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Jackass123456789 2/1/2015 12:25pm
2/1/2015 12:25pm
In recent pictures from the Rock Shox enduro, Hill has kitted out in Mavic gear (not helmet) so will he or the whole CRC team be running Mavic kit?? It's also not like Royal don't do any enduro style clothing...
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kev.1n 2/1/2015 12:52pm
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hey.... I may be wrong, but Demos don't come in white or have a upper link right?
louevilcyclist 2/1/2015 1:16pm
2/1/2015 1:16pm
Shaw brothers are on the new v10 this year.
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Primoz 2/1/2015 1:17pm
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This is definitelly not a Demo, SPecialized has always used links rotating in the same direction (CW from the drive side), not a CCW upper link (like Nicolai, Lapierre and others for example do).

I'd say it's a VPP bike, my first thought was the V10, but maybe it can be something new from Intense?
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kev.1n 2/1/2015 2:15pm
2/1/2015 2:15pm Edited Date/Time 2/1/2015 6:52pm
obviously a V10 guys ahaha, it's even in the caption. I was just poking jokesWink
schwaaa31 2/2/2015 2:12pm
2/2/2015 2:12pm
Any word on where Beaumonts landing?
fabdemaere 2/3/2015 11:32am
2/3/2015 11:32am
Polygon UR will be running Box Components derailleurs this year
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Primoz 2/3/2015 4:25pm
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Fahrer translates to rider, BTW.
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bturman 2/3/2015 4:37pm
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Primoz wrote:
Fahrer translates to rider, BTW.
Ha! Good to know.
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Big Bird 2/4/2015 6:59pm
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Off topic, but I knew that from growing up in the back of a VW Bus, "Farren nur mit der (German for sliding door open.)" I guess they drive bikes and or ride cars. Hey Primoz, what's the proper German for "Sliding door open."?

Once I got the keys we did it anyway. You just gotta play airship gunner when you have the option.

Anyway, back to the news...
Mo(n)arch 2/4/2015 11:23pm
2/4/2015 11:23pm
Sliding door = Schiebetür
open = offen

We only drive with the sliding door open. = Wir fahren nur mit offener Schiebetür.

Is that, what you needed?
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Primoz 2/5/2015 2:32am
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I'd say it said driving with sliding doors closed only, not open Smile Closed would be geschlossen. Can't comment about sliding door, Monarch's answer looks okay, but i'm not that good with german (yet).
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Big Bird 2/5/2015 9:09am
2/5/2015 9:09am
Thanks guys, but I said back to business.

Could the Bikes On Bikes 2.0 video be a hint at the KTM Downhill Team? Maybe they'll be on re-branded Scott DH bikes and be funded buy KTM Moto instead of the heavy, low end bikes that KTM Bikes now makes.
dirtbeard 2/6/2015 12:56am
2/6/2015 12:56am
Primoz wrote:
Well women's soccer and rugby are clearly not as popular as men's is. But there are sports that are just as popular on both sides. A...
Well women's soccer and rugby are clearly not as popular as men's is. But there are sports that are just as popular on both sides. A pair of them is alpine skiing and cross country skiing (and volleyball and handball, compared to soccer or rugby), which are actually quite similar to some mountain biking disciplines. The main thing in these though is that women's and men's races are separate from each other.

I suppose women's DH would benefit from that too, maybe employ tracks that are a bit easier, but still fast and interesting. Though for that to happen the sport needs more money, more support and probably live TV coverage.
maybe like golf there could be a ladies tee
Gorgonzola 2/6/2015 5:29am
2/6/2015 5:29am
i don´t think that ktm will brand scott bike, as mentioned before, the motorcycles are another Company.
so what´s with ktm and sunn?
any news about beaumont?
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lister_yu 2/11/2015 1:09am
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i could be so wrong, but doubt that KTM will habe a dh Team in 2015. that is completely oft what they are selling
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arnoldtm2 2/11/2015 11:32am
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Kenny Smith is now on devinci and Rene Wildhaber wil now be on shimano drivetrain, fox suspension and bontrager everything else.
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scarface 2/11/2015 11:43am
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sspomer wrote:
polygon announced that kenda and BOX components are equipment sponsors. [url=http://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/Polygon-UR-Announces-Team-Partners-for-2015,1108]full press release here[/url] [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/02/11/1992/s1200_Pinkbikesucks_BOX1.jpg[/img]
polygon announced that kenda and BOX components are equipment sponsors. full press release here



Kenda and Box? Did they do some bad shit in a previous life or what? That's like moving the start gate back 20 meters.
progressjc 2/11/2015 1:44pm
2/11/2015 1:44pm
It's neat to see different drivetrain company sponsoring a top team with high profile riders other than Sram and Shimano. I think it is good for the sport. With the MS Mondraker Team on Marzocchi and now the Polygon Team on BOX Components that makes for two brands that could become common on world cup podiums this year that are different from the norm as of late.
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Primoz 2/11/2015 2:07pm
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scarface Smile

progressjc Marzocchi has been with Mondraker since... Forever? MS used to run Manitous when they were still with Intense and were with FOX on Evil? I think they went M as soon as they got the Mondraker frames.

And Marzocchi is certainly not on BOX's level when it comes to being new, unknown and unproven. They just lost their way a bit, but i'm sensing they more than found it (they just couldn't put that into OEM yet). But the OEM part takes time, Rock Shox was nowhere 5 years ago, then BAM, Pike and Monarch Plus make all the difference, now there are tons of fully SRAM bikes out there.
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Primoz 2/11/2015 2:10pm
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arnoldtm2 wrote:
Kenny Smith is now on devinci and Rene Wildhaber wil now be on shimano drivetrain, fox suspension and bontrager everything else.
So, factory Trek then?
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arnoldtm2 2/11/2015 2:46pm
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arnoldtm2 wrote:
Kenny Smith is now on devinci and Rene Wildhaber wil now be on shimano drivetrain, fox suspension and bontrager everything else.
Primoz wrote:
So, factory Trek then?
Primoz you're correct. Looks like trek wanted everyone on the same parts list this year. Rene has been included in trek team points though.
Mo(n)arch 2/11/2015 11:14pm
2/11/2015 11:14pm
Wasn't Wildhaber part of the C3 project?
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Weeny 2/12/2015 3:35pm
2/12/2015 3:35pm
Actually surprised nobody else has noticed that the UCI website now has the 2015 team lists up!....No Beaumont?

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