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lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 Andorra World Cup
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Andorra World Cup
7/8/2026 9:37am
Andorra track walk video
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lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 La Thuile World Cup
1 day ago Yeah, there were some great all-arounders. But also, in the 90s, there were a ton of folks who came straight from road riding and could barely nose over a log. Some of those "trials" events, held at CC races were super-amateur. I'd wager that your average CC racer of today is WAY more competent on tech than the average late...
rgard Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 11:18am
To give him his full credit; Graves actually has a couple of Australian national championships in short-track XC formats plus 4X rainbow stripes, EWS overall, DH worlds bronze and made the finals in Olympic BMX.
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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 9:25am
Asa's 2nd place run POV
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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 8:23am
In the old, old, Tomac days the racers would do XC, DH and trials all on the same bike in one weekend.
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lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 9:21am Yes, those are the days I'm referring to. I remember doing the Mount Snow NORBA race (maybe '91 or '92), when he won all three events. JT: That guy was all-in. And it was always fun to watch him race.
lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 7:42am Oh cool. Harriet Herndon was a fantasy pick last year, and I've been rooting for her to win that 100k! Crossover was much more common in the early days. I remember that both Myles Rockwell and Jake Watson were both top cross country racers just as downhill was starting to take shape. Juli Furtado won a downhill World Championship. More...
lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 6:54am Pretty cool storyline there. There can't be many people who have both World Cup XCO and DH results in their MTB history. Since the old days, anyway. I remember seeing both Missy Giove and Tomac do both, but I doubt there's many others?
jjoly Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 6:48am
Lisa Baumann on Monster. Good pickup for them, feels like it’s only a matter of time until she gets the first win.
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BGoldstone Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 6:47am
Gwin flatted. You get Bode but we get Bodhi.
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lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 6:39am Anyone know how long it's been since an Englishman won a world cup? Was Jordan the last one? Laurie? Seems like it's been a minute.
iceman2058 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/6/2026 6:36am
July 4th is off to a good start for #USDH! https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/results-la-thuile-downhill-world-cup…
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lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/3/2026 10:36am Another top day for USDH! Asa, Pinky, Luca, and Dakotah (one of the Bodhis?) all in finals! Looks great! Can we count Frida as American?! What happened to Anna and AG?
OnlyHams Liked a reply to forum topic Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast - Community Conversation
7/1/2026 12:55pm
I actually signed up to Vital just to say: I love the podcast. Specifically the unaffiliated recent stuff, but I'm having a great time going back and listening to everything older. It's an added benefit to be in Washington and have the regionality be relatable, having been to some of the same places and events, and worked with some of the same people. Keep up the good work!
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lawn dart Added a reply to Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast - Community Conversation
6/30/2026 6:34am Another great podcast. Anyone else here happy about J. Schroeder's increased prominence at Vital? It's nice to think that Spomer has some good support from a smart, conscientious second. Just wanted to give that guy (Schroeder) some props. As they say in Tennessee: " 'preciate you". Thanks all, for feeding the MTB content beast.
collinmcballin Liked a reply to forum topic Eurobike 2026
6/24/2026 10:42am
i rode an MGU bike around at sea otter. some nice gent from AUS. you don't have a 2nd chance at a 1stimpression. it was nuts. shifting was crazy cool, exactly what you'd expect. tiny blip of power cut and back on. almost like autoclutch on a sport bike. wireless controller- not autoshift garbage I don't ride or like electric bikes myself, but couldn't help being interested in new tech. it was chain driven, which was my main point of interest (belt hater here) anyway...
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lawn dart Added a reply to Eurobike 2026
6/24/2026 10:41am It's a lot to digest quickly. Two systems from two Chinese companies already in-place on-brand, and designed to integrate with three major MTB brands' bikes. WOW. So, I guess that the GoBao system is either "manually" shifted (there appears to be shifter) or auto-shifting through an algo (still can't spell that whole word) on an app. I'm glad it's not...
lawn dart Added a reply to Eurobike 2026
6/24/2026 8:25am At least Sram has Rocksshox, so they can supply brakes, suspension, and what's left of the drivetrain (cranks, pedals, rear hub?). Shimano has been behind the times for so long now, that actually becoming obsolete shouldn't surprise anyone. Of course they are a motor maker as well...maybe they have a competitive belt drive coming soon? My questions is: how does...
lawn dart Added a reply to 2026 Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/18/2026 9:38am Agreed, in under 3 minutes, that about captures enduro racing. It's a shame that they can't figure out a way to make race coverage exciting, but THIS actually captures it. Makes me almost want to put on a race plate again.