I'm more interested in that 34mm fork. I don't care much for the remote lever. It kinda kills it for me. The price doesn't help much either. I have a Specialized Command Post Blacklite and it has worked pretty good so far and it comes in at a much more competitive price ($275.00 USD).

As far as poaching is concerned I think that like any law, written or unwritten, people will choose to break it. Even if an official law was passed, signs were posted, and a penalty or fine was imposed some people would still choose to poach lines and stunts. In the end the honest and hard working film makers and photographers would have a legal process to deal with and the poachers would still poach. I think the most important thing we can do is be committed to never being guilty of an offense that we publicly or privately disapprove of.

I don't have experience with the film making and poaching aspect of trail building but I have had to deal with other people riding or causing damage to the jumps that my friends and I have built. I don't mind if people ride the jumps because we all love to ride but what gets old is the fact that if they destroy it in the process the chances of them lifting a shovel to fix it are next to none. Sadly the jumps we build are subject to the use of dirt bikers, mountain bikers, horse back riders, quads, jeeps, and even hikers. All of these groups at some point in time have caused damage to the trail and jumps but despite the frustrations the overall situation is quite good. The land we build on is not public land nor is it my personal property so fact that the land owner hasn't shut us down is a tremendous blessing. I am very proactive when it comes to building and maintaining jumps in this particular area and at times I wish we could have the land, trail, and jumps all to ourselves but I have to be thankful for and accept the fact that the land is not mine and that for now we are essentially being allowed to build and ride illegally on someone else's property. I believe this applies to riding and building on public lands too. As much as we would like to think that the jumps and trails we build are our property the fact is that if they are on public land then they are open to the public. It's my opinion that the positive benefits of this arrangement greatly outweigh the negative.

Now that is a top notch video! It's great to see Sam Hill excited about racing again. I also can't wait to see how Troy Brosnan is going to do this year. Hopefully some podium finishes are in the future for both of these guys!

I'm excited for this fork! And I did a little research about SR Suntour owning Marzocchi. From what I read on an mtbr.com forum Tenneco owns Marzocchi but the forks are made in a Suntour factory hence the forks being "designed" but no longer made in Italy.

I just started skiing and have been enjoying it quite a bit but this video makes me want to go out and shred on my DH bike!

Looks like a great bike! I think its good to see reviews on bikes that pack in performance at a more reasonable price. My experience working in a bike shop is that many riders that would have liked to get into DH and FR simply didn't because they couldn't afford to. Bikes like the Entourage, Voltage FR, and the Specialized Status get me stoked because they provide a more affordable, but still reliable, option for those riders who can't afford $4000 or $6000 bikes. And the dog in that video was amazing!

That track looks crazy enough without the pouring rain and mud! I still can't believe how well he rode it in the finals.