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Floo98 1/2/2017 1:04pm
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Looks like they are on rock shox cuz the fork looks thin (not a 40)
Osian_Griffith 1/2/2017 1:10pm
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Is it Fabien as manager?
w4s wrote:
not unless he's wearing a wig.
Fair call.... retract Fabien...

It's Deffo Rudarigh cunningham to the left.... the quiff gives it away.
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metadave 1/2/2017 2:04pm
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So is Remi off commencal and fox is just the first goodbye, is the team off fox or is he going to have his own kit sponsor?
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David9180 1/2/2017 2:16pm
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metadave wrote:
So is Remi off commencal and fox is just the first goodbye, is the team off fox or is he going to have his own kit...
So is Remi off commencal and fox is just the first goodbye, is the team off fox or is he going to have his own kit sponsor?
If Yoan Barelli is on Dakine. and Bell, we should see the hole Commencal team on that kit.
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depeche4 1/2/2017 2:46pm
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metadave wrote:
So is Remi off commencal and fox is just the first goodbye, is the team off fox or is he going to have his own kit...
So is Remi off commencal and fox is just the first goodbye, is the team off fox or is he going to have his own kit sponsor?
It is Commencal off of Fox.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOp1ZAvgmoq/?taken-by=commencal_vallnord_dh…
COLIN-GRANT 1/2/2017 3:31pm
1/2/2017 3:31pm
jacobhowitt wrote:
I would guess the one on the right in that pic could be mark wallace. I couldn't see metailler being added to a factory team.
You know what's up
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depeche4 1/2/2017 3:43pm
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jacobhowitt wrote:
I would guess the one on the right in that pic could be mark wallace. I couldn't see metailler being added to a factory team.
COLIN-GRANT wrote:
You know what's up
Interesting!

I would not thought of that. I figured he might stay close to home (Norco or RM).
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Royalcradd 1/2/2017 3:44pm
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bavshredder wrote:
Canyon with Troy in the middle of the picture?? I think we will know it very soon. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/01/02/4628/s1200_IMG_4310.jpg[/img]
Canyon with Troy in the middle of the picture?? I think we will know it very soon.



Troy is definitely in the middle!!
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peecee 1/2/2017 4:10pm
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baronKanon wrote:
DH8 in the making? Rude to WC DH again?
Its been made trust me they have had a prototype for about 2 years and Richie has been the tester so I'm sure 2017 will see it launched.

Yeti aren't yeti without a DH bike in my eyes, all we need now is Cannondale so make a comeback haha
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dubminion 1/2/2017 5:14pm
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peecee wrote:
Its been made trust me they have had a prototype for about 2 years and Richie has been the tester so I'm sure 2017 will see...
Its been made trust me they have had a prototype for about 2 years and Richie has been the tester so I'm sure 2017 will see it launched.

Yeti aren't yeti without a DH bike in my eyes, all we need now is Cannondale so make a comeback haha
If you do a quick side by side of the EWS and UCI DH schedule, Richie and Cody could certainly hit a few spots with ease.

Lourdes is April 29-30 DH, then EWS in Portugal 13-14 of May. Ireland EWS May 28th. Then Fort Bill June 3-4. Leogang june 10-11, conflict with Vallnord July 1, lenzerheide July 8, MSA is aug 5-6, EWS in whistler on the 13th, VDS Aug 26

It's too easy to make a few dates. And they have had a prototype. For two years.

Yeti DH is imminent.
dirtbeard 1/2/2017 7:33pm
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Bulldog not tagging gt still but other sponsors.on the move or playn the game?
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peecee 1/2/2017 8:52pm
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dubminion wrote:
If you do a quick side by side of the EWS and UCI DH schedule, Richie and Cody could certainly hit a few spots with ease...
If you do a quick side by side of the EWS and UCI DH schedule, Richie and Cody could certainly hit a few spots with ease.

Lourdes is April 29-30 DH, then EWS in Portugal 13-14 of May. Ireland EWS May 28th. Then Fort Bill June 3-4. Leogang june 10-11, conflict with Vallnord July 1, lenzerheide July 8, MSA is aug 5-6, EWS in whistler on the 13th, VDS Aug 26

It's too easy to make a few dates. And they have had a prototype. For two years.

Yeti DH is imminent.
More than 2 years now and Yeti said they would only put it into production when everything is perfect.

With Richie the prototypes its pretty much a bike made for him, Im guessing it will be a full carbon beast.



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sspomer 1/2/2017 9:39pm
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aren't these all just sb6's w/ a dual crown? jared was on one in 2015 at oceania's too



as for the canyon pic...such a good tease!
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Primoz 1/2/2017 9:45pm
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The aluminium version is different to the SB6.
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sspomer 1/2/2017 10:56pm
1/2/2017 10:56pm Edited Date/Time 1/2/2017 10:58pm
Primoz wrote:
The aluminium version is different to the SB6.
edit...you're right! sick!
http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Prototype-Yeti-DH-Bike-with-Swi…
and
http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/PIT-BITS-New-Products-and-Proto…

the main point? richie racing DH again would be SICK!
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peecee 1/3/2017 1:50am
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I shot this in feb or march 16 in Toowoomba, Richie was staying with Jared and took the win on a SB6 with fox 40's on.

I personally can't wait to see a new Yeti DH bikeway fingers and toes are crossed for it to happen as they have always played a huge roll in the dh scene from the very beginning and have always pushed the envelop with crazy suspension designs.


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womble77 1/3/2017 2:29am
1/3/2017 2:29am Edited Date/Time 1/3/2017 2:32am


So Jack Moir is leaving Intence? Or just his mechanic?


jacobhowitt 1/3/2017 2:35am
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womble77 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/01/03/4635/s1200_20170103_102756.jpg[/img] So Jack Moir is leaving Intence? Or just his mechanic?


