no matter what model of new Jungletron Jungle Gym Little Timmy Johnson gets in his backyard, he is always trumped by his neighbor's mondo piles of dirt.

I think I smell a RedBull rider with the both of them. Could provide nice contrast between the 2 styles.

more likely to happen now that Gee just broke is Tibia. Ooops.

I'm with PatMan. It's a shame too; I've met the Athertons and Marc at the World Cup at Windham (both 2010 and 2011). Athertons are stuck up and full of themselves (Dan not so much as the other two), while Marc is a cool dude and willing to shoot the breeze with Joe Schmoe on the course.

I'm with dougies: Specialized tires are where it's at these days. Cheap and grippy. Win.

sweet vid. makes me want to go ride a bicycle in the woods.

I knew I would laugh my ass off upon reading this.....

I ride a Trek Remedy that I have built up from scratch to feel just how I want it to. I love the thing. Apart from my buddy who races pro XC, I am the fastest person in my town (trust me, I'm not bragging). Had a Specialized Demo Day at the bike shop here this fall. Rode everything 26 and 29 from the 18# XC hartails up to the enduro. All on the same trails. Fastest bike that day (and that I have ever ridden) was the Stumpy 29er FSR. Felt more like my bike than my bike. Lighter, faster, stiffer. Yes, a 29er. Stiffer than my Remedy. Disclaimer: I do not like any other 29er I have ridden, and do not like Specialized suspension. Not that there is anything wrong with either; they just don't do it for me. I will not tell anyone that they have to ride a 29er because I know that many people would not like them, and why waste the use of a good bike on someone who would not appreciate it? However I will say that 29ers fill a niche, one that that is becoming increasingly significant in the industry and in the sport. So y'all haters should quit hating. Let people ride what they ride and get stoked by whatever stokes them.

Reason # 1,736 I need to move from central New York to BC.