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I’m nowhere a good enough rider to really appreciate what my V10.8 can do, but it makes me feel really great every time I drop in.

Double O is a Martin Whiteley guy too, that’d be logical. YT sucks.

Ben Cathro on PB got it right. When he went to sprint out of the gate he twisted his bars to the right trying to get a strong start and his wheel was to far to the right and collided with the pole. It was a costly mistake but will be learned from and will get better.

Can we move on from 1 personality joke from over a year ago. Let's talk about the crappiest part of the entire weekend. Hate it for Pinky to tag the anti-HardLine start pole. I've always been of the opinion the start should have a solid wall on both sides of the rider to prevent any "catching" of equipment/gear/clothing & that nub proves my point. It should be at minimum an aluminum/wood half wall to funnel/graze & not chance a bike/gear/clothing snagging it. I think back to the crap way Shaun Palmer lost SkierCross at the X Games catching a tip...

Or he’s 6th overall and letting everyone know he needs a contract for 2026.

We’re discussing sport from at home behind our keyboards. I think it’s pretty normal to dissect the personalities and team dynamics as well as the results? Isn’t that what we’re all doing here? Whether I agree with them or not I’m always interested to read the whacky opinions and theories on here. It wouldn’t really be worth logging in if the conversation never went deeper than “I am stoked for everyone who took part”.

I wonder is he getting his salary from YT. Are Vali and Kold owed money by YT. It would suck to be top ten overall and no financial reward to show for it

If you're risking your life at 10-12 downhill races per year, you get to celebrate any way you choose. That's it. I get it, it's a forum, but anyone trying to police finish line behavior really is, "an old cunt". Even if you're young. We are living in the golden age of gravity. Peak bikes, peak coverage (ok, arguable, but drones are way fun), and peak riding. And most importantly: peak riders. Between Zanna and Jackson there's a ton of great stories, attitudes, riding styles, and results. I loved Aaron winning everything for those 5 or so years, but as...

Could even be just something like YT's got pits for mechanical support and that's about it. No coaching, line spotting, etc. Like it or not, the best results this year usually come from riders on teams with big infrastructure, and if YT suddenly is on a skeleton crew that would put them at a disadvantage. Too bad for him though, because he's shown he has the talent and skills. I'd love to see him riding on a real team like Ronan is.

Hopefully, there's a flood of last-minute elites. Looking thin on the World Cup participants right now, Brosnan but no Shaw? Didn't Greg Minaar say he was going to race this one? On another note, life at the YT Mob seems to be getting worse behind the scenes. Sounding like riders are potentially going to need some help in the pits for the last two rounds. Oisin was out of YT team gear yesterday.

Just a heads-up for anyone who might be interested: The US Open is coming up next week, Sept. 25 - 28, once again at Killington, Vermont. As far as I know there's no live broadcast of the downhill races, although they have in the past posted highlight videos on Youtube. I'm pretty sure there's live timing, though. This race annually attracts a bunch of high-level World Cup racers and has one of the strongest fields of racers outside the World Cups and World Champs. That's probably due to the large prize money, with $15,000 to the winners in 2024. Last...

Good result for Danny, his birthday and his 120th World cup start. Hopefully they have got to the bottom of whatever bike setup issues he was having, and he has a good end to the season. The bike setup issues were mentioned by Greg in the QuarterHP podcast recently.

I just saw that yesterday was Danny Hart's birthday. Happy Birthday, no doubt: A top 10 finish, less than 2 seconds behind the winner! They sang Happy Birthday to him in the finish corral. Nice. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO01yK6jFst/?hl=en

Not getting the real dirt from the Wynterviews at this round is a huge loss. The stories! The drama! Who’s gonna fly Wyn around next year?? Continental, make some room in the budget, for crying out loud!

O.O. not wearing YT branded gear ... wearing TLD standard kit.

Pinky. Man oh man. He had the fastest time after going down in the start hut.

I'd hate to see Nina get let go from the Syndicate.. But, Vali and Nina would have a good shot of being on the podium together on any given weekend. While Laurie hasn't been great, the team has a history of sticking with riders through rough patches.. Looking at his Hardline rides, he seems to coming back little by little..

Vali to Specialized would be a pretty strong (and overdue) first female elite rider to the Factory Racing team...

while i don't think he's really a podium contender, remi certainly has entertainment value; love seeing his creative lines.