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Broken_spoke.photo 1/26/2018 5:22am
1/26/2018 5:22am
I had a theory on this whole no drivetrain sponsor, They use sram cassettes because they are lighter and have a faster engaging free hub body on their roval carbon wheels. I think they switched to shimano so in the event that Richie rude or Jared were doing great and had a mechanical, they could give each other parts(Since they always seem to be riding and staying together at races). one example is Curtis Keene giving jared his shifter in finale after graves broke the lever off and keene flatted. The cassette It looks like it is a wolf tooth components 46T expander for XX1/XO1. Rotor is one of their sponsors I think, Mentioned a few pages back on Kate courtney's bike, they were running the power cranks with XX1 eagle.
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Primoz 1/26/2018 11:00am
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Indeed for Rotor.
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metadave 1/27/2018 1:30pm
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Any one we're still waiting for to pop up or team releases?
baronKanon 1/27/2018 2:08pm
1/27/2018 2:08pm
metadave wrote:
Any one we're still waiting for to pop up or team releases?
I am awaiting something happening on the female side for Trek Factory DH, since they do not seem to be finished with their announcements..
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jimmypop 1/27/2018 3:03pm
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Lopes is a wanker but he's been living well for a long, long time now. A little creeping shows he's at least lived in places worth $1-2mil. Those early crossover stars into mtb made bank.

Is he too dense to move into a non-riding job? Absolutely. Does he need gainful employment? Probably not like most of us on here.
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eldsvada 1/28/2018 1:28am
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metadave wrote:
Any one we're still waiting for to pop up or team releases?
baronKanon wrote:
I am awaiting something happening on the female side for Trek Factory DH, since they do not seem to be finished with their announcements..
Still waiting to see who's Isabeau Courduriers new sponsor. She posted Mavic as a new clothing sponsor so Canyon maybe?
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krabo83 1/28/2018 1:47am
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looks like gwin ist definitely off troy lee and on bell helmets... looks like a bell sixer
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oliosky 1/28/2018 2:07am
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jimmypop wrote:
Lopes is a wanker but he's been living well for a long, long time now. A little creeping shows he's at least lived in places worth...
Lopes is a wanker but he's been living well for a long, long time now. A little creeping shows he's at least lived in places worth $1-2mil. Those early crossover stars into mtb made bank.

Is he too dense to move into a non-riding job? Absolutely. Does he need gainful employment? Probably not like most of us on here.
The amount of money Lopes and CG were being paid in those volvo-cannondale days must have been obscene by todays standards
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peecee 1/28/2018 3:59am
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metadave wrote:
Any one we're still waiting for to pop up or team releases?
Greg Williamson and Ruaridh Cunningham ?
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Greenedog 1/28/2018 4:59am
1/28/2018 4:59am
Dakota Norton?
dylanemdasilva 1/28/2018 9:36am
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metadave wrote:
Any one we're still waiting for to pop up or team releases?
I think Devinci hasn't released all their teams yet.
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onthewhiskey 1/30/2018 4:07am
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metadave wrote:
Any one we're still waiting for to pop up or team releases?
Feb 9th is the date UCI publishes the teams, so not long for final word for all the big DH teams. Not sure if EWS has a similar publication date for the teams.

Also, out of curiosity: Has there ever been a case where a rider has switched teams during the team transfer window mid-season?
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EasMTB 1/30/2018 9:13am
1/30/2018 9:13am
Bergamot and Radon have closed their teams, we´ll have some athletes with support of these respective brands.
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sspomer 1/30/2018 10:33am
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Caroline Buchanan on Fasthouse
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Fasthouse Welcomes Caroline Buchanan

Santa Clarita, CA – (Jan. 29th, 2018) – Fasthouse welcomes Lifestyle/BMX/MTB global athlete Caroline Buchanan (Australia) to the team.

Mike Redding stated, “We are stoked to have Olympian and multiple World Champion Caroline on the team doing lifestyle projects and riding at global events for us. She will also help us design our women’s line in the future. She fits our brand vibe: Speed, Style, and Good Times!”

Caroline will be at select BMX and MTB events, and bike parks around the world.
Go to Fasthouse.com and check out our current lifestyle clothing line. Keep an eye out for our MTB line and Bell helmets co-lab dropping this spring. Give Caroline a follow on her IG account @cbuchanan68.

About Fasthouse
Our passion is the motorcycle and bicycle. In the beginning, the guys cutting first track were courageous, free-thinking, and the essence of cool. The heart and soul poured into their love of riding and racing spawned a lifestyle. We invite you to share with us that lifestyle. You can be born into it or you can find it along the way, but once it gets in our blood, it stays there forever. Fasthouse…Speed, Style, and Good Times!

