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+1...Not a fan but I'll bet there will be an AI sponsor within the next couple seasons and it'll be integrated into electronic suspension (like they're doing with the Alpinestars airbag systems). Also going to see the pickleball takeover trend being challenged by data centers

Stop using AI for frivolous shit.

The rumor season never disappoints 😂

I’d be surprised to see Finn leave Specialized, particularly with the success he’s having this season. Loic is probably (unless he pulls a Greg) nearing the end of his career so that will open up budget in future years.

I’d give that 0%. They would have to throw a lot of cash that they don’t have to lure him to a team with no established infrastructure and would be a wildcard team.

I raise you Devinci, think it's just a coincidence that we're seeing rumors of a new Wilson?

If his contract is up I could see Norco making a push for him.

Exactly, the argument of "der-in-a-box didn't get traction because The Industry™ won't allow us to have nice things" has been buried side by side with these patents for a long time. Weight is still the main deterrent for massive gearbox adoption IMHO.

Imagining intensifies.

Thanks for your reply. The uncertainty is why I originally posed my question. It would be a shame if they had to cancel the race, but it would be devastating to lose your home, livelihood, pet, or loved one because of a natural disaster. Peace and steady rain to the south of Europe.

Woah, stop stop stop, please, This thread is wild. Yes Les Gets is a long way from Bordeaux, where the fires there are getting the most press. However there are fire's all over the country and surrounding countries of Europe. Yes it does rain a lot in the northern French Alps, but over the past few years the number of strong, violent thunderstorms has increased. These are frequently difficult to forecast and often very localised. Where I now live, often seems to miss the storms, where as friends 20 minutes drive away still get hammered. Even Meteo Suisse struggle to...

in Switzerland, the first farmers bring their cows back to the valley, as there is not enough feed in the mountains due to the drought. So no, the alpes are not immune to drought, some regions of it are.

Don't worry, Les Portes du Soleil are famous for the regular rainfalls even if it is blue sky everywhere else !

the new thick rotors are so much more resistant to heat buildup that I felt my first F1 moment on 220/200mm on my large eeb: depending on the pad and conditions, I was having to drag brake at the start of trails to get the mofos up to temp! Made me feel like Han Solo. A small price to pay for pretty much eliminating brake fade over long runs. Brakes feel solved.

He was just feeling the Assegai for that race. It’s a pretty natural track that doesn’t have the top speed of many World Cup tracks so the benefits of the stability weren’t huge, so it came down to very fine points deciding which tread pattern was going to be best for the track on that day. Both tires would have been fine but there’s something to be said for almost 10 years of experience on a tire vs 1 year if the track neutralizes some of the DHX’s advantages. When I say it does everything the Assegai does that is...

I've seen it thrown around that the DHX can be used anywhere the Assegai is used. I thought Jackson had been swapping between the DHX and HR3 but then I noticed he just won (destroyed) the crankworx race on a Assegai. What about that course made him choose the Assegai over the DHX?

Didn't Hayes buy the patent for the PeteSpeed (horrible name BTW) derailleur-in-a-can variant from Be One and then bury it in a drawer somewhere? I still remember this piece from MBAction https://mbaction.com/hayes-to-market-chain-driven-gearbox-system-oct-5/

Aftermarket hardware to support 32" XC bikes starting to show up: https://shop.radoxx.de/en/Stem-XC-32/StemXC32