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I agree. And for many of those reasons, I thought it made the most sense to make GT the D2C MTB brand of the PON portfolio – an "American YT" if you will. It was very surprising to me when they went literally the opposite direction in 2022. Not trying to "Monday morning quarterback" the situation, it just seemed the decision was antithetical to the direction this, like many, industries was/is going (disintermediation).

Regional DH racing in Colorado/New Mexico has been growing big time the last few years, lots of young racers coming up. The new "SoCal" DH series last year, Neko/Gwinn and company killing it on the East Coast, and the US Open rolling strong. I'd much rather see North American DH racing grow and spread than the UCI-Euro-Cup money grab that Chris Ball has fostered. Bring back the old days when all the fast Euros and Aussies came over to the US to race and make $!

Someone give Sven Martin the budget to deploy 6 squids across the EDR race course / weekend and produce a mixed media slideshow like the old Vital shows and Enduro coverage would be great again.

surely i cant be the only one who hates the fox neo dropper design, ie the system being at the mid cap assembly, it looks so out of place and odd. We buy all these nice clean looking bikes then a huge bulge 3/4 up a seat tube lol. I've been wanting a wireless dropper but not when they look like that lmao

I would argue that reducing Q-factor is not always a good thing. I actually prefer a wider Q-factor.

I definitely dislike them on principal. Their legal team is deplorable. They once threatened to sue a bike shop called “ Café Roubaix” because reasons…

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I like the vertical scroll format way more than the slide show! Way easier to browse on mobile.

Bringing back potential for a flat pedal World Cup winner...

A classic.

I think that making the standard 34.9 would be a good idea. Let the engineers have a little more space to make long and reliable droppers.

Race Replay video is up!

I'm 1000% behind the press conference idea. I eat up SX post-race conferences, as they always present a unique insight into the race and podium finishers. Would love to see World Cups pick up the idea and start doing the same thing. I'm excited to see these get refined throughout the rest of the year! Since I'm sure there aren't as many 'media' personnel at US races, it would be awesome to have fans ask a few questions, too. And big shoutout to everyone involved with the new series! What a time to be a #USDH racer.

I’m gonna go swap my dirt jumper bars to my downhill bike!

Any news on a revised trek slash / e slash or rail?

We had to introduce a "piss charge" of $100 for hosing the tri bikes down before the techs worked on them. IYKYK.

I've had that conversation with someone (triathlete) about a year after they launched the new RED. "My gears are slipping" 'Your inner chainring is really badly worn and chain wear is waaay past 1%' "oh ....I've only done 8k on it" (seemingly without ever cleaning it) 'and it's one piece with the outer ring and power meter.....but SRAM do a trade in service at 50% discount' "oh that is a relief I thought it was going to be expensive!!" 'Well the original price is £800, so it's still £400 plus a chain and a cassette at £350 and labour' It...

Tennessee National race results - Dak and Frida PowerCouple victories. Dane Jewett in 17-18 would have been 2nd in Elite. Have a video clip of Asa going down right after a bridge crossing. Word is he went to hospital just to make sure he wasn't concussed but should be ok. UPDATE - we now have a report that Asa is out for 8-12 weeks with a broken iliac crest on his hip (thanks @hogfly for this). From Jack, "as soon as the announcer said pros were starting, an icy, cold wind started blowing up the mountain." Cat 1 Under 18...

Here are links to new Epics and XC Flight Attendant: https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/bikes/specialized/epic-evo-48446… https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/rockshoxs-xc-flight-attenda… Disclaimer: I grew up racing downhill, and like most folks on Vital, I prefer gravity-focused bikes/riding. I pedal, but usually as a means to access descents, and I'm typically on 140mm+ bikes. Showing up at an XC press camp with flat pedals and a trail helmet was pretty comical. I figured I'd like the EVO more since I enjoy pushing bikes on descents. But turns out, I really underestimated what XC bikes are capable of, as the Epic blew my doors off. It was fun to check out...

CAN WE MOVE ON FROM BRAKE LEVER FEEL PLEASE?