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I forgot about the Pivot. That’s definitely a bike to consider. It’s impressive how they keep the weight down and still offer a DW suspension. Another one is the Prototype Trek that they aren’t even planning on releasing. I guess they’re just skipping right to 32. I’m not sure that’s the...

That one hurt. The epic was one of the last holdouts. You just need to know how to bleed brakes nowadays.

I’m surprised they got rid of the downtube storage. It’s not good for racing, but most people buying an epic 9 aren’t racing, they’re just buying a trail bike. They should have kept it on all the bikes except for the s-works. I think Specialized really wanted less SKUs.

Yea they’re all the same. If I got to pick 1, it’d be that ultralight epic. 19lb-ish is pretty sick. At least the Scott has a different design.

This drone POV is so sick. I feel like I’m playing Gran Turismo.

It was a pretty crazy week of new bikes being released. Specialized Epic 9s, New Canyon Lux WC, and the Giant Anthem from a few weeks. Plus It looks like Scott is working on an updated Spark, based on Spy photos. It's weird to have XC bikes come out on a non olympic year. I'm assuming...

The ultralight comes with trickstuff so I hope they did lol

7k for the S-works frameset. And no frameset only option for the peasant/non-dentist layup tho.

There’s always something that can make you faster / better, isn’t there? Maybe it’s just a mindset. I’m not really sure what we’re talking about here. I’m guessing Dave had someone very specific in mind when he posted this and was looking for people to agree with his POV

Or try to smuggle 250 lbs of weed through an airport.

Check the intervals.icu forum. They’re talking about a bunch of different ai training tools and prompts. A lot of people are just trying to sell theirs, but there’s still good content to check out. https://forum.intervals.icu/

I used to only run ESI on my mtbs. Every other grip feels uncomfortable to me. I found the wolf tooth grips are a little more durable and just as comfortable.

So who specifically are you talking about here? I’m sure you have someone in mind…

They’re a bunch of old dudes that are worried about sock height and gearing in the WT Peloton

Weird considering they aren’t having the World Cup races. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/uci-announces-there-will-be-no-e-mtb-xc-world-cup-in-2026.html

Is this really a deciding factor with e-bikes? To your point… If I have a 50lb ebike with a normal SRAM Transmission drivetrain, I would be totally fine with a 52lb ebike and a much more robust drivetrain that can withstand the higher power.

Great post. Lots of good points.

and the $ amount is a fraction lol

That race used to get close to 1000 iirc. It was one of, if not the biggest race in the area

I’m not sure why nobody wants to race anymore either. It’s such a risk for promoters and I don’t blame anyone for canceling a race that has low registration numbers. If someone asked me to come up with a brand new MTB race to attract the biggest group of participants, I’d have no idea where...