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TrailHead 12/21/2015 12:23am
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Has anyone heard that I'm going on huffy bicycles? Hopeful gonna be a great year!
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Kusa 12/21/2015 7:18am
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Gwin on Canyon...
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arnoldtm2 12/21/2015 8:19am
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Matt Walker is on a cube. Didn't someone say they saw Brannigan on a lift Queenstown with a Cube and a Commencal but didn't know who the other rider was? Maybe the mystery rider was Matt Walker..... What the hell do the other things on the cube mean from ream_tumours?
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Primoz 12/21/2015 8:45am
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Not gloss is matte (matt), the other side features a crossed over do not walk traffic light (walker), dunno about the top logo though.
Nagaredama 12/21/2015 9:32am
12/21/2015 9:32am
LTrumpore wrote:
Who Gwin is riding for might just be a lot more interesting Wink

matt? wrote:
No one dare say KTM

Who as opposed to what? So still on a demo but for, say, SRAM / Troy Lee or something similar?
SRAM / T̶r̶o̶y̶ ̶L̶e̶e̶
Lapierreloosely 12/21/2015 11:50am
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I

If Walkers on the cube then.......... ?
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vinny4130 12/21/2015 11:57am
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Top of the cube looks like the Scott logo...?
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Oz_Taylor 12/21/2015 1:25pm
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Primoz wrote:
Not gloss is matte (matt), the other side features a crossed over do not walk traffic light (walker), dunno about the top logo though.
Top logo looks like Bliss Protection.
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depeche4 12/21/2015 2:06pm
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So who are we waiting for to see which bike they are riding next year?

Loris V
Luic B
Finn I
George B
Jacob D
Laurie G
Greg W
maybe Gwinn.

I am forgetting anyone else?
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waldog 12/21/2015 2:13pm
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depeche4 wrote:
So who are we waiting for to see which bike they are riding next year? Loris V Luic B Finn I George B Jacob D Laurie...
So who are we waiting for to see which bike they are riding next year?

Loris V
Luic B
Finn I
George B
Jacob D
Laurie G
Greg W
maybe Gwinn.

I am forgetting anyone else?
Dean Lucas, maybe.

He has now signed with Whitely, but few murmurs that he won't be on devinci, got a new pro contract with another team
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EddyDave 12/21/2015 11:52pm
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tma2975 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/12/21/3041/s1200_12369217_10154406207600299_3906018126361117252_n.jpg[/img]


What is it that we are seeing here?
Also

Do we know for sure Gwin still on the big S?
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Karabuka 12/22/2015 12:07am
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Well considering his last video it seems very likely he is staying on the S.
Gorgonzola 12/22/2015 2:52am
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sorry, my mistake.
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Miki13 12/22/2015 3:09am
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w33k5 wrote:
Rob Warner says here that Gwin is coming back on a new bike next year....

https://youtu.be/ZijmqzP19ds?t=659
Yeh, but Rob could well be just fueling the fire. Sounded like he might have said Rocky Mountain...
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Oz_Taylor 12/22/2015 3:32am
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Miki13 wrote:
Yeh, but Rob could well be just fueling the fire. Sounded like he might have said Rocky Mountain...
Yeah I thought I heard Rocky Mountain too. I guess they have the cash...
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lister_yu 12/22/2015 3:45am
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w33k5 wrote:
Rob Warner says here that Gwin is coming back on a new bike next year....

https://youtu.be/ZijmqzP19ds?t=659
Miki13 wrote:
Yeh, but Rob could well be just fueling the fire. Sounded like he might have said Rocky Mountain...
...and that sound´s far more probable then KTM, CUBE and all the other options named in relation to Gwin
responsiblepirate 12/22/2015 3:51am
12/22/2015 3:51am
It may just be my imagination, but didnt the video of Gwin signing for Specialized drop on boxing day?

Im gonna go all in here and bet everything on YT.
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LLLLL 12/22/2015 6:45am
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Miki13 wrote:
Yeh, but Rob could well be just fueling the fire. Sounded like he might have said Rocky Mountain...
Oz_Taylor wrote:
Yeah I thought I heard Rocky Mountain too. I guess they have the cash...
I'd be very surprised if he went with the maiden it's seems to be a very short bike for world cup racing where everyone else is going long long long for stability. That said would be a fantastic Park bike.
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Kusa 12/22/2015 7:10am
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responsiblepirate wrote:
It may just be my imagination, but didnt the video of Gwin signing for Specialized drop on boxing day? Im gonna go all in here and...
It may just be my imagination, but didnt the video of Gwin signing for Specialized drop on boxing day?

Im gonna go all in here and bet everything on YT.
Yt probably does not have money to run a team with Gwin. Also i dont think they really need him - they have bike which is good, almost every time out of stock, so why they would need a Gwin on it? They will simply continue improving what they have...

