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"WOW, even my DH bike is lighter than your Enduro/trail bike" Right before That happens.

Gravel bikes has become too wide of a category of bikes, what we need is subcategories! The downgravel, the enduravel, the graero...

Not technically a mountain bike tech rumor, but it's very funny to listen to gravel riders insist they aren't just reinventing 1990s mountain bikes and then see product releases like this... https://www.bikeradar.com/news/rockshoxs-rudy-xl-gravel-fork 60mm of travel and clearance for 2.25" tires. This thing would have crushed the NORBA XC circuit. All it's missing is some stanchion boots.

From the boys at OTB podcast - Vali might turn up at North American races on a Commencal. Sounds like she may have already signed to Commencal Les Orres. Makes a ton of sense given Cecile & SRAM connections as well.

Great. So all we need is for the sneaky guys who have never done the right thing to be transparent and responsible and do the right thing!

I'm holding out for Halfords to resurrect their DH team, sign Vali and have her racing 2026 on a rebadged Intense, preferably in a PVC gimp-suit. 🤣

Not very original, i'll give him 76/100

From the Claw!

Maples on Frameworks is a fairly good guess I would think but I wonder how much Neko had spend to get Asa signed up for a another 3 years . Might be that he replace Angel suarez with Maples , Angel seems to be one of the unluckiest riders out there with injuries and just not quite getting the results his talent deserves. As for Dak I'm sure if he's off Mondraker he'll have no problem finding a ride but if all the YT riders are after teams as well , there might not be too many fully factory supported...

Can we officially rename this thread to "The Derailleur"?

I don't think I've seen anything to indicate "fake" stoke. For the most part, most riders seem to be excited for each other. Except Jordan Williams. I don't think I've ever seen him look happy, even if he's on the podium.

I can confirm Jackson was genuinely happy to win the World Championship

I think it beeped when it should have booped.

pinkbike (did the vital break yet?)

This other site, that happens here too, is such a weird thing. We're not talking about Voldermort...

I wonder how many people freaked out when Kaz said something to the effect of, "It's funny when people in the chat refer to Vital as the other site.. Like you can't say their name here.. We don't care if you visit more than one site. In fact, you should. Get another opinion before spending your money..." This was on the podcast within the last few weeks.

The 13-14 year age difference aside, the really problematic part for me is the fact that he was/is still her boss, and that relationship began when she was a teenager. If he was her teacher or coach at school and they started dating shortly after she graduated people would be up in arms. How is this any different?

A $20,000 electric bowling ball. Don’t ever change Specialized…