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Once again Vital delivers and pinkbike fails

1. Brands will start to move away from a high pivot platform especially on their enduro bikes 2. There's going to be a resurgence in the trail/all mountain bike category (120mm - 140mm) 3. Enduro racing will continue to fade at a World Cup level but will still thrive at the National level 4. DH Racing will continue to be an extremely compelling series to follow 5. More E Bikes from obscure brands 6. Bikes are fucking fun and will continue to be no matter what you decide to ride

PS: I blatantly stole this from pinkbike

Hard pass. But best of luck to everyone that has a YT or is trying to get refunded or an actual bike that they ordered. Using Flossman as the centerpiece of your comeback press release is a wild marketing move.

the episode we've all been waiting for. So glad Bruni got these amazing editors for this season. Ending was actually gut-wrenching. Felt like a movie. Cool to see Super Dad now tho

I felt this story in the marrow of my bones. I haven’t had your exact experience on the same wheel, but every part of your story I have experienced on one day or another. In a related story, last month I finally decided that I will never ever buy the small roll of tubeless tape or small bottle of sealant ever again. If I change rim size and have 30 meters of extra 30mm tape sitting around, so be it. Cannot afford the existential pain of having 6” too little rim tape ever again.

2 weeks ago I finally got around to having time to set up the new crankbrothers synthesis wheelset from vital fantasy (still so stoked thank you vital and crankbrothers). Pulled the tires and tannus tubeless off my oem set (which I can mount by hand without Tyre levers). Try to install them on the new set. 29r front goes on easy by hand. 27.5 rear is unbelievably tight to get the last little bit and needs levers to get on. Won’t hold air longer than 20min. Spray it with soapy water and it blows bubbles around the valve stem and...

Great question, I guess I wasn't very clear about that. I was unconsciously thinking of a DH race when I said that, where I would always pick the full MaxxGrip setup front and rear for maximum grip, braking, and damping. For an enduro race, it would depend on how much flat and pedaling there was. If it was a very DH-style Enduro race I would lean towards a MaxxGrip rear, but if it had a lot of flat and pedal sections in the race stages (who cares what the transfers are like) I would be stoked to have the MaxxTerra.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ0tET8kiFS/?igsh=MmFuYXBuYnJhYmg0 Kiwi to mondraker ...possibly Jess Blewit Brit to MS could be Laurie Greenland , rode for MS before but not sure what the Moana reference could be . Eagle flying to Switzerland could be Dak to Scott? All gueses

Vital MTB: "I have friends everywhere."

live from Maribor… Vali is in an non-brandet Commencal with all her RS FA stuff

New article on Pinkbike on rumors shouts out the "sleuths on the vital forums." Haha. Main one of interest was that they listed Danny Hart off Norco as "debunked" and said they've talked to Minaar who debunked it.

Polygon seems like a DTC brand in the US because they exclusively sell through bikes online here, kind of like how Ghost was only distributed through REI which made them seem like a cheaper department store kind of brand. Only being sold through an online store is functionally the same thing as DTC, even though they're not. If they open up their distribution to more shops Polygon would probably grow as a brand in the US, but untill then the only people who are going to ride them in the US are the people who bought a bottom of the...

Shop: Specialized, Santa Cruz, Norco Personal: Production Privee, Zerode, Forbidden Actual brands I currently own: Cotic, Transition, Surly, Esker, Giant

From the horses mouth (aka one of the Shimano category leads at the XTR launch in Tucson, I think it was Nick), “there will always be a place for cable XT drivetrains.” So I think you’re good for the foreseeable future.