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I guess maybe not a "rumor".... more of a "I hope so" thing: Erice back to riding a MTB. Fingers crossed for her to be able to race next season.

So Frameworks is collecting all the fastest riders of 2011?

I installed hardwired Di2 on to my Bosch Wild with 11 speed Linkglide. I removed a SRAM 11 speed so the weight gain was significant which in my head bummed me out, although it's the exact same weight as GX T-Type. Imagine my surprise when not only was the gear spread much nicer, not only did I gain a lot of functionality, not only does the Linkglide shift positively and amazing (95% as smooth as T-type, but faster), not only did my running cost go way down and my relaibility went way up, but shockingly my rear suspension instantly got...

Keep your eyes peeled on Monday and you might see a fresh Loic Bruni interview.

This forum at the moment (not actually just poking fun)

Val di Sole 2021 junior world champs Jackson Jordan Lachie Val di Sole 2026 elite world champs Jackson Lachie Jordan

Vital RAW from today - speeds picking up for sure.

Okay, so this might be a dumb question, but... those three dented rims still look totally usable, no? We're talking about rear wheels on a downhill bike, and the tubeless tires still seem to be seated on the rim and holding air. I get that dents like this don't help with a rim's long term strength, but it seems to me like these wheels are all still working in the images. I wouldn't want to show up to a World Cup with a rear wheel like that, but it seems fine to me for a weekend at the bike park...

Given the talent, the talent in opposition to Hattie, and the hard yards she's done, it's pretty bloody well earned!

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...

r u a life coach because this is excellent completely unsolicited advice about when women can start having babies Hahahaha dude I’m imagining a guy saying this out loud lol what on earth was the thought process that brought you to blurt that out? Wow! 🤩

Stop using AI for frivolous shit.

I think for most brands now the addage of "there are no bad bikes" is quite true. But as a 5'10 (177cm), I am pretty sure my favourite reach is in the 460-470cm range, so I get pretty bummed out by the amount of brands these days that have a 450mm M and a 480mm L! One thing that drives me crazy is how innacurately BB drop is measured/reported/guessed by many brands, and how rare it is that brands give a target BB height (assume 2.4 tyres) even if it is probably innaccurate. My last 2 bikes came in 10-20mm...

Had a pretty big ride on the new 2.4 Trail Romy radial, just because it’s quite a bit shorter than the Albert I went up 1 psi, I’m impressed by the grip, after the first ride it measures 60mm knob to knob, gained 2mm from when freshly mounted. It rolls considerably faster than the Albert, I can make it drift/slide without forcing it with the brakes unlike the Albert, still great traction on tech/slippery climbs and great braking traction on the way down too, really nice tyre

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!

Fair point

Seems like a lot of e-bike talk in here lately, can you move this to the e-bike thread?

The suffering is 75% of why i ride, emtb can't give me that. For practical reasons eebs are good.