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Gotta infiltrate & decimate that club. Sound like they have the best intentions. And that is NEVER a good thing.

really cool #USDH privateer deep-dive from jack rice at snowshoe. interviews in podcast form here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/working-class-usdh-inside-line-mtb-po…

We're having the same issue here. A group is trying to formalize some trails that have been there forever. The landowner is 100% fine them being there as long as he 'doesn't know'. The group trying to make them official will remove his plausable deniability and make him liable so he will have to get rid of them. So dumb.

That’s such bullshit. Less opportunity for Jackson, Finn and Kolb to catch up. Why do they have to mess with the points allocation for the finals? F1 did this a few years back and quickly scrapped the idea. it changes the ‘standing’ of the event. Every World Cup race should be equal in value in a series.

In previous years they added the qualifying points to the final points so the overall number of points up for grabs remained the same. There is no mention of that in the current rules, only a statement of no points scored in qualifying and semi-finals. Unclear if they intend to add the points to the finals points (which they should do, the last race of the season should "weigh" at least as much in the overall standings...).

reports are kade took a digger, bonked head and sat out quali. glad he chose to chill. benoit broken scaphoid...worst news ever.

Ritchie looks to have safely qualified. Strong quali from Chris Grice. Neko on the qualifying bubble currently.... Luca too, but is thankfully protected as rider no. 20.

The derailleur plug-in already exists, but they're so hush-hush about it. Trek and Scott had them on some e-bikes. They apparently have a tiny battery to give you 100 or so shifts in the worst of situations. Dropper is going to require quite a redesign and space is already at a premium at the bottom of a dropper. From what I was told, SRAM went with the Shimano motor mounting pattern for immediate and easy installation onto existing bikes. Makes a lot of sense to flood the market quickly, especially if there's no real issue with the mounting pattern. Ruh-roh...

You may as well get it out, it's just gonna get infected if you don't...

It's BONKERS that GM can feel a 3% difference in stiffness...

...must... resist... juvenile... comment...

is it just me, or is that SRAM motor cover looking seriously unfinished and unrefined? SRAM spends so much time on marketing, graphic design and arguably aesthetics, it just looks like a big old lump of plastic. Atleast shimano put some fake vents in lol.

Galfer disc not-shark. Taken from the vital Insta.

bikes going squish from snowshoe for analysis https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/g-out-project-snowshoe-world-c…

neko's vid about his FEA/data acquisition sessions

No Mudslayer tire coming from Maxxis.

sram powertrain in a nutshell - we tested it on a transition - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/sram-goes-e-biking-eagle-powertrain-d… 90Nm Brose motor tuned by SRAM 680W peak power Two assist modes: Range and Rally 630 & 720Wh battery (integrated or removable options) 250Wh Range Extender sold separately Top tube integrated Bridge Display No handlebar-mounted display or control switch options Display has minimal features. For those who want their ride stats live and on-demand, connecting an ANT+ device is a simple solution Integrated with Transmission and AXS Pod Controllers (at time of launch only bikes with Transmission are available using Powertrain) AXS derailleur powered by battery...

if you are basically approaching the limit of something (like flex/stiffness) as a big guy like Greg, small changes can be noticeable. he may not be quantifying it "this is x% stiffer" but comparatively, "x is stiffer than y".