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baronKanon 1/2/2019 12:03am
1/2/2019 12:03am
kwapik wrote:
Sounds like there's four guesses for Gwin and company. Intense - Specialized - Khs - Trek.
Any others?
Huffy has been brought to the table
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Holditflat_mitch wrote:
They know that we know that they know we are watching them watch us? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/01/7197/s1200_09B64C5E_67CB_47D6_8E0C_D5302847C0A1.jpg[/img]
They know that we know that they know we are watching them watch us?
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Hahaha, this is gold...
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bizutch 1/2/2019 5:58am
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Connor Fearon wearing DHaRCO [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/01/7190/s1200_IMG_9132.jpg[/img]
Connor Fearon wearing DHaRCO
Brock_Fisher wrote:
Oh man! gonna see some sick kits on him this year! Awesome.
Fearon: "Is one sleeve shorter than the other...awww man!"
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Brandongoebel96 1/2/2019 6:13am
1/2/2019 6:13am
kwapik wrote:
Sounds like there's four guesses for Gwin and company. Intense - Specialized - Khs - Trek.
Any others?
Well Intense just cleaned house. They aren't bringing any riders back so it is very likely that Gwin and Mulally end up there.
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krabo83 1/2/2019 6:21am
1/2/2019 6:21am
looks like moir is gone too, at least his last post indicates that?
bavshredder 1/2/2019 6:38am
1/2/2019 6:38am
krabo83 wrote:
looks like moir is gone too, at least his last post indicates that? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/02/7199/s1200_5A261ED1_DC26_4174_AA54_4E639314FB7C.jpg[/img]
looks like moir is gone too, at least his last post indicates that?
Looks like Intense is cleaning their team to be able afford Gwin...
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hairyyy 1/2/2019 6:53am
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krabo83 wrote:
looks like moir is gone too, at least his last post indicates that? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/02/7199/s1200_5A261ED1_DC26_4174_AA54_4E639314FB7C.jpg[/img]
looks like moir is gone too, at least his last post indicates that?
He's saying goodbye to the people who are leaving, can't see intense doing 2 team release statements. They surely would've just put the 3 of them together.
Gwin on redalp.
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krabo83 1/2/2019 7:08am
1/2/2019 7:08am Edited Date/Time 1/2/2019 7:10am
krabo83 wrote:
looks like moir is gone too, at least his last post indicates that? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/02/7199/s1200_5A261ED1_DC26_4174_AA54_4E639314FB7C.jpg[/img]
looks like moir is gone too, at least his last post indicates that?
hairyyy wrote:
He's saying goodbye to the people who are leaving, can't see intense doing 2 team release statements. They surely would've just put the 3 of them...
He's saying goodbye to the people who are leaving, can't see intense doing 2 team release statements. They surely would've just put the 3 of them together.
Gwin on redalp.
that‘s what i thought at first, but there are a lot of old pictures with old teammates which looks to me like a farewell to intense. i could be wrong though.
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Amadan 1/2/2019 7:28am
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I really hope Moir ends up with a good team.
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matmattmatthew 1/2/2019 7:31am
1/2/2019 7:31am
Who said Moir is off intense? I read his post as him saying goodbye to his other teammates, not that he's leaving the team. I think Gwin and Neko are joining Moir.
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Amadan 1/2/2019 7:38am
1/2/2019 7:38am
I maybe picked it up wrong, i hope thats the case.
RyanMalinchak 1/2/2019 7:57am
1/2/2019 7:57am
matmattmatthew wrote:
Who said Moir is off intense? I read his post as him saying goodbye to his other teammates, not that he's leaving the team. I think...
Who said Moir is off intense? I read his post as him saying goodbye to his other teammates, not that he's leaving the team. I think Gwin and Neko are joining Moir.

Chappy’s comment pretty much implies Jack is going too.
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baronKanon 1/2/2019 8:00am
1/2/2019 8:00am
RyanMalinchak wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/02/7202/s1200_2C25FCA6_B84A_41A3_A0B8_710D6385608D.jpg[/img] Chappy’s comment pretty much implies Jack is going too.

Chappy’s comment pretty much implies Jack is going too.
Things are coming TO him. Gwin coming to his team? Wink
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matmattmatthew 1/2/2019 8:05am
1/2/2019 8:05am
There is a post from Intense Factory Racing's Instagram account where they specifically say farewell to Charlie and Dean, no mention of Moir.

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ardor 1/2/2019 8:15am
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matmattmatthew wrote:
There is a post from Intense Factory Racing's Instagram account where they specifically say farewell to Charlie and Dean, no mention of Moir. View this post...
There is a post from Intense Factory Racing's Instagram account where they specifically say farewell to Charlie and Dean, no mention of Moir.

Moir not going anywhere. The rest of the riders are changing.
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astrizzle 1/2/2019 8:18am
1/2/2019 8:18am
matmattmatthew wrote:
There is a post from Intense Factory Racing's Instagram account where they specifically say farewell to Charlie and Dean, no mention of Moir. View this post...
There is a post from Intense Factory Racing's Instagram account where they specifically say farewell to Charlie and Dean, no mention of Moir.

If Moir, Gwin and Neko all get together on a solid intense platform, they will have a very strong team that can take on the almighty Syndicate!!!!! Then maybe they will defeat Thanos after that, who knows?1?
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gregtherider 1/2/2019 9:35am
1/2/2019 9:35am
Liam Moynihan is on Scott now. Doest that mean whole Dudes crew will be on Scott? Any word on Joe Barnes yet?

