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Sorry to re derail the topic (not actually sorry). The top quintile for France, for total household consumption (all income, benefits, & public benefits) is about $49,000 USD. The 2nd highest quintile is about $38,000 USD. The average household income for the LOWEST quintile in the United States is $35,000 a year. The second lowest is $50,000, slightly higher than France's top quintile. This is the quintile that includes all French millionaires and billionaires. Keep in mind that the average household size in the United States is larger than France too. The average price of gasoline in France, converted to...

Stop using AI for frivolous shit.

I think part of the problem is that "MTB" covers a really diverse range of riding styles, and for the different styles, a variety of engineering requirements and interests. It's easy for people (myself included) to only consider the style(s) of riding they do when they promote or bash posts. I agree that there might be interesting trickle-down technology from the latest "moped" innovations in MGUs for predominantly gravity-driven forms of pedal MTBs. While the idea of a gearbox that is comparable in weight in efficiency to a conventional 1X drive train is exciting, from the engineering side of things...

Excuse my French, but could we fucking please stop calling bikes "analog", "acoustic", or -the worst I've heard- "bio"? Bikes are bikes. Ebikes are something else. Now get off my fucking lawn you punks!

I ride a large 2018 Smuggler with 430mm CS and 475mm reach and it's positively unrideable 🤦‍♂️ lol

UCI ENDURO WORLD CUP - ROUND 1 RUDEAU AND CONOLLY BATTLE TO VICTORIES AT LOUDENVIELLE-PEYRAGUDES Alex Rudeau hung on to victory by a slender margin in the Men’s Elite UCI Enduro World Cup in Loudenvielle-Peyragudes (France), while Ella Connolly continued her dominance of the Women’s Elite category. 30 May 2026 – The WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series in Loudenvielle-Peyragudes, presented by FACOM, brought riders to the popular terrain of the French Pyrenees - which has hosted the Enduro World Series since 2021. Despite riders competing over 49.8 kilometres just seven tenths of a second separated the Men’s Elite competitors...

Strong disagree. At the point where you are taking quali laps you know exactly where you're going and where the course is. Tape wouldn't have made it any different.

The Murmur has a rising rate (anti-progressive) and riders much better than any of us ride it with this coil shock, which to my knowlege has no HBO nor a progressive coil. The Yeti Switch Infiinty bikes all had/have progression less than 20% and they ride amazing. I know Mr. Cascade thinks anything with less than WC level progression is unridable, but I actually like less progression on a short travel bike. Keep it firm so you have something to push against and preserve geometry.

Also agree! The order is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle for a reason.

One thing missing here is the fact that with the proliferation of composite know how, there are more people around able to safely repair a wider range of issues. Rather than pretending we are recycling carbon bikes I’d love to see more frames designed in ways that facilitate repair. Repair is verifiable in a way that recycling is not, it is cost effective for everyone concerned, and it is as close as you’ll get to good for the environment. It probably flows on to other design decisions to ensure repair is viable (like bearing placement, etc etc), but designing bikes...

I only ride metal bikes...

XD and MS are irrelevant ever since the XS-1270 cassette achieved a 10 tooth cog on an HG driver. Seriously why do any other freehub bodies exist anymore.

Along with not being called out for causing any incidents (so far), I mean the dude has a single finger for braking and beat hardtail guy by ~90 seconds. The rider that took the longest to cross the line was... Dak. As far as I know he caused no incidents to other riders all weekend. It seems that the true issue causing problems in this scenario wasn't necessarily the bike type, how many fingers you have, or how many times you crashed... More so what resides between the ears. And how you can use it to safely navigate a course...

I've been to Primoz' neck of the woods and would like to add that: You should absolutely go to that neck of the woods to ride if you get a chance. Primoz raced cross country for years before switching to longer travel bikes, and was fitter than me when we rode together. He's a great host and I cannot recommend Bled Cream Cake enough. However, I would not recommend eating it right before a 87 F/31 C mountain bike ride with Primoz. Primoz, I'm still right about heavier tire casings and softer compound. Fight me. Most power-based training plans emphasize...