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Random guy thinks he knows more about the sport than one of the sports leading star athletes.

The arrogance required to write this comment is off the charts.

I think it’s fair game to question Jesse. I’m no pro mountain biker but from my own professional experience I’d say it’s pretty uncommon to know exactly what kind of a deal the guy at the desk next to you is getting. That being said Jesse is a World Cup winner in the sport that we all love and frankly we’re lucky to have him here. Show the dude some respect

Technically I don't get paid by SRAM either. They support the Canyon factory team that I am a part of, who pays me. That isn't to say they don't support me, but I don't have a contract with them. Factory teams are generally bolstered by sponsorship deals to increase the budget they have. YT went the route of 'uncaged' which meant they were fitting the whole bill and allowing their riders to run whatever they wanted, not taking any sponsorship money so the riders weren't forced into anything. Or so I understand it. So Jack would still get paid as...

This god damned company...

And yet entirely in keeping with the overall industry ethos. My biggest initial reservation on ebikes was around their potential implications for access. Rules vary a lot and in their quest for sales I can't recall any company providing any sort of guidance on potential "ethics". I recall one manufacturer taking a fleet of Ebikes on a dealer demo past a "no motors" sign in Whistler..... The implication that users will self police themselves is naive at best and disingenuous at worst...

I heard a rumor that this new ebike from Specialized can toggle between class 1 and class 3. If true, this blatant disregard for land and recreation managers from one of the United States' biggest sellers is pretty sh*tty.

I went from an off the shelf ( but correct ) tune on a RS super deluxe coil with hbo To a push 11.6 custom tuned, gen 1 so without HBO 100% this handles everything better with a 25lbs lighter spring Even the rare bottom outs So I think it’s quality over features here

We all the know the new Firebird is slated to be released soon. From what I heard today, it looks very similar to the outgoing model with small geo adjustments here and there. It will also come with internal storage.

confirmation in the media that Yamaha have purchased the Brose ebike division

Battery is side loading, so hopefully there'll be no Trek like issues with it. Swat is at the top. 111nm is only for SWorks apparently and the rest are 101. Although it's just a firmware update. ... so I'm reliably informed.

I thought this comment, from the Escape Collective's Cape Epic coverage, was interesting and wonder how it stacks uo against Fox Neo... " A few riders using Flight Attendant had buttons in highly convenient locations and noted the need to be able to quickly unlock the suspension when a smaller bump or rut was coming up as the system, as good as it is, seemingly cannot react quickly enough for their needs. "

2026 Fox shocks... https://ridefox.com/pages/fox-dhx2 https://ridefox.com/pages/fox-float-x2

5000ft vertical in trail mode on my Vala, I don’t want or need to zoom round with 100nm, quite happy with my dialled down 60, still able to put in plenty of effort. E-bikes have predictably become an arms race for power/torque.

A very very expensive E-MTB is about to release

sorry if i sound rude, but that friend must be blind or has a lot of imagination

Us bike nerds notice when there's a new color bolt on a stem. Someone definitely would have noticed Nino and Filippo winning Cape Epic on 32" wheels. They are easy to spot.