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jive turkey 1/20/2019 1:38pm
1/20/2019 1:38pm
7willmorris wrote:
Looks like an Intense frame to me. More evidence for Gwin to Intense? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/20/7446/s1200_B89981C6_19EA_4E40_8903_37D3CA3B8722.jpg[/img]
Looks like an Intense frame to me. More evidence for Gwin to Intense?
Maybe, but it’s not a M29. Unless that’s a 220mm rotor.
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watchcwgo 1/20/2019 9:06pm
1/20/2019 9:06pm
Must be 220mm to be running that post spacer!
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metadave 1/20/2019 9:11pm
1/20/2019 9:11pm
watchcwgo wrote:
Must be 220mm to be running that post spacer!
We'll need bigger wheels to truely take advantage of these bigger rotors.
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adrenalineracer 1/21/2019 8:32am
1/21/2019 8:32am
Did anyone notice Jackson Frew won the Aussie race this weekend on a Factory Kona set-up (Kona, Sram, Deity, We Are One...) Looks like Connor Fearon's new teammate for 2019!
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Unicycle 1/21/2019 8:56am
1/21/2019 8:56am
So, still no word on Dakota Norton? How cool would it be to see Gwin, Neko and Norton on Intense? All American team on an American brand?
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krabo83 1/21/2019 8:58am
1/21/2019 8:58am Edited Date/Time 1/21/2019 9:08am
Unicycle wrote:
So, still no word on Dakota Norton? How cool would it be to see Gwin, Neko and Norton on Intense? All American team on an American...
So, still no word on Dakota Norton? How cool would it be to see Gwin, Neko and Norton on Intense? All American team on an American brand?
you forgot jack moir mate Wink so not all american.
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bulletbass man 1/21/2019 9:54am
1/21/2019 9:54am
Unicycle wrote:
So, still no word on Dakota Norton? How cool would it be to see Gwin, Neko and Norton on Intense? All American team on an American...
So, still no word on Dakota Norton? How cool would it be to see Gwin, Neko and Norton on Intense? All American team on an American brand?
Dak signed with Devenci last year so I imagine he has 1-2 years left on his contract.
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1/21/2019 2:00pm
7willmorris wrote:
Looks like an Intense frame to me. More evidence for Gwin to Intense? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/20/7446/s1200_B89981C6_19EA_4E40_8903_37D3CA3B8722.jpg[/img]
Looks like an Intense frame to me. More evidence for Gwin to Intense?
Broken_spoke.photo wrote:
Looks like a prototype caliper too, if i'm not mistaken.
these are the trp g spec e bike brakes he had these last year on the yt 29er he was testing in last race they were spotted on instagram obviously mite have few changes now but the calliper looks the same design have a look on trp site
schwaaa31 1/21/2019 2:31pm
1/21/2019 2:31pm
From Nortons instagram. Something or maybe nothing?
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MoDee85 1/21/2019 3:02pm
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schwaaa31 wrote:
From Nortons instagram. Something or maybe nothing? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/21/7448/s1200_CB25450D_686E_4292_ABD3_1F264CB0338A.jpg[/img]
From Nortons instagram. Something or maybe nothing?
Unior to AB Inflatables. Bold move, Cotton.
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afterbang99 1/21/2019 10:11pm
1/21/2019 10:11pm
Got a pop up in FB that the Trek DH Racing team (the Athertons) changed their website address. Had a look, it is just the Athertons with web address athertonracing.co.uk. When clicked it reroutes to Trek (still) But someone is changing their FB page and Rachel mentioned Wednesday as news day. So let’s see!
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Verbl Kint 1/21/2019 11:11pm
1/21/2019 11:11pm
afterbang99 wrote:
Got a pop up in FB that the Trek DH Racing team (the Athertons) changed their website address. Had a look, it is just the Athertons...
Got a pop up in FB that the Trek DH Racing team (the Athertons) changed their website address. Had a look, it is just the Athertons with web address athertonracing.co.uk. When clicked it reroutes to Trek (still) But someone is changing their FB page and Rachel mentioned Wednesday as news day. So let’s see!
They've used the athertonracing.co.uk domain for years. I even bought stuff there in the past, back when they were still with GT and 27.5 was still in the prototype stage for DH bikes.

I'm quite sure they will be refreshing nameservers in the coming days to bring it back to that domain name.
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shreda 1/21/2019 11:20pm
1/21/2019 11:20pm
Andrea_audisio wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/21/7449/s1200_IMG_20190122_065011.jpg[/img]



What kind of rims are these?? Don‘t really look like E13!
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metadave 1/21/2019 11:49pm
1/21/2019 11:49pm
shreda wrote:
What kind of rims are these?? Don‘t really look like E13!
Shhhhhhhhh.......


