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MK_ 10/4/2018 1:26pm
10/4/2018 1:26pm Edited Date/Time 10/4/2018 1:26pm
Looks like a stock color Bronson.


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mexicola 10/4/2018 1:39pm
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MK_ wrote:
Looks like a stock color Bronson. [img]https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/files/styles/scb_natural_1440_auto/public/hero/xmy19_bronson_grey_outside_v2.jpg[/img]
Looks like a stock color Bronson.


thought the rear wheel looks bigger
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ardor 10/4/2018 1:52pm
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Not much being said about Scott…
RideBikes-HaveFun 10/4/2018 1:52pm
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depeche4 wrote:
How do you know for sure it is a 29er. He never mentions that in the post.
Saw mirander miller on the same thing this summer in whistler, definitely 29
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MK_ 10/4/2018 2:34pm
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Given than this post appears to have vanished from Instagram, you may be correct.
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ck85 10/4/2018 2:45pm
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Was Ed on a one year contract? Moving onto a full enduro deal, or just end of season clear out
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Dickscruttock 10/4/2018 2:54pm
10/4/2018 2:54pm
ardor wrote:
Not much being said about Scott…
Thats because they are going for the Win.
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casey79 10/4/2018 8:01pm
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ck85 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2018/10/04/6773/s1200_Screenshot_20181004_224132_Instagram.jpg[/img] Was Ed on a one year contract? Moving onto a full enduro deal, or just end of season clear out


Was Ed on a one year contract? Moving onto a full enduro deal, or just end of season clear out
My $$ would be on an end of season clear out.

We see the pros's do the same thing here in Australia at the end of each year.
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baronKanon 10/4/2018 11:01pm
10/4/2018 11:01pm
MK_ wrote:
Looks like a stock color Bronson. [img]https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/files/styles/scb_natural_1440_auto/public/hero/xmy19_bronson_grey_outside_v2.jpg[/img]
Looks like a stock color Bronson.


mexicola wrote:
thought the rear wheel looks bigger
Loris is not a big guy, so you may be fooled Wink
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mexicola 10/5/2018 5:46am
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MK_ wrote:
Given than this post appears to have vanished from Instagram, you may be correct.
maybe... but i think so
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ck85 10/8/2018 11:42am
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Rach to race a women's only enduro event next week, hosted by Hope so probably nothing to read into.
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dolface 10/8/2018 1:03pm
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ck85 wrote:
Rach to race a women's only enduro event next week, hosted by Hope so probably nothing to read into.
Pretty sure she did the same event last year, she was not fond of all the pedaling Smile
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jakew82 10/9/2018 6:36am
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From Wideopen's article on the new Cannondale Habit.


iceman2058 10/9/2018 6:44am
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To read more about that new Habit, and to watch Max shred it to bits in Whistler, check out our launch article!
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metadave 10/9/2018 11:56am
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ck85 wrote:
Rach to race a women's only enduro event next week, hosted by Hope so probably nothing to read into.
dolface wrote:
Pretty sure she did the same event last year, she was not fond of all the pedaling Smile
I don't get pro DH'er complaining about events you have to pedal. Thought they were harder than that....
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Primoz 10/9/2018 1:53pm
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Taking the bent seat tube to the next level. Why oh why??
Dickscruttock 10/9/2018 3:01pm
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Told you a few pages back where he was going. The 2 young riders are very talented too.
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Loki87 10/9/2018 3:27pm
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ck85 wrote:
Rach to race a women's only enduro event next week, hosted by Hope so probably nothing to read into.
dolface wrote:
Pretty sure she did the same event last year, she was not fond of all the pedaling Smile
metadave wrote:
I don't get pro DH'er complaining about events you have to pedal. Thought they were harder than that....
Why are you assuming she´s not hard enough or lacking fitness?
Rachel would probably smoke most on a bike uphill. She´s tough as nails.
She most likely just isn´t really fond of all the redundant pedalling in between timed stages. That´s what i personally dislike about enduro as well.
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metadave 10/9/2018 6:43pm
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I made a pretty general comment about pro riders, not anyone in particular. I know how fit the top level of DH racers are and how much they train.

I'm just tired of the whole "heavy eye roll, long sigh" followed by a totally pretentious sounding "uhhhh, pedaling"

It's just a shitty attitude to have when your job is being in the public eye as the face of mountain biking, especially to young kids. All the kids who grew up pedalling for the most part still ride and are exploring cool areas. The number of kids who grew up thinking pedalling suck that are still riding is pretty low. So the "pedalling sucks" bull from pro's really just hurts the sport long term.
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onenerdykid* 10/9/2018 11:53pm
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metadave wrote:
I made a pretty general comment about pro riders, not anyone in particular. I know how fit the top level of DH racers are and how...
I made a pretty general comment about pro riders, not anyone in particular. I know how fit the top level of DH racers are and how much they train.

I'm just tired of the whole "heavy eye roll, long sigh" followed by a totally pretentious sounding "uhhhh, pedaling"

It's just a shitty attitude to have when your job is being in the public eye as the face of mountain biking, especially to young kids. All the kids who grew up pedalling for the most part still ride and are exploring cool areas. The number of kids who grew up thinking pedalling suck that are still riding is pretty low. So the "pedalling sucks" bull from pro's really just hurts the sport long term.
The vast majority of complaints arise when speaking specifically about DH courses that involve pedaling. Yes, sometimes riders bitch about climbing (like normal people do) but they still all ride trail bikes and train on road. They mainly complain about pedaling in a sport that is totally focused with going downhill. Therefore the best tracks are 100% downhill. Introducing flat or even uphill sections in a DH race is not a good thing. Same goes for alpine ski racing. When there are flat, slow sections it sucks. And ski racers complain about it. Skiing through flat sections is totally doable but it would be better if it is was 100% downhill. Imagine if DH skiing had flat or uphill sections where the racer was required to skate a bit... That would be so ridiculous that we don't even consider it a possibility in alpine ski racing. We only think of skiing as a downhill sport nowadays. Most of us have completely forgotten that skiing does involve going uphill the whole way on your own- we've just grown accustomed to viewing skiing through a 100% downhill lens only.

With a DH bike, pedaling sucks. With alpine skis, going uphill sucks.








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DubC 10/10/2018 9:26am
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Please move this discussion to the "pedaling sucks" forum. This one is for team rumors and not uphill alpine sking.
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dolface 10/12/2018 5:20pm
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DubC wrote:
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/racing-rumors-2019-and-beyond.html

Pinkbike been lurking on this thread!

Also, Kate Courtney to Scott? Do they even have tacos in Switzerland? That seems like a deal breaker! ;-)
I'll see Kate next weekend and will ask her (I don't expect her to tell me anything though Tongue )
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Brian_Peterson 10/12/2018 11:25pm
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DubC wrote:
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/racing-rumors-2019-and-beyond.html

Pinkbike been lurking on this thread!

Also, Kate Courtney to Scott? Do they even have tacos in Switzerland? That seems like a deal breaker! ;-)
I'll be interested in how that pans out... I would think specialized isn't anxious to let a rainbow jersey go...
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astrizzle 10/12/2018 11:32pm
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Gwin and Neko are going back on Trek Frames for 2019-2020. I know a guy who know's a guy....
iceman2058 10/13/2018 7:11am
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Racing is cool - BUT FRESH KIT IS LIFE. Which teams/riders had the best gear of 2018 - VOTE HERE!
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LLLLL 10/13/2018 1:55pm
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depeche4 wrote:
How do you know for sure it is a 29er. He never mentions that in the post.
Pretty sure öhlins only have one lower.
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