2021 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

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dolface 12/27/2020 3:06pm
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Primoz wrote:
Is he actually sponsored by SC or just rides their stuff? Since he's sponsored by Sram he could more or less ride anything...
He's listed on the Santa Cruz athlete page (altho so is Loris) https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/riders
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astrizzle 12/27/2020 5:36pm
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Santa Cruz is lucky to have him and should shell out some cash to keep him. He's got the skills and podiums to prove it!
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Post_Scriptum 12/28/2020 2:16am
12/28/2020 2:16am
4 from 6 off Cube teams. Maybe they will make a factory team only?
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Brian_Peterson 12/28/2020 7:45am
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Trek is distributing Unior here in the US.. Maybe they are throwing some support that way?
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Shiftay_Robbay 12/28/2020 7:54am
12/28/2020 7:54am
iRider wrote:
Simon Andreassen to Cannondale confirmed! Saw him riding locally on a Specialized but in Cannondale kit 2 days ago. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2020/12/27/10224/s1200_Andreassen_Cannondale.jpg[/img] If you google his name +...
Simon Andreassen to Cannondale confirmed! Saw him riding locally on a Specialized but in Cannondale kit 2 days ago.


If you google his name + Cannondale you stumble across this match with release date 1.1.2021:

m.feltet.dk › nyheder › simon_and...
01.01.2021 — Simon Andreassen skifter hold: Det er ønskeholdet Feltet.dk er ... første gang i sin seniorkarriere skifter han Specialized ud med Cannondale.

Following the link does not yield in anything: https://m.feltet.dk/nyheder/simon_andreassen_skifter_hold_det_er_oenske…
That photo is almost like seeing Marco Fontana on a Canondale again with the Redbull lid hahaha man I miss seeing that guy racing

Simon's gonna be looking fresh in the alpinestars stuff if that's true
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Karabuka 12/28/2020 8:35am
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Brian_Peterson wrote:
Trek is distributing Unior here in the US.. Maybe they are throwing some support that way?
Dont forget that Unior team used to ride Trek before switching to De Vinci... But I like the idea that answer to every question seems to be Trek haha
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Brian_Peterson 12/28/2020 9:07am
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Karabuka wrote:
Dont forget that Unior team used to ride Trek before switching to De Vinci... But I like the idea that answer to every question seems to...
Dont forget that Unior team used to ride Trek before switching to De Vinci... But I like the idea that answer to every question seems to be Trek haha
The 3 most popular answers in this thread..
1. Making room for Loris
2. Making room for Vali
3. Trek
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Primoz 12/28/2020 9:16am
12/28/2020 9:16am
I think Trek's Unior distribution was born from the team, not the other way around. But it wasn't a factory team, while Devinci was. So the allure of going on with Devinci at the time would be obvious.
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anotherbikerguy 12/28/2020 10:01am
12/28/2020 10:01am
Brian_Peterson wrote:
The 3 most popular answers in this thread..
1. Making room for Loris
2. Making room for Vali
3. Trek
Don't forget number 4: " ______ will be the new Syndicate rider."
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Brian_Peterson 12/28/2020 10:53am
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anotherbikerguy wrote:
Don't forget number 4: " ______ will be the new Syndicate rider."
That is definitely a top 3...
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groghunter 12/28/2020 11:36am
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Maxipedia wrote:
A few thoughts: 1. We ASSUME that a certain rider is going to a certain team, because we figure out certain parts on censored photos that...
A few thoughts:

1. We ASSUME that a certain rider is going to a certain team, because we figure out certain parts on censored photos that haven't been censored good enough, but why aren't we taking into consideration that there are small sponsor/partner changes from year to year? By this I mean smaller players than SRAM/Shimano, who receive public goodbye letters. So what if Scott, for example, isn't on Enve next year, but Cube is?

2. Is UNNO still running a DH program? Would be cool to see Angel there.

3. When it comes to small things, like grips, I have seen riders opting for products that aren't from the team sponsors, as few people notice that. Burgtec, DMR, ODI and Renthal grips are obviously super popular around the circuit. (Not related to team rumours, but the Bartender grips are my favourite and I have noticed similarities in look to Lizard Skins grips, which Peaty used to have a deal with.)

4. I miss the days when there were more important suspension stakeholders on the circuit than today's ”two party system” of RockShox and Fox. I would love to see Marzocchi out there and obviously Manitou as well and I honestly hope Hayes pushes for that.

Can't wait to see what the new year brings, team- and sponsor-wise!

