https://m.pinkbike.com/news/ronan-dunne-is-leaving-continental-nukeproof-factory-racing.html
Rumours of Dunne possibly going to Mondraker. Be interesting to see how he'd get on with one of those.
Finally found the Reddit post that stated that technicians performed hand layup.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/ysabpy/any_usa_made_full_sus_bikes/
Ex employee on Reddit spilled the beans. The layup was still all done by hand and techs were assisted by a projection tool that provided a visual aid for where the carbon would be placed.
Tangent... I saved this pic from the new Ibis HD6 release from October.
I debated posting as not wanting to be considered mean spirited or judgemental.
Behold....perfection.
Someone ripping in one of the top classes at the US Open had a Forbidden single pivot something. Saw him need to pull over to deal with drivetrain/idler issues. He did not seemed stoked and I got the sense that he'd experience past issues with the bike based on his grumblings.
No personal...
Deep pockets and backdoor dealings are status quo for the High Peaks area... Considering the UCI is a cartel this makes perfect sense.
For those that haven't been to the high peaks area, the North Country is a super depressed area, but it's gorgeous too and I suppose the rich folk need their...
Heard in my riding circles chat channel that Maxxis was going to be retiring their DH casings and would be moving exclusively to DD with some casing updates.
This was shared before the DH season started so I've kind of been wondering if this has tied into some of the wheel/tire issues that he's...
The US open was a great event this year. Great weather and riding. Shame that Killington doesn't go all in and try to build a Whistler East. There is so much terrain to play with.
I don't care what anyone says but YT bikes rules. Who doesn't like free beer tickets?
Lift lines were a...
Do people buy 'Enduro' bikes because of racing? Just seemed to me that a ~150-170mm bike is just what a capable mountain bike has evolved into and that's what most folks would buy regardless of racing.
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