I would bet its Canyon if any... they have money, they have all resources needed to build a bike from scratch, they have people, they are more PRO than YT, they have wide range of bikes which is good for expanding if everyone talks about your company, they are actually expanding worldwide, and they need a new DH bike as hell, because its the last product they did not improve since a few years ago.

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lister_yu 12/22/2015 7:19am
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Kusa wrote:
Yt probably does not have money to run a team with Gwin. Also i dont think they really need him - they have bike which is...
Yt probably does not have money to run a team with Gwin. Also i dont think they really need him - they have bike which is good, almost every time out of stock, so why they would need a Gwin on it? They will simply continue improving what they have...

I would bet its Canyon if any... they have money, they have all resources needed to build a bike from scratch, they have people, they are more PRO than YT, they have wide range of bikes which is good for expanding if everyone talks about your company, they are actually expanding worldwide, and they need a new DH bike as hell, because its the last product they did not improve since a few years ago.

So it's Barel as team manager and Gwin as test dummy for a new bike? Highly doubt that - Gwin is very into winning races and capable of any track. Don't think he wants to get a bike not capable of winning at all.
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Kusa 12/22/2015 7:41am
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Kusa wrote:
Yt probably does not have money to run a team with Gwin. Also i dont think they really need him - they have bike which is...
Yt probably does not have money to run a team with Gwin. Also i dont think they really need him - they have bike which is good, almost every time out of stock, so why they would need a Gwin on it? They will simply continue improving what they have...

I would bet its Canyon if any... they have money, they have all resources needed to build a bike from scratch, they have people, they are more PRO than YT, they have wide range of bikes which is good for expanding if everyone talks about your company, they are actually expanding worldwide, and they need a new DH bike as hell, because its the last product they did not improve since a few years ago.

lister_yu wrote:
So it's Barel as team manager and Gwin as test dummy for a new bike? Highly doubt that - Gwin is very into winning races and...
So it's Barel as team manager and Gwin as test dummy for a new bike? Highly doubt that - Gwin is very into winning races and capable of any track. Don't think he wants to get a bike not capable of winning at all.
Where i said that? Smile You know what Canyon is doing behind the wall? What bikes they are testing and working on? If Barel will be really a team manager? If bike that does not exist is capable of winning or not?

My point was that Canyon has resources and there is a room to have a top guy on program so they can work on making a top bike. YT does not need that.
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bartman 12/22/2015 8:08am
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Kusa wrote:
Where i said that? :) You know what Canyon is doing behind the wall? What bikes they are testing and working on? If Barel will be...
Where i said that? Smile You know what Canyon is doing behind the wall? What bikes they are testing and working on? If Barel will be really a team manager? If bike that does not exist is capable of winning or not?

My point was that Canyon has resources and there is a room to have a top guy on program so they can work on making a top bike. YT does not need that.
I think I am right in saying that Barel said he was not going into team management in his goodbye interview
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jeff.brines 12/22/2015 8:17am
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w4s wrote:
pretty sure Gwin already has the ODI Trek racing team so it would make sense if he were back on a Session and riding for his...
pretty sure Gwin already has the ODI Trek racing team so it would make sense if he were back on a Session and riding for his own team.

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/odi-trek-sponsor-us-gravity-devel…

That Rob Warner/Greg Minnaar interview seemed pretty revealing.

"He's going back to" [CENSORED]. Has to mean Trek. No way Yeti can pay him. Plus the Team Rumours (or Ream Tumours) seemed to note someone (who was akin to Chad Reed) was going the way of starting his own team. Has to be Gwin.

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Oz_Taylor 12/22/2015 8:17am
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w4s wrote:
pretty sure Gwin already has the ODI Trek racing team so it would make sense if he were back on a Session and riding for his...
pretty sure Gwin already has the ODI Trek racing team so it would make sense if he were back on a Session and riding for his own team.

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/odi-trek-sponsor-us-gravity-devel…

Dude that article is from 2012 when Gwin was still riding for Trek World Racing. I doubt he is involved in that anymore. Not sure about the other riders but Logan Mulally is mechanic for his bro at Scott Gstaadt.

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jeff.brines 12/22/2015 8:22am
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w4s wrote:
pretty sure Gwin already has the ODI Trek racing team so it would make sense if he were back on a Session and riding for his...
pretty sure Gwin already has the ODI Trek racing team so it would make sense if he were back on a Session and riding for his own team.

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/odi-trek-sponsor-us-gravity-devel…

Oz_Taylor wrote:
Dude that article is from 2012 when Gwin was still riding for Trek World Racing. I doubt he is involved in that anymore. Not sure about...
Dude that article is from 2012 when Gwin was still riding for Trek World Racing. I doubt he is involved in that anymore. Not sure about the other riders but Logan Mulally is mechanic for his bro at Scott Gstaadt.

Good catch.

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