So Jack Moir is leaving Intence? Or just his mechanic?


Its just his mechanic that is leaving the team.
sam_\hughes/ 1/3/2017 4:36am
1/3/2017 4:36am
Jon Janyur wrote:
Looks like Remi M.(left), Troy brosnan(Sure), and Mark W./Neko. M./Brendog?
Surely not Brendog as hes just released his siggy goggles with Scott, and also I saw him out and about the other day on his Genius!
sam_\hughes/ 1/3/2017 4:39am
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Also Josh Lewis in the gym with the Madison Saracen lot maybe a factory enduro team for them?Sa

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womble77 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/01/03/4635/s1200_20170103_102756.jpg[/img] So Jack Moir is leaving Intence? Or just his mechanic?


So Jack Moir is leaving Intence? Or just his mechanic?


jacobhowitt wrote:
Its just his mechanic that is leaving the team.
Bernat and Ivan were both the team managers last year for Intense Factory. Ivan has moved on to start his own UCI World Cup team... IJ Racing/Intense Cycles
Dickscruttock 1/3/2017 6:09am
1/3/2017 6:09am
sam_\hughes/ wrote:
Also Josh Lewis in the gym with the Madison Saracen lot maybe a factory enduro team for them?Sa[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/01/03/4636/s1200_IMG_3297.jpg[/img]
Also Josh Lewis in the gym with the Madison Saracen lot maybe a factory enduro team for them?Sa

All he does is skids and make sick edits. If you were Saracen and wanting a enduro team there is a thousand riders you would want in it before him.
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vaqui 1/3/2017 6:44am
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womble77 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/01/03/4635/s1200_20170103_102756.jpg[/img] So Jack Moir is leaving Intence? Or just his mechanic?


So Jack Moir is leaving Intence? Or just his mechanic?


jacobhowitt wrote:
Its just his mechanic that is leaving the team.
ripper13 wrote:
Bernat and Ivan were both the team managers last year for Intense Factory. Ivan has moved on to start his own UCI World Cup team... IJ...
Bernat and Ivan were both the team managers last year for Intense Factory. Ivan has moved on to start his own UCI World Cup team... IJ Racing/Intense Cycles
Si shaun palmer still running the rooster team?
sammcneesphotography 1/3/2017 6:58am
1/3/2017 6:58am
dubminion wrote:
If you do a quick side by side of the EWS and UCI DH schedule, Richie and Cody could certainly hit a few spots with ease...
If you do a quick side by side of the EWS and UCI DH schedule, Richie and Cody could certainly hit a few spots with ease.

Lourdes is April 29-30 DH, then EWS in Portugal 13-14 of May. Ireland EWS May 28th. Then Fort Bill June 3-4. Leogang june 10-11, conflict with Vallnord July 1, lenzerheide July 8, MSA is aug 5-6, EWS in whistler on the 13th, VDS Aug 26

It's too easy to make a few dates. And they have had a prototype. For two years.

Yeti DH is imminent.
peecee wrote:
More than 2 years now and Yeti said they would only put it into production when everything is perfect. With Richie the prototypes its pretty much...
More than 2 years now and Yeti said they would only put it into production when everything is perfect.

With Richie the prototypes its pretty much a bike made for him, Im guessing it will be a full carbon beast.



i doubt they would pull a 2 time EWS world champ out of the circuit to race downhill doesn't make any sense.
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Nozes 1/3/2017 7:02am
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So,with Shaw and Vergier on the Syndicate,we can say for sure that Ratboy is out?
sammcneesphotography 1/3/2017 7:07am
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Nozes wrote:
So,with Shaw and Vergier on the Syndicate,we can say for sure that Ratboy is out?
it seems like he's been riding enduro bikes a lot lately. maybe a full enduro team with him on it.
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MrPrometheus 1/3/2017 7:12am
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sammcneesphotography wrote:
i doubt they would pull a 2 time EWS world champ out of the circuit to race downhill doesn't make any sense.
With a tight budget, other teams potentially dangling bigger payments and that riders desire is to be racing downhill over enduro ( I think there are some recent interviews of him stating that preference? ) I can see the only way Yeti has to keep him is compromising and allowing the handful of downhill races in the mix this year.

On the other hand one interesting thing to discuss is both Neko and Richie being past teammates with Gwin. I could see him wanting to trust prior relationships to poach for YT. Could that be the 4 man team? Gwin, Suarez, Rude, Mulally? Does YT want to conquer Enduro on top of DH this year? Rude doing EWS with some downhill on YT?
Sten Hassler 1/3/2017 7:24am
1/3/2017 7:24am
sam_\hughes/ wrote:
Also Josh Lewis in the gym with the Madison Saracen lot maybe a factory enduro team for them?Sa[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/01/03/4636/s1200_IMG_3297.jpg[/img]
Also Josh Lewis in the gym with the Madison Saracen lot maybe a factory enduro team for them?Sa

Dickscruttock wrote:
All he does is skids and make sick edits. If you were Saracen and wanting a enduro team there is a thousand riders you would want...
All he does is skids and make sick edits. If you were Saracen and wanting a enduro team there is a thousand riders you would want in it before him.
He has a big audience in the social media world which sometimes is more value than "just" being a fast racer.
Dickscruttock 1/3/2017 7:31am
1/3/2017 7:31am
Sten Hassler wrote:
He has a big audience in the social media world which sometimes is more value than "just" being a fast racer.
Chance of him on Saracen are less than zero.

All that's happened is they have been up to Sheffield and in at the university all at the same time. That's why Evans is mentioned too. People trying to make leads out of nothing.

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