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rockies_alpine Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/12/2025 6:02pm
This has been rumoured for years and I'll believe it when I see it. Calgary has such an affluent and bike rabid population that's underserved and forced to drive to BC. Lift access (other than Winsport) has been rumoured vaporware for years. If not in the mountain parks, then where?? I can't see Sunshine or Lake Louise ever doing it, so it would have to be Castle, Nakiska, or the rotting husk that is Fortress. I'm convinced someone could run a Coast Gravity Park style operation in the Alberta foothills on the right slice of land. Canadian Enduro Series is...
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sweaman22 Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
10/11/2025 4:08pm Missing the pinkbike classic of "lady ridden" 😀
sweaman22 Added a reply to 2025 World Cup - Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada
10/11/2025 3:25pm In the clip above he essentially says his leg is pretty bad. Which, I think, excuses the not dropping in but still weird to miss the podium. Edit. Speculation on pinkbike that it happened whilst he was coming down in the gondola? Still you'd have thought they could have waited...
sweaman22 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/9/2025 6:25pm The bathtub on my patrol is its most annoying feature.
sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/9/2025 7:35am I think ebikes are also going to challenge the bike park business. Not all lifts can take them and why pay for the van style uplift when you have a motor (I'm fascinated to hear that Finale is still uplifting ebikes as I wonder why)
sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/8/2025 3:22pm Agree with Jotegr. No actual knowledge but.... A knowledgeable individual told me that RCR (Resorts of the Canadian Rockies) is best viewed through the lens of a real estate company. I also think summer operations can keep a few key staff employed year round but even then it's a fraction of winter. Presumably bikers also help keep restaurants etc open...
sweaman22 Added a reply to 2025 World Cup - Lake Placid, USA
10/5/2025 12:44pm 1000% They even manage it for road racing which is even more impressive.... Those dubious Swiss institutions (FIFA, IOC, UCI etc) all have to pay for their private jets don't you know....
sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/4/2025 8:09pm Sneaky name change caught me out...... Loved the pod cast.
sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/3/2025 12:37pm My significant other just broke a reserve rim. They sent out a replacement rim and paid the bike shop labor for relacing it so not a whole new wheel. Total time from warranty submission to done was a week.
sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/3/2025 10:17am
Happy two-year anniversary. @jeff.brines got on the horn with @TEAMROBOT and I to discuss what's happened in the bike industry over the last two years. The podcast is below, but I can't thank all of you enough for such an incredible discussion. The knowledge and courtesy in this thread makes me proud to be involved with Vital, and as I say a few times in the podcast, this thread in particular has felt like receiving a free education. We all hope anyone who has lost a bike industry job in the last two years is back on their feet or...
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sweaman22 Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/2/2025 12:52pm Scout is now advertised as a junior frame with nothing bigger than a medium (which is slightly smaller than your modem medium)
dancingwithmyself Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/1/2025 7:38pm
I'm not a weight weenie, I like stuff that doesn't break unless I did something really wrong, and this is a bit off topic, but . . . if we're making a list of problems with lifetime warranties, we should probably also add weight to the list. One of the ways you make lifetime warranties work financially is to overbuild to drive the warranty rate as low as possible. An interesting question is whether a lifetime, original-owner warranty or a 5-year, transferable warranty would create more exposure for the manufacturer. I think I'd bet on the latter. I'd even wonder...
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sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
9/25/2025 2:07pm Do you think the survivors have learnt their lessons??
sweaman22 Added a reply to E-bike talk: not tech rumor derailment
9/9/2025 7:08pm Agreed with Ebruner. I think that rider weight matters even more when you are talking about ebikes especially for females. When you are 130lbs anything the high side of 45 "rides wrong..." or so I'm told. As a percentage change relative to body mass it all matters much more.
sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
9/2/2025 9:55am They must think there's a market though. The Garmin Marq line is another example of selling expensive stuff purely because it's expensive....
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9/1/2025 12:23pm Historically the residuals on high end kids bikes have been better than equivalent adult bikes. The initial barrier to entry is 100% there but I've lost a lot less selling juniors bikes (after 2 years of riding on average) compared to mine or my wife's... Even the raddest kid doesn't wear out parts as fast as an adult. They just...
sweaman22 Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
8/31/2025 3:00pm I sometimes think it's also just a combination of rose tinted classes and not consciously running the numbers. I'm aware inflation is a thing and my grocery bill is now shocking in absolute terms compared to "back in the day" but at the same time I can't quite wrap my head around a $10K bike even if it's better value...
jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
8/29/2025 3:02pm
My pace of writing is not sustainable but with the long weekend coming up, thought some of you may like to read my pricing predictions post. // Substack // Blog In essence, I'm predicting we are in for some serious sticker shock in 2026; thereafter things begin to look a bit rosier.
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sweaman22 Added a reply to What's the best 10-14 liter hydration pack for long days?
8/8/2025 1:57pm This might be harder to find in North America but consider Deuter... I love the Attack range if you need back protection. Tons of well thought out details.
Mwood Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
7/24/2025 7:46pm
Jeff, I really liked this write up and felt it had the right level of depth + data(we need more leaks from big bike companies btw). I like your short quips and added insight to this forum, but this write up really takes the cake for showing what you know vs the average mtb'er. Thanks for taking the time to do the write up and stay sassy.
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