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My dad and his buddies built the house I grew up in and he bought rough-cut lumber to frame it out because of this (gloves required for handling unless you REALLY like splinters).

Really sad that WBD has skrewed us with their outrageous access fees.

Just some heads up on the World Cup this week. Lawlor is there and will be providing the goods! We'll have PIT BITS, RAW and The Weekend once again. We have a South Korea World Cup forum thread here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/2026-south-korea-world-cup?page=3 Fantasy will be up and running once the quali start lists are in - https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy/2026/round-1-south-korea#round-desc Join the Global League to get in on prizes - https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy/leagues 2026 details - https://www.vitalmtb.com/fantasy/how-to-play

Brendog just launched his brand-new edit series 'Roaming on 2 Wheels' with an episode from South Korea, which dives deep into the riding culture there and also offers a good look at the new World Cup track:

Tyre diameter is dependent on tyre size so it makes no sense to call wheelsize anything other than rim diameter, i.e. there's no such thing as 29er wheels.

Looks like Chris Canfield has something else cooking, based on his patent applications I think he’s got some shorter travel bikes planned.

It’s a satire page. Once you’re aware it’s great entertainment.

Maybe this will clear a few things up

@TEAMROBOT hot takes from sea otter

Bring back race tape

Rim manufacturers that offer lifetime warranties hate this track. Rim manufacturers that don't offer lifetime warranties love this track.

Massanutten DHSE is BRUTAL (and awesome)

People said the same about Poland, but it really cut up and turned into a great track. This will probably shape up to be one of the most interesting races in modern DH. A new country, with a level playing field in terms of pit setup, on a track with more flat corners and tight tree line choice will mean we could see some dark horses really shine here. An unexpected good result at the first race of the season could really jumpstart the rest of their season and a career. That's what we all want, a cool story. Loic...

Pre-season world cup DH press conference that took place yesterday with Loic, Jackson, Luca, Vali, Gracey and Tahnee, provided by the World Series. (i have not listened to the whole thing yet).

14:00 is the part to watch. Andrew chats with Frank Pardal, who has been building the South Korea track

Another pre-season vid, this one covering the Trek-Unbroken team's off season trip to NZ and reflecting on the 2025 season. I feel like this team is going to be really really in the mix this season.

The Rise of the Alran Brothers by Sleeper - put everything down and watch this!

It may not be a "whole separate sport", but there sure is a "whole separate text thread" for the e-bike riders in my friend circle. Now we rarely have big group rides as the crew is split in two and it's a pain to ride laps with both bike types together. So I'd say its a "whole different discipline" of pedaling a rolling thing with your feet.