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You didn’t get this from me.

dante 10th is so sick!

@sspomer can we get an excel sign up list started for next year to ensure a vital marshal at every race?

Love that Forbiddens latest email pays true homage to the Crab link: "Still wondering what the f**** we’re on about with all the crab stuff? A theory exists called Carcinisation wherein all non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan. A very clever Vital MTB user noticed how many mountain bikes brands had evolved towards the same form and linkage lay out. He declared that this new evolution of bike layouts be named the crab link. And many pages of crab jokes followed. It’s an obscure and very inside joke. But hey, now you’re in on it too." Trend setters we...

He lost too much speed sightseeing at the waterfall.

now this is an inside line

We've been using 170mm airshafts in our 36's and wish They made the new glidecore in 170mm for the 36 as i really like the new airshaft(when we are running 150/160) I've had no issues running 36's in 170mm and saves a good chunk of weight over a 38. It's been great recently swapping between 150-160-170 on the new Fuel - while trying different setups. Side note: the new fuel Shouldnt be that good for a 145mm bike. It's really good.

I agree, I hope Dak stays on a bigger team. It feels like all the testing, time in Europe and having a race engineer on Mondraker have gotten him super close to the top. Not that he couldn’t absolutely smash it on a smaller team, but with the right team more support is more support.

pretty sure between her, kiefer, and troy's results recently (and their recent "team" wins), the canyon vibe is strong. now if luca can just get some luck...

It always hurts my brain when groups discuss environmental conservation and limiting erosion etc at a SKI RESORT. They already allowed the bulldozing of the runs and there’s 6 months of noise and vibrations from the lifts turning and skier use. I get trying to minimize impact but to me the ski resort has already been significantly compromised in terms of environmental damage.

durango world champs 2030 official https://www.durangoworlds.com/ official PR Durango to Host 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships ‘Worlds’ Return to Durango 40 Years After the City Hosted the Inaugural Event in 1990 Durango, Colo. [Sept. 25, 2025] — The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced today that Durango, Colorado, will be the host city of the 2030 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The event marks the 40-year anniversary from when the town of Durango and Purgatory Resort hosted the very first UCI mountain bike world championships races in 1990. Leading into the World Championships in 2030, the “Worlds,” Durango will also...

More info about WC DH in that one article than in a month’s worth of MTB media. Nice find! I love that one of the environmental terrors is named Walden. Get your permits! “So we’re dealing with our (alleged) history of being lax with the rules and a motivated environmental group…should we make sure it’s all on the up and up? Signed in triplicate? Nahhhhh dude pile up some doubles and I’ll start working on these berms in the trees!” Non-zero chance this gets canceled?

dylan maples to frameworks?

Ben Cathro on PB got it right. When he went to sprint out of the gate he twisted his bars to the right trying to get a strong start and his wheel was to far to the right and collided with the pole. It was a costly mistake but will be learned from and will get better.

Angel was also cheap for Frameworks because he was still getting paid out of his old contract.

Can we move on from 1 personality joke from over a year ago. Let's talk about the crappiest part of the entire weekend. Hate it for Pinky to tag the anti-HardLine start pole. I've always been of the opinion the start should have a solid wall on both sides of the rider to prevent any "catching" of equipment/gear/clothing & that nub proves my point. It should be at minimum an aluminum/wood half wall to funnel/graze & not chance a bike/gear/clothing snagging it. I think back to the crap way Shaun Palmer lost SkierCross at the X Games catching a tip...