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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/31/2026 5:08pm
Yeah, I didn't know they'd released an "EVO" model, either. Apparently "We're not releasing an EVO model for this Stumpy, ever" means "We're not releasing an EVO model for this Stumpy anytime in the next 2-4 months."
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Finkill Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/31/2026 4:22pm
Mounted to the new unreleased Cannondale also.
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pinkrobe Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/31/2026 4:21pm
Our local resort is privately-owned [I think], and has been consistently jacking up the winter season's pass price as a way to guarantee revenue. Almost the whole town has a seasons pass in the winter, and the hill gets mobbed on even a mediocre pow day. Ikon and Epic passes really crank up the visitation on the long weekends to the point that I got a mid-week pass instead of a full pass this season. For summer operations, they have kept the bike pass at the same price as last year [gasp!]. The tiny, underfunded trail crew did a great...
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pinkrobe Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/31/2026 4:21pm
The hope is that the loss of the longest lift at the resort for a week [and sporadic loss of the main gondola and Stellar chair at the same time] will be a kick in the ass for management to get going on the new chair[s]. Last year's loss of the gondola at Kicking Horse should have been a wake-up call. The long-term development plan is creeping along with development of real estate on and off the mountain, but wow, do they ever need to start moving people into Montana Bowl. Sorry for the derail - back to bikes!
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Jotegr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/31/2026 11:22am Losing a week of revenue at the beginning of March probably didn't help on a crappy winter either. Revvy is a funny one, its an exercise in "how much can we jack up the ticket price without doing any of the expansion and investment that we said we'd do. Remember that planning PDF that was floating around that showed all...
mickey Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/31/2026 11:10am
Consolidation of ownership has been an issue in the ski industry since the 90’s. Vail and Alterra will both eventually start cracking up, and new broligarchs will pick up the pieces and re-shuffle them into new roll-ups. What we are seeing on the east coast is one hedge- funded family slowly buying up formerly independent resorts that have avoided mergers but have been desperately seeking operating capital. In the k-shaped economy the future of the ski industry, like the future of the bikepark industry is wealth management schemes. Keeping your resorts private and managing them for losses is just about...
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Rhetti_2_Ride Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/26/2026 7:23pm
I was shocked to hear this today, they are a framebuilding staple. I have a Chumba and a custom bike using them, I hope that someone steps in to make their sliders. I assume someone could in the same way Wheels MFG or Robert Axle Project make replacements for OEM axles and hangers. Serious blow, especially for American made.
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kperras Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/26/2026 7:21pm
Thumbs up for the magazine. I miss print.
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Jotegr Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
3/27/2026 3:50pm Paragon Machine Works is gone. Very sad for the custom-built crowd, including all the thousands of people out there who are running their sliding dropouts. Those parts aren't going to come easy! I personally have two bikes using PMW parts, although one of them is currently getting it's rear triangle redone. Perhaps I'll be asking for them to change from...
dantecusolito Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/26/2026 12:18pm
The 27.5 still uses the same casting as the old 38, presumably because they don't expect many sales, and they already offer the Marzocchi line for freeriders.
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Jotegr Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/26/2026 10:46am No, it might even come with some little spacers in the box!
chriskief Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/26/2026 9:47am
So the solution to the Sea Otter release tsunami is to release things earlier... but not talk about certain bits? The Mondraker has motor, fork and rims blurred out 🤣
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midwest_gnar Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/26/2026 9:47am
Well, that settles it. Nobody here has to talk about a Mondraker bike, either.
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noideamtber Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/26/2026 9:46am
Is this the start of AI Scamming in cycling? Create a random product with claims, use AI to create video and outline features etc. then put on kickstarter for the $$$ and run?
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Jotegr Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/24/2026 11:48am Honestly hard to tell, Kirk is like 6 feet or over and Gracey is tiny. Definitely a different front triangle than to what Kirk was running in the past but its very hard to compare an XS-S to L-XL bike for subtle differences that can't simply be attributed to sizing. .
nskerb Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/24/2026 11:44am
Norco and spesh in a silent competition to see who can take the longest to release their DH bike to the public
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chriskief Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/24/2026 11:44am
Sounds like you've got DVO confused with Marzocchi.
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Eae903 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/24/2026 11:44am
Without the green, it just looks like Rockshox with extra steps
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Digit Bikes Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
3/23/2026 1:41pm
Prototypes are for testing. Sometimes the conclusion of a test is that it's not a better bike, or not commercially viable. So you don't put it into production.
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