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Can't wait to listen. Matt and Steve are always a great listen. Matt said his "race craft was REAL rusty," so I'm obviously excited to listen to and savor his suffering, mistakes, and foibles.

I've got some 686 Everywhere pants that are my go to for trail work, camping or riding. They are not as cheap as some non-bike specific alternatives (~110 usd iirc) but they are honestly pretty amazing for all rounders. Great for trips where I am going to be riding and prioritize clothing that can be dual use, without looking like a bike dork when I don't want to.

No, look at the bridge with the topology optimized arch. Finally a damper that "sits higher in the travel", never heard of that before. Probably should end up at full lockout with how many times the iterations sat higher in the travel than the ones before

Have you completely given up trying to genuinely contribute in these forums? I haven’t seen a post in weeks that has a positive connotation or actually adds to the conversation. Please don’t turn this place into a pinkbike comment section.

Guy with "middle eastern" background here, lets go back to mtb rumors...

I thought Ari was announced last week as the frame sponsor for Hard MTB League?

I’m being sarcastic because most the women in my family would find a documentary featuring athletes discussing “menstruation and body image” more insulting than inspiring. It’s a sarcastic comment that didn’t come across well at all in text. I get for as many women in the “don’t define me by my gender” camp there are plenty in the celebrate my gender and body camp. And again I’m pretty hopeful they’ll actually do a good job with it and it will not be patronizing. i apologize my comment came across so poorly.

I miss the days of Swiss neutrality...

race talk forum lurkers get it before it's public - 17 Questions with Loic Bruni Questions asked 0:00 - Who would win in a fight between you, Amaury Pierron and Jackson Goldstone? 0:50 - Do you ever go to World Cup after parties? If yes, tell us your favorite post-race story. If no, why don't you like to have fun? 1:54 - Does your mechanic Jack get enough credit for how much he helps with the bike and suspension setup? 3:02 - How many on-track line spotters do you have? (Spoiler, Nico Vouilloz will be one in 2026!) 4:14 -...

The Alrans quietly enter the chat

The Mille negs are shit. Crashes all the time? This was her first broken bone. A clavicle. Amaury jacked his and was racing soon thereafter. I can’t think of any of the top female DH racers from last year that haven’t spent significant time off of the bike recovering. Tahne, Miriam, Camille, Anna, Marine, Jess, etc. Jackson skrewed himself up in ‘24, Ronan in ‘25. Don’t invite them back? ”Read the Room” is the operative phrase here.

I was just commenting on how it was fairly clear that WBD hadn't made a clear and targeted effort to delete the RB brand from WCs over the last 3 seasons. While I agree with some of your other points and disagree with others. The one thing that is clear is that many older MTBers or more seasoned WC fans want things that are somewhat mutually exclusive and/or contrary to what people claimed to want during the UCI/RBTV era. For example; Sport needs outside sponsors but also must remain totally "core". DH needs new venues and tracks - but when...

More or less the same (upgrade on the cheekbone instead of the arm), except that over here we're not complete asses to people with a different government setup neither are we jealous of them...

Hi, long time WC media guy here (14 years long).. I'm also very curious to hear some names and facts about this from you But in the meantime let me share some of my own. Each team is allowed to register photographers and videographers (each team then receives a set number of photo and video bibs for the season). if someone doesnt work for a team they can register as independent media once they have letters of assignment from a verified media outlet. there are little to no restrictions as to what can be shot/posted. This hasnt changed since the...

Hill to Frameworks

Fine if you feel that way, but I try to ask for riders opinions on the current state of the sport and also anything happening inside so people from the outside can learn more, Finns response was great and a lot people enjoyed his opinions. I interview riders who are doing well in the race, on race day my video is to tell the story of the race. I can't make a judgement on a case where no one actually knows the full story, and we never will it seems, so until then I will interview the riders who performed...

yeah man they will just dust off a Stab deluxe from the Kona museum floor, some JNCO jeans and a discman with P.O.D's greatest hits (Alive on repeat) take these with you bro

Hey there Vital friend. Sorry for my bad tone last night. It’s cool of you to say that. I’m a dad, and Greenland’s story is close to my heart, so I overreacted when I wrote my post. This very good little film is why I know about Laurie’s struggles growing up. The Anthill guys made it, and it’s a great watch. ✌🏻

All good, mate. Thanks for the info about Laurie, i really didn`t know this point about him. Have a good day!

E-bikes were the death of enduro, no one’s buying the bikes anymore so the industry won’t hold it up. Question is will the same happen to dh bikes and racing, I honestly think it will, but will be more than happy to be wrong