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J'aime bien le franglais, "Speach stop" Speech? J'ai fait bcp de kiné aussi ce saison estival pour le nerf aux bras/poingee/coudres. Its truely a mystery where it started from my nerve problems in my arms, wrists and elbows. How long it will last is a big question, it has greatly improved tho. On top, there is a tiny chance of age related arthritis. The mystery of nerve issues & previous injuries definitely could be a factor for Bruni's slow return. The only benefit for us fans is that if he returns fit he could stay around for a few more...

In the same interview he says they've been trying to figure out why it happened, and nerve damage from a crash in Val di sole is a theory. For those who speak la langue de molière or wanna machine translate:

That's awesome, but still wild that they're one of the only teams without an elite woman.

I’d rather have my privacy

If we could get every American to ride a half a mile every year, that would be an accomplishment in itself..

Or 5.5 Americans per mile!

We are big on the battery choice thing too. We don't know how or where everyone rides. If we offer the option, you pick what you want. You know you're riding better than we do. Why Aluminum: Call it part timing and part strategic. A big facto was our alloy e-bike was due for an update because of the dated Shimano motor it was using. We also saw a hole in the market as there were rumors of all the Avinox bikes going carbon and very high priced (keep in mind all of this was in play long before the...

He's doing it right then. Small production runs, update the product every single year. Only build about 6 molds total, S-XL & probably 2 Larges. That's 1200 high margin bikes per year. If they make $3.5k/ bike, that's a cool $4.2million GP. If the mold wears out, make a mid-year refresh, even better. Nothing bikers like more than their new ride being a miniscule amount improved over their buddies POS from 6 months ago! E-bike's are changing too quickly to build a mold that has such a high cost that you would need to sell many thousands to recoup your...

Rosa Marie will be moving up next year

Yeah, downtime podcast posted on 3 Finn rumours on insta: To FMD (Tahnee) Norco (Canada/North Shore) Stays at Specialized (comfort? And maybe Bruni out soon so top dog?) also heard specialized gravity think highly of Mack Manietta, who’s like 15 and just podiumed Gwin and Asa.

I'm surprised there was no talk about Bespoked show, for me it looked like the most bike nerd place on the planet...

Pivot about to drop a road bike…. Probably has short stays and even shorter reach. )sarcasm(

I installed hardwired Di2 on to my Bosch Wild with 11 speed Linkglide. I removed a SRAM 11 speed so the weight gain was significant which in my head bummed me out, although it's the exact same weight as GX T-Type. Imagine my surprise when not only was the gear spread much nicer, not only did I gain a lot of functionality, not only does the Linkglide shift positively and amazing (95% as smooth as T-type, but faster), not only did my running cost go way down and my relaibility went way up, but shockingly my rear suspension instantly got...

Two great interviews over on NSMB with a couple of long time Whistler Bike Park staff about the process of getting the Whistler World Cup, and getting the course built. Hopefully the Vital mods are ok with me posting this. I'm not affiliated with NSMB, but I've worked with Wendy and Marty for decades so I want them to get some shine. Feel free to delete if this breaks a forum rule. https://nsmb.com/articles/the-nsmb-podcast-wendy-robinson-whistler-worl… https://nsmb.com/articles/building-whistlers-first-world-cup-downhill-t…

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It’s Taichung Bike Week. Primarily it's an OEM and B2B event, but occasionally some new stuff can be found out in the open. Speaking of DVO:

In the early days at least, yes they used the Spire hardware. That was actually something we had recommended since at lower volume it’s easier to just buy existing pivot hardware. It’s one of those things you that is super efficient to run in volume but not so much in low quantities. Of all the Horst link bikes I’ve messed with, that pivot hardware kit has been one of the easiest to live with. You aren’t gaining any performance from it, though. I’d imagine at this point they are using their own hardware though.

I've got a real rumor, Kasper Woolley is running a non standard Suntour Voro Coil on his zerode. Noticed while scrolling through my photos from the open this weekend. Lots of fast people running the Suntour stuff.

I’m assuming the three downvotes mean “this thread was never good” lol