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Jamminator sarahmoore's article

Sep 4, 2026 at 19:35

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Video: Kate Courtney Faces Setbacks With Grit at Cape Epic in 'Everything to Gain'

@ChristianL3wGyO: Only American? She's the fourth female American XCO World Champ... Juli Furtado, Ruthie Matthes, Alison Dunlap.

Jamminator sarahmoore's article

Aug 6, 2026 at 15:13

Aug 6, 2026

Leadville 100 Course Will Not Include the Iconic Power Line Section Due to Fire Damage

Kind of a poor analogy... MLB still uses wooden bats. This would be more akin to letting the players use metal/carbon bats and keeping the fields the same size, which is what has happened with modern MTB's.

Jamminator sarahmoore's article

Aug 4, 2026 at 12:23

Aug 4, 2026

Leadville 100 Course Will Not Include the Iconic Power Line Section Due to Fire Damage

@used-couch-salesman: It wasn't really considered technical when I did it in the 90's on a hardtail with rim brakes, either. It was more about survival back then. Now that bikes are so reliable and capable, and proper nutrition is emphasized, it's lost some luster. It's a tough situation, because I can understand the appeal of the "same course" argument as the original, but at some point the course needs to adapt, or it just becomes easier (for the amateur participants) every decade as technology and human science improves.

Jamminator pinkbikeoriginals's article

Aug 4, 2026 at 11:32

Aug 4, 2026

Factory Tour: Inside Polygon’s Bicycle Manufacturing Machine

@tadmcmichael: Capitalism is only sustainable with safeguards in place and actually enforcing them. Otherwise the end is just a handful of companies controlling entire industries/markets (which is we can see in certain industries like semiconductors). There should have been limits a long time ago about how much market share one entity can own/control.

Jamminator sarahmoore's article

Aug 4, 2026 at 11:25

Aug 4, 2026

Leadville 100 Course Will Not Include the Iconic Power Line Section Due to Fire Damage

Well the course can't exactly get any less technical, unless the reroute are paved roads, so bring it on...

Jamminator mikekazimer's article

Jun 25, 2026 at 17:10

Jun 25, 2026

Everyone's Favorite Topics: E-Bikes, Wheel Sizes, & Slopestyle

I agree - A MTB in 2020 looks closer to a MTB from 2000 than a MTB from 2000 looks to a MTB from 1980. The leap in bike tech from 1990 to 2000 was MTB's man on the moon moment. We've pretty much settled on the basics and it's been slow progression. We've added more gears and got wider handlebars from 30 years ago, but the parallelogram derailleur and telescoping forks are still the king for a reason. There is very unlikely to be some huge monumental shift.

Jamminator stephanepelletier's article

Jun 24, 2026 at 9:45

Jun 24, 2026

Cannondale to Shut Down Factory Race Program After 2026 Season

I was on the Sobe/Cannondale team 25 years ago. It was a good blend between the world tour Volvo/Cannondale team and a national-ish style team of pros and rising amateurs (although it wasn't just national with riders like Kashi). It was not uncommon for the average person to see Sobe riders at their local regional races, yet the team still had recognizable names like Shonny that would routinely make magazine highlights. At one point there were three dozen riders on the team. All the large races like NORBA NCS still had full support, yet they were reaching down into juniors for talent. That type of team would never exist today. A few years ago Zap wrote a great article in MBA about the history of Cannondale from his perspective. It's definitely worth a read for any newer riders.

Jamminator stephanepelletier's article

Jun 24, 2026 at 8:06

Jun 24, 2026

Cannondale to Shut Down Factory Race Program After 2026 Season

At this rate I feel like XCO/WT will eventually just become all individually sponsored riders (i.e. Kate Courtney or Candice Lill). There may be multiple riders that are sponsored by the same brands, but they are still individual riders, with other [different] sponsors. Similar to how triathletes are sponsored. This method kills the big overhead of support with team trucks, staff, organized travel, etc. It is a lot easier on big companies to give out free bikes and $5k or $10k here and there.

Jamminator edspratt's article

Jun 15, 2026 at 23:47

Jun 15, 2026

Jenny Rissveds Avoids Disqualification After Leaving the Course at the Leogang World Cup

What irks me is that everyone knows if the roles had been reversed, Blunk would have got a DSQ. Jenny gets no penalty because she's Jenny.

Jamminator edspratt's article

May 27, 2026 at 13:57

May 27, 2026

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