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I live in a third world country and i can't afford something before selling what i have in my hand. I'm sure it checks out on low wage/hour jobs for you guys too

I would definitely be interested to try one sized down and see if a shorter reach but still an extremely slack ht angle could possibly work better for me. But having tried a few hardcore hardtails in the past I haven’t been a huge fan of the longer slacker movement on hardtails. (Love a low bb though). I feel there is an increase to imbalance of front and rear traction, the front end becomes slow and steals some of that hardtail snappiness especially in flatter sections (our trails are mostly super steep or flat with little in between), and it...

The old boxxer was 32 mm while the totem was 40 mm...

Tioga Brake Tamers coming back?

There is a trend to have certain letters missing, think the CLLCTV.

There's a lot of awesome going on here.

I mean, YT yanked his distribution from him, so I’d be pretty bitter too.

Brycland to santa cruz.... by way of merger Also makes sense that Tinkers contract was cut now as well

This is true for everything. The issue is that it would hurt for a lot of people before it got better (and maybe it would hurt for quite a few people to actually see what they are worth, to see the pecking order). A lot of times ignorance is bliss. But yes, hiding salaries is only beneficial to the employers (okay, and mental health in some cases ). Also, when talking about athlete salaries, the relevant part of this podcast is very much on topic: https://open.spotify.com/episode/54VCJ9YCLfXJkTYj4uO0mn

A little bit of a derail here, but this theme keeps coming up in this thread. One thing I genuinely wonder a lot about is if we were more up front with contracts, and what riders really get paid (EG, every ball sport), would that change things for the better? Kids should know what they are in fact chasing and how unlikely it is. Being "pro" doesn't always mean you are "pro" (eg, you pay for your life with your racing) if you know what I mean. Moreover, for the riders who are near the top, they could more effectively...

I never meant to imply we'll see NBA sized paychecks in mountain biking; not at all. I also acknowledged the differences between ball sports & mountain biking. However, I am suggesting, hiding salaries rider to rider in fact puts the rider at a disadvantage. Its the old Kramer in the coffee corporation office. "We'll give you free coffee for life and...." I"LL TAKE IT!!! I've thought about it long and hard, and ultimately believe hiding salary information benefits the companies more than it does the rider. This is true in just about anything IMO.

The Donut V2 spotted

This reminded me of something: In 2004 we were with our National Team at the Worlds in Les Gets and the last World Cup round in Livigno. Vanessa Quin won the Worlds that year on a baby blue Intense M3 with Dorados, that was still to be released. She was riding on the Dirt/Intense team, with Shimano, Manitou and Troy Lee as co-sponsors. I was watching the men's finals and slowly descending the course, when I met Mike Rose, who was talking to somebody, most likely Sabrina Jonnier. What I overheard baffled me: Dirt/Intense weren't sure if they could provide...

Richie's teammate, Shawn Neer, didn't cut the gates tho, how's that fit in?

When the roids kick in yo!

I think the fact that the use of gates is apparently covered in the rules, only 2 out of the whole field cut the corner and Matt and others reaction makes it pretty clear it’s not on.

Locking up a rear wheel most likely had nothing to do with being an emtb. It has to do with locking up the rear brake over steep drops. But you jumped on the fact they were simply riding emtb's. We've all locked up the brake on occassion. Sometimes by accident. Even you once or twice I bet. People like you are exactly what the sport needs. You give a shit about the sport and literally help build trails. I apologize for making assumptions...my bad. But emtbs are not the devil. They may be a savior for this sport and open...