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Otherwise, I believe a lot of people are aware of this rumour-mill and feed it just for the sake of having fun. You don't thing that the Vital shots in the last couple of days ”just happened”, don't you? I also think that it speaks volumes about how connected the racers are to the ”normal” MTB community. In other sports the pros avoid most fans as much as they can.
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Brayton likes where he is with the team and still being able to work his normal job but it would be good to see him on a full factory ride something like Nukeproof since they are still working on a revised version of the Pulse dh bike but him riding with Page is nothing more that friends to be honest.
Gwin will go wherever the money is as he will be fast no matter what he rides and surly the big brands can offer more than what YT can.
I'd love to see GT sign someone big as I can't see Brannigan coming back next season and being competitive after a full season injured and surly GT wanna start next season in the same way they ended this one.
• Loïc off Specialized as he can't bear the whole 29er trend, and get on a 26'-wheeled Ironhorse Sunday. Sam Hill would drop enduro and Nukeproof to join him as he declared, and I quote, "this shit was real stuff bru"
• Gwin asks YT for a new Bugatti Divo. If they can't get him one he'd leave the Mob to focus on his new career as an actor. In Bollywood. True story.
• Wyn & Eddie back together on a privateer team, with Havaianas flip-flops as main sponsor. Word is said that the Rat shown some interest but nobody could understand what he actually said
• Manon Carpenter back on the circuit on the prototype Liv DH bike. She'll be joined by Vali Holl and Emi Siegenthaler to form a girl-only team. Oh, and did I mention that Missy Giove would be the team manager?
• They've been rumours about Vouilloz, Peaty and Gracia forming a team to rip off the Masters championship, but I can't see that happen. Or would I?
Of course as a true journalist I can't tell who my sources are. Just trust me.
On the "why" part, yes more $$$$ is motivation enough. Gwin is a smart man. But also, in the recent clip of him talking about the new bike, he didn't seem too pleased with how long it took YT to get him his 29er. Working with Asian suppliers is notoriously hard for one-off's, testing new lay-ups, and general tinkering. Maybe he see's the value in a company that has quicker turnarounds for race-specific projects and better in-house support. Unno style, but probably not Unno. If I were dedicated to winning and had the skill the top guys do, I'd want to make a race-shop only style team, in the style of pretty much any serious automotive race team. Gwinn+Whitely is the most likely combination to be able to pull something like this off in the mtb world.
Eli Tomac to HRC Honda.
HRC Honda debuts the carbon fiber RN02 “Dick in a Box” DH rig. Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg rejoice.
Sam Hill to Tour de France Moviestar Team/Canyon; wins 2020 tour on flats, manuals most of the descents in the Pyrenees, doesn’t really see what the big deal is.
Rob Warner pulled out of retirement to join GT Factory, forced by UCI officials to race Willingen alone.
Vali Höll rips a hole in Space-Time, skips the age of 17, turns pro, destroys everyone.
Ed Masters wakes up inside a cement mixer in LaBresse – says it’s the best sleep he’s had in years; throws Bernard Kerr down a well.
Gee Atherton discovers meditation and weed; relaxes so much that he wins the first three races by 10 seconds. Gwin forced to reassess Gluten; nervously counts his money anyway.
Ratboy returns to Syndicate as Cedric Gracia. Everyone wins.
GT, Scott, Trek, and GIANT show up at a party wearing the same dress. Avoiding eye contact, no one admits it.
UCI and Red Bull “improve” all of the tracks for 2019; Chris Froome wins the last 3 races on a Cervelo. Sam Hill laughs his ass off.
And still doesn’t get selected for the GB Worlds team.
I like the Gee/meditation part tho.
I LOLed
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