[englertracing]

i see the local high school xc kids al the time. they all look like circus acts and can't handle their bikes for shit except the one tall kid who actually fits on his bike...

theres a group here, one kid had a yeti, with enve wheels.
couldnt even make a climb.
bike looks stupid AF
poor bastard and his stupid rich parents actually thinking he needs that bike when in fact it was hindering him. Little bugger would have been so much better off with some skinny light aluminum wheels and some little tires....

 

[bigwheel2]

Ha, ya those skinny little kids on a big 29er, 31" bars, wearing baggy spandex. Because it's racing.

 

[jackalope]

Please kill me

As an American, it's my FSM given right to do deny the existence of things I don't like. That is fake news and I refuse to believe something so savagely vacuous actually exists.

 

[Loki87]

Please kill me

pinkbike --> kill list

 

[Bikael Molton]

Sup guys.

 

[Loki87]

https://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/features/Vital-RAW-e-MTB-World-Champs-Practice,38302/sspomer,2?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=spotlight&fbclid=IwAR2-dUcUdaHzvukLf1AmbHuIZEiI7VfOdZsPfNfEMxPIM4POyDMZlhqm3wk
I was not disappointed.

 

[dump]

https://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/features/Vital-RAW-e-MTB-World-Champs-Practice,38302/sspomer,2?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=spotlight&fbclid=IwAR2-dUcUdaHzvukLf1AmbHuIZEiI7VfOdZsPfNfEMxPIM4POyDMZlhqm3wk
I was not disappointed.

Couple of those guys had some handling skills...

 

[Westy]

Couple of those guys had some handling skills...

Wait until they get electronic stability control

 

[englertracing]

Sup guys.

I wonder if he uses it to tote around his daily supply of anal lube

 

[sethimus]

the new hotness, ebikes without a motor:

First Ride: 2021 Nukeproof Mega - Pinkbike

The latest Mega received multiple updates, and now has the ability to carry a water bottle in the right place.

www.pinkbike.com

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Which is to say, fuck water bottles.

 

[pinkgoat]

Equal parts right/wrong with the industry. Love the new stumpy evo. Hate how inflated bike prices have become, compounded by increasing lower component standards.

The comp model (SLX drivetrain) is $4100 USD in the US but somehow end up being $6900 AUD in Aus (~5k USD), some 20% more. I can accept this, to a point.

Yet it comes spec'd with shimano MT400 and MT510-B hubs (i.e. acera and deore) and house brand Spec gear throughout?! Other brands are only marginally better, especially those who insist on DT 370 pawl hubs on high end bikes..

 

[FlipSide]

Please kill me

I tried watching this garbage yesterday evening. Pinkbike had something quite nice a few years ago with Drop In... How could they fuck up so badly? It would have been easy for them to try to keep the Drop In "Vibe" and apply it to enduro training or whatever. Instead, they went full-on cheap MTV-type garbage.

It's impressive that nobody lightened up on the set...like realizing "Well this is going to suck so bad, why don't we scrap this whole thing off and start over with a concept that doesn't suck!"

Hopefully, it gets better in the next episodes, but it is unlikely I'll check it out.

 

[dump]

I tried watching this garbage yesterday evening. Pinkbike had something quite nice a few years ago with Drop In... How could they fuck up so badly? It would have been easy for them to try to keep the Drop In "Vibe" and apply it to enduro training or whatever. Instead, they went full-on cheap MTV-type garbage.

It's impressive that nobody lightened up on the set...like realizing "Well this is going to suck so bad, why don't we scrap this whole thing off and start over with a concept that doesn't suck!"

Hopefully, it gets better in the next episodes, but it is unlikely I'll check it out.

pinkbike original content? Hard pass. Life is too short.

 

[xy9ine]

though it's not my cuppa, i get what they're trying to do - expand their reader/viewership to a larger audience (beyond we jaded old fucks). though it IS totally formulaic, wouldn't surprise me if it draws a reasonable volume of eyeballs.

 

[Inclag]

though it's not my cuppa, i get what they're trying to do - expand their reader/viewership to a larger audience (beyond we jaded old fucks). though it IS totally formulaic, wouldn't surprise me if it draws a reasonable volume of eyeballs.

My lifes dream has been to be older, have porch, and yell at the young'ns driving by too fast with a porch dog by my side.....


....I've yet to watch a second of any of this because I'm afraid I may fulfill my dream before I reach the age of 39....

 

[jonKranked]

I watched it. It's like some evil wizard made the pinkbike comments section come to life and bravo cast them in a "real housewives" style show

 

[dump]

though it's not my cuppa, i get what they're trying to do - expand their reader/viewership to a larger audience (beyond we jaded old fucks). though it IS totally formulaic, wouldn't surprise me if it draws a reasonable volume of eyeballs.

Lot of eyeballs going for the lowest common denominator? Not a big surprise there.

 

[FlipFantasia]

yup, nope. fuck that shit.

 

[jonKranked]

Lot of eyeballs going for the lowest common denominator? Not a big surprise there.

They're gonna do a spin off with ebikers racing to golden corral

 

[englertracing]

Here watch some amazing footage of a sort of kind of vaguely related discipline to counteract that pink bike poison.

 

[sethimus]

CHOKA Air Inflated Bikes

I must say, we get sent A LOT of Kickstarter campaigns over here at the Radavist but this one is one of the most unique ideas I've seen: "CHOKA is an airtight bicycle brand from the Pyrenees created by to bike fanatics: Claire and Joel both independent industrial designers. We want to create...

theradavist.com

 

[johnbryanpeters]

CHOKA Air Inflated Bikes

I must say, we get sent A LOT of Kickstarter campaigns over here at the Radavist but this one is one of the most unique ideas I've seen: "CHOKA is an airtight bicycle brand from the Pyrenees created by to bike fanatics: Claire and Joel both independent industrial designers. We want to create...

theradavist.com

My frame exploded as I landed the jump...

