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not in september.

Sedona if you want to do pedaling.

Bootleg canyon if you want to ride some gnar

It's more pedal oriented but St George / Hurricane has plenty of trail options. All of the Mesa's. Shouldn't be too hot?? (Only visited those places in the spring)

Damn I was just about to recommend Richfield, sucks about the fire.

Mammoth is probably your best bet. Also Big Bear. I wanted to suggest Richfield UT shuttles, weather-permitting, but it seems the trail area is out due to a large fire...

I'd check out deer valley and brian head in Utah. Likely possible to hit them both in one trip since deer valley is open daily in the first week of september iirc Deer valley is more polished and has more variety but brian head is a bit of a gem if you like chunky trails.

Rampage.

I think e-bikes need to fit in to this somehow? Everyone in the industry says that eebs are the bikes that people buy instead of enduro bikes these days. If you want new riders coming up, they’re probably riding an eMTB right now! Even more so in the next few years…

A few things I'd like to add: I called it 4 years ago: https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/Is-the-EWS-dead,11520 The downturn - Media coverage of enduro: I was a big fan of the slideshows but I remember sspoomer saying that the viewing numbers were coninually dropping back then and didn't justify putting in the effort. It appears just Videos for the Tiktok-generation nowadays pay the bills. We are in a tiny bubble here, so forget "media coverage of enduro racing". It either happens on it's own or it doesn't. There is no concept: it all evolved from independent, local races to regional and national series...

I thought 2015 Crested Butte was 3 days but I cant remember anymore. Is crankworks really going to be much better? I thought that series was kind of on a downward trajectory. Aren't they going to have a lot of the same issues everyone's complaining about, the same venues and at bike parks? I have been following EDR much more than CWX events other than 1199 DH.

Posted this before, posting again... The old EWS points and event qualifier structure was a great example of a transparent, feasible ladder for talented and motivated riders to climb into the elite field. EWS points were earned at sanctioned local, regional and national level events each with their own points tier and value table. I remember on the website from 2018-2020 there were pages and pages of races you could earn points. An EWS license was about 30USD to get an account and start earning. It seemed that race organizers were welcomed with fair terms to have their races sanctioned...

The problem with the Trans races is that they exist more as a "vacation" showpiece than a real race. Not saying racing doesn't happen, but they are also designed to be an excuse for people to ride like hooligans in cool places for fun. I worry making them a part of some EWS title would not only limit people's ability to participate, but also change the overall vibe of these events in a negative way. That being said, events like the Squamish enduro are PRIME candidates to be incorporated into an overall series, and could be a prime model for...

Rhapsodic news.

Cool! Seems like a lot of potential here! I wonder if it would be possible to include any of the big Trans style races and a Megavalanche style race as well, or if it makes sense to do so. What was the longest enduro back in the EWS days? Madeira? 5 days of racing? These things don't lend themselves well to live coverage but I don't think thats the point. The Trans Madeira seems to be economically viable and it is such a cool experience I'd love to do it again while the big dogs were racing as well. I'd...

You called it quite nicely there with option 2, Crankworks.

As a huge fan of enduro and DH, and not the uci, This news has all the fixings for a forum debate on what it takes to build a successful bike race series. And that debate always leads to one set of answers…. 1. some people with passion, and a lot of time and cash to burn 2. Crankworx 3. Red Bull or monster energy And Everytime we have this lovely talk it ends at, Red Bull flutag is still a thing so maybe there’s a chance.

The UCI does not organise races. It's the governing body, corrupt? potentially yes, but enduro's early glory years were before the UCI had anything to do with it. Hence doping claims from when a sport is less regulated. I'm curious to see what happens. How do events and riders get funding for a world wide series if the big brands have no interest. Big brands can't even run XC teams which have huge viewership numbers. Cannondale, and Pon above them making business decisions. Chris Ball talked of feeder series for DH. It's easy to talk and sound good, and easier...