2018 Racing Rumors

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Jim-Laden 10/31/2017 3:25pm
10/31/2017 3:25pm Edited Date/Time 10/31/2017 3:28pm


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bturman 11/1/2017 1:26pm
11/1/2017 1:26pm
Matty Hunter is back on Race Face:

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SharpieMTB 11/2/2017 8:30am
11/2/2017 8:30am
Someone should start a 2018 Freeride rumors page.
loic.penel 11/3/2017 1:39am
11/3/2017 1:39am
I contacted Canyon Bikes, and he answered :
There will be a model in 180mm that will be released very soon (on the picture sent, it's still a prototype), so it's worth the wait until it's released! We have no more information on this new range (release date, components, prices etc ...). Wink Wink
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tibowski 11/3/2017 1:16pm
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lewzz10 wrote:
I'd guess it's a new 170 or 180mm bike, that fork looks long. The strive is still pretty modern in sizing but it's a little steep...
I'd guess it's a new 170 or 180mm bike, that fork looks long. The strive is still pretty modern in sizing but it's a little steep at 66 HA compared to most out there
My strive cf with fox 170 and a tiny 1mm Offset bushing is exactly 65 of HA. Perfect geometry to me.
slim_pit13 11/4/2017 12:31pm
11/4/2017 12:31pm
GastoFlat ! Adam Brayton on a Hope Equipped Transition TR11 !



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BJobs69 11/6/2017 5:09am
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slim_pit13 wrote:
GastoFlat ! Adam Brayton on a Hope Equipped Transition TR11 ! [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/11/04/5553/s1200_adbrayon.jpg[/img]
GastoFlat ! Adam Brayton on a Hope Equipped Transition TR11 !



This is the bike of Meg Whyte. His gf.
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Wamp Rat 11/6/2017 2:07pm
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BJobs69 wrote:
This is the bike of Meg Whyte. His gf.
That chick from The White Stripes?
sanchez da eyebrow 11/8/2017 4:59am
11/8/2017 4:59am
Sam Hill teaming up with local bike shop and all round legends Empire Cycles and starting up a riding school. WA has a great enduro racing scene.

One can only imagine the standard of riding will only increase with the Sam putting on his coach's hat.



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'size 11/8/2017 10:54am
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sanchez da eyebrow wrote:
Sam Hill teaming up with local bike shop and all round legends Empire Cycles and starting up a riding school. WA has a great enduro racing...
Sam Hill teaming up with local bike shop and all round legends Empire Cycles and starting up a riding school. WA has a great enduro racing scene.

One can only imagine the standard of riding will only increase with the Sam putting on his coach's hat.



great players don't always make great coaches regardless of the sport. doing and explaining/teaching are very different.
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BJobs69 11/8/2017 10:33pm
11/8/2017 10:33pm
Heard that the German brand Radon will go ahead with just a DH team. 2 riders and just one guy in the role of a mechanic and team manager. Risky?
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SharpieMTB 11/9/2017 7:09am
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DAK not tagging morpheous anymore.


solidmagix123 11/9/2017 8:30am
11/9/2017 8:30am
Fairclough wearing fox knee pads in his Instagram story, anyone know anything about this?
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sspomer 11/9/2017 9:41am
11/9/2017 9:41am
ziga pandur retiring

Žiga has left the building. Kind of a sad moment, but it opens a whole new chapter! #Repost @zigapandur ・・・ Time flies really fast! I vividly remember my first racing steps as they would happen just a few days ago, but actually that happened quite a few years ago, probably a decade ago. After 8 years of racing mountain bikes at the highest level I've decided to stop actively racing downhill. I am still passionate and motivated about mountain biking as when I started riding bikes, but over the time priorities had changed and I feel that now it's perfect time to finish this chapter in life and start a new one. My racing career had lots of ups and downs, wins and bad races, but overall I had lots of great and unforgettable moments, I've met a lot of awesome people, travelled to a lot of beautiful places, learned a lot of new things and had ‘hell of a good time’ doing it. I would first like to thank my parents for all their unconditional support, then to Tine, Grega and Rok for being behind me all the way from the beginning of my racing. I've been part of Unior Tools Team from start of my career and also from beginning of the team. It was a pleasure and great honor being part of it and to see how the team has grown over the years. Then also to all sponsors and friends who believed in me and supported me through my racing career and also to all fans, without you guys, racing bikes wouldn't be that much fun! This is not a goodbye note, I'll see you somewhere on the bike and eventually also on the races, but next time on the spectators side of the tape ✌️ Photo: @klemenhumar @uniortoolsteam

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Stiksandstones 11/9/2017 10:05am
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solidmagix123 wrote:
Fairclough wearing fox knee pads in his Instagram story, anyone know anything about this?
Pics or it didn't happen (lol, don't do it)...But to calm the nerves, we (TLD) have a long term contract with Brendog, so he is a TLD guy next year, head to toe.

