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I feel good about it.
We have all these communication channels today, but sometimes it is better to not use them.
Santa Cruz have not jumped on twitter claiming how Marshy was experimenting with frame flex on that particular frame and had made cuts in the downtube and toptube the night before. They accepted that stuff breaks on the top level of racing. Especially when smashed into a post. Even if there´s a perfect excuse, people won´t ever know if it´s the truth and there are too many companies out there using these lame prototype/pre production excuses on a daily basis, so people are just fed up with it and start calling bs on any excuse made.
Maybe it´s a symptom of todays twitter mob mentality to instantly release a statement, but in this case it would have been better to just leave it up to peoples interpretation.
Personally, i saw the whole thing as one of the gnarliest riders alive breaking stuff on an overshoot. Simple as that.
Yes, the known quality issues of e13 were in the back of my head, but this wasn´t the straw to break the camels back and surely it wasn´t for most other people out there.
A lot of things came together to make this whole thing blow up the way it did and i assume it is just another lesson learned for Aaron and the team.
I will also say, there is another angle to this, Aaron.
People really wanna like you.
Their reactions will be more harsh, the more they like/idolize you.
I´m pretty sure most people were most angry because of the whole thing being "blamed" on John.
People reacting in this manner to your actions might not be pleasant, but it does show they do care.
I´m damn sure most people in this thread weren´t just blindly hating, they were disappointed BECAUSE they like you.
Full immersion, focus, involvement, and enjoyment of a process. In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does, resulting in a loss in one's sense of space and time.
For athletes, flow is essential but elusive. This is a story of working with the flow state and the consequential ups and downs of a professional mountain bikers career.
I was about to say, why does this man with so much flow not win every race? From the first time I saw him? That last line says it all. Soon come Phil. Soon come.
I don´t know what to say to that.
This is getting blown way out of proportion by them.
Part the reason for going racing is about product development. Having someone like Gwin testing products to destruction so that us mortals can benefit from better products. Hell, he rides harder and faster than anyone on Earth, I'm surprised he doesn't break more stuff.
Things break. Everybody knows this. No need to make a song and dance about it.
You can see in this photo that the cranks are the older style. They have the white letters that say "ethirteen components" and the newer 4th gen on e13's website are different cosmetically.
I’m a DH fan. Been riding DH since ‘94 and now have a 15 yro that rips and loves the sport as well. I couldn’t ask for more. American DH “fans” are horrible...at least the ones living their lives online. As a whole, there is more bitching and complaining about DH related stuff than I’ve ever seen in any other sport.
I’ve never understood why AG has been ridden so hard..and half of it has nothing to do with the sport. People have issue with someone who acknowledges something in his life that he feels helps make him a better person (faith)? Seriously!? WTF? I don’t care if you acknowledge Buhda, the tooth fairy, or John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt..if it helps you be a better person, good for you.
I personally think AG is the best thing that has happened to DH in the US (and the world) in a long time. I’m also a Palmer fan. I think he’s one of the greatest athletes this country has seen...but I also think he was one of the worst things that happened to DH in the US. People didn’t see below the surface and basically thought the way to be rad was to act like a punk and party even harder. I’m no saint, not even close, but I would much rather my son model himself as an athlete, and human being, after Gwin than Palmer.
So yeah, was I disappointed in the IG post etc. yeah, I was. But i’m glad I didn’t go spouting off about it until hearing the full story. The guy is human. End of story.
That being said; Aaron, the only way to truly save face in this scenario is to punch Lance Armstrong straight in the face.
Hoping he returns strong and stays healthy through the rest of the season.
Lighten up a bit.
The problem is when an athlete or manufacturer gets all up in arms over such a trivial thing, people will inevitably start to doubt the story. Now, after that interview, these things will pop up like mushrooms. That´s what i wanted to express.
(((ALERT))) Please be on the lockout for @aarongwin1’s M29 Large race bike stolen from team van in Edinburgh last night. Cash reward for return. 🤬
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Nukeproof joining the DH 29er game.
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