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I would also don't want to see Hart back on Giant but I have a feeling its going to happen as they have been a not of a nothing team the last 2 years.
Maybe if we make enough noise Yeti may come back to DH racing with a SB190 Switch DH bikes that was once prototyped, it clearly works great and all Yeti have to do is make 100 limited edition bikes and they'll all sell out.
edit: initially misread your post, but i still think giant is unlikely.
Wasn't one of last years main rumours that Jack Moir was off to Cannondale until they canned the idea of a DH team at the last minute? It would be a bit of a backflip to then release a new DH bike with zero presence on the WC circuit.
It's one thing to do some random guessing and share speculations, but another thing to make a bad joke on the back of riders.
Next we will has SC Syndicate popping in to tell us Greg is fine for another year as they just dropped of a crate of wine at his house.
Nice work by Wyn.
per UCI:
Part I - General organisation of cycling as a sport - 1.3.006 - Equipment shall be of a type that is sold for use by anyone practicing cycling as a sport.
Any equipment in development phase and not yet available for sale (prototype) must be
subject of an authorisation request to the UCI Equipment Unit before its use.
Authorisation will be granted only for equipment which is in the final stage of development
and for which commercialisation will take place no later than 12 months after the first use
in competition. The manufacturer may request a single prolongation of the prototype
status if justified by the relevant reasons.
When assessing a request for use of equipment which is not yet available for sale, the
UCI Equipment Unit will pay particular attention to the safety of the equipment which will
be submitted to it for authorisation.
The use of equipment designed especially for the attainment of a particular performance
(record or other) shall not be authorised.
Upon expiry of the authorised period of use of a prototype (equipment not yet available
for sale), any item of equipment must be commercially available in order to be used in
cycling events. The requirement of commercial availability shall be understood as
equipment having to be available through a publicly available order system (whether with
manufacturer, distributor or retailer). Upon an order being placed, the order shall be
confirmed within 30 days and the relevant equipment shall be made available for delivery
within a further 90-day deadline. In addition, the retail price of the equipment shall be
publicly advertised, shall not render the equipment de facto unavailable to the general
public and shall not unreasonably exceed the market value for equipment of a similar
standard.
Any equipment which is not commercially available and is not authorised (not authorised
by UCI Equipment Unit or authorised period expired), may not be used in cycling events
governed by the UCI Regulations. Any such unauthorised use of equipment may be
sanctioned by disqualification of results obtained when using the equipment and/or a fine
ranging from CHF 5’000 to 100’000.
It was a long ass time ago and I am am old ass man who falls off his bike a a fair amount so I may not remember correctly.
Maybe recoup the development costs with a run of 20 'one-off' bikes, custom made for the buyer who can spec the geometry the way he pleases. Make a marketing thing out of it.
Mercedes, through sponsorships and prize money, paid 30 million for the F1 team in total in 2019. The supposed marketing effect it had having a dominanting team is supposedly in billions.
Point? You don't have to sell the race vehicles for the team/discipline to be a marketing success.
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