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swoopswoop Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/8/2026 4:51am Ah yep, that link is goosed. Try this: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/0858… In some sizes the Gen 2 looks fine, but in others the 'Shitting Dog' stance comes through a bit more. Overall I'm a fan of what Privateer and to an extent Airdrop have been doing in terms of making simple, strong, affordable-ish bikes. Just a tricky part of the industry to...
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swoopswoop Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
4/7/2026 4:20am I've heard that Privateer is more or less mothballed at this point, but Hunt Wheels are still on-going. In case anyone wants to dip in, their latest financials are available here. They only cover up to September 2024. While I'm posting, thanks to everyone who contributes to this thread. It's a really interesting read.
Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
10/24/2025 5:16am
Someone tell Leo Kokkonen that the investors at Nobl have no obligation to Evil’s customers so this actually can’t be done
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swoopswoop Added a reply to 2025 World Cup - Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada
10/11/2025 1:44pm It sounds like his leg was so goosed he couldn't even do a warm up, but was just up there to keep the pressure on Goldstone. It was a letdown having the defining moment of the season being some random guy in the start hut, but I don't really begrudge Bruni that. If I'd smoked my leg in practice on...
dantecusolito Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 World Cup - Lake Placid, USA
10/4/2025 7:53am
This morning Jackson, Amaury, Loic, Lachie, Bernie, and Benoit, and all the other fast guys are all doing the gap that Breeden pioneered. Richie cased it and went OTB. He’s been talking to medical for the past 5 mins. Also unrelated, trek is running blacked out maxxis, and Richie is running transmission.
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2supple Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/3/2025 12:41am
Cateye computer sensor, shows top speed
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swoopswoop Added a reply to 2026 Team Rumors
9/17/2025 6:34am With the number of wildcard slots available I don't think many teams are going to be too worried about it? As far as I'm aware in DH every team that's applied for wildcard status has got it? It's only in XC where they had a surplus number of teams, so some didn't make the cut at certain rounds.
swoopswoop Added a reply to AI in MTB Marketing
9/15/2025 6:35am Just to avoid Nukeproof looking like they're associated with this, this is purely a link farm: "The site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program,an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com." The address is 125 Bates Brothers Road, Westerville, OH which is nothing...
swoopswoop Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
9/12/2025 7:07am Ibis released the Oso earlier this year with the Gen 4 Bosch CX motor, just as Bosch released the Gen 5 CX motor. The new Oso was half the price of the previous one, which I doubt would have been the case if it had a current-generation motor in it.
swoopswoop Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
9/11/2025 4:49am I fully get that it's banter. My point was more that I don't buy into the whole "it's not phasing him/he's just letting his riding do the talking." You can see from those clips and the random bits in the 'Bruni Files' video from Andorra that it's personal, which is natural. For the record, I'm here for it. I've followed...
swoopswoop Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
9/10/2025 6:29am I have. Not sure if the time stamp will work, but 1:22:
swoopswoop Added a reply to 2025 Race Talk
9/10/2025 3:09am I'm not sure the "#kryptonite" comment on the post about Bruni pre-Andorra and calling riders like Bruni "old cunts" in the Theo/Monster video is necessarily "letting his riding do all of his talking".
swoopswoop Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
9/5/2025 7:55am Specialized and Accell were the ones banging the "invest invest invest" drum in that article. Specialized's "problems" have been documented here, but Accel haven't escaped unscathed: https://www.bike-eu.com/50513/accell-group-to-close-dutch-factory-and-c…
swoopswoop Added a reply to The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread
9/1/2025 9:54am Part of this is purely down to there being way higher "top tier" product now. To look at drivetrains as one example - these are numbers from last year, but I don't think anything's changed massively: 2017 - SRAM XO1 - £1,005.00 (Corrected for inflation: £1,348.01) 2024 - SRAM XO1 - £1,234.00 2024 - SRAM XO1 Transmission - £1,715.00 So...
swoopswoop Added a reply to Red Bull Hardline 2025
7/24/2025 3:35pm Sounds like he got injured after the last World Cup so can't ride? Jim Monro is out with concussion after getting hit by a rider who crashed off the course. Sounds like Kade is out too. Dropping like flies already and they've barely started!
swoopswoop Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/5/2025 1:34am Is there a plain image of the bars anywhere? I tried finding it on their website but on mobile that thing is a nightmare.
john_likes_bikes Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
6/26/2025 11:38pm
Koozer, now that's a name I like. I don't know much about film cameras, etc. but it looks like Tilta does not F around with product.
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swoopswoop Added a reply to 2024 Red Bull Hardline
5/27/2024 5:28am If it was just on Dave, how come they changed the jump afterwards? When Dave revealed his injuries, other riders commented suggesting there was something up with the jump itself too. It seems he was a bit slow for it but that wasn't the only factor.
noodlenosteeze Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Racing Talk
5/18/2024 4:55am
Just hopped on Fantasy (didn't do 1st round). Just gotta say props to the guys who built up the format on here. Much easier to use system than the other site's fantasy selection.
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic 2024 Racing Talk
5/18/2024 4:54am
In pedal sports where the advantages of fitness & talent are microscopic, I still can't see the motor being an even leveling of the playing field for the elite. Richie is punished in battery-enduro because he has the same "output": motor as his competitor. A woman who is slender can be punished equally. The mopeds have a sweet spot for rider (they should be called jockeys) weight to power ratio. Above or below that threshhold, your competitors quite literally have an easier race. It is quite literally the most unequal sport I can think of.
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