2022 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

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bulletbass man 11/30/2021 11:34am
11/30/2021 11:34am
jimmypop wrote:
Martha Gill has some Instagram stories about female riders and pay. "Offers" that include no salary at all.
dirty booger wrote:
Speshy has done that before, like with Kate Courtney the year she won Worlds.
Usually only the rookies take that bait.
Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
How do you know for sure? Contracts aren’t made available to the public. Working with athletes who are trying to get to the world stage, sometimes...
How do you know for sure? Contracts aren’t made available to the public. Working with athletes who are trying to get to the world stage, sometimes you have to take what you can get to advance your career.
Courtney also signed with Scott before she won worlds. She made it public that specialized tried to get her to stay, but the contract was already finalized.
Specialized also made public that Kate Courtney would’ve refused any offers anyways after the now replaced team manager had fired her mechanic brad. Not that anyone would have to be kind of stupid not to join the Scott Xc program if it was an option.
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mtbAndy 12/2/2021 6:17am
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Looks like GT is announcing Marin Maes is moving on.
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Edthorne 12/2/2021 7:06am
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mtbAndy wrote:
Looks like GT is announcing Marin Maes is moving on.
This was confirmed over on the other site.

So let me kick this off...

Maes to syndicate
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dirty booger 12/2/2021 7:09am
12/2/2021 7:09am
jimmypop wrote:
Martha Gill has some Instagram stories about female riders and pay. "Offers" that include no salary at all.
dirty booger wrote:
Speshy has done that before, like with Kate Courtney the year she won Worlds.
Usually only the rookies take that bait.
Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
How do you know for sure? Contracts aren’t made available to the public. Working with athletes who are trying to get to the world stage, sometimes...
How do you know for sure? Contracts aren’t made available to the public. Working with athletes who are trying to get to the world stage, sometimes you have to take what you can get to advance your career.
Courtney also signed with Scott before she won worlds. She made it public that specialized tried to get her to stay, but the contract was already finalized.
Kate herself said that her contract with Speshy did not include a salary, only bonus schedules for performance.

It was in the Red Bull series, Fast Life.
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dirty booger 12/2/2021 7:11am
12/2/2021 7:11am
Edthorne wrote:
This was confirmed over on the other site.

So let me kick this off...

Maes to syndicate
I just don't see Martin fitting in with the Syndicate.

I could see him at Specialized for sure...
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greenie21 12/2/2021 7:50am
12/2/2021 7:50am
Orbea or Trek likely
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schwaaa31 12/2/2021 8:15am
12/2/2021 8:15am
Hopefully he goes to someone with a DH bike in their lineup.
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Edthorne 12/2/2021 8:20am
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Edthorne wrote:
This was confirmed over on the other site.

So let me kick this off...

Maes to syndicate
dirty booger wrote:
I just don't see Martin fitting in with the Syndicate.

I could see him at Specialized for sure...
Oh I was joking. I don't see him going to such a DH focused team.

He could fit in well with Norco considering the Range is now being used for both EWS and WC, and he's been known to do a bit of both. They also don't have anyone like him on the men's EWS side of things. Though I don't think he would get on particularly well with that big of a bike for enduro considering his set up on the Force.

Orbea's been the team mentioned the most for him, but that still raises questions about Evan Wall and the next PB Academy rider.
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bikeparkmemes 12/2/2021 8:31am
12/2/2021 8:31am
Edthorne wrote:
This was confirmed over on the other site.

So let me kick this off...

Maes to syndicate
dirty booger wrote:
I just don't see Martin fitting in with the Syndicate.

I could see him at Specialized for sure...
Edthorne wrote:
Oh I was joking. I don't see him going to such a DH focused team. He could fit in well with Norco considering the Range is...
Oh I was joking. I don't see him going to such a DH focused team.

He could fit in well with Norco considering the Range is now being used for both EWS and WC, and he's been known to do a bit of both. They also don't have anyone like him on the men's EWS side of things. Though I don't think he would get on particularly well with that big of a bike for enduro considering his set up on the Force.

Orbea's been the team mentioned the most for him, but that still raises questions about Evan Wall and the next PB Academy rider.
Evan Wall is not riding for Orbea next year
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Edthorne 12/2/2021 8:56am
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bikeparkmemes wrote:
Evan Wall is not riding for Orbea next year
Sorry, I didn't realize that had been confirmed. Where was that mentioned?
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Primoz 12/2/2021 9:04am
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Maybe it hasn't been?

