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Forbidden does so many things right! Now I just need an alloy version so I can actually afford one

Need a PB Podcast with all the ladies at Hardline!

The Trek meat riding from PB is insane

Summed up perfectly. My thoughts were the exact same. Brendan's run was impressive but didn't really stand out as much as others. Feel like he might've had a better chance at winning if he took a second run.

Hell yeah! So stoked to see these ladies out there shredding!

@badbadleroybrown: Damn dude your ego must make it hard to read cuz none of what you said barely touched the surface of what I said. I want the best men to be at Rampage there is no doubt about that. BUT I also want the best WOMEN to be included. Why is that such a hard thing to grasp? Nobody wants women taking the spots of the men. The best men deserve to be there. But the best women ALSO deserve to be there. Here is a link to several of the same lines that women have hit from previous Rampages: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxY4mKoO51T/?img_index=1 Women are not going to be coming into Rampage out performing most of the top men. But give them their OWN spot in the Rampage line up (again not taking away a man's spot) and they will begin to show exactly what they are capable of, while progressing the sport even further. Remy Metailler, Brett Rheeder, Yoaan Barelli (just to name a few) are all male athletes performing at the top of their sport, and have publicly questioned why Red Bull isn't including women at Rampage. These athletes have big voices online and are backing it up with their actions. Brett Rheeder's Title sponsors several female riders. Remy Metailler is constantly including women in his videos showing what they are capable of and helping them improve their skills. Yoaan Barelli, creator of Into The Gnar, has taught some of the world's top female mtbers, he also invited and witnessed numerous female athletes hit the gnarliest lines in Canada. No one is saying women are better than men at rampage. No one is saying they want men taken out of the line up to include women. We simply want women to compete against women in their OWN category just how all DH, EDR, XC, and pretty much all other sports are.

@badbadleroybrown: Nobody said anything about women just sliding in and taking anything from the men. What everyone is saying is "why is Rampage a mens only event?" Women don't want to take anything away from Rampage they simply want to be included in the opportunity to compete at Rampage. To your second point, why is freeriders all inclusive of both sex? Just like any sport it is split between men and women, why is it any different in the situation of freeriding and rampage? Why can't another day be added to the schedule to allow for women to compete? Or would that be considered special treatment? The biggest overall issue your "solution" is that women have hit massive features, in fact some of the same exact lines that men have hit at previous Rampages. Plenty of women are hitting massive features at Hangtime, Thunderstruck, and Into The Gnar, which are being recorded and put online. But people continue to turn a blind eye to their achievements because of how male dominant this sport is. Women deserve to be included in Rampage. Although it might not be this year, I hope to see it sometime in the near future. And there are numerous other highly skilled MALE freeriders and previous Rampage athletes that echo this same statement.

@badbadleroybrown: See there is the biggest issue. You won't even give the women a chance to show off their skills on that public stage. You discredit them before they even set foot there. Plenty of women have ridden the same lines that the men hit several years ago. Men are getting all the opportunities to progress their side of the sport and women are getting very few, which is why people consider them to be behind style wise. If women were able to have more opportunities to be put on the world stage you'd see that they are just as capable. Kyle Strait ate it super hard last year, borderline career ending. I don't believe that made it on Good Morning America did it? Women are out there willing to accept the risks. All they need is the opportunity. And the audience isn't just stoked mtb'ers. It's a whole world of young women and others that are looking for a source of inspiration to push back against those that turn a blind eye.

@caiocrz: They would just add another day for women to compete? The answer seems pretty easy...

If they are competing against each other and they build their own lines what is the issue with inviting women?