Sometimes we send out competitors products to our riders, to test out to give us a competitive analysis-this should obviously never be seen, but, it does happen.

Stikman-TLD Guy

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Verbl Kint 11/9/2017 4:45pm
11/9/2017 4:45pm
I hope Brendog doesn't get into trouble for the post. ;-)
Broken_spoke.photo 11/9/2017 5:46pm
11/9/2017 5:46pm
Dylan wrote:
https://youtu.be/rdNsgF7ok9I?rel=0

Curtis Keene retiring leaving a potential spot on the Specialized EWS team?
ck85 wrote:
Spoilers
hopefully not retiring, he did brake his collar bone mid season and got a whole bunch of get well's and encouragement to get back on the bike.
bavshredder 11/15/2017 9:32am
11/15/2017 9:32am
new Canyon Spectral on it´s way:
source: MTB-News.de Facebook



iceman2058 11/15/2017 10:23am
11/15/2017 10:23am
This just popped up on Rob Warner's Instagram story...is he trolling us or has he just jumped from one direct-sales brand to another?

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struc 11/15/2017 1:48pm
11/15/2017 1:48pm
UTT on devinci bikes
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Primoz 11/15/2017 2:08pm
11/15/2017 2:08pm
It's been mentioned before. Twice even i think.
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frampo 11/16/2017 1:45am
11/16/2017 1:45am
i have seen pics of brendog running TRP brakes on his trail bike
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Maxipedia 11/16/2017 2:17am
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Am I the only one pissed that Levy used the ”Racing Rumours” topic as ”inspiration” for his article today (no, I will not link it) and killed a good part of the mystery? I know there is no exclusivity on this, but to me Racing Rumours have always been a Vital thing, where some nerdy MTB fans speculate on info what could or could not be in and industry guys chip in or fuel the fire. Now we have the f**king Pink Enlightenment Movement who needs a piece of this pie, goddamnit!

No. Fun. At. All.

Salty as the Dead Sea,
Mx
klinkekule 11/16/2017 2:38am
11/16/2017 2:38am
lighten up man. Smile It is not the first time that the folks over at Pinkbike have made such an article if i remember correctly, nor are they the only mag that have made such articles presently or in the past. Vital does not own the "between seasons rumors debate", a topic that has been widely discussed on other forums as well, such as ridemonkey. If anything, it is odd that vital did not themselves make a "so this is what we know after talking with some insiders after months of speculation in our thread " article, but oh well. Happy trails
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ck85 11/16/2017 2:43am
11/16/2017 2:43am
Remember Gwin and Trek? Anything can change.
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Verbl Kint 11/16/2017 9:51am
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klinkekule wrote:
lighten up man. :) It is not the first time that the folks over at Pinkbike have made such an article if i remember correctly, nor...
lighten up man. Smile It is not the first time that the folks over at Pinkbike have made such an article if i remember correctly, nor are they the only mag that have made such articles presently or in the past. Vital does not own the "between seasons rumors debate", a topic that has been widely discussed on other forums as well, such as ridemonkey. If anything, it is odd that vital did not themselves make a "so this is what we know after talking with some insiders after months of speculation in our thread " article, but oh well. Happy trails
Agreed. I don't recall anything on the article that wasn't already mentioned here.

Besides, vital's Racing Rumors thread has always had far more information than any other english-language mtb sites (I do hear the French and German sites have a lot of stuff too).
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pdon 11/16/2017 1:41pm
11/16/2017 1:41pm
Anyone have any more info about that new Canyon bike/return of the Canyon Torque?

Think that will be a 2019 bike or available for next season?
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Rems 11/16/2017 6:04pm
11/16/2017 6:04pm
pdon wrote:
Anyone have any more info about that new Canyon bike/return of the Canyon Torque?

Think that will be a 2019 bike or available for next season?
According to some "insiders" it is confirmed that the new torque will be a 180mm full carbon "freeride" (if it still mean something) bike and it will be revealed very soon (probably before January).

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