the 29er DH-casing Maxxis Assegai tire we got to test is 1320g, almost 3-pounds each. add an insert + the wheel...#notlight : )

alright, NEW update about all the rules. there was confusion in communication. lawlor (who films RAW for us with a special accreditation) is not limited to time lengths. SICK. other "standard" credentialed photo/video people are limited to 3 mins per day. good news for Fort William and future (today's RAW is already in and will be posted after quali results). everyone is trying to protect their product. no hard feelings on our end. we just want to see epic DH racing.

i think technically yes, but they weren't enforced too hard. not sure if anyone noticed, but there were rainbow stripes on the sides of our graphics. was told those stripes had to be removed (hence the ugly blue "WORLD CUP" thing i've done instead now), UCI trademark infringment. super aggro all of a sudden. ben cathro had to re-cut his 10min vlog from yesterday down to 3 minutes. such a shame. it had like 48 seconds of actual riding in it from claudio and finn's POV run. i see wyn tv is 6 mins, so who knows. as long as RAW can run, that's all i care about but it could have been like 5 mins long or more today.