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Our model is built around a roughly 30 rider structure for many reasons, including; Prize money: in year one we need to be conservative and ensure our prize money is impactful. If we spread it to thin it obviously dilutes this, Course: you can’t keep a course in top condition with too many riders. Course safety: while we are providing some easier options on big features, this course is still absolutely insane. It is challenging enough managing rider safety on a course with so many big features with 30 riders. This course would never work for a large rider field...

Oh and I raced this one in 1996- I got my first full face the day before. Had my sweet Karpiel VRS with a Manitou EFC.

Absolute gold, this whole exchange LOL "The Scott Twinloc guy" - hahaha

Coolest part of this photo is the retro kit. Tired of every rider kit looking like a Nascar style branded gimp suit.

hell yes! I am so pumped to throw this crate of tapes out! Ive got about 20 or so in, 30 to go as well!

Strong 1st announcement.

Carbon design and warranty issues and Bickering About it. Now back to Tech Rumors!

P.S. added a couple dozen more videos, gonna keep adding them.

I have literally been trying to file a third-party preissuance submission with the US Patent Office for 2 hours but their website and phone menus are dogshit so I'm giving up. It would have been hilarious if submitting a pdf of vital comments is what got a patent not approved. Anyone got contacts at SRAM? Would be good to at least contact them lol.

Bike industry: 32" might make sense for tall people! Also the bike industry: Lots of small and medium 32" frames, no XXL frames.

It’s weird - sram can release an ecosystem of groups with proprietary cassettes, derailleurs, chains, rings, that have stratospheric prices and persistent issues (speed, shift calibration limitations, QC issues, cassettes that need to be installed multiple times to settle, battery pins corroding etc etc), plus compromises they try and correct release to release. Maybe that’s ok, it’s up to the rider. At the same time, Shimano releases a new di2 ecosystem that uses their existing(and awesome) cassettes, chains, rings, has the industry leading shifter for ergonomics. A sealed battery compartment, but its perceived to be noisy on some bikes, but...

Neko on the podium after letting everyone battle and crash in front of him

i've just given up on live streams of MTB racing which is... ultimately the issue out of all the other things i watch, MTBing is hands down the worst. 2 relatively expensive and relatively inconsistent platforms for a sport that doesnt have all that much run time annually. its 2026. stream it through youtube as a paid members only broadcast. we really did find as many ways possible to create a system worse than cable... and to think this all used to be free to watch for all

minnaar heelclicker at rampage 2003 - no more freeride than that LOL

no Q2 at world champs. 1 and done. here's 1 min of ronan POV from today