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Me going between this thread and the OG Tech Rumors and Innovation thread...

Spomer: Closes tech rumors thread to encourage creation of new forum posts for individual topics VitalMTB community:

As I get older, I’ve come to really appreciate “culture” as a larger driving force than we tend to acknowledge. You can grab attention fast with a stunt, but lasting viewership takes time, many decades, for the underlying culture to mature. It has little to do with broadcast length, equipment, or announcers. Those things help add iterative improvement to what exists, but for mountain biking to become truly mainstream, the only real solution is time. Remember, people spend countless hours watching golf, baseball, the Tour de France, and plenty of other sports that can seem “boring” at first glance. The...

I thought it was very brave of Ebruner to be vulnerable and share how many bikes he and his wife have. It can be tough to come clean. We’re all active or recovering bikes addicts here, and this is supposed to be a supportive community for recovery. Or enabling rationalizations and fostering codependency, if that’s what you’re looking for. Both, really. JUDGEMENT FREE SPACE

5 bikes between wife and I, and yes I agree with every word this guy says. All my rear wheels are 148 boost axles, makes it easy when.... 1. One needs to be trued/serviced 2. Rim cracks at the bikepark 3. Biking trips I just bring an extra ready to go rear wheel I will also likely never own anything superboost, and if I get a DH bike I'll find one that's on 148 (frameworks/forbidden etc.)

I mentioned a few pages back that some dude made some assinine comments and got shut down hard. Since then he's been downvoting everything he reads. If I could ban him I would but he'd just start a new membership like he's done already. #Asslife.

It's live—US Open race coverage from the Gravity Co-op! As always, so much gratitude to everyone who puts these shows together. I can only imagine turning these around is a massive lift, but they play a huge role in growing #USDH. Enjoy everyone!

Love when a 3 min "track preview" video is a few still shots of the course and some dude talking at the lens for 1.5 elapsed minutes time.

I've been around the competitive side of mountain bikes for over 20 years and have seen this comparison made from the moment I started paying attention to TV coverage. Here is what seems to most commonly be missed... Fan Base Demographics: One thing we tend to miss in our very small niche of the sporting community is how strange of a group we really are. We're not just fans of the sport, but we all are hugely into participating in the sport. Most other sports do not have this element, where the entire fanbase are also "athletes" themselves. Sure, you...

Thanks Sspomer, Has anyone noticed a real change recently from open mindedly discussing/presenting rumours and innovations, to endless posts about "opinions as facts" on the topics? Maybe its just me, but I felt like this thread used to be more open to ideas, and just seeing cool things, and I'd like a return to that. These new things arent for everyone, and not every product is meant to be the perfect fit for everyone, which is friggin great, we should want diversity in the marketplace, shouldnt we? I feel like we have strayed from that recently.....

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I love lining up and seeing what others are rocking. From single speed hardtails to dh rigs with droppers slapped on. It’s run what ya brung. To me that is what enduro is all about.

I’ll wash a Percocet down with a Tecate right now. I am willing. Willing to go the extra mile. I am. Pro.

After reaching out to Transition we can confirm that the Ostgaards are indeed off Transition.