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Carbon rear triangle for Neko's bike

Looks like an airdrop slacker

fully giant squad and sponsors 2023 Giant Factory Off-Road Team Alexandre Balmer (SUI), XC Josh Carlson (AUS), E-bike Youn Deniaud (FRA), Enduro Luke Meier-Smith (AUS), DH and Enduro Remy Meier-Smith (AUS), DH and Enduro Antoine Philipp (FRA), XC Jens Schuermans (BEL), XC Rémi Thirion (FRA), DH Mckay Vezina (CAN), Enduro Carter Woods (CAN), XC 2023 Giant Factory Off-Road Team sponsors Suspension forks/shocks: FOX Wheels: Giant Tires: Maxxis Pedals: HT Drivetrain & Brakes: Shimano Bar/Stem: PRO Saddle: Giant and PRO Seatpost: FOX dropper and PRO seatposts Cycling Computers: Giant/Stages Cycling Power meters: Stages Cycling Grips: ODI Chain guides: MRP Tire insert...

Geez, SC is cleaning house! *insert comment about Jesse being expensive*

Couple of Forbidden related posts. Enduro team off burgtec and on deity going from Alex storrs story. Dan Paley dropping hints? Still riding SC on the video, he too has dropped burgtec.

for those of you super sleuths waiting for the hammers to drop at midnight on instagram, if you so desire, you can embed instagram posts here. (instead of just links - so we can see the whole insta post w/o having to jump back and forth). just copy the insta URL and use the video icon above (play button) and paste the URL there. if it's a reel, you can grab the "embed" code and slap it in the embed zone. insta links or screenshots only are totally fine too, just passing along the info. can't wait to see what...

Gwin comment, unrelated to tech: predicting a World Cup or World Champs win from Gwin this season. Had a few years in the dark place (probably because he rode Kenda tires) but he started to get his speed back in '22 and was consistently a podium threat again. Shades of 2010 or 2013, which both foreshadowed good things.

Some real rumors going on the other site, looking forward to the @sspomer showing pinkies how its done

All three articles have been glowingly positive about the suspension on these new Yeti's, but interestingly all three have pretty low overall frame progression- 14% for this guy, 17% for the 160, and I think 11% for the 120. Wondering if Vital's tester has had any bad experiences with more progressive designs or if there's something else going on to make these fairly linear bikes feel like magic to the tester. I'm curious because I'm a similar height and weight to the Jonny and I've been pretty underwhelmed by a lot of the more linear bikes I've ridden- feeling like...

Is it expensive? Yes. Does it check just about every box for someone living close to a feature-packed urban trail system (i.e. Bentonville, Knoxville, Boise….)? Also yes. Not too conservative, not too aggressive. Jumps and corners well. Makes a lot of sense for a lot of people who just want to have fun on their home trails.

Spomer, after VitalMTB solves commodity fetishism can you tackle climate change? Asking for a friend.

why is it up to vital to apply price pressure? we're not yeti's customer, and they're not ours (they do not advertise). let their bikes sit on the floor and collect dust if they don't sell b/c of the outrageous prices. if there are riders willing to part with TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS for a mountain bike, that's up to them. there are people who have that kind of money and choose to spend it, so we're not going to say a bike sucks on the trail or shouldn't be considered just because of the cost or inflated price-to-component spec. like...