I’ve been following Joey since his DH days and love the adventure vibe. Get out there and make your own adventure, whatever scale it is. Also a great reminder about the NOLS wilderness courses. Wilderness first aid should get more press given how much MTB’ers are away from emergency services. For what we spend on our bikes and gear, a NOLS course should be high up on the list.

Listening to these past 2 casts made sorta nostalgic and actually buy a print mtb mag today *gasp*. Definitely miss Decline, loved the larger format. Unique content will always be relevant, not the identical timed press release articles so often seen now.

Yet somehow still missed the lower part of the track that so many lost time in. Oh well, they try to anticipate the areas of most interest but you never know till race day comes. I was wondering if the lower portion was taken for granted by too many riders and they didn’t pay enough attention to it.

Where did Eddie Masters come from this year? Party boy is turning it up a notch.

I'm very intrigued by the 29 Capra. My one question is about the actual seat tube angle of 67. With the seat tube being so short, I would think for taller riders, like myself, that its going to put you way out back over rear wheel. I loved my Yeti ASR7, but it had the same seat tube angle and made climbs more difficult than needed.

Is the effective seat angle measured to the top of seat tube, or to the top of the seat post when level with the bars?

Riders have been doing this for a long time now. They get used to not wearing them, then they race at a venue that requires them. We only find out about the ones who get caught and DQ’d. Mitch Ropelato had that happen to him a few years back at Leogang.

So they're starting off the day with Top of the World? Brutal