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DUDE! Gamux has got my Lahar!

Lahar vibes are strong with that one.

Saw this on Pinkbike today Gamux has a new Downhill bike for the AON Racing Team in Lenzerheide. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/spotted-gamux-dh-high-pivot-prototype.html

Giant Factory, Rogue Racing, and Scott Factory are only men. From what I've been told, Giant won't add an elite woman to their roster for DH. That's on brand with how they handle XC with separate LIV and Giant Factory teams. Apparently, there's no interest in starting a LIV DH team... until now??? Three Red Bull helmets is a good one since Vali leaving SRAM seems and the three potential suitors letting her continue her own partnerships seems unlikely. Spiciest situation of the silly season! Could we see another RB helmet make a move? Would the Syndicate drop Nina for...

The linked article was dated Jan 11 2024. Quite a lot has changed since then from what I've seen.

Mondraker is pushing into the US market. They opened a US based HQ in Boulder last year and stacked their team with US and global talent to reach the US market. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/announcements/2024/01/11/mondraker-expa…

I don't really follow road racing other than watching the Netflix TDF show but aren't those just name changes due to sponsorship changes , like how MS Mondraker became MS intense then MS zerode ? It's the same team just a different frame sponsorship. YT mob could be different as it's owned by YT as opposed to being a sponsor of an individually owned team like Pivot and Specialized.

Until we get some good team rumors, Race Locations 2026 is what we get...

Cool that sram are making a big effort for their athletes but personally I think all the 50/50 colour schemes look terrible. Wasn’t working for Pivot last year, isn’t working for the syndicate or norco this year. Frameworks knocked it out the park with the American chopper video 😂

I'll beat the drum of a different tune on this one: YT is fundamentally broken no matter the region. While I don't have most recent financials, they were abysmal as of 2023 and things have not improved since. I've mentioned it above, but they are underperforming across all profitability KPIs, and there isn't top-line growth to somehow justify it (its not an AI company, lol). I buried this in my post a month ago but YT was forced to shift from taking delivery of complete bikes to taking delivery of frames and assembling on their own. While this may seem...

Is this an adjustable tensioner?

Spotted over on Pinkbike -- Ronan Dunne running his tuned mass damper in a novel location. (More like a tuned ass damper, am I right? Sorry, I'll see myself out.)

I for one am just glad the industry pulled itself out of SRAM SX hell, and we have so many Deore 12 speed options. The fact that covid happened right around the tail end of the whole SRAM SX thing may have done a huge disservice to beginners learning to ride lol We maybe could have avoided all of this if people got Deore (or maybe even CUES) entry level bikes instead of SX in 2020. People probably thought 'wow, these mountain bikes STILL can't shift just like the one I had as a kid 20 years ago'. Here, I...

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...

Why is it so impossible for you to demonstrate basic decency in a conversation? You find yourself banned from every single forum you join.