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ciszewski 12/9/2016 2:55am
12/9/2016 2:55am
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Austin848 wrote:
Well I don't think the 6 means much. The tech manager for team specialized gravity posted another pic of a telemetry bike of Loic's with "Demo...
Well I don't think the 6 means much. The tech manager for team specialized gravity posted another pic of a telemetry bike of Loic's with "Demo 2" on the top tube.

MTB_ME_911 wrote:
The different numberd frames could correspond to different suspension/drivetrain setups from a variety of different companies all trying to win the bid for next season.... Test...
The different numberd frames could correspond to different suspension/drivetrain setups from a variety of different companies all trying to win the bid for next season.... Test them all, let the riders choose their favorite?
I believe it's actually much simpler than everybody thinks. As far as I remember, all of his bikes last year had the 2, referring to his 2nd place overall in 2015. The first fresh bike this year has a 6, now referring to his 6th overall in 2016.
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Sesame Seed 12/9/2016 4:00am
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Austin848 wrote:
Well I don't think the 6 means much. The tech manager for team specialized gravity posted another pic of a telemetry bike of Loic's with "Demo...
Well I don't think the 6 means much. The tech manager for team specialized gravity posted another pic of a telemetry bike of Loic's with "Demo 2" on the top tube.

MTB_ME_911 wrote:
The different numberd frames could correspond to different suspension/drivetrain setups from a variety of different companies all trying to win the bid for next season.... Test...
The different numberd frames could correspond to different suspension/drivetrain setups from a variety of different companies all trying to win the bid for next season.... Test them all, let the riders choose their favorite?
ciszewski wrote:
I believe it's actually much simpler than everybody thinks. As far as I remember, all of his bikes last year had the 2, referring to his...
I believe it's actually much simpler than everybody thinks. As far as I remember, all of his bikes last year had the 2, referring to his 2nd place overall in 2015. The first fresh bike this year has a 6, now referring to his 6th overall in 2016.
Nah - prreeeety sure it means Loic will order two Bourbon from his table by holding up six-fingers - that's the one with a six.

The two means: I order the Bourbon around here.
Jim-Laden 12/9/2016 4:01am
12/9/2016 4:01am
ciszewski wrote:
I believe it's actually much simpler than everybody thinks. As far as I remember, all of his bikes last year had the 2, referring to his...
I believe it's actually much simpler than everybody thinks. As far as I remember, all of his bikes last year had the 2, referring to his 2nd place overall in 2015. The first fresh bike this year has a 6, now referring to his 6th overall in 2016.
That makes a lot of sense. If I could I would upvote you.
home_piece 12/9/2016 6:43pm
12/9/2016 6:43pm Edited Date/Time 12/9/2016 6:44pm
Ahab wrote:
I feel sorry for whatever the hell kinda machine that is that Rude's about to explode.
I'd be curious to know if anyone's ever blown up a VO2 max testing machine. For real. That test is pain cave defined.

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Bennyt99 12/10/2016 11:03pm
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Brosnan has stopped tagging Specialized on social media. Only tagging Sram.
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peecee 12/11/2016 1:58am
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Loris Vergier is going to Intense? If this is true I certainly did not see that coming.
Its not true, trust me.
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vaqui 12/11/2016 3:33am
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What about peaty, does anybody know what he is up to next year? He said he would be aroud despite retirement.
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Big Bird 12/11/2016 9:14am
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vaqui wrote:
What about peaty, does anybody know what he is up to next year? He said he would be aroud despite retirement.
I'm hoping that he redoubles his efforts with the Steve Peat Syndicate as a World Cup junior development powerhouse.
ComradeDave 12/11/2016 2:17pm
12/11/2016 2:17pm Edited Date/Time 12/11/2016 2:18pm
Peaty signed up to a 5 year contract with SC 2 years ago
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vaqui 12/11/2016 3:36pm
12/11/2016 3:36pm
Would it be crazy to elaborate on ratboy ririding for a SP syndicate structure? Just thinking outloud.
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matt? 12/11/2016 4:06pm
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ComradeDave wrote:
Peaty signed up to a 5 year contract with SC 2 years ago
It's also been said a number of times in the past (although not necessarily in an actual contract) that Santa Cruz will give him frames for as long as he can physically ride
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matt? 12/13/2016 9:42am
12/13/2016 9:42am
Given how deep everyone is getting into who is tagging what on Instagram, I thought I'd throw this out there. The Trek factory team will in fact be riding Specialized bikes next season

