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The real fix for headset routing is no headset routing.

If belts had more efficiency at over 150 watts, we'd almost certainly see them at the TdF. I certainly don't maintain over 150 watts when pedaling my bike. There is a member over at MTB.com, NurseBen, and like all of us he has some pretty specific beliefs about what will and won't work on his bikes. First, he wanted a gearbox with a belt, as he is a long-term fit mountain biker and wasn't concerned about a few watts. Mud kept packing up on his belt and the bike was throwing belts. I also think it kept squeaking. So, then...

The common thread in all of this is the name you keep dropping, and the one that has disappeared from our lexicon: WBD and UCI. WBD is a for profit organization, they're going to try to make profit from things they spend money on. The problem is that the UCI sold DHMTB broadcast rights during a bubble as a money maker to WBD, but in reality, it was already a stone with not a lot of blood (profit) left to be squeezed from it, and certainly not the legs to become some F1 scale thing (and if you've watched much...

Whole lotta talk about crab bikes without naming the bikes by their one true name…

Finally, with sunglass ports, I rule out any helmet without them. Hoping the Smith Forefront 3 will be released soon.

A bit of shameless promotion, but hopefully it's relevant. I just put out a podcast episode where me and Alan Milway chat through all the 2025 team moves (confirmed and rumoured). Hopefully it's an interesting watch/listen. https://youtu.be/Mu0JAhGceB8 or https://www.downtimepodcast.com/team-moves-2025/ Clearly this forum gets a mention! Thanks to everyone here who keeps the rumour fire burning, I personally love it!

Tbf I dunno if the UCI/ESO/Discovery+/whatever they are called like BK, he's talked a lot of shit, stopped filming race runs in protest and doesn't even run GoPro anymore (a key sponsor of the world cups), I was thinking earlier if Pivot would do a continental series instead of world cups but #1 Bernard would probably walk it if not be top 5 each round and #2 pivot ain't gonna spend hundreds of thousands on a proto and new bike for BK for him to race 2nd tier races and #3 pivot still have Ryan Griffith, Ed Masters, Jenna Hastings...

race TALK forum - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/2025-race-talk?page=14

There's no reality where Rachel Atherton doesn't get to race with the exception of something like not getting her paperwork done in time. If it's known she wants to go between the tape, her team is either an instant lock for a wildcard entry or GB is putting her in. No question.