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totally agree. when the new uncaged capra came out the other day at $6500 with X0 transmission and ohlins, my initial reaction was "whoa, that's expensive." it's not really expensive, but it's not $4700 like the capra uncaged model being blown out a few weeks ago. def a grab-the-popcorn-and-watch year for the market!

I'm more interested in how the reaction to price increases will go for companies that have had year+ long firesales. It's one thing to discount a product even if it is 40-50% for a bit as that's how most 'sales' work, but how do you justify a price increase when your product has been even just 20% off for over a year?

The bike world’s lust for 3d printing is hilarious to me.

I finally got a DH bike last year. I don't know why I didn't do that years ago! Worth every penny.

This is a great question! UPCOMING ESSAY WARNING: I know I'm an outlier but, for me, getting a new bike is kinda the worst. For example, it takes me about 3-4 months to feel truly dialed on a new mountain bike. I can get any new bike feeling “rideable" pretty quickly, but I’m talking about getting the bike to fit like a glove to the point that riding it feels like second nature. "New bike day" requires tuning the bike's fit and suspension simultaneously, two parameters that affect each other. Not to mention that you’re pretty much guaranteed to need...

No idea how close scott was before taking real damage but having to take a loan of 150 mio francs sounds like quite some trouble: The North Face supplier Youngone lends $177 mn to Scott - KED Global

price of headset cable routing parts must be going up!

hey all, please discuss site issues here so they can be seen - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/about-vital-mtb-support/vital-mtb-site-… - no need to fill up tech or team rumors threads. thanks for looking out with it, too!!!

It's when it's unread. In the last several days, it behaves like a dead link. I've not managed to "wait it out" b/c I can click "FORUM" "The Hub" "Team Rumours" really quickly rather than see if it's ever going to load. But I just double checked and it takes roughly 10 seconds after clicking the drop down item for the site to react. And the number of respondents is sky high. I've always wondered why it showed me 70+ people were liking or replying. Screenshot:

Just announce the team at once, not this long drawn out process over a week with one rider at a time.

I am going to spell it out for everyone here that has less experience with Trolls. Someone is purposefully saying silly things to rile you up, just ignore it. Do not reply. Not even a little bit. Just let the stupid comment die in the wind. Then it wont be fun for them anymore and maybe, if we are lucky, we can move on with our lives

Just get some cascade parts on your bike, itll be great.

Someone else commented but it's really crazy how when you click this thread from your reminders/notifications tab, it won't load. But if you got to it via the Forums link, loads instantly.

You HAD to see this comming. They look like crap.

Yes, posted already on the previous page. If this quote is true, its heartbreaking: "he [the founder] has invested more than $300,000 in the company and worked without salary for two and a half years"

Gwin to Fezzari. The algorithm has spoken.