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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:40pm
Yep, @jeff.brines wrote a whole post about it 👆
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Fantaman Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:40pm
https://www.digitec.ch/en/page/gopro-faces-bankruptcy-42842 Things are not going well over at GoPro the company is losing money with less demand on sales on GoPro action camera's, Bankruptcy could happen with in the next 12 month's.
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:40pm
I know I’m probably in the minority around here in saying I look up to Marc, and I’d be happy to defend that view in the right setting. This isn’t that setting. I don’t think he’s god’s gift, and I don’t think you have to like everything someone says or does to respect what they’ve built or how they think. No two ways about it, Marc is undeniably an important entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and a16z is one of the most influential firms in the world. They are doing to venture capital what Blackstone or Apollo did to private equity...
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:39pm
Seriously, people have expressed concern over handing over their data to a Chinese company like Avinox but if you sync your phone to anything to do with Marc Andreessen (a16z) you might as well be giving it directly to the CIA. He’s not exactly shy about it
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:37pm
Translation: drone warfare is popping off and we want in on that bag 💰💰💰
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:37pm
The American answer to DJI (sort of) https://www.a16z.news/p/why-we-founded-westmag
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pamtbr Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:37pm
Unfortunate to see a quality distributor find themselves in too deep and have to go down this path. They had a number of premium brands and, by all accounts, did some pretty heavy lifting on the marketing front, which can't be said of all distributors. Losing Cannondale and Enve certainly didn't help matters, but I would also guess Castelli and TLD (premium clothing) were a drag, and brands like Pivot and King likely carry some heavy inventory dollar/pounds. I don't know about the UK, but Silca is always on sale here, so likely some margin pressure for a distributor, and...
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Chris_Makin Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:36pm
Came here to post this! Real shame, I used to order stuff from them via my lbs - always arrived super quick, great cust service whenever anything went wrong. Fingers crossed this wont impact Nukeproof Axess Racing - they seemed to have pretty close ties with them and some of their brands.
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Poleczechy Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:36pm
Watching the footage back I filmed in 2011-2012 with my Hero2 was enough to make me decide to never buy another action cam.
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:36pm
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Ginger_SPICE Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:34pm
Old habits die hard.
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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:34pm
Or at least not share everything?
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dancingwithmyself Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:34pm
I see little bit of this concept from the periphery. To reiterate what Jeff said, someone uttering the words "going concern" is akin to saying "cancer." If it's worth verbalizing the fact the entity might not be a "going concern," it ain't good - regardless what "stage" the problem is in. Less nerdy people could think of it like this: if a bike is so clapped out that it isn't really rideable and the best thing for the owner to do is part it out and get whatever they can for the parts that still work and have value, the...
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jeff.brines Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:34pm
Dibs on the "Be Hawk Tuah or Be Nothing" tee shirt.
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:33pm
The Pope reads Vitalmtb forums confirmed
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pinkrobe Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

6/4/2026 10:33pm
This is why I probably won't ever buy a complete e-bike - I want to slap on a bunch of CUES parts, coil suspension plus DH wheels and tires, so a bare/minimal frame makes much more sense. I see no reason to drop $15k on a carbon bike with XTR/XX/Factory/Ultimate when I'll be stripping those parts off for something more practical and less expensive.
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Plenty more hydraulic quick connect options on the way!
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63expert Liked a reply to forum topic NEW BIKE - Norco Torrent DH Bike Details & Discussion

6/4/2026 9:33pm
Anyone tried these? ZENO
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic NEW BIKE - Norco Torrent DH Bike Details & Discussion

6/4/2026 9:32pm
In the 2000's we all took our trail bikes to Nationals. Not because we thought we'd ride them. But because we ran uncut brake lines on them & could rob them of parts in a must have scenario. Still can't believe bikes do something that stupid.
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