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Used some top secret forensic enhancement software from the CIA to recombobulate the pixel matrix and guess what:

Yes. The basics are that in addition to regular HTS duties, and whatever 20ish% tariffs are been applied to most imports recently - the US has an additional 50% tariff on imported aluminum and steel (75% for China). It's only this additional aluminum/steel tariff which gets the exception in the bike world. IIRC it applies to imported bikes, frames, and some components. An additional complication with tariffs is that they can't be claimed back for exported goods (as is typical for HTS duty). As a result mUSA export is an almost impossibly challenging proposition, and multinational companies have been landing...

I'll bite on the "Pardus to World Tour" news. They've been on my radar for a few years as one of the first factories-turned-brands. To borrow Rick Vosper's terminology, this is another sign that Bike Industry 4.0 is coming. Factory-direct brands are the next evolution of consumer-direct brands. I believe this trend will continue, and 2027 might be the first time it shows up big in MTB. It's already happened in road and gravel, as those products are a bit easier to engineer and market. Mountain bikes have had a bit of moat in that suspension performance, efficiency, and geometry...

It's entirely possible to objectively discuss economic impact factors which originate from governments without being a shitlord troll about it. If you talk to an investment advisor about what sectors and companies are facing headwinds, they do exactly that (the objective discussion, not reddit troll mode).

Actually, I have a degree in accounting but fortunately it opened other doors for me and I have never had to work as an accountant.🤓

Some might say the 2027 Team Rumors thread is weak. Well, if the numbers mean anything, I suppose they could have a point, even if the 2027 thread is a relatively young work in progress: 2026 Team Rumors thread: First post: 8/24/25 Most recent reply: 8/19/26 Number of replies: 3,217 Number of views: 1,005,892 2027 Team Rumors thread: First post: 7/30/26 Most recent reply: 10/23/26 Number of replies: 383 Number of views: 96,265

Saying the Sea-to-Sky is “expensive” is an understatement. For the vast majority of people, it is so cost prohibitive you could never live there even if you wanted to. I was fortunate enough to grow up in Utah at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. My childhood home to Snowbird/Alta (some of the best skiing in North America) was 8 miles and a 12 minute drive. I now have a PhD and could never afford to live anywhere near that same place even if I wanted to move back. Moving to a place like the east benches of Salt Lake...

2007, it was glorious.

I moved to Knoxville from Denver 5 years ago. Zero regrets. The west is great for looking at gorgeous mountains and for having over 300 days of rain-free riding per year. But the trails, campsites, and cool towns are hella crowded. Also, the toll of climate change on the Rockies is real, and the winters keep getting shorter and drier, and the smoke is getting more constant. I mean, we are all contributing to that, no matter where you live, with our car-centered life. But when you are literally driving out 70, into the mountains to have fun, and that...

Smolyan, Bulgaria. Southern Rhodope mountains, right by the Greek border. Totally off most people’s radar — and ticks a lot of your boxes. Riding: 25+ enduro trails accessible with flexible shuttle (local 4x4 pickups, not resort infrastructure — but that’s what keeps costs down), plus a small bike park nearby with 5–6 chairlift-accessed trails. Season April–November. Proper mountain terrain, up to ~1000m of descent per lap depending on the trail. Rocky, rooty, loamy — a bit of everything. Nothing is crowded because almost nobody outside Bulgaria knows about this region yet. Cost of living: house in a Rhodope village, 20–40k...

“Superboost” “32” enduro bikes”

The negative is obvious and terrible, 150 people losing their jobs and a local venue losing industry and community. My heart goes out to anyone affected by the layoffs, and I genuinely am pulling for Cannondale to work with out. That said, it feels like they're trying to conglomerate the brands under one roof, they've slowly been doing this in the background with some of the B2B systems, and as a shop guy, I can't say the idea of having one rep for multiple brands bothers me at all. One stop shop kind of thing in many respects. We're not...

It doesn't work that way. The only thing that matters is the braking torque and the effects on the suspension which is what antirise is.

🤷🏻‍♂️ It’s Hardline, not we-will-make-it-all-downhill-line. Some of the best gravity athletes on the planet admitted it was whipping their ass. Made them seem almost human🤣 Seemed to me that the track never let up and truly hung out the banner “Only the Strong Survive” Best Hardline yet.

Spectating was pretty brutal, makes you really appreciate the hiking trail on 1199. Awesome location just really hard to see anything, hopefully next time you can access a bit more of the track, or more than a few people at a time.