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Scrub 1/2/2019 9:38am
1/2/2019 9:38am
OK...Gwin/Neko on HARO riding a rebadged Intense.
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matmattmatthew 1/2/2019 9:46am
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Scrub wrote:
OK...Gwin/Neko on HARO riding a rebadged Intense.
Bring it Back!

The rebadged intense days were when I got into mountain biking. I had a Haro Dual slalom bike just because I loved Minnaar, Hannah and King.

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831MHolly 1/2/2019 10:06am
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wvanlogg wrote:
Is that Luca Shaw?? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/01/7198/s1200_1D3619FE_E66A_43DB_B22A_4C0A1CE91ABC.jpg[/img]
Is that Luca Shaw??
grinch wrote:
Syndicate signed Glen Danzig. You heard it here first
"Who came along for the ride, Hey, you can't come inside"
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stoic_machine 1/2/2019 10:36am
1/2/2019 10:36am
Aggy to Knolly possibly? Would be great to see two of the best big mountain riders be on the same team.
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metadave 1/2/2019 10:48am
1/2/2019 10:48am Edited Date/Time 1/2/2019 10:51am
New gwin proto from Haro. Running a new wheelsize that's currently only seen on late 90's commuter bikes. It's older but has a slight advantage in acceleration and cornering that might surprise everyone!



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stoic_machine 1/2/2019 11:04am
1/2/2019 11:04am
metadave wrote:
New gwin proto from Haro. Running a new wheelsize that's currently only seen on late 90's commuter bikes. It's older but has a slight advantage in...
New gwin proto from Haro. Running a new wheelsize that's currently only seen on late 90's commuter bikes. It's older but has a slight advantage in acceleration and cornering that might surprise everyone!



How did that front rotor do anything? haha
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Primoz 1/2/2019 11:35am
1/2/2019 11:35am
Tanner_Carl wrote:
Back to the relationship topic, pretty sure Miranda and Remy Gauvin are dating. Maybe the RM move is plausible?
My thoughts as well, yeah.
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MPH24 1/2/2019 12:25pm
1/2/2019 12:25pm
I heard all this Syndicate banter is that they're dropping CLIF as a sponsor and picking up Kendall Jackson. Rumor is that there will be a signature Greg Minnaar pre-race red blend (some sort of Pinot Noir/Syrah combo) and Syndicate post-race sparkling.

Guess it took a while for Loris to get on board with an American wine company but they figured it out.
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metadave 1/2/2019 12:32pm
1/2/2019 12:32pm
metadave wrote:
New gwin proto from Haro. Running a new wheelsize that's currently only seen on late 90's commuter bikes. It's older but has a slight advantage in...
New gwin proto from Haro. Running a new wheelsize that's currently only seen on late 90's commuter bikes. It's older but has a slight advantage in acceleration and cornering that might surprise everyone!



stoic_machine wrote:
How did that front rotor do anything? haha
I think it was more of a light suggestion that it was possible to stop, not that you would. That monster t was about 13lbs if I remember correctly so lots of momentum.
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Oz_Taylor 1/2/2019 12:56pm
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metadave wrote:
New gwin proto from Haro. Running a new wheelsize that's currently only seen on late 90's commuter bikes. It's older but has a slight advantage in...
New gwin proto from Haro. Running a new wheelsize that's currently only seen on late 90's commuter bikes. It's older but has a slight advantage in acceleration and cornering that might surprise everyone!



That's a world championship winning frame right there.
RiderMikeCheck1 1/2/2019 1:09pm
1/2/2019 1:09pm
Why is everyone so sure Neko is going where Gwin goes? Quite possible, but don't think it's a given. Neko was on YT largely because of Gwin (Martin). Gwin off YT, so YT may have just cut Neko as well. Which would leaving Neko out in the cold. It's certainly possible he lands at Intense with Gwin and Moir, but that's a serious sh*tload of cash the new Intense team will have to pony up for Gwin/Moir alone. As has been said, I think there is outside money or something coming in to pay for Gwin, so maybe that extra cash will cover Neko's much smaller salary as well.

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Maxipedia 1/2/2019 1:47pm
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RiderMikeCheck1 wrote:
Why is everyone so sure Neko is going where Gwin goes? Quite possible, but don't think it's a given. Neko was on YT largely because of...
Why is everyone so sure Neko is going where Gwin goes? Quite possible, but don't think it's a given. Neko was on YT largely because of Gwin (Martin). Gwin off YT, so YT may have just cut Neko as well. Which would leaving Neko out in the cold. It's certainly possible he lands at Intense with Gwin and Moir, but that's a serious sh*tload of cash the new Intense team will have to pony up for Gwin/Moir alone. As has been said, I think there is outside money or something coming in to pay for Gwin, so maybe that extra cash will cover Neko's much smaller salary as well.

Spot on!

While I am obviously no expert in MTB World Cup budgets and salaries, I think the money and the logistics behind supporting three top riders must be huge, respectively complicated. So I also don't think there is any warranty that Neko has a spot on whatever team Gwin will be on. And while I have zero concerns for Gwin and if he ends up in a good place, I really really REALLY wish the lesser hyped guys like Neko to find a program and do well and continue racing. I mean, isn't this dude pretty fucking awesome? He brought us chainless rides of his own, openly posting about experimental bikes and awesome races in the USA - that's quite a bit of DH legacy already! May he have a good year and everybody else who put in the hard work and tries to hook up with a team too! <3
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