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Pedal4life 1/30/2018 9:15pm
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She’s a great match for this company!
euan.brownlie 1/31/2018 11:34am
1/31/2018 11:34am
Sam Dales riding a Santa Cruz in the latest 50to01 youtube video. Has there been chat about where he's going/doing?
Dickscruttock 1/31/2018 3:29pm
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Sam Dales riding a Santa Cruz in the latest 50to01 youtube video. Has there been chat about where he's going/doing?
Sam Dales riding a Santa Cruz in the latest 50to01 youtube video. Has there been chat about where he's going/doing?
Yes a privateer program on SC bikes.
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bturman 2/1/2018 8:47am
2/1/2018 8:47am
Looks like Fuji is pumping some bigger efforts into things this season by creating the Fuji Factory Enduro Team. They've signed Jimmy Smith, the 2017 National Enduro Series overall winner, and Amy Morrison, a podium contender at many US enduro events.



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Verbl Kint 2/2/2018 5:41am
2/2/2018 5:41am
How competitive are those Fujis compared to, say, a GT Sanction or a Nukeproof Mega?
Shawn_Trudell 2/4/2018 4:31pm
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Closeup of the proto Maxxis DH tire. Looks very similar to a Minion with intermediate blocks. Interesting concept considering one of the things that makes the Minion great is the open channel between the center tread and the cornering tread. What would be the advantage of intermediate tread in people's opinion?

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lewzz10 2/4/2018 4:53pm
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Shawn_Trudell wrote:
t[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/04/5917/s1200_Screenshot_20180204_162721.jpg[/img] Closeup of the proto Maxxis DH tire. Looks very similar to a Minion with intermediate blocks. Interesting concept considering one of the things that makes...
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Closeup of the proto Maxxis DH tire. Looks very similar to a Minion with intermediate blocks. Interesting concept considering one of the things that makes the Minion great is the open channel between the center tread and the cornering tread. What would be the advantage of intermediate tread in people's opinion?

Looks like the tyre Minnaar was running last year https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/08/05/prototype-maxxis-dh-mountain-bike-…
Shawn_Trudell 2/4/2018 5:40pm
2/4/2018 5:40pm
Shawn_Trudell wrote:
t[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/04/5917/s1200_Screenshot_20180204_162721.jpg[/img] Closeup of the proto Maxxis DH tire. Looks very similar to a Minion with intermediate blocks. Interesting concept considering one of the things that makes...
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Closeup of the proto Maxxis DH tire. Looks very similar to a Minion with intermediate blocks. Interesting concept considering one of the things that makes the Minion great is the open channel between the center tread and the cornering tread. What would be the advantage of intermediate tread in people's opinion?

lewzz10 wrote:
Looks like the tyre Minnaar was running last year https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/08/05/prototype-maxxis-dh-mountain-bike-…
Yes, it's either that tire or something very similar. I don't see the perpendicular siping on the corner knobs on this version but that could just be photo quality. The Minn-aar-ion DHF.
Holditflat_mitch 2/4/2018 9:01pm
2/4/2018 9:01pm
Assegai

Softest tyre i have ever felt, also set a track record at a national dh race in aus on the weekend on it by 6 seconds
Jim-Laden 2/4/2018 10:47pm
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Sounds more like a rider than a capra...
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Robson 2/5/2018 12:23am
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Jim-Laden wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/04/5918/s1200_37C52B51_3CC0_4D21_B4BD_08BDCF8E1352.jpg[/img] Sounds more like a rider than a capra...


Sounds more like a rider than a capra...
Yeah!! First I thought ''Man, they've signed Minnaar or what??''
Then I realized that they had anounced de new Jeffsy range, but not the capra's
FINLAY_TUSTING 2/5/2018 2:43am
2/5/2018 2:43am
the greg williamson to unno seem to be true just look at the two photos. one from joe connels story ( see two unno bikes) and the other from greg. joe has now taken down the story. greg has also posted a picture that brook mac and mat walker commented on about a 'spanish rear end'




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Pat 2/5/2018 4:11am
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Jim-Laden wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/04/5918/s1200_37C52B51_3CC0_4D21_B4BD_08BDCF8E1352.jpg[/img] Sounds more like a rider than a capra...


Sounds more like a rider than a capra...
Robson wrote:
Yeah!! First I thought ''Man, they've signed Minnaar or what??''
Then I realized that they had anounced de new Jeffsy range, but not the capra's
Capra means goat in italian
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Jim-Laden wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/04/5918/s1200_37C52B51_3CC0_4D21_B4BD_08BDCF8E1352.jpg[/img] Sounds more like a rider than a capra...


Sounds more like a rider than a capra...
Robson wrote:
Yeah!! First I thought ''Man, they've signed Minnaar or what??''
Then I realized that they had anounced de new Jeffsy range, but not the capra's
Pat wrote:
Capra means goat in italian
Very similar to spanish: Cabra

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