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Lol, wtf am i getting dragged into this for. But gives me a better idea of who went to the hassle to make a fake linkedin a few months ago to sh** talk me there of all places. As far as which US races get points, go to the UCI calendar on the uci website and filter down to the mtb races specific to the US (or any country you want). It'll tell you which class it is. Last couple pages of the rule book UCI MTB Regulations will tell you how many points that event is worth. earlier in...

TLDR - You're not qualifying for the world cup. Long version - Satisfy one of the conditions below 1. Top 50 UCI ranked in elite 2. Be in one of the 20 Elite teams (top 15 + 5 season long wildcards) 3. Be in one of the 8 single round wildcard teams 4. Be on the USA federation entry list (capped at 3 riders) 5. Be top 5 at one of the Continental races and get a golden ticket. 6. Be current National/Continental/World champion.

When it was brakes, I was saying "yeah, it's a copy, but there are also improvements". And not gonna lie, they work very well. Then came the cranks. And now this. At least they could have made the bearings less exposed...

Bottom of the new Lyrik

Like a ~2010 Diamondback.

Ari is by far the least cool brand right now.

Can't wait for the astro-turfing 😛

yeah but not for an Ari lol

I think Pedal Bob and sethimus need to hug it out.

You guys should take the arguing to PMs so you can effectively yell into the same echo chamber. In here, we should discuss upside down suspension stuff. You know, "Stranger things, season 4, forks and stuff"

official statement from crankworx about 1199 cancellation https://www.crankworx.com/news/official-statement-rockshox-canadian-ope… Due to unfavourable weather conditions preventing helicopter access for athlete safety, the RockShox Canadian Open Downhill Group A finals on the legendary 1199 track have been cancelled. A helicopter is a critical safety requirement for this event to ensure athlete extraction if needed. After initially moving Group A finals from Friday, August 15, to Saturday, August 16, the difficult decision was made to cancel the race. Group B finals were held earlier this week, and full results are available here: www.crankworx.com/results/ As we wrap up the 20th edition of Crankworx Whistler, the...

Bizutch just likes his downhill rracing men tall, muscular, and masculine.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/2024-racing-talk?page=39#comment-47… (oh i wish link 'titles' worked differently, anyway, gonna have to dust this one off once again)

I can't wait for the next race cuz this thread is going off the rails lol If the speed suit is such a game changer, why was Jackson dunking on everyone pre-speedsuit in juniors? Why are Tahnee and Nina not dunking on their fields with such a large advantage? (Are they just THAT bad?) Why was Gracey destroying them in Dharco gear? Why is Vali still leading the overall in that like in-house YT gear? Why isn't Specialized making one for Loic? Does it help? Yes. Is it the reason Jackson is winning? ... No. If anything I'd like to...

Or the fact that he's less out of breath, despite riding one of the gnarliest dh tracks while talking the entire time, than most people are walking to the end of the driveway and back.

For inverted forks I clamp the stanchions in the bike stand and remove the bike.

I probably type this twice a year in one forum or another and no one cares, but for the sake of persistence: I've ridden trails with a middle-of-the-road Bad Elf GPS Booster (~$300; talking to something like 9 satellites) in +/- 200 ft elevation terrain in a fairly populated county (decent cell service) to lay down GPS tracks on Avenza for use in creating a trail map. Multiple laps yielded lines that were in materially different places. That's always made me highly suspicious of Strava's accuracy. I applaud the initiative to do this and love the use case. The fact...

Thanks to everyone for the comments so far. Few things to note... GPS Accuracy: This is something I've battled for 2 months. I thought it was going to be a lot easier than it turns out to be. At this point, I'm within my edge 130 with respect to accuracy (maybe a touch below that). Is this good enough? I think so. Strava runs a few algorithms server side (once you upload) that are patented (ask me how I learned that haha) to smooth/clean up the data. Overall, accuracy will improve as I see adoption and can justify spending money...