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Banana Hammock 1/22/2019 12:16am
1/22/2019 12:16am
afterbang99 wrote:
Got a pop up in FB that the Trek DH Racing team (the Athertons) changed their website address. Had a look, it is just the Athertons...
Got a pop up in FB that the Trek DH Racing team (the Athertons) changed their website address. Had a look, it is just the Athertons with web address athertonracing.co.uk. When clicked it reroutes to Trek (still) But someone is changing their FB page and Rachel mentioned Wednesday as news day. So let’s see!
I'm sure the announcement will be 'Rocketing' up the news pages shortly....
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clem-mk 1/22/2019 12:23am
1/22/2019 12:23am
Andrea_audisio wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/21/7449/s1200_IMG_20190122_065011.jpg[/img]



shreda wrote:
What kind of rims are these?? Don‘t really look like E13!
And this isn't maxxis tire right??
afterbang99 1/22/2019 12:54am
1/22/2019 12:54am
afterbang99 wrote:
Got a pop up in FB that the Trek DH Racing team (the Athertons) changed their website address. Had a look, it is just the Athertons...
Got a pop up in FB that the Trek DH Racing team (the Athertons) changed their website address. Had a look, it is just the Athertons with web address athertonracing.co.uk. When clicked it reroutes to Trek (still) But someone is changing their FB page and Rachel mentioned Wednesday as news day. So let’s see!
Verbl Kint wrote:
They've used the athertonracing.co.uk domain for years. I even bought stuff there in the past, back when they were still with GT and 27.5 was still...
They've used the athertonracing.co.uk domain for years. I even bought stuff there in the past, back when they were still with GT and 27.5 was still in the prototype stage for DH bikes.

I'm quite sure they will be refreshing nameservers in the coming days to bring it back to that domain name.
Yep, didn’t mean the athertonracing.co.uk domain name is new. My yellow and black GT jersey is a testament to that Wink I just meant: something is brewing as they are fiddling with their pages Wink
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Aushred 1/22/2019 12:56am
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Andrea_audisio wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/01/21/7449/s1200_IMG_20190122_065011.jpg[/img]



shreda wrote:
What kind of rims are these?? Don‘t really look like E13!
clem-mk wrote:
And this isn't maxxis tire right??
Looks like there is an LG sticker there, on the rim, and that’s an Onza tire I believe.
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turkey7 1/22/2019 1:55am
1/22/2019 1:55am
Mavic and michelin for the mondraker boys
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peecee 1/22/2019 2:38am
1/22/2019 2:38am
Michelin back on the DH scene is such a good thing to see! There's no school like the old school!!!

Um any news on the Giant team surly we cant see the same bike unchanged for the 3rd year in a row!?! and as for the the Athertons hopefully they don't end up looking like mountie's
willsmooth18 1/22/2019 5:27am
1/22/2019 5:27am
About Mondraker : "Also new for 2019 is a restructured co-factory team with Eleonora Farina, Thibault Laly and Brage Vestavik on board. "
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Greenedog 1/22/2019 5:47am
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shreda wrote:
What kind of rims are these?? Don‘t really look like E13!
clem-mk wrote:
And this isn't maxxis tire right??
Aushred wrote:
Looks like there is an LG sticker there, on the rim, and that’s an Onza tire I believe.
The other thing I see here is the "ODI SIGNATURE DOWNHILL NUMBER PLATE", which we know is AG's personal products he worked on.
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brimmergj 1/22/2019 6:03am
1/22/2019 6:03am Edited Date/Time 1/22/2019 6:05am
Looks to be a Kenda Hellkat tire and Mallet pedals. Does Jack use Crank Bros? Any idea on the shifter? TRP, Sram?
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Primoz 1/22/2019 6:12am
1/22/2019 6:12am
Defo not Sram.
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C1audio 1/22/2019 6:38am
1/22/2019 6:38am
brimmergj wrote:
Looks to be a Kenda Hellkat tire and Mallet pedals. Does Jack use Crank Bros? Any idea on the shifter? TRP, Sram?
nadeaupa wrote:
The pedals are probably HT X2's which are Gwin's pedals.

http://www.ht-components.com/product/productDetail/28

Looks very much like a Mallet
No, those are definitely Mallets.
Broken_spoke.photo 1/22/2019 6:41am
1/22/2019 6:41am
Thats a more refined TRP shifter, with TRP brakes, We are One Components rims(Possibly) and Mallet pedals. Jack Moir does ride Crank Bros.
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