 

[sethimus]

Wall Street Suddenly Loves Bike Companies Thanks to Cycling Boom

Canyon is cashing in.

www.bikemag.com

 

[Leafy]

Ugh. Being publicly generally ruins good companies. It can certainly improve poorly run ones.

 

[Muddy]

Wall Street Suddenly Loves Bike Companies Thanks to Cycling Boom

Canyon is cashing in.

www.bikemag.com

Kleenex®, eBikes and Bureaucratic earmarks.

 

[dump]

What I find interesting is after shitting on hardtails for the last many many years, bike companies are pushing them again.

 

[Jm_]

What I find interesting is after shitting on hardtails for the last many many years, bike companies are pushing them again.

After sitting on hardtails for many years, I have no desire to push them.

 

[canadmos]

Be a Part of Atherton Bikes: Exclusive Crowdfunding Round for MTB Enthusiasts

Three World Cup wins, six podiums and the #firstfifty production models rapturously received by customers across the globe, Atherton Bikes have been on one hell of a journey these last 18 months and it’s about to get even more exciting.

m.vitalmtb.com

Okay maybe I'm missing something or I'm an idiot, but I don't get this.

Why not just sell bikes? The way these are manufactured seems to actually favour people putting down a deposit, which you could use to partially fund each one off frame. Then collect the rest when you deliver. Its not like they have to come up with cash to buy a shipping container full of them.

I like their bikes and want them to do well, but wouldn't selling tshirts and other stuff help AND spread the word of your brand?

Have they even sold any of these? I haven't seen any reviews or posts about them.

 

[Leafy]

Sounds like they're trying to crowd funs themselves into a dlms printer.

 

[Muddy]

Sounds like they're trying to crowd funs themselves into a dlms printer.

Actually - as opposed to be your typical square-grouper, giving everything a toss so it's all-good the approach of the Atherton's here is a swift kick in the ass for anyone looking to step up their game. Be it racing or participating in your local community aspect.
The cart in front of the horse, bike throwing days after landing a Triple Lindy can't last.
The Atherton's come off as having a very grounded approach to the realm of full-ticket sponsorship. About the only other w/ this level of maturity, high-vis sponsorship AND mutual cooperation is Sam Hill.
Some people just gotta have their version of glitter I guess.

 

[Bikael Molton]

Pretty sure they just pretended to sell the bikes in order to skirt UCI rules.

ARTICLE 1.3.006

https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/equipment/clarificationguideoftheucitechnicalregulation-2018-05-02-eng_english.pdf

Be a Part of Atherton Bikes: Exclusive Crowdfunding Round for MTB Enthusiasts

Three World Cup wins, six podiums and the #firstfifty production models rapturously received by customers across the globe, Atherton Bikes have been on one hell of a journey these last 18 months and it’s about to get even more exciting.

m.vitalmtb.com

Okay maybe I'm missing something or I'm an idiot, but I don't get this.

Why not just sell bikes? The way these are manufactured seems to actually favour people putting down a deposit, which you could use to partially fund each one off frame. Then collect the rest when you deliver. Its not like they have to come up with cash to buy a shipping container full of them.

I like their bikes and want them to do well, but wouldn't selling tshirts and other stuff help AND spread the word of your brand?

Have they even sold any of these? I haven't seen any reviews or posts about them.

 

[brake_and_bleed]

Tony Ellsworth's TheRide releases first visionary e-Bike; The Radiant Carbon

Tony Ellsworth's ebike hits the beach front in the form of TheRide Radiant Carbon radical geometry cruiser bike with automatic transmission.

bikerumor.com

new Ellsworth

 

[jonKranked]

Pretty sure they just pretended to sell the bikes in order to skirt UCI rules.

ARTICLE 1.3.006

https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/equipment/clarificationguideoftheucitechnicalregulation-2018-05-02-eng_english.pdf

I believe their first run of 50 did sell out.

 

[slimshady]

Tony Ellsworth's TheRide releases first visionary e-Bike; The Radiant Carbon

Tony Ellsworth's ebike hits the beach front in the form of TheRide Radiant Carbon radical geometry cruiser bike with automatic transmission.

bikerumor.com

new Ellsworth

How is Tony still able to fool anyone into buying his stuff? Is he hitting on blind/comatose/zombie people? I mean, anyone with even one good eye, either feels the urge to go grab a lighter and a can of fuel or run away, right?

 

[djjohnr]

Nothing makes me more confident in knowing a company will be around for years to help me with warranty issues than having to crowdfund new models.

 

[xy9ine]

Nothing makes me more confident in knowing a company will be around for years to help me with warranty issues than having to crowdfund new models.

HEY IT WORKED FOR SICK

 

[dump]

Sounds like they're trying to crowd funs themselves into a dlms printer.

Sounds like it. A fair bit of coin they're trying to raise.

 

[Leafy]

Sounds like it. A fair bit of coin they're trying to raise.

And it's coincidentally what a dlms setup goes for brand new.

 

[Westy]

How is Tony still able to fool anyone into buying his stuff? Is he hitting on blind/comatose/zombie people? I mean, anyone with even one good eye, either feels the urge to go grab a lighter and a can of fuel or run away, right?

E-bikers.