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That makes a lot of sense, I appreciate that. I have been doing this so long I forget sometimes, honestly. I guerrilla marketed One Ghost Industries for the better part of 10 years and never got any flack for it. Different times now and I know I am a bit out of touch. I also don't have a lot of free time to spend in the forums, which sucks all the way around. Two jobs and a family with two younger kids each with an autoimmune disease (on top of my own health issues) makes it difficult. I also haven't...

Please let’s not start that ”it’s too bike park” track talk again, we all know how it went with Poland. Just wait until we see riders riding it.

Hey Jeff, finally read your DJI/Amflow/Avinox post. Great read, and some great research in there. I think what blows me away the most is the 3-5 year outlook. Yes, of course 2026 looks very different for Trek, Specialized, and Giant because of the specs, the watts, the price, and the mega bike launch week that just happened. But even crazier than that is seeing DJI's HQ, reading their current revenue, and knowing that Xi Jinping and his friends are actively supporting capex for Chinese brands like DJI to the tune of billions and trillions. 3-5 years from now, I no...

One interesting move by Avinox is the cross compatibility they have built into the new and old systems..

Honestly, it's hit and miss. Basic Naver registration can get done fairly easily, but to really be able to do anything you normally need a Korean Resident ID and phone with a local carrier. It's all linked together. I'm going to make a broad assumption that purchasing tickets at the event is probably the easiest thing to do. Looking up ticket sales for other races doesn't really bring much up either.

sounds like 5 underutilized support resources to me

Ticket information is up for the race. You're going to ride a shuttle bus to the base of the DH track or take the gondola up and walk down. No word on whether the Rainbow chairlift will be limited to riders/staff. You might have trouble accessing the Naver site or paying, but at least you can see the pricing and some details. https://booking.naver.com/booking/5/bizes/1627853/items/7561984?tab=book

we may or may not have had to buy a super computer to handle all the data.

Not sure where to put this, and frankly a little bummed it's not already on the main page. Laurie Greenland posted a vid about what he's up to and hinted about future projects and sponsors. Stoked for the guy.

Troy 6th vs Henri’s 10th overall in 2025 seems to contradict that thought.

Applause for JVP. Fantastic insights.

One challenge with low volume apparel is amortizing the development cost. Soft goods sometimes cost more to develop than hard goods as it's a ton of labor making patterns, sewing up samples, testing, reworking the protos, repeat this several times, then have the factory make a few pre-production samples to make sure they interpreted your tech pack correctly. You also need to validate for durability (all brands do this, right? RIGHT?). It's as much voodoo as it is hard science, which means lots of back and forth. Yes, we give them CAD files for patterns, but it's still all hand...

Two words: https://youtube.com/shorts/Igh0tNE_s74?si=RBh7OYUVacH_sUSu

This definitely makes sense. Look at Finale - the region sees the economic uplift from rentals, restaurants, hotels, bars, not the trails, which are free to ride. They've done an awesome job of creating a "resort brand" so strong that visitors can but the resort card to get a discount in participating venues and a portion goes back to the trailbuilders. There's definitely a well proven business model if US ski resorts were to replicate it.

Meanwhile in France... Millau regional DH 1: Henri Kiefer 2: Till Alran 3: Loris Vergier 4: Max Alran 5: Loïc Martin 1: Lisa Bouladou 2: Marine Cabirou 3: Myriam Nicole 4: Vicky Clavel 5: Siel Van Der Velden Please watch out for crossing animals... The bike/deer certain death moment has been removed