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bturman 2/20/2018 9:22pm
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Big man Kyle Strait has signed on with DHaRCO Clothing out of Australia:

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Bam Silva 2/21/2018 2:36pm
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bturman wrote:
Big man Kyle Strait has signed on with [url=https://dharco.com/]DHaRCO Clothing[/url] out of Australia: I am proud to announce I will be riding for @dharcoclothing for 2018...
Big man Kyle Strait has signed on with DHaRCO Clothing out of Australia:

Damn, that's an awesome sign for Dharco! Their product is great and really good to see them grow into the international market. On ya!
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Whattheheel 2/21/2018 3:19pm
2/21/2018 3:19pm Edited Date/Time 2/21/2018 3:20pm
This bulky beast looks likes Gwin's new shifter, obviously he is not on 9 speed...
Lumpa Lumpa 2/22/2018 7:43am
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Yeeeeahh Pouky!!!! Good job!!
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TRex 2/22/2018 8:41am
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iceman2058 wrote:
Here's the official launch video of Isabeau's new team, the [url=https://www.endurocollective.com/]Enduro Collective[/url]: [embed][/embed] [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/22/5997/s1200_enduro_collective.jpg[/img]
Here's the official launch video of Isabeau's new team, the Enduro Collective:





Pretty rad team intro vid. Also cool to see another team like Transition's with some ladies at the front of the program.
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TRex 2/22/2018 8:58am
2/22/2018 8:58am
sspomer wrote:
i saw the bike in person yesterday (there will be a feature on it soon). it's pretty darn good-looking! Thanks @intensefactoryracing! It was a fun day...
i saw the bike in person yesterday (there will be a feature on it soon). it's pretty darn good-looking!

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I really like that elevated down tube. Can't remember what bike it reminds me of?
I think the Intense team took some cues from Darth Vader's Imperial Shuttle.



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Primoz 2/22/2018 1:36pm
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Hah, apparently the admins are deleting eTap pictures.

Trying my luck here :D

Looks like it's just a Red eTap body with an Eagle cage mounted, at least in the pictures on the Czech site. Which is interesting, since the P-shaped cage supposedly works with the X-horizon derailleur body, which is not something Red has.

The buttons do look nice though, so this actually might not be a home made thingie. I would be surprised if Sram put this out due to the geometries (maybe with an ordinary cage or a less pronounced P-shape), though on the other hand with an actuator you do not need a spring, which means you don't get any derailleur movement under vertical loads. So you don't really need an X-horizon body.
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kwapik 2/22/2018 1:49pm
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Primoz wrote:
Hah, apparently the admins are deleting eTap pictures. Trying my luck here :D Looks like it's just a Red eTap body with an Eagle cage mounted...
Hah, apparently the admins are deleting eTap pictures.

Trying my luck here :D

Looks like it's just a Red eTap body with an Eagle cage mounted, at least in the pictures on the Czech site. Which is interesting, since the P-shaped cage supposedly works with the X-horizon derailleur body, which is not something Red has.

The buttons do look nice though, so this actually might not be a home made thingie. I would be surprised if Sram put this out due to the geometries (maybe with an ordinary cage or a less pronounced P-shape), though on the other hand with an actuator you do not need a spring, which means you don't get any derailleur movement under vertical loads. So you don't really need an X-horizon body.
Yeah I was wondering why the pictures kept disappearing. Anyway, I like that the shifter is small and it appears well designed. Sure makes for a clean cockpit.


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Primoz 2/22/2018 9:31pm
2/22/2018 9:31pm Edited Date/Time 2/22/2018 10:07pm
Sorry, Facebook group, not site.

EDIT: SvoradaBrno page, FYI.

