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Someone is testing rims up at whistler…

Looks like Pinkbike racing team to me (Conti tires+ Manitou), so testing proto reserve wheels ? I'm wondering what would be the updates on those.

What animal is that on the proto badge? Goat?

Looked like a goat or a sheep…

Goat = Minnaar = Santa Cruz Syndicate spec DH wheels = Prototype Reserves

don't think anybody's pointed it out yet, but I just noticed these are using the same bleed screw as the DB8s, implying they're running mineral oil. incoming mineral oil Codes?

i've never been to hardline nor have seen the 1199 (yet). watching the 1199 vid, i whole-heartedly think it's generally overall as gnarly as hardline. sure hardline has the road gap and 90-ft jumps which are sensational features, but they get hit by everyone and don't seem to have much impact on the race. the 1199 looks so freaking steep and rough for A LONG time in sections. IMO that's gnarlier than fest-size jumps in the middle of the track. again, internetter opinion which means absolutely nothing, but i didn't think it was a silly question. edit - is bernard...

And Loic just posted his view of the Loudenville track. There's a spot about halfway down where everyone is taking a wide right outside line around a very steep bit where straight down the face would be way faster. Perhaps that's where an earlier poster mentioned a two story drop?

Dave, I heard a whisper of Killington, not Bromont. They just hosted an FIS Women's World Cup, so maybe feeling saucy?

putting atherton bikes vid here too

i like it. great idea since team rumors are basically finished.

LOAM ALERT! I am enjoying a couple days in Andorra, and the crew at Vallnord have been working on some new sections for the World Cup track. Looks good and raw. Not ultra steep, but enough to make the section interesting, should be plenty of lines. The previous track will always be better for me, but you can't argue this guys are putting in the work. Looks sick.

ugh, that's so rough! bernard's POV from yesterday was so rad with her following him (until she wrecked her ankle). was on a zoom call early this morning with all the female riders out there (minus jess). tahnee and crew pushing each other and getting some good practice working through the features earlier this week. the comradery of the women who stepped up to experiment with the course was exciting to see. will have more on that soon. here's a red bull raw from practice and they've said that hardline quali on saturday is canceled due to weather. race is...

working on a g-out project from national champs (full gallery up later), but these two photos caught my eye w/ the chain slacked out between the idler and the front chainring. is that common? i don't feel like i've noticed that before. it's such a short gap to see significant slack like that. i guess i shouldn't be surprised considering the abuse DH bikes get put through.