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Yes, thanks to Shin Dig to film the competition and all what they do. In their podcast today, they said they want to improve the coverage, to make it more professional (better filming, explaining rules better, more info on the screen, etc). I agree it will make things better, but I think this is not the real issue. To me, Canardweb is right: the current competition format is just boring. And as long as the format does not change, I guess the audience will not grow. I recall being in 2004 at the world championship in Les Gets with my parents and sister. They are not into sport at all. We saw 4x, downhill, a little of cross country and trials. My whole family enjoyed watching DH, 4x and XC. But trials ... they did not understand the rules (that were much easier back then), they saw only a part of each rider run, they did not understand the current ranking, etc. They stated something like  "you get impressed the 5 first minutes and then you realize you can't understand the racing" Even when we watched on the TV some competition, they never enjoyed trials. But a downhill race, they appreciate. We watched several world cups together. So the current format is not appropriate for a broad audience. And with the new rules and the new obstacles, it is even for a passionate guy like me quite boring. Go up, go down, go up, go down... and always the same moves. A gate could be much more creative: e.g. force the pro to do the same move on the same obstacle from both sides, repeat the same move Also some obstacles just suck: The audience shall be able to relate to the obstacles. Back in the days, the zones used the environment, like a bridge, some stairs, a bench, etc. And that was really good because people can relate to that. When you have pile of logs, some concrete walls, how do you know how high it is really? Now if you a litter bin, a car, a fire hydrant, people know these things. Having natural elements makes it also less human build and people relate more to that (as they cross the river during their last hiking in the Alps or when they ride their enduro bike). The audience shall not think the course is specially built for the event: if it is the case, the audience thinks that the obstacles lay this way to make it easier to ride. Do not forget, the broad audience knows nothing about trials... I think the track walk is a great addition, but still, during the show, it is difficult to the see the gate, the tape and so on. So basically the audience is not really involved. Really, as a comparaison, just look at the last DH world cup in Loudenvielle https://tiz-cycling.io/video/mtb-dhi-world-cup-2024-6-loudenvielle-full-race/ It is much more breathtaking that trials ...   And I don't want to start the comparaison between the videos in street/trials and the bmx ones ... PS: if someone from Shindig wants more feedback, -> PM. I will be glad to help!

That's really good to hear! They have been really helpful with me when trying to find parts as well, even just over the phone I have only had positive experiences. These brakes were seized when I got them and they still had every spare part I needed, and the diagram to help rebuild them. Potential problem for me is having to pay shipping far outweighing the value of one tiny washer and maybe like a circlip but whatever, such is life   They look interesting, wonder how that Avid/Hope one feels! Could definitely find a whole replacement lever if I looked, thanks. Sorry I never replied to these, ended up getting a Sram Level to just throw on in the meantime, works just as well for now. Will fix the Hope one in my own time and probably use it on a bike I'm not crashing on as much. Thanks for the advice guys

I appreciate the Shin Dig streams very much, been watching several. Regarding popularity and sponsor moneys, there'd have to be regular-ish MTBs and some driving.