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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/9/2025 8:38am
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mickey Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/9/2025 8:36am
The family that owns Thunder has a son that, at least when I worked there, wasone of the top 10 earners in the “clean energy” hedge fund space. Like some of my favorite southeastern bikeparks, Thunder is a wealth management scheme. Their goal is to either lose x amount of money every year or break even, thus reducing the tax liabilities for the owners.
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StephenTheSquirrel Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/9/2025 8:33am
Being 100% pedantic - it's pedal stance width, not q-factor
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sweaman22 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/8/2025 4:00pm
Agree with Jotegr. No actual knowledge but.... A knowledgeable individual told me that RCR (Resorts of the Canadian Rockies) is best viewed through the lens of a real estate company. I also think summer operations can keep a few key staff employed year round but even then it's a fraction of winter. Presumably bikers also help keep restaurants etc open as well.
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Jotegr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/8/2025 3:10pm My understanding is that other than Whistler, no traditional North American ski hill venue was really making money on a bike park directly. At plenty of resorts that aren't quite at Whistler level the real money is in real estate development (I'm not even convinced a bunch of these are profitable as ski resorts), and a bike park can lean...
Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/8/2025 2:43pm You guys are crazy. That doesn't look anything like a clipless pedal. It's obviously a T-rex blowing a horn.
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/8/2025 2:42pm
FYI, i've stickied the e-bike tech rumor thread for those wanting to go e-deeper - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/e-bike-talk-not-tech-rumor-derailme…
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ejj Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/8/2025 1:03pm
The Epic pass was not to help climate change, but to help earn money in a business negatively affected by climate change. The pricing is really to discourage the purchase of day tickets and push people into the pass. At most ski areas near population centers the skier experience went down significantly.
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Digit Bikes Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/8/2025 12:11pm
Squarespace website.
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Jotegr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/8/2025 11:19am It's particularly relevant because you know they're going to do the exact same thing to their bike park offerings. Honestly I think Vail is destined to charge$150-200 CAD for a Whistler day pass, they just don't want to deal with the public perception backlash by doing it all in one go. But from a business standpoint, if they can get...
chriskief Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/8/2025 11:14am
I know this is the bike econ thread... but it's great to see other outdoor industries doing their damn best to squeeze more money from the same customers. Well done all. While skier visits are down, they’ve been able to price their products to the point where they’re still making more revenue than the year prior. https://unofficialnetworks.com/2025/10/07/changes-vail-resorts-2025/
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/8/2025 10:53am
I really hope "reboot" is a pun and they're releasing some mtb shoes. ...not because I need/want anything like that from WolfTooth; more because I want the clue to be THAT on-the-nose.
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jsray Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/8/2025 10:53am
pedal kickback device i bet
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iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/8/2025 8:56am
Here's the official word from KHS: KHS distribution to close (unless buyer found) Published October 8, 2025 RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif. (BRAIN) — The KHS U.S. distribution business will close at the end of the year as its founders, Wen & Susah Hsieh, retire after a half century of running the business. The KHS and Free Agent bike brands will continue to be sold in other markets, and the brand’s Taiwan factory, United Engineering Corporation, founded by Wen Hsieh’s brother Jack, is a separate business that also will continue. Wayne D. Gray, vice president of the U.S. business, said the U.S...
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/7/2025 1:12pm I'm pointing it out not because a brand ought to go with VPP or Crab Link for their ebike, but because the 'Cruz explained in their podcast that VPP didn't fly with the new bosch motor, and yet - here's another brand launching a VPP ebike after the Vala (although admittedly I can't see what motor Intense is using in...
Jotegr Added a comment about bike check Evil The Wreckoning "Renault 5 Turbo 1981" Custom paintjob
10/7/2025 1:03pm
It probably isn't a good idea if our guy does that, he put his name on the side of the car.
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Jotegr Added a comment about bike check Evil The Wreckoning "Renault 5 Turbo 1981" Custom paintjob
10/7/2025 1:02pm
Great custom paint job, normally when someone uses stickers instead of painted decals I'm less stoked but I think it's probably more authentic in this case?
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/7/2025 12:45pm
When this thread will come in handy again it will be burried and forgotten by the Internet. Just as we discussed already here. People leave industries after painful cycles so they are bound to repeat.
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Jotegr Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/7/2025 12:44pm Interesting that another VPP brand manages to squeeze the platform onto an ebike.
DenyeR Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/7/2025 11:56am
New Tazer eBike from intense. Looks carbon and Bosch powered.
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