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Jaybee 2/23/2018 2:56am
2/23/2018 2:56am Edited Date/Time 2/23/2018 2:58am
FINLAY_TUSTING wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/23/6004/s1200_SRAM_Eagle_E.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/23/6005/s1200_SRAM_eTap_Eagle.jpg[/img]




That first picture is of a Specialized Levo remote. Some one has cut the wire off and put stickers on it...
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Primoz 2/23/2018 3:00am
2/23/2018 3:00am
So it is a troll like I figured, given it's a Red derailleur body.
iceman2058 2/23/2018 8:10am
2/23/2018 8:10am Edited Date/Time 2/23/2018 8:14am
We just received an official statement from YT detailing the ever-growing roster of athletes now riding for the German direct-sales brand. Among the usual suspects (and what an impressive list it is, with Lacondeguy, Zink, Gwin, Regnier, Nell, Granieri, Silva, Lunn, Tippie, Hayden, and more), there is some news regarding a couple of new faces (Vali Holl is not new on YT of course, but there is talk of a new SRAM team we thought we should share here):

Vali Höll
After years of building her race craft on the mountains of Saalbach (Austria) and winning several European Cups, beating boys and elite woman along the way, Vali is looking forward to racing her first UCI DH World Cup season as a junior and show the world that she is one to keep an eye on in the future! We are proud to continue as her official frame supplier as part of our sponsorship of SRAM’s new race team which will be announced in the upcoming weeks. @valihöll Shot by James Cheadle


Richie Schley
Freeride Mountain Bike Pioneer, MTB Hall of Fame member and globally known face of mountain biking. When he is not schleying the trails around Laguna he will be supporting us to establish our new operation in the US and be part of our US Demo Tour. Richie knows how to properly enjoy the Californian Lifestyle and we are happy to welcome him to the YT Family! @richieschley Shot by AJ Allen



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bturman 2/23/2018 8:19am
2/23/2018 8:19am
Spank is excited to be supporting Cecile and Cedric Ravanel, Yoann Barelli, and Theotim Trabac:

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Dylan 2/23/2018 12:35pm
2/23/2018 12:35pm Edited Date/Time 2/23/2018 12:38pm
UCI teams are now up and i guess officially ending the rumours http://uci.ch/mountain-bike/teams/

Unno Factory Racing is probably the only listing that was yet to be announced.



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timileB 2/23/2018 6:14pm
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Seems like Blenkinsop is running a new boxxer
Broken_spoke.photo 2/23/2018 8:20pm
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timileB wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/23/6009/s1200_nouvelle_boxxer.jpg[/img] Seems like Blenkinsop is running a new boxxer


Seems like Blenkinsop is running a new boxxer
Looks like it has similar dials to the Blackbox Lyrik that was on Nate Hills' yeti.
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peecee 2/23/2018 9:01pm
2/23/2018 9:01pm
Blinki on the new prototype boxxer last week racing in NZ



JulioValiente 2/23/2018 11:32pm
2/23/2018 11:32pm
That new Norco DH bike has been public for a year now! Sell it to us, Norco!
dylanemdasilva 2/24/2018 6:04pm
2/24/2018 6:04pm Edited Date/Time 2/26/2018 11:25pm
JulioValiente wrote:
That new Norco DH bike has been public for a year now! Sell it to us, Norco!
Hopefully soon.
Bobodaclown 2/25/2018 7:30am
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peecee wrote:
Blinki on the new prototype boxxer last week racing in NZ [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/02/23/6010/s1200_p5pb15634829.jpg[/img]
Blinki on the new prototype boxxer last week racing in NZ



I'm sure that earlier in this thread there was a commencal with those proto RS forks on it.
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Karabuka 2/25/2018 1:05pm
2/25/2018 1:05pm
There are more images on pb. That thing has enormous offset
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Primoz 2/26/2018 8:32am
2/26/2018 8:32am
Doubt it, it's been updated for 2018 with the spec and the Spectral and Torque have been shown soon after that.

Are there any women's versions of the Spectral on offer currently? This is a girl riding the silhouette, correct?

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