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@mrgonzo: Minivelos are a thing, yes. This is one of many, and a particularly cool one.

Isn't that NS Fuzz a 6-bar rather than a "simple" horst link design?

@therealnobody: Let me know when you hold your event.

@therealnobody: Are you a BMXer?

FWIW, the Church of Satan actually doesn't "mean that shit seriously" at all. They specifically reject the idea of Theistic Satanism, so you can rest easy and just enjoy the video.

@CustardCountry: Those were crisis actors hired by the pump mount industrial complex.

@Muscovir: Another part that folks aren't really talking about is that Norco is one of the biggest bike, parts, and accessories distributors in Canada. It used to be completely possible to have an entire bike shop with only a Norco account. I don't know what percentage of their revenue is derived from mountain bikes, but it's much smaller than folks on here seem to believe. I've been out of the industry for a while, so grain of salt on all of this, but they lost Shimano a number of years back, and either lost entirely, or lost exclusive rights to a number of other brands who either expanded to other distributors, or cut them out entirely and established their own distribution networks in Canada. Combine this with the overall struggle of bike shops pre-covid, the rise of online shopping from international retailers, and the massive impact that covid supply chain issues would have on a distributor, and I would be surprised if Norco isn't feeling a squeeze from multiple directions. Also, Norco as a bike brand is way bigger than just mountain bikes. I'd wager that with their large base of accounts across the country, it's probably much easier and cheaper for them to develop and sell commuter hybrids or generic kids' bikes or almost anything else they do than high end mountain bikes. In the grand scheme of things, the race team is likely a passion project more than anything else - probably has been for quite some time.

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@transitter: A downside whip is one where the bike is kicked "into" the rotation. For example, if you're airing a quarter, the bike goes toward the down side - hence the name. This is separate from it being an opposite or regular whip.