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Gates is, in every sense of the term a ‘very wealthy co-sponsor’ it’s a literal multi-billion dollar company…. The €100k prize fund is literally a drop in the ocean for them.

And I thought the #99 was a Gretzky-thing...

he‘s also becomin a dad soon and had a lot of bad injuries lately… priorities and focus can change. wish him all the best for the future

Let’s be honest Rachel will make a comeback on the belt driven bike and snap up the $100k before anyone else

I’ve got a fresh set of 155s sitting in my garage for my Kavenz VHP-G that is on the way. 😈

Those are our Pinion specific Talon cranks: https://northshorebillet.com/products/talon-crankset-pinion-gearbox

Same in Norway

If no one said it so far, in Germany they call them “click”pedals…

Chris Canfield starting to roll out new frames to customers

4 world cup teams confirmed on gates belt-driven bikes - Aon, Atherton, MS Racing and Intense https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/2025-team-rumors?page=83#comment-56…

As a delivery driver, it was a banner day getting to deliver one of them to my frame builder buddy. 😎

Is AP4 cooking something new or trolling?

It straight up works. Why change it? Man bike riders are a fickle bunch, not happy when a good product doesn't get updated or revised, not happy when a part constantly changes.

I have about 200km and 10,000M of vert on the Void pedals and they've been incredible so far mountain biking in the snow/ice/slush. I fat bike a lot and usually wear snow hiking boots with deep lugs for warmth. The Voids with have been the grippiest pedal I have for that kind of footwear. I used to swap between clipless and flats but for the first time I don't feel like switching. Lack of an axle really makes the foot sink in and lock in place.

That Trek team is stacked with future winners IMO. Sick to see the Union system working, sad to see it disbanded.

Reece is going to pull double duty (and double salary!) riding WC and doing Freeride stuff. So sick.

They have the opportunity to do something very funny by poaching Wallace from Giant.

Gates sponsoring 4 teams - Aon, Atherton, MS Racing and Intense Factory Racing fine print says 100k goes to " the first elite racer, male or female, to win a UCI Mountain Bike Downhill event" - women race first on race day. if there's a double belt-drive win, does the female rider get the 100k or does gates hand out $200k? could happen! More Race Teams Bet on Gates Belt Drives for 2025 UCI Downhill Season – €100K Belted Purse Remains Up for Grabs DENVER (Jan. 15, 2025) – Gates (NYSE: GTES), a global leader in belt drive technologies, has...

I think this kinda sums it up - 1. If you're in a top 15 team, you can race. (regardless if you meet other reqs) 2. If you're top 50 for elites or top 100 for juniors, you can race. (regardless if you meet other reqs) 3. If you are the current World/Conti/National Champ, you can race. (regardless if you meet other reqs) 4. If you didn't make any of those, then you either hope to be on a). One of the 5 season wildcard teams b). One of the 8 chosen wildcard teams for that round or c). Your...