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Haggis wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Marzocchi are owned by fox now so I Dont think that we will be seeing any marzocchi supported teams any time soon
Shiftay_Robbay wrote:
Yeah Marz handles all the free ride athletes for fox now as well. I think Rheeder is the only one still rocking kashima
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the marzo damper,) they're still essentially riding fox.
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TruckeeRiverTroll 12/28/2020 12:43pm
12/28/2020 12:43pm
Haggis wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Marzocchi are owned by fox now so I Dont think that we will be seeing any marzocchi supported teams any time soon
Shiftay_Robbay wrote:
Yeah Marz handles all the free ride athletes for fox now as well. I think Rheeder is the only one still rocking kashima
groghunter wrote:
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the...
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the marzo damper,) they're still essentially riding fox.
Yup. A lot of riders swap the fox internals into the Marz chassis and essentially they end up with a coil sprung 36 Factory. It's a pretty aweosme fork. Slightly heavier, slightly burlier and stiffer than the 36 and way cheaper. We have actually had several customers at our shop request the same transformation.
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SnusDog 12/28/2020 12:57pm
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astrizzle wrote:
Santa Cruz is lucky to have him and should shell out some cash to keep him. He's got the skills and podiums to prove it!
I heard he's on DVO suspension and KHS next year... he said "Some new stuff coming in 2021"...
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groghunter 12/28/2020 1:26pm
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Shiftay_Robbay wrote:
Yeah Marz handles all the free ride athletes for fox now as well. I think Rheeder is the only one still rocking kashima
groghunter wrote:
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the...
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the marzo damper,) they're still essentially riding fox.
TruckeeRiverTroll wrote:
Yup. A lot of riders swap the fox internals into the Marz chassis and essentially they end up with a coil sprung 36 Factory. It's a...
Yup. A lot of riders swap the fox internals into the Marz chassis and essentially they end up with a coil sprung 36 Factory. It's a pretty aweosme fork. Slightly heavier, slightly burlier and stiffer than the 36 and way cheaper. We have actually had several customers at our shop request the same transformation.
In the case of the sponsored riders, it's sometimes the chassis too. just repainted to marzo colors instead of fox colors (the marzo chassis is a little heavier than the fox.)
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metadave 12/28/2020 2:23pm
12/28/2020 2:23pm
Haggis wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Marzocchi are owned by fox now so I Dont think that we will be seeing any marzocchi supported teams any time soon
Shiftay_Robbay wrote:
Yeah Marz handles all the free ride athletes for fox now as well. I think Rheeder is the only one still rocking kashima
groghunter wrote:
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the...
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the marzo damper,) they're still essentially riding fox.
I can say with a year of experience, that the Z1 coil is pretty damn spectacular and i've been thinking for doing the grip2 damper. Although the grip sweep is pretty great for what it is
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Big Bird 12/28/2020 3:55pm
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metadave wrote:
I can say with a year of experience, that the Z1 coil is pretty damn spectacular and i've been thinking for doing the grip2 damper. Although...
I can say with a year of experience, that the Z1 coil is pretty damn spectacular and i've been thinking for doing the grip2 damper. Although the grip sweep is pretty great for what it is
I'd happily ride my Z1 from decades ago. No complaints aside from the occasional harsh bottom out. But that's Tech...
phillemaistre 12/28/2020 8:22pm
12/28/2020 8:22pm
We’re gettin’ close to the big day folks! Anybody want to lay down a list of firm, final bets before Jan 1?
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MTBert 12/29/2020 1:00am
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phillemaistre wrote:
We’re gettin’ close to the big day folks! Anybody want to lay down a list of firm, final bets before Jan 1?
Danny - Cube
Dak Norton - YT Mob
Nina Hoffman - SSC
Loris - Trek
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LLLLL 12/29/2020 1:46am
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Haggis wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Marzocchi are owned by fox now so I Dont think that we will be seeing any marzocchi supported teams any time soon
Shiftay_Robbay wrote:
Yeah Marz handles all the free ride athletes for fox now as well. I think Rheeder is the only one still rocking kashima
groghunter wrote:
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the...
It's also worth noting that under the Marzo paint, depending on the rider (some guys don't seem to care, and you can tell they're running the marzo damper,) they're still essentially riding fox.
The grip damper was marz that’s what fox bought. Minnaar tested it in a 40.
Hyperpower! 12/29/2020 5:00am
12/29/2020 5:00am
Angel just posted an IG story where he is in South Africa. Minnaar is also currently in his hometown there, maybe they are meeting up for some SC Syndicate promo??
Martin_Prophet 12/29/2020 6:09am
12/29/2020 6:09am
Nina Hoffman stays at her own Team!

Vali out of YT
bavshredder 12/29/2020 6:13am
12/29/2020 6:13am
Vali Höll, Cam ZInk & Adolf Silva leave YT




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Broken_spoke.photo 12/29/2020 6:14am
12/29/2020 6:14am
Zink off YT according to their Instagram story. Along with Vali and Adolf Silva
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hamncheez2003 12/29/2020 6:27am
12/29/2020 6:27am
Zink has been buddies with Gwin for a while. I think it was Gwin who pushed to get Zink on YT back when he was. Any chance he would go to Intense with Gwin?
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BHowell 12/29/2020 6:41am
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hamncheez2003 wrote:
Zink has been buddies with Gwin for a while. I think it was Gwin who pushed to get Zink on YT back when he was. Any...
Zink has been buddies with Gwin for a while. I think it was Gwin who pushed to get Zink on YT back when he was. Any chance he would go to Intense with Gwin?
Ya got that one backward. Zink was on YT first and became the US distro. Gwin came on after. Both riders made their own choices to jump on the brand based on the performance of the Tues.

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