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After watching the recap from day one, it looks like Rudeau switched to a 36, so I guess the answer is that he we wanted a little less travel and a lighter fork. I can’t post the screenshot I took for some reason but you can see it pretty clearly at 14:45 in the recap video. On another note, I’ve been really encouraged by the coverage so far this year! The practice highlights, and particularly the day one recap with interviews at the end of the day, feel like they do a much better job of capturing the vibe of...

Kudos to irish legend Greg Callaghan. He is the only rider still compiting that was on the first ever race back in May 2013 in Punta Ala. At the end of past year he was also the one with most races finished on EWS/EDR history. Isabeau was close and now that she is not racing, Greg stands alone as the one that has seen "all". Good to see him on top

richie will probably just pedal his DH bike from EDR #1 to poland 🤣

I spent more time than I would like to admit trying to fix my shifting. It would shift fine for some of the cassette but some gears I couldn't get to work right no matter how i adjusted. i even replaced a derailleur hanger. Turns out i routed the cable of my shimano derailleur backwards.

My best dumb wrenching move came from being too clever. I run 203mm rotors, and last summer I kept going back and forth between running a Lyrik and Zeb on the front of one of my bikes. The Zeb is 200mm native post mount so it needs just spacers for 203 rotors, and the Lyrik is 180mm native post mount. Well, I started out running an old 20mm adapter on the Lyrik with the spacers. At some point I got a 23mm post mount adapter for it so I wouldn't need to fiddle with the little spacers. I used it...

2 things, IMO the two can be done and its bullsh1t we accept it whether People are aware of it or not. 1, No faff brakes, Please can we just have brakes we can install, bleed via cup and/or via hope/automotive method but without having to mess with cycling pistons etc, dont give me "my shimanos dont give me any problems" dont bs, you dont ride them hard enough then. (i asked a shimano sponsored rider about brakes: "we HAVE to ride these, they are a team sponsor") no bs hard aligning, balancing and all that crap - brakes that...

First round of the ewsdr or whatever they are callling it this year next weekend and the course map has been released. Around 100km and 3100m of climbing over 2 days so looks like they are going back to bigger days out again.

specialized gravity finally gets some female talent - rosa marie jensen now on the squad, bumped up from Gen-S ROSA MARIE JENSEN JOINS SPECIALIZED GRAVITY : Since its inception in 2022, Generation Specialized (Gen-S) has been developing and nurturing young talent. As the development team for Specialized Gravity, the focus of Gen-S is to allow young riders to grow and develop, ultimately with the aim to graduate to the World Series team, Specialized Gravity. We are proud to announce that Rosa Marie Jensen, the young Danish talent who has been growing through Gen-S, will be stepping up to Specialized Gravity...

I'm happy to report Asa is being well compensated, at a level equal to his talent and future. Despite choices aplenty, Asa decided to stay with a team capable of fully taking care of him, but also one whose business dealings have been genuine and transparent. Asa's a bright kid, but to assume he was not properly represented and took advise, especially as one of the most branded athletes in the sport is a bit dramatic. No money nor opportunity left on the table. Opportunity: Taz, Wales...Rampage? Who gets that? Money: Private for obvious reasons, but he's making more at...

DHaRCO is the team gear sponsor just like Fox is a sponsor of the Frameworks team. I don't believe that any of the riders on either team have personal gear deals. The only team in MTB that had the riders having individual gear deals was the Syndicate prior to Fox sponsoring the whole team a few years back. While Neko may not have been the top dog, he did have a fairly successful career riding for some of the top teams in our sport. His has said his goal with the team was to give his riders the things he...