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vaqui 12/13/2016 10:14am
12/13/2016 10:14am Edited Date/Time 12/13/2016 10:36am
matt? wrote:
Given how deep everyone is getting into who is tagging what on Instagram, I thought I'd throw this out there. The Trek factory team will in...
Given how deep everyone is getting into who is tagging what on Instagram, I thought I'd throw this out there. The Trek factory team will in fact be riding Specialized bikes next season

Jim-Laden 12/13/2016 2:55pm
12/13/2016 2:55pm
Any news about the Poem?

Once upon time, a boat was sent,
To the south it sailed,
Many sights it saw,
A Trojan horse crossing chasms both far and wide,
In it was stowed a Scotsman,
With shore on the horizon a new vision appeared,
Built with wood working tools from Merthyr,
and able to withstand chemical 86,
A sight of beauty,
a melting of cultures were seen,
Haggis, Croissants, Sushi and Kumara,
The seas flattened,
Dogs took their last supper on alpine heights,
The air was still, but the storm passed by,
Broken suddenly,
A blue oval, roaring like the hounds of hell,
A bull upon its crown and a new fire burning,
After sound came sight,
and smell
A rich mix, departing into the distance and out of our beams,
There we sat, longing , dreaming
50 stars we saw floating over,
a vision of valleys in a princes kingdom,
with that we slept,
knowing,
waiting,
that one day soon,
a winning yeti we could come forth,
and join
the purest church of all.
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vaqui 12/13/2016 3:12pm
12/13/2016 3:12pm
I bet ratboy will be sporting the steve peat syndicate colours. On the 1st episode of "last orders" a great deal of time was devoted to his accomplishments and nothing to Greg, that seems to me like a publicity stunt.
SmartLikeTractor 12/13/2016 5:39pm
12/13/2016 5:39pm
Bennyt99 wrote:
Brosnan has stopped tagging Specialized on social media. Only tagging Sram.
Apparhently he's off to canyon, so industry people tell me. Signed a deal bigger than gwin with yt.
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dirtyberd 12/13/2016 6:39pm
12/13/2016 6:39pm
Bennyt99 wrote:
Brosnan has stopped tagging Specialized on social media. Only tagging Sram.
SmartLikeTractor wrote:
Apparhently he's off to canyon, so industry people tell me. Signed a deal bigger than gwin with yt.
really? people were saying gwin was at 500k with yt correct? and this was for how many years? any info as to how much and how long of a contract? if you are fo realz, mtb is getting legit. ...not really though compared to top roadie intake.
mattstaggs 12/13/2016 10:56pm
12/13/2016 10:56pm Edited Date/Time 12/14/2016 3:20am
Butterfly flies across the ditch to join the loosest group of all...

Osian_Griffith 12/13/2016 11:13pm
12/13/2016 11:13pm
Rat boy and Phil atwill join forces to be looser than Joanna Lumley?
guy_the_rev 12/14/2016 1:50am
12/14/2016 1:50am
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Rat boy and Phil atwill join forces to be looser than Joanna Lumley?
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nsynk 12/14/2016 2:58am
12/14/2016 2:58am Edited Date/Time 12/14/2016 3:02am
Butterfly "flies ". Could it be an anagram for F Iles ?
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peecee 12/14/2016 4:23am
12/14/2016 4:23am
Bennyt99 wrote:
Brosnan has stopped tagging Specialized on social media. Only tagging Sram.
On his second most recent picture he didn't tag any sponsors and on his latest pic he's back tagging specialized!

He's off to Canyon but it's funny how even the riders are starting to play the people starting rumours haha
Adam_Schaeffer 12/14/2016 12:34pm
12/14/2016 12:34pm Edited Date/Time 12/14/2016 12:37pm
Looks like SC Syndicate is testing 29" wheels. Greg Minaar just posted this to Facebook. Second bike in appears to be a Hightower sporting a Fox 40 with a custom upper link. Oh let the speculation begin!




Benthebikerboy 12/14/2016 2:13pm
12/14/2016 2:13pm
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rat, vergier, minnaar and shaw

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