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PR from Whoop about World Cup rider career numbers 9th April 2026 – The 2026 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series is less than a month away and all 40 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series Teams and riders have been confirmed for what’s set to be a thrilling 14-round season . But amongst the new team line-ups and kit reveals, lies another set of key updates to spotlight: the UCI International Elite Numbers and a brand-new way to present and celebrate the overall leaders throughout the season. UCI INTERNATIONAL ELITE NUMBERS: HOW THEY WORK AND WHAT THEY REPRESENT Introduced...

How many of us would have instantly paid $350 to have this when we were balls deep on the first CC install 🤣

Sure hope one of my friends buys this

Colorblind guy here so take this with a grain of salt but very similar, maybe same, as Nomad 3: Life is too short for bland ass colorways for my two cents.

Norco Optic A and Sight A

There just aren’t enough TQ bikes here (US). The Trek and Propain are close. Trek needs to bring back M/L sizing and pricing accounting for a post Avinox m2 world. Amflow PX — if the weights are accurate — means you can detune to TQ levels, have almost the same SL weight but get that “sun is setting gotta turbo hustle back to the car” mode.

Makes sense. Im interested to hear how all that shakes out with all these bikes and the avinox motors. Still early days but lots of them out there now. Like ski touring gear, i generally wait atleast a year on new products

🤔 edit: apparently v3 clash

I personally disagree that USD forks are t orsionally stiff enough. I’ve ridden many over the years and spent a significant amount of time dialing in a Podium. While it certainly has its merits, back‑to‑back comparisons make the shortcomings glaringly obvious to me. I consistently appreciate returning to a conventional fork—the improved precision and line holding is immediate. With the Podium, the vagueness, tendency to tuck and wind/unwind during high‑load situations, ultimately leaves me personally, pretty unimpressed. Also, I won’t speculate on why Richie Rude doesn’t race on one consistently, but it does suggest it may not be his preferred...

Im always curious to know how popular ibis bikes are in Australia where the bird is known as a "bin chicken".... it would be like bringing a bike to the US and calling it Turkey....

yep, I rewatched it and realized you can see a Bosch wheel magnet twice. So I guess the question now is, did they use the CX or SX motor? My guess is CX since most people want full power.

sounds like 5 underutilized support resources to me

I've never bought a full bike internationally, but I have bought 3 frames. I had to send a rear triangle back and that would give me pause purchasing something this expensive that doesn't have local dealer support. But that's me. Sea Otter will have further reveals…

Digging into the new Ekano 3 from Propain, they've gone a different route to many other brands in that they will be letting customers choose their own Avinox power system variant via their online bike configurator. Two drive options are available: the Avinox M2S is the high-performance choice with 130Nm (150Nm in Boost mode), 1300W, and 2.6kg of weight, while the Avinox M2 steps in as a more budget-oriented option with 110Nm (125Nm in Boost mode), 1100W, and 2.65kg of weight. There is also a range of display, battery, and charging options, including 600Wh or 800Wh fixed batteries, a choice...

Not sure where to put this, and frankly a little bummed it's not already on the main page. Laurie Greenland posted a vid about what he's up to and hinted about future projects and sponsors. Stoked for the guy.

Of all the hills people want to die on in this industry, I think brake fluid is probably the stupidest one......

My condolences to everyone who bought a current gen Levo at full price. There's zero chance the prices stay that level with a $5,000 Amflow around. Cheapest alloy Levo is $6,100 and the cheapest carbon Levo is on sale for $8,000 from it's MSRP of $9,200. (bonkers) Spesh was always dreaming with those prices, I mean even before the Amflow who would choose the Levo over a Vala that costs less? I'm a removable battery absolutist and would still get the Vala over the Levo. Luckily according to Amflow being able to NOT remove your battery quickly is now a...

Feel like the orbea might be the banger from the lot (absolutely no info but i saw a rallon in person last week and my jaw hit the floor). Hard for me to not just grab an AMflow PR and upgrade as i go. €4500 for a full carbon bike with ok specs and geo adjustment is incredible...

Wasn't expecting that Amflow PR price point.