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Wit 1/9/2019 11:27am
1/9/2019 11:27am Edited Date/Time 1/9/2019 11:34am



No “in’s” at the big S
Broken_spoke.photo 1/9/2019 12:45pm
1/9/2019 12:45pm
Wit wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7305/s1200_3CC0C682_2211_4A48_914C_84621ECE1523.jpg[/img] No “in’s” at the big S



No “in’s” at the big S
Not so fast...
If you look closer on their instagram it says #seeyoumonday on their last three posts. There are two dashes in the bio, One above, and one below Finn and Loic's name's. There also has not been an official press release so don't go jumping to conclusions yet vital...
Holditflat_mitch 1/9/2019 12:45pm
1/9/2019 12:45pm
krabo83 wrote:
haha, was going to post the same screenshot? my thoughts exactly regarding the ODI signature grips. 8 more days they said. also there‘s no shock in...
haha, was going to post the same screenshot? my thoughts exactly regarding the ODI signature grips. 8 more days they said. also there‘s no shock in the frame.
C1audio wrote:
8 more days? What, until they announce? Won't it show up on the UCI team roster on Friday?
krabo83 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7303/s1200_68E477C4_745E_4570_8D7E_49121AA03E5B.jpg[/img]

Is anyone else missing the fact the crazy face emoji is hiding the derailer on the m29....
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Primoz 1/9/2019 12:59pm
1/9/2019 12:59pm
If there even is a derailleur on there...
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harorider13 1/9/2019 3:31pm
1/9/2019 3:31pm
The best thing about the Intense post is now there is ZERO speculation about Gwin going to Intense (as if it wasnt clear enough). But hey there's still Neko...Specialized, Intense, Santa Cruz, Trek?!?!?!
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farozm 1/9/2019 4:49pm
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C1audio wrote:
8 more days? What, until they announce? Won't it show up on the UCI team roster on Friday?
krabo83 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7303/s1200_68E477C4_745E_4570_8D7E_49121AA03E5B.jpg[/img]

Holditflat_mitch wrote:
Is anyone else missing the fact the crazy face emoji is hiding the derailer on the m29....
It's a 7speed DH specific derailleur manufactured by TRP and news is, there will be TRP 12 speed derailleur compatible with Shimano Micro Spline 12 speed cassette.
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Marshall Willanholly 1/9/2019 5:29pm
1/9/2019 5:29pm
C1audio wrote:
8 more days? What, until they announce? Won't it show up on the UCI team roster on Friday?
krabo83 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7303/s1200_68E477C4_745E_4570_8D7E_49121AA03E5B.jpg[/img]

Holditflat_mitch wrote:
Is anyone else missing the fact the crazy face emoji is hiding the derailer on the m29....
The derailleur is a SRAM X0. This pic was on Vital last February.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-2019-Intense-M29-Carbon-Downhill-…


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Holditflat_mitch 1/9/2019 5:53pm
1/9/2019 5:53pm
krabo83 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7303/s1200_68E477C4_745E_4570_8D7E_49121AA03E5B.jpg[/img]

Holditflat_mitch wrote:
Is anyone else missing the fact the crazy face emoji is hiding the derailer on the m29....
Marshall Willanholly wrote:
The derailleur is a SRAM X0. This pic was on Vital last February. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-2019-Intense-M29-Carbon-Downhill-Bike,2234 [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7307/s1200_max_Intense_II_86_51555.jpg[/img]
The derailleur is a SRAM X0. This pic was on Vital last February.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-2019-Intense-M29-Carbon-Downhill-…


Smashed it out of the water well done, i had a feeling it was sram as my XO groupset came with the same little yellow tag that can be seen under the emoji in the edited pic.

Well played Intense haha
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Jakers 1/9/2019 6:02pm
1/9/2019 6:02pm
Rachybox getting a laugh at this thread! Would be cool to see an all sibling men’s and women’s podium... Hannahs Arhertons seagraves (in no particular order)
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Big Bird 1/9/2019 6:33pm
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Maxipedia wrote:
Hm! I was about to dismiss this. But then I thought again. 1. The Athertons hinted in their farewell statement from Trek to doing ”something different”...
Hm! I was about to dismiss this. But then I thought again.

1. The Athertons hinted in their farewell statement from Trek to doing ”something different” in the future. This could be diplomatic euphemism for a press release that basically translate into ”we are switching brands”, but it could be something else. Gee also said, though, that given the rumours, few were going to be surprised by this, but he definitely meant the departure from Trek.

2. One of the most important backup the Athertons have always had was through Madison, the biggest cycling equipment distributor from the UK. Pretty much everything they have ever run, every brand, is in the Madison catalog. Shimano is probably their most important brand they carry, but their list is huge. Remember Continental tires? Some people swear they are awesome, but let's not forget that the Athertons were the workhorses doing the testing out there, sometimes risking race results on that product (Gee at MSA, anyone?). Also, the split between the Athertons and Commencal happened at the same time when Madison dropped Commencal from their line-up. Since Commencal wasn't able to establish a solid network of distributors, their UK sales were key, so they had to reshuffle their cards and masterfully pulled a PR stunt and went online. It's basically a cat that somehow fell on its feet. Anyway, I believe the roots of the Athertons and Madison run very deep and they will never be without a sponsor as long as those guys are around. And if they ever wanted to start a new brand, what better backup than such a strong distributor? Just look at how Madison turned Saracen around!

