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Well that is clearly not going to happen next year, as the PDF states a total of 30 riders across both male and female categories. I wonder why so many people reference WB and the World Cups here. This is not a zero sum game. We are getting excellent World Cup racing, new Hardline tracks and now this series with huge prize money. If you don't see the value in paying to watch World Cups, don't. If Hardline ain't your thing, then avoid it. And if this new series also annoys you, how about you don't pay to watch and...

"We need more money in the sport." "But not my money."

internet mtb community: "racers should be paid more!" also internet mtb community: "no not like that"

Aight, i'mma head out. No bikes left.

afaik it was said it comes with 2028 bikes so fall 27 the earliest . i plan to ride my velduro another season and then hopefully they have a avinox mg version of the rogue and offer a framekit again to switch over all the parts

Keep your eyes peeled on Monday and you might see a fresh Loic Bruni interview.

Hopefully tickets to the event come with a code to watch the replay.

Does anyone follow Bruni on insta? How's his recovery? Maybe I'm reading into things too much, but it feels like things are not going well...

That is the problem based on seeing this dynamic in action over lots of threads on MTBR and recently on PB. I'm sure you are a bright guy but a dose of tact and dialing down the need to be right (technically right, the best kind!!!) would do you a world of good. Over and over again - take a position, defend the position to ludicrous heights, throw everything and the kitchen sink at it (I'm an engineer, I dine on danger, you must not be smart enough to understand, I can see the truth why can't you, blah blah...

whoever is choosing the color should be fired

I have around 500 miles on a set of the spec radials on a full powered ebike. I like them more the shredda/ albert combo I was running before. I think the T9 compound is the only thing available thats comparable to maxgrip, schwable ultra soft and conti super soft feel less sticky on smooth rocks and roots. Im more of a 2-2-2 tire tread person so the butcher fits my front tire preferences more than anything that was available in the schwable radials until they released the tacky chan. I can’t say if the radial part of the specialized...

DVO does their manufacturing and assembly in their own division within the Suntour factory. Suntour is also a massive supplier (not just to DVO) of forged components like crowns, lowers, shock bridge/reservoir mounts, as well as various tubes. Speaking to Bryson earlier this year he mentioned DVO has been helping Suntour with some R&D. He didn't elaborate, but it wouldn't be surprising if there's some collaboration going on with their increased presence on the race circuit.

Hey man, you are derailing the fuck out of this thread. This thread is for "tech rumors and innovation". If you want to have pointless pedantic arguments with people, make your own thread for that.

I think transition simply believes there is a certain quality in quantity in bike frames. A lot of riders will never notice their slightly misaligned rear end or put the forces on the bike to really cause an issue. On the other hand they sell a lot of crash replacement frames and honor a lot of warranties. They need to store/ship those extra frames. And a slightly cheaper frame makes that affordable to them and the consumer. I don’t think your average transition rider is looking for the best frame. They are looking to invest in riding culture and to...

I now see what people were warning against in regards to @Dougal - SC...

I have loved vital for its community and often thought about the quality of the discussion compared to how dougal has burnt threads and almost whole sites to the ground other places. When I saw him posting here the other week I kept an open mind, wondering if he’d read the room. I guess it’s his choice and the mods choice. If he wrecks some of my favourite long running threads here, and pushes away amazing contributors like Darren from Push, I’ll be really sad. I can see that impacting the ability for vital to have such great discussions with...

+1 😬

Can we just cut to the chase and pre-emptively ban Dougal? I thought this place was the last safe haven from his bullshit. The schtick of poo-pooing everything on the planet is old as dirt and he ruins every conversation he butts in on. Doogs, you spend an awful lot of time on forums for someone who claims to be so busy. Go farm downvotes somewhere else.

This thread used to be good.

Hot take after consuming all of the US open stuff. They need a vet pro class at all of the races. Make it an exhibition or just for fun. With so many of the legends hanging out / managing teams, I just want to see Sam rip corners and Peaty power wheelie out of every berm. Talk about driving engagement.