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The Olympics ruined mountain bike racing in America before the first Olympic race ever happened. Just a reminder that USACycling was formed in the fall of 1995 by merging the mtb governing body (that literally invented the rules of the sport, NORBA) with the amateur road governing body(USCF) and the pro road governing body(USpro), along with the National Collegiate Cycling Association(NCCA) and a MOU from bmx’s National Bicycle League(NBL). Originally USACycling was managed by NORBA’s executive director, Phillip Millburn, because mtb racing was far larger than road racing in membership, sponsorship and participation numbers. USPro was integrated into USAC because...

There are some dramatic dh rumors circling. Atherthon and MS will stop the programs Trek and Canyon have masive budget haircuts. At Canyon only Kiefer is under contract, all others did not accept the new offers.

Headset bearings are going to be ecstatic about this smart design choice.

SRAM owes me royalties. I called it in June of last year.

It should be noted that in BC, rake and rides are completely legal to create. It is legal to clear dead fall and ride your bike where you want. The trail application form actually lists the trail building methods that you do not need an application for. Basically shovels in dirt. So in the end, fall line skidders are the most legal unsanctioned building out there despite being the exact picture of terrible building that NIMBy’s imagine. Also, there is virtually no liability for land managers in BC.

Get in loser - we're going to the olympics.

More than 10% chance that them AI brakes are capable of wiping the human race out.

I have been running a 32" front wheel on my epic all year. Started out with my normal 35mm stem and riser bars and I had a hard time keeping the front end under control. Tried out a drop stem and it brought my weight back forward and the front end was much better. Bike is very fun still and very fast. I personally think it still handles very well even in the tight stuff. Despite the wild looking stem it's comfortable and feels normal. The bigger wheel just raised the front end so much that the bars are in...

So... Fort William or MSA.

It’s less than 1mm thick but it’s plenty durable and has no issue being stretched. I’ve been harping on about this stuff for a while and it’s recently been brought to my attention that absolute black is selling rebranded kapton tape at a 500% markup. $20 for 33ft Vs $10 for 100ft AbsoluteBlack do go out of their way to deny that this is off the shelf Kapton tape but color me skeptical of their AI generated explanation.

Use Kapton tape for rim tape. It’s cheaper, stronger, stickier, and most importantly much thinner than regular rim tape. The less space you give up to tape the more room you have to mount your tire.

Clutch on the Eagle 90 has me intrigued plus the UDH. Traditional hangers bend so easily. Thanks for the tip. My two cents. Marginal gains are for professionals. Mere mortals benefit from gym, good diet, sleep, and riding your bike more not drivetrains that have batteries and cost a month of rent.

RE: Beyond Gravity This is fucking sick in several ways. While chasing money isn't any of the riders top priority it is rad to see a payout that isn't peanuts. Secondly, its cool to have a way to give back to the athletes. Additionally I already pay to watch the broadcast, but I doubt that any of my subscription $$$ go to anything MTB related. Tipping my hand a little, I work in the video game industry. There are many events that take a percentage of the revenue generated from the event and give it back to the winners. Its...

How is GoPro not related when I'm watching winning world cup race runs week in and week out on the GoPro Bike YouTube Channel? (Daks helmet sponsor too) On YouTube GoPro Bike has 91k subs vs GoPro Snow at 152k. I honestly thought the gulf of bike to snow would be much larger. Seems like bikes are a huge segment of the market for GoPro (and it's slowly slipping to Insta360 and DJI) I bet a fair amount of people in here have owned a GoPro and basically only used it on their bike. Highly relevant.

Maybe I am not getting something, but every time I watch one of Charlie's descents on World Cup or World Champs tracks, it's ”oh, it's not even the right bike and it's not even well prepared” and this time it feels kinda gratuitous, with the clickbaity title. Well, how about being better prepared and riding the course on an actual worthy DH bike? I think it would be much more relevant to the people watching, even from the Average Joe perspective. Average Joes do have DH bikes and ride them. I don't mean to barge into Charlie's planning, but a...

Val di Sole 2021 junior world champs Jackson Jordan Lachie Val di Sole 2026 elite world champs Jackson Lachie Jordan

About World Champs vs Overall. Two names. Charlie Hatton and Aaron Gwin

Definitely the overall. I think it's weird that World Champs is smashed into the middle of the season. Love the race, don't get me wrong, but it can feel like another stop that doesn't count towards the overall, with certain riders holding back. That being said, absolutely can't wait for tomorrow.

I am pretty shit on jumps and as far as I can tell in bikeparks I am far from alone. I wonder how well the system can recognise the shit "in air technique" of your average rider and distinguish it from a WC DH pro about to lose control...