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holy CRAP!! this dude gets it!! somebody get him a medal! This is what I've been trying to say but worded way better in way fewer sentences!

They should just make dh bikes dropper post compatible and have provision for a water bottle then call them hyper Enduro bikes. Problem solved

Back to the Alex Fayolle announcement: Didn't he announce this at the start of the season? It made for biggish news on the french forums as it was a really emotional announcement, where he talked about having "stolen" his win in Lourdes. Effectively implying that winning a WC round was the worst thing to happen in his career...

It’s simple and obvious. Should have been a DQ props to Bernard for speaking publicly what most of the other TM’s agreed on privately too (within official protest period too) On the flip side of this great to see Angel riding so well and making such a good comeback.

Switchable damping modes?

I’ll jump in to get to page 4. I’ve always interpreted it as you can’t touch the outside of the base of the poles. So like in the lenzerheide cathrovision I think riders could bunny hop fully inside the pole if they clear it. I think a “line” is drawn from one pole to the next and if you cross the line, you must cross back over before the next pole. I agree it sucks for angel, but I don’t see how they don’t dq him after so many other racers have had very similar things happen.

On top of that, I believe UCI got the fees but the organizer pays the prize money (https://fr.uci.ch/docs/default-source/bidding-guides/2018_uci_mtb_wcup_…) That really reveals how much UCI loves DH, I can clearly picture UCI as old corrupt uncle scrooge screaming "me me me money me"

If they fix the prize money I think teams wouldn’t mind the occasional double header

I hear Hart is being hired onto Gwin's team as they are lacking a top 10 capable rider.

Clearly outside the pole (course) and certainly Did Not return between same poles. Time to "man up" and call a DQ on himself.

Yes, they DQ'ed the goat at Monte Saint Anne and Tahnee in Leogang for similar off's.

a rider's intention is never a deciding factor. this would be a dq in a slalom run for sure.

The only word my brain can fit into that blurred box is Formula, but wouldn't have thought they would introduce a cheap oe model

we totally got the point, BUT some dude from Switzerland wrote "the team manager of ms has personaly wanted danny back. He needs someone to put pressure on laury to finaly start winning more frequently" and we simply want to state that this is not the case. It's one thing to do some random guessing and share speculations, but another thing to make a bad joke on the back of riders.

we totally got the point, BUT some dude from Switzerland wrote "the team manager of ms has personaly wanted danny back. He needs someone to put pressure on laury to finaly start winning more frequently" and we simply want to state that this is not the case. It's one thing to do some random guessing and share speculations, but another thing to make a bad joke on the back of riders.

flex stays, interesting

spy shot of the norco shore we've been testing

Hi Vital Forum peoples, This is not Vital's fault what so ever, we have ask them to take it down. The info out was not images of bikes but mock up CAD images which honestly as just shit with loads of incorrect details. These files are only ever intended to go to our dealers (and should never make it beyond this) to help them. Hand on heart we will never ask to remove genuine "spy shots" out in the field/ testing, where things are open to public to shoot. We promise your patience will be worth while when the time...

Thanks Blade! Bike checks seem more an more diluted nowadays so I really wanted to do something extremely in-depth. Thanks, Paul