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Oli_C Added a reply to Specialized Downhill Team Dynamics - Jordan and Finn Winning with Loic Absent
7/13/2026 1:42pm side note: is syndicate cursed? Poor Laurie G, Kolb struggling this season will hopefully be better next year. Main topic: On the latest Needles Podcast Sven briefly talks about how he can see which teams are making use of the 11 sector;s per course timing information that is available to teams. He wonders if Nico is down analysing that in...
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Oli_C Added a reply to 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/4/2026 2:35am Apparently Jackson got hit by a drone in training this morning
samcp99 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 La Thuile World Cup
7/3/2026 3:46am
We are live with the 'better than a spreadsheet' live updates at Gravity Lab https://gravitylab.live/live.html?session=we-q1&event=20260703_mtb
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Oli_C Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/29/2026 1:23pm Fascinating read @jeff.brines ! THANK YOU! Interesting to read about Amer Sports as I had heard Salomon was doing very well. "What this means is high end technical outerwear with a brand name is doing well." More their fashion brand is doing well from what I heard. Think North Face comparison, which I has been mentioned somewhere before? Poor Cannondale...
Oli_C Added a reply to 2026 Lenzerheide World Cup Downhill
6/21/2026 12:38pm Oui, definitely, fair do's. Even Ric is alright. I hate to say it, almost don't need the race companion listen along now. It's lie one weekend of that has given enough pressure to the actual team to improve. Sweeping is fine. It's keeping the track in prime condition for the world's best. As long as we don't have some Tomac-esque...
Oli_C Added a reply to 2026 Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/15/2026 11:46am Interesting in Lawlor's video Andi Kolb talking about the smoke putting him off. You see it in road races too. The "fans".
Oli_C Added a reply to 2026 Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/14/2026 9:02am Before it derails in here... ...I had the Race Companion play along with my replay this morning. Maybe it was different not live, but it was easy to get it roughly insync. Had to do it twice. BUT, to be fair, I listened to the real commentary briefly about 5 times and I'll give it to Slugger he was much...
Oli_C Added a reply to PIT BITS - 2026 Leogang World Cup Downhill
6/12/2026 5:53am love the photo layout format. so easy. thank you! year of handguards and rotor covers.
Oli_C Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
6/3/2026 9:17am Having seen GoPro rent a chalet in the Alps the last two winters, ski, wine and dine clients I'd say they haven't been clever. And that was some mid level stuff & they'll say that there was benefits to getting big sales. Yes, very much enjoyed the comment of lame mates videos.
ArchiRaph Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Race Talk
6/3/2026 4:43am
This isn't impossible as, in French, we WB choose Florian Letondeur as co-commentator on side of Eurosport one. Flo is the guy behind Fast As French YouTube and Instagram channels. Flo is doing an amazing job bringing is knowledge and insights of the sport to a sport generalist TV broadcaster. It take some time, as before that the commentary was like two random commentators knowing absolutely nothing about our sport (apart of their incomplete stats sheets) trying to adapt MotoGP/Formula 1 commentary on something they absolutely didn't understand ( Do you think this dude is on wet or intermediate tires...
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Oli_C Added a reply to 2026 Loudenvielle World Cup Downhill
6/1/2026 4:20am Scathing comments on youtube... It seems it didn't matter how many time they mentioned, "Flight attendant" it served not help in keeping up. To have a delay as bad as they had is truly embarrassing. Amateur production standards from Chris Ball and his cronies. Of course we were spoilt with the hype master Warner. However he also did his research...
Oli_C Added a reply to 2026 Loudenvielle World Cup Downhill
5/31/2026 4:17am dreary commentary
Oli_C Added a reply to UCI grant Discovery WC rights from 2023 to 2030
5/5/2026 4:21am With the atrocious commentary that we had to put up with in South Korea what happens next? Do we think Josh got demoted by the higher ups due to backlash on places like here? And they went and got the other end of the spectrum in terms of excitement level with Slugger. Please, somewhere in the middle. Is it that...
Oli_C Added a reply to World Cup racing- line spotters
5/5/2026 4:15am For me its simply a bit lame having so much aid on the side of the track. Modern courses often tend to be pretty one line anyway, with only minor variations throughout a course. I don't know for sure, how many big "key sections" there are per course, but it doesn't feel like much these days. Rider after rider doing...
Oli_C Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/24/2026 11:54pm Any chance we can take this ebike power rules chat to a new thread? A few pages ago it was fascinating reading about Alta's struggle and DJI's structure vs old school German power.
Oli_C Added a reply to Dolomites and Sardinia Riding
4/3/2026 2:07am I've only passed through all these places briefly, but have spent a bit more time in Campitello di Fassa, about a km down the road from Canazei. Lots going on for all the family during the summer season. Not a massive ski town, but very nice. I think Ortesei might be a bit lower down and more of a town...
Oli_C Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/2/2026 4:18am Than you Jeff. And the Cooper link was interesting too. Here, this winter, we have seen so many Americans with these mega passes. I didn't realise how bad a situation the evil Vail was in.
Oli_C Added a reply to Tire inserts - do you run them?
4/2/2026 3:05am Team Robot is spot on with why you might need them. It's interesting reading everyone's different uses and setups. Particularly Storm Racing with the thicker with skinny tyres and thinner with DH tyres. I get that, even if at first it makes no sense, especially as now my use has changed. Also interesting to note that many DH pro's don't...
peecee Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
1/19/2026 7:25am
The fascination with Dak, Gwin and BK on this forum is wild and getting so boring! The pivot team are wearing different helmets who cares they are a team and they are racing, I’m sure the way that the bike industry is going people are getting sponsors but can wrangle a deal with other companies if they want, like in most sports they play for the same teams but they don’t have to wear the same boots/shoes/goggles
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krabo83 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors
1/18/2026 12:42pm
i think it's time that you guys start a new dedicated "i hate BK" thread. would spare us all of that nonsense, thx 
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