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At least in the Peaty/Greg era, I figure the syndicate is a development team to take a top 30 riders into top 10 riders. Sure worked for Ratboy and Loris, and Luca's on his way in up as well.
So maybe kade is off the team not because trek wants him but instead they can’t afford another brand’s offer due to loris and Reece. Even with no kade it’s not like trek is missing out huge based on their c3 program and other big sponsorships. Kade may be better valued by another company with a lower stock in top talent.
I can't really see loris going back to specialized he left that team once already.
As for screen shots of teams he follows... He also follows 100% mucoff as well so...
I think Charlie Harrison will be off, that’s my gut feeling anyway, if loris goes Trek that is.
I suppose the 4x or 5x his salary.
There are plenty of riders on the circuit running RS who demand the same if not more from their suspension. Let's not forget Amaury Pierron absolutely killed everyone two years ago aboard a bike with RS on it and I don't feel the suspension was holding him back.
I know this is of no concern to teams, but, first the rat and now loris.. I don't think there's a rider, as of today, without a contract that can fills Loris' shoes.. he's overcome Danny and is far better than Angel or Phil, and they're stablished riders as well.. don't the think "development team" applies to any of them nor I think they're looking fomr something like that, I mean Angel already did that with Gwin.. It'd be sick if the would take on a young lad like Jamie Edmonson and develop the heck out of him.. that would be some serious development
Knowing every bike has the same brakes and drivetrain.
They also really only provide a few teams with support, so it’s less frames to collect data on?
While fox and ohlins are general suspension who have a wide knowledge base it could be said that sram are MTB specialists.
They own shockwiz and have produced MTB suspension for decades, I’m sure their engineers are pretty capable dudes.
I just don’t think unless a ride has a real particular preference for a brand it makes a difference, the support element is irrelevant as I’m sure they are just as good.
I understand where you are coming from and what you are saying but this whole narrative I keep seeing in the forum's that FOX is the only company the bleeds racing and that Loris would be doing himself a disservice moving to something else is just silly talk.
Worth mentioning, however, that this wasn't always true. there was a time when brands were using dampers that worked completely differently from each other. but now, they are all essentially the same damper style.
Just that sram are more than capable of data collection, and will no doubt have highly competent suspension design and maintenance engineers with the brand having decades of experience in design and racing.
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