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So is this the thing now because of the internet? Sports betting EVERYWHERE you look? Can't watch a damn hockey game without seeing betting ads every 90 seconds. I miss when it was basically just Carls Jr ads..........

Another thing that people don't understand- if something gets leaked before bike shops know whats coming, they can have lots of product on the floor that lose considerable value as soon as a photo is posted, as everyone will want to wait for the newnew or expect discounts. It's already hard being a bike shop owner, and some of this deleting is actually best for the industry in the long run. heavily influenced by Escapee Collectives discussions on this topic and embargos

so good to see gwin get a win again.

We talk about the tech and the rumors until there is new tech and rumors to talk about. I don’t understand what you haters are getting confused about. Thread derailleurs are part of the game, baby.

i followed dante, neko and luca around at windrock to see how their bike settings changed throughout the weekend.

Is this the cue to start the 2026 team rumors thread?

In all seriousness, I booked a month in Golden for this summer long before the cheeto was elected and am now worried it'll be tough to distinguish us good yanks from the idiots in support of the 51st state bs or any other stupid propaganda along those lines. I had such a fantastic experience there last year - the community and people are awesome, trails are unmatched, and I like Canadian food more than US. We got some "I didn't vote for trump" magnets for our cars, are planning on jumping on any dig day opportunities, and buying 100% local...

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haha you are right and I am sorry, I didn't mean to derail the thread so much. All I really wanted to do was defend Enduro as I agree with a lot that has been said above, it's mainly a perception issue, so I am trying to shift perception and bring some positivity into the discipline. That was the reason for the Jack/Sram comment and trying to make it less about Sram pulling Enduro funding, and also the Chris Ball comment, which did not go over well, but that one I'll accept and I will keep trying with him. I'll...

Excellent points. Up until maybe 10 years ago, you could find RST products in local bike brands of third world countries (I'm speaking from experience here, I'm Argentinian). Then, SunTour started to gain market share. These days most entry/supermarket bikes have unbranded or same-brand-as-the-bike forks, mostly AliExpress basic stuff. Still, RST seems to be big in the APAC area, and in some way, in Brazil. You have to understand there's no way for a guy with a basic income of less than 250 USD to get the kind of money necessary to buy a brand new Fox 40 or Rockshox...

here's how nasty it was for the ams! BRUTAL

is 3 weeks paid leave alot in the US? 4 weeks min in NZ, I get 5 weeks of must use* + 5 days rollable/cashable, I have no School Qualy's But i make Nearly that equivalent(125kUSD) Factory floor worker when i started on decent income but 8 years later Im lead advisor/Production ( + a team i lead that They made recently called 'FTR' meaning future) The company started looking at employee's for ideas and rewarded with PAL or Fast tracked promotion(had lots of *** next to it) I had several idea's and They loved them, was asked to lead...

It's clearly to change bar flex characteristics mid-run. Maybe if you were an elite athlete like the rest of us here, you'd understand these things.

I want to know what this is for and why I didn't think of it.

The other place has this wild design (3D printed steel) I get the point is an engineering exercise, not bringing a product to market, but man the torque on those pivots, wild internal leverage ratios

https://www.instagram.com/lagunabeachbikepark?igsh=ZG5xMGZkZ3p1ODAw

Arkansas offers a bunch of incentives for people to move there and it’s also easier for companies to sell in Walmart if they have a store in Bentonville… (highly doubt a higher end direct to consumer bike brand is looking to sell in Walmart though haha) plus the Walton’s have been dumping tons of money into the bike industry, which shouldn’t be taken as a bad thing.. yes, they are not just doing it out of charity and are going to be trying to profit from their investment; however, they’re doing a lot of things that normal industry players never...

to quote matt walker in his bike check video - "if the rider isn't happy, but the data looks good, you're not going to go fast." if data were the end-all-be-all for bike design, there'd be a single bike design out there, wouldn't there? to say data X is better than data Y may be nice in a lab, but it could go out the window when dirt changes or rain falls or a rider is more forward-biased or heavier tires are used or [insert infinite variables because mountain biking is awesome].

T Mac just announced he's riding for Ari Bikes on his Youtube channel.