I don't exactly see that Atherton brand thing happening now, but there is definitely a logic to that. How cool would it be if that was never the case, but someone from their camp reads this thread and two years from now they go ”Well,we never actually wanted to pull this, but two years ago we read these forum posts and here are the new bikes!”, mwhahahahaha! Wink
Does Madison distribute Marin by any chance?
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astrizzle 1/9/2019 7:25pm
1/9/2019 7:25pm
Did NO ONE notice the Gwin Signature Model grips in that pic? hahaha
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bsykesphoto 1/9/2019 7:30pm
1/9/2019 7:30pm
astrizzle wrote:
Did NO ONE notice the Gwin Signature Model grips in that pic? hahaha
Actually pretty much everyone noticed them. But, as mentioned, the photo is from a year ago so wouldn't read too much into it.
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Shawn_Trudell 1/9/2019 8:16pm
1/9/2019 8:16pm
krabo83 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7303/s1200_68E477C4_745E_4570_8D7E_49121AA03E5B.jpg[/img]

Holditflat_mitch wrote:
Is anyone else missing the fact the crazy face emoji is hiding the derailer on the m29....
Marshall Willanholly wrote:
The derailleur is a SRAM X0. This pic was on Vital last February. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-2019-Intense-M29-Carbon-Downhill-Bike,2234 [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7307/s1200_max_Intense_II_86_51555.jpg[/img]
The derailleur is a SRAM X0. This pic was on Vital last February.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-2019-Intense-M29-Carbon-Downhill-…


That's some serious detective work there!
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bulletbass man 1/9/2019 9:31pm
1/9/2019 9:31pm
Holditflat_mitch wrote:
Is anyone else missing the fact the crazy face emoji is hiding the derailer on the m29....
Marshall Willanholly wrote:
The derailleur is a SRAM X0. This pic was on Vital last February. https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-2019-Intense-M29-Carbon-Downhill-Bike,2234 [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7307/s1200_max_Intense_II_86_51555.jpg[/img]
The derailleur is a SRAM X0. This pic was on Vital last February.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/The-2019-Intense-M29-Carbon-Downhill-…


Shawn_Trudell wrote:
That's some serious detective work there!
Either an insider or a resourceful guy with a great memory.


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airwreck 1/9/2019 9:47pm
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bulletbass man wrote:
Either an insider or a resourceful guy with a great memory.


Definitely both.
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Primoz 1/9/2019 9:53pm
1/9/2019 9:53pm
There's always reverse image search...
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Nico_Hrndz 1/9/2019 11:16pm
1/9/2019 11:16pm
baronKanon wrote:
So cute people thinking that a racer giving input to a product in development is "developing" products.
So cute people thinking every shit posted on this thread is serious talk, may I add.
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Marshall Willanholly 1/9/2019 11:19pm
1/9/2019 11:19pm
I wish I could claim exceptional powers of recollection, but I was just googling for reviews of the M29 after reading this thread and happened to recognize that photo in the Vital article.
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krabo83 1/9/2019 11:31pm
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Marshall Willanholly wrote:
I wish I could claim exceptional powers of recollection, but I was just googling for reviews of the M29 after reading this thread and happened to...
I wish I could claim exceptional powers of recollection, but I was just googling for reviews of the M29 after reading this thread and happened to recognize that photo in the Vital article.
nonetheless great job and thanks for the clarification.
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Karabuka 1/10/2019 2:56am
1/10/2019 2:56am Edited Date/Time 1/10/2019 2:57am
This sounds really cool and I don't remember anyone speculating about it

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Hyperpower! 1/10/2019 7:20am
1/10/2019 7:20am Edited Date/Time 1/10/2019 7:29am


New Trek Factory Team, riders to be announced soon.
Seems to be Kade Edwards on the left.

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vmartinez 1/10/2019 7:22am
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krabo83 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7303/s1200_68E477C4_745E_4570_8D7E_49121AA03E5B.jpg[/img]

Holditflat_mitch wrote:
Is anyone else missing the fact the crazy face emoji is hiding the derailer on the m29....
farozm wrote:
It's a 7speed DH specific derailleur manufactured by TRP and news is, there will be TRP 12 speed derailleur compatible with Shimano Micro Spline 12 speed...
It's a 7speed DH specific derailleur manufactured by TRP and news is, there will be TRP 12 speed derailleur compatible with Shimano Micro Spline 12 speed cassette.
7 Speed (YES)
12 Speed (YES)
Shimano MS (NO).

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ck85 1/10/2019 7:31am
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Hyperpower! wrote:
[img]https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb16747491/p4pb16747491.jpg[/img] New Trek Factory Team, riders to be announced soon. Seems to be Kade Edwards on the left.


New Trek Factory Team, riders to be announced soon.
Seems to be Kade Edwards on the left.

1. Kaos
2. ?
3. Wilson
4. Hatton
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RyanMalinchak 1/10/2019 7:35am
1/10/2019 7:35am
Hyperpower! wrote:
[img]https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb16747491/p4pb16747491.jpg[/img] New Trek Factory Team, riders to be announced soon. Seems to be Kade Edwards on the left.


New Trek Factory Team, riders to be announced soon.
Seems to be Kade Edwards on the left.

ck85 wrote:
1. Kaos
2. ?
3. Wilson
4. Hatton
I’m guessing Kade, Harrison, Wilson, Shandro ?
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TPL Racing 1/10/2019 7:47am
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Wit wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/09/7305/s1200_3CC0C682_2211_4A48_914C_84621ECE1523.jpg[/img] No “in’s” at the big S



No “in’s” at the big S
Not happy that a major brand team like Spesh doesn’t have a female racer on the team.
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