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Hell yeah, this thing is awesome!

what a team. Old School meets old school! 😍

lol metric fail, american

The Moterra SL is Cannondale's first dive into the SL eMTB category. Freshly released in February, they took the same approach as Giant and Karbon Bikes, delivering riders full power in a lighter package. The caveat: they've created a true 'full size' e-bike, meaning it pairs an 85 Nm motor with a 601 Wh battery and has a claimed achievable weight of less than 45 pounds. Highlights Cannondale Series 1 carbon frame Mixed wheels (dual 29-inch compatible) 150mm of rear wheel travel // 160mm fork travel FlexPivot suspension design Custom 601 Wh battery 85 Nm Shimano EP801 motor Integrated top...

Fully committing to ebikes

Here's the thing. That rider "protest" didn't screw them. It screwed thousands of people who either planned to work the event to put food on the table (cause nobody working Crankworx is living large). They screwed the town, community, restaurants, transportation companies, food vendors, booth workers, trail builders, course volunteers who gave up a week of their lives to do something cool and fun, thousands of hungry fans who CHOSE to come see them instead of have a fun week/weekend. They built animosity for the tourism bureau, the resort that allowed the event promoter to have it, the freaking bus...

They're bargaining for pay from people who don't pay them and have no responsibility to do so. If you aren't making enough as a professional bike rider to cover your expenses and make a living you should reevaluate your choice to be a professional bike rider. I'd love to make the money I make now riding bikes. I'll be first in line if someone is cutting checks to cover what I don't make off my ability or marketable value. That's not some hot take, it's economics.

You raised suffering. I gave an example of. And in my first sentence I clarified that there are other forms of suffering before said example. Perhaps I should’ve gone with the “McDonalds ran out BigMacs, woe be me” form of suffering for you.

Suffering is just (a sad) part of life, whether it’s actual pain, financial, illness. It’s there in some form for all of us. Some of us cry and whinge about it and blame other people/things, some of us fight against it (sometimes futilely), some of us accept it and try to deal with it as best as we’re able. There’s a organisation in the UK (and worldwide) called Outward Bound. They were formed after WW2 because they saw that the vast majority of naval deaths were of the younger generation. They realised the older guys had a much higher rate...

Many of old folks remember when the US national series was broadcasted on the Outdoor Life Network. We had a lot of corporate sponsors like Visa, Sobe, etc... The TV broadcast dried up, and the big time sponsorship money went with it.

The only thing stupider than judged mountain bike competitions is this thread. Like, this thread is agressively stupid. I will come out and say that I have always been critical of slopestyle since it’s inception- judged events don’t belong in cycling. I have never watched a slopestyle competition, never will watch a slopestyle competition, and I am deeply skeptical that more than 3 or 4 of the competitors have sponsors that pay them living wages. The bike industry doesn’t have two nickels to rub together right now. These riders aren’t using Ebikes- so they aren’t exactly marketable… Gt/Cannondale recalled 3...

It wouldn't be awkward at all. That's how people in real life support themselves every day. Why should it be any different for slope riders? It has nothing to do with suffering, and everything to do with life choices. Plenty of us would love to be paid for a hobby, but we realize we could have a better life by working a regular job and participating in that hobby however we want. Some people are fine living the dirtbag lifestyle, but I don't want to hear them complain about how broke they are. Slopestyle is a hobby. If it went...

Is it though? If they are upfront that they provide a platform for people to compete and advance their careers and nothing else, are they obligated to front the money for people to come?

That last sentence is 100% correct. A BMX/Freestyle/Skate comp would have an entry fee & a prize purse. That's all. 10-20 dudes fighting it out for 3 to 5 checks. If your competition is a BIG TIME draw like you say, then the organizer is going to pay 10 deep. But that's it. Every dime a freerider/freeracer makes as "income" is determined before he/she gets on the plane. No one shows up for a financially incentivized competition before negotiating an appearance fee. And yeah, working hard at a real job is how the Aussies quite literally converted a decade of...

The NFL doesn't pay players. F1 doesn't pay Lewis. The NBA doesn't pay LeBron. The venues they play in don't pay them either. I don't think you understand who the riders "work for".

I'm not 100% sure but I think Redbull is looking to make money off of this via YouTube... I was watching via Redbull TV and all they kept talking about was getting people to subscribe to the YouTube channel.. Subscribers is now the main way to get monetized...