminum can frames.

I'll see your two boxes and raise you:

You've never seen this course in person. You also haven't seen the footage of Dave landing in the creek and spending the next 3 months in hospital down in Hobart before he can be flown home (I have). The idea that we should give less practice time so its harder is psychotic. One wrong line and its goodnight, season over. The team were quite close to getting some of the frenchies down this year, some accepted initially but then declined after, were not going to get them down here by making it even more dangerous for no reason. The spectacle...

I'm guessing the audio cutting out on BK's video as he hits that drop is no mistake.

Clearly it's an early 2000's Demo 8

Theo: "We had a great morning Bernie, cracking lunch" 🤣

Looks permanently bottomed out all the way around the berm. Maybe a shock bolt or something but something looks funky with the rear end

Looks like Bernard Kerr snapped his Phoenix frame at Hardline off the board cliff drop... https://youtu.be/5Zi87e4V5UA?t=1193

Maybe instead of strapping weights to the frame to make it heavier, they should add a bit more carbon? Curious to see if Pivot is as forthcoming about this failure as they were the prototype. Especially now that they've released this bike to the public.

From all the vlogs I've seen from other riders, Jackson, Bernard, etc all thought he was crazy doing 95% laps all day, whereas they were all doing 80% for fewer laps. Apparently he was riding faster than anyone ever has in January before. Ronan was basically saying that that's where he thinks the sport will be in a few years, and he wants to be ahead of the curve. Essentially that hitting the gym and trail bikes over the winter then hopping on the big rig for DH laps a few weeks before the season is not going to cut...

That's still Ohlins