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VandR Added a comment about feature Vital Downhill Fantasy Pre-Race Show - Fort William
4/30/2024 7:34am
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VandR Added a comment about feature RACE REPORT - Monster Energy #1 Pro Downhill at Rock Creek
4/10/2024 7:33am
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Faster Than U Liked a comment about Feature RACE REPORT - Monster Energy #1 Pro Downhill at Rock Creek
4/10/2024 7:32am Are they going to have a race replay on YouTube? And why have the post race press conference before showing the race. Kind of a spoiler. I’ve intentionally been trying to not see the results so I can just watch the replay, but of course I’ve already been spoiled on the men’s race winner!
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JackRice Liked a comment about Feature RACE REPORT - Monster Energy #1 Pro Downhill at Rock Creek
4/10/2024 7:32am the replay is quite an undertaking, but it will be out any minute now + it being the first race there were some growing pains with timing and things of that nature b ut in the future they will come out on the same day or we will be first unfortunately for you I'm afraid. Sponsors, teams, and fans, want us to have this out as soon as possible. Not to say that won't change in the future. Hope you can understand and appreciate the undertaking for media and staff for the first race of a brand new season. Just...
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JackRice Liked a comment about Feature RACE REPORT - Monster Energy #1 Pro Downhill at Rock Creek
4/10/2024 7:32am valid complaint. I think the excitement of us having the first press conference on this side of the pond may have overtaken our judgment and wanted to get it out ASAP because all parties were so pumped on it. but makes perfect sense.
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VandR Added a reply to 2024 TEAM RUMORS
3/22/2024 4:54pm Everyone can agree that last fall into early this spring was super nutty bonkers crazy from the standpoint of both racers and sponsors. There were challenges around timing for everyone and yeah it looks a bit weird. But it was a very weird silly season and now it just is what it is. Time to get pumped for '24. Windrock...
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3/21/2024 5:07pm We can't speak for Aletha and Taylor (aka The Ostgaards), but we did get an ok from them to post here on this topic. V+R's best understanding is that Aletha chose to leave TFR for different opportunities and TFR chose to end Taylor's contract. Events appeared to have happened in that order. V+R Racing will be the podium hat sponsor...
Javigutz Liked a reply to forum topic If You Could Change One Current MTB Standard...
1/30/2024 3:15pm
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BergMann Liked a reply to forum topic If You Could Change One Current MTB Standard...
1/30/2024 3:15pm Uhm, except you have it bass-ackwards: Imperial nation SRAM uses 200mm and Metric nation Shimano uses 203mm (which I have never once seen labeled/marketed as "8-inch" rotors). Afraid you've got the wrong conspiracy: it's not nation states, it's capitalism: Shimano wants to lock consumers into their system and prevent cross-compatibility w/ SRAM et. al. wherever possible. Need more evidence? Spend a little time reading up on cable-pull ratios w/ shifters & derailleurs. Shimano started playing those games to stick it to Campy at the dawn of indexed shifting.
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Maxipedia Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Racing and Outside-of-the-Industry Money/Sponsorship
1/24/2024 1:26pm i would like to point out that before Mercedes happened in the 2010's, there was a Mercedes Benz Marin MTB racing team circa 1998 with British racers such as James Allaway and Dave Hemming. We also had: Volvo Cannondale, Schwinn Toyota, Trek Volkswagen, Ford Kona, Gary Fisher Subaru, Subaru on Mountain Dew Specialized, BMW Proflex, Klein Catera, Chevy Trucks on Team GT, Wiesmann Roadster on Nicolai made bikes and so on and so forth. The World Cup was also sponsored by German electronic maker Grundig in its beginnings, then by Diesel and then famously by Rocky Roads, thanks to the...
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VandR Added a reply to MTB Racing and Outside-of-the-Industry Money/Sponsorship
1/24/2024 1:14pm I'm going to obviously say that outside money is useful/important/beneficial. ( https://www.instagram.com/vandr_racing/) V+R was created to specifically address a big gap in the sponsorship world, specifically financial support for junior women. We can't speak for our riders, but it seems to have made a difference. I would love to see more outside the industry sponsorship.
VandR Added a comment about feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2024
1/8/2024 3:58pm Eh, a jokey, tongue in cheek comment since the lower runs are a rainy mudfest. I hear upper runs are nice though.
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VandR Added a comment about feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2024
1/2/2024 4:51pm From what I've heard about the new Fitzsimmons lift, 5 person chairs that also hold bikes are in. The singles line is gonna scream this season. (My understanding is that the chair holds 8 people, but only 5 bikes.Someone correct me here.)
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VandR Added a comment about feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2024
1/2/2024 4:48pm
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NoahColorado Liked a comment about Feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2024
1/2/2024 4:41pm In: - 30 lb. everyday bikes - Good brakes - Technical trails - Downhill bikes - Fast shifting - Long rides - Non-traditional racing formats - Durability - Burritos Out: - Heavy tire inserts - Pit Vipers and jorts - Loud bikes - Putt-putt style trail development - Tires that aren’t black, components that are black - Mixed wheels for anything but gravity - Tall rim profiles - Tacos
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1/1/2024 11:59am
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Eoin Liked a comment about Feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2024
1/1/2024 11:59am Mostly onboard except for big ass riding glasses! The bigger the better, in fact make them so big they work with my full face please! (Especially as I need corrective lenses) What's in for 2024 and forever: 1) Vital raw, copied by every other outlet, but the original is still head a shoulders above the rest. 2)Vital b team podcast so long as you get Dak to continue
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ryan_daugherty Liked a comment about Feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2024
1/1/2024 11:55am Dude YouTube influencers, get out of here. YouTube keeps recommending the Loam Ranger to me and I find his stuff insufferable. He’s probably a nice guy but his video contents are super cheesy.
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VandR Added a comment about feature What's In / What's Out - Mountain Biking in 2024
1/1/2024 11:58am What's Also In: -) Windrock -) Building a jump in your backyard -) Using a ebike in place of shuttling so everyone gets to ride instead of one poor sod having to drive the truck each run -) US Open payouts -) Drinking coffee black -) Vital forums What's Also out: -) The ten rider limit for the women's elite field -) YouTube bike influencer vids -) Snowshoe World Cup -) Whistler for skiing -) Lattes -) PB forums
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