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In real terms, there can't be many brands/organisations with the budget to replicate the Atherton deal, so it **could** make sense they go to a new cash backed Marin setup. The only other brand based in Birmingham (seeing Rachel's IG posts) is Wiggle/CRC and we know there's a prototype Nukeproof Pulse out there that Sam won Garbanzo on, but do the numbers stack up for them?
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In other news, Gee Atherton isn't tagging red bull in any of his posts. He is even covering up part of the logo on his helmets.
How much of the Honda hype is the brand and the professionalism around the whole operation back in the day? I mean the bike might have been really good back in the day, but the technology has moved so far forward it's ridiculous.
As an aside. Perhaps the pinnacle of my mechanic career was getting an interview with Martin Whitely inside the first layer of the Honda pits. Didn't get the job, thus the downside from the pinnacle.
Just to bring it back to rumors... So do we know if that was Gwin's truck and Tazer? The whole Buy in theory that got poo pooed early on really seems more and more likely. Gwin loves where they are. It's an American company open to new ideas... I mean, he's already pretty set up. Why not use the rest of his riding career building up a company that he can call his own?
However, the Steber family keeps dropping hints. This is from Jenn Gabrielli' Instagram. She is Jeff's wife and Intense's head of Marketing.
If the Intense rumours are true, i can definitely see a big automotive sponsor stepping up to pay the bills.
EDIT: wat is the thing that gave Honda the supposed edge? The gearbox?
Atherton deal is really not much - 3/4 season ago, maybe. Since then, their worth has fallen off of a cliff. I would say as a team they are not even top 4 anymore in terms of budget for a Bike Brand.
Second, Wiggle/CRC is not based in Birmingham. They have a warehouse in Wolverhampton, with a head office in Portsmouth and two separate locations from the original CRC setup in Northern Ireland.
This is also not necessary how world works
Past year might not have been most succesful for Gee but on the last few races it was pretty obvious he still has the speed.
And dont forget that Rachel is female GOAT by far. ACH won more championships but in all other stats Rachel wont be beaten for a long time, considering she is still on top of her game.
Confirmed Specialized factory Racing team so far-
Sam Gaze (NZL)
Christopher Blevins (USA)
Annika Langvad (NED)
Downhill
Loic Bruni (FR)
Enduro
Jared Graves (AUS)?
At least commit to your statements haha
Turns out it is not a good idea calling in sick for a meet the pros day organised by hope, which at least one of athertons was contractually obliged to attend. Only to then be seen on Instagram the very same day riding in wales.
Renthal are only interested in Kade, the marketing manager is a friend of Kade's dad the former mbuk pinner Tom Edwards
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