It was said a while ago that Oton will retire and that Maes will go to Orbea. This was before Oton retiring. Therefore...
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John P. 12/2/2021 11:33am
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thomas.gehrig wrote:
Connor to Forbidden? He seemed to race almost more enduro than downhill this year. + there seems to be more and more forbidden riders around bromont...
Connor to Forbidden?
He seemed to race almost more enduro than downhill this year. + there seems to be more and more forbidden riders around bromont, where his team mechanic lives? Just a wild guess
Maybe not so wild?
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TayRob 12/2/2021 12:55pm
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Just listened to the Downtime podcast with Connor's mechanic, towards the end of the show he mentions he has some prototype stuff and "some things" in the works. During the podcast he mentions Connor alot and talks very highly of him while mentioning the other Kona riders as "athletes" mostly.
Sounds like their sticking together with either a, whole new program or new frames at least.
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AndehM 12/2/2021 1:07pm
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TayRob wrote:
Just listened to the Downtime podcast with Connor's mechanic, towards the end of the show he mentions he has some prototype stuff and "some things" in...
Just listened to the Downtime podcast with Connor's mechanic, towards the end of the show he mentions he has some prototype stuff and "some things" in the works. During the podcast he mentions Connor alot and talks very highly of him while mentioning the other Kona riders as "athletes" mostly.
Sounds like their sticking together with either a, whole new program or new frames at least.
Maybe he's going to ride WeAreOne next year? In an interview with Dustin Adams earlier this year, I heard it mentioned that their riders were racing prototype 170mm versions of the Arrival, and they were working on a DH version as well.
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bikeparkmemes 12/2/2021 1:23pm
12/2/2021 1:23pm Edited Date/Time 12/2/2021 1:24pm
bikeparkmemes wrote:
Evan Wall is not riding for Orbea next year
Edthorne wrote:
Sorry, I didn't realize that had been confirmed. Where was that mentioned?
It hasn't been confirmed publicly as far as I know but its what I have heard, fairly confidently from multiple people.

Norco could make sense, if you scroll back prior to the reality tv show he had a Norco
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Edthorne 12/2/2021 1:35pm
12/2/2021 1:35pm Edited Date/Time 12/2/2021 1:36pm
bikeparkmemes wrote:
Evan Wall is not riding for Orbea next year
Edthorne wrote:
Sorry, I didn't realize that had been confirmed. Where was that mentioned?
bikeparkmemes wrote:
It hasn't been confirmed publicly as far as I know but its what I have heard, fairly confidently from multiple people. Norco could make sense, if...
It hasn't been confirmed publicly as far as I know but its what I have heard, fairly confidently from multiple people.

Norco could make sense, if you scroll back prior to the reality tv show he had a Norco
Yeah he used to be on the CNES development team (not sure what the actual name was) that was sponsored by Norco. I think Emmett Hancock was actually on that team too.
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fuckbag 12/2/2021 2:32pm
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Edthorne wrote:
Sorry, I didn't realize that had been confirmed. Where was that mentioned?
bikeparkmemes wrote:
It hasn't been confirmed publicly as far as I know but its what I have heard, fairly confidently from multiple people. Norco could make sense, if...
It hasn't been confirmed publicly as far as I know but its what I have heard, fairly confidently from multiple people.

Norco could make sense, if you scroll back prior to the reality tv show he had a Norco
Edthorne wrote:
Yeah he used to be on the CNES development team (not sure what the actual name was) that was sponsored by Norco. I think Emmett Hancock...
Yeah he used to be on the CNES development team (not sure what the actual name was) that was sponsored by Norco. I think Emmett Hancock was actually on that team too.
Orbea now has a new team member every year, even tho martin maes is going there now.

Maybe Evan wall to Devinci?
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Moosey 12/2/2021 6:34pm
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Cam Zink mentioned at rampage that he had a new frame deal he’d be announcing in about a month. It’s been longer than that, but he recently posted a picture on Instagram of an out of focus bike on his Caddy with the caption ‘dream rides.’ Can anyone figure out what the frame is? Looks like a high pivot bike to me, can’t make out any specifics though. Y’all are a lot smarter than me. I’d post the photo but I’m on mobile and not a smart man.
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MasterofStone 12/2/2021 6:48pm
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sspomer wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/11/28/11656/s1200_Screen_Shot_2021_11_28_at_10.55.24_AM.jpg[/img] [b]massive[/b] youtube following.

massive youtube following.
are you kidding me!? he's more famous than sspomer.....? no way!!!!!
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Jakers 12/2/2021 7:21pm
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MasterofStone wrote:
are you kidding me!? he's more famous than sspomer.....? no way!!!!!
that'd make a good inside line... spomer and pilgrim

probably "the dream", "actually the best thing ever"
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Jakers 12/2/2021 7:39pm
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That black to white at the head tube and top tube aligned with the chain stay is pointing to a spartan
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dolface 12/2/2021 8:18pm
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Jakers wrote:
That black to white at the head tube and top tube aligned with the chain stay is pointing to a spartan
There's also the #vaycay thing he posted in early October...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsIvRKDsgk/
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barryjenson 12/3/2021 2:01pm
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A rider from the U.K. on the syndicate…
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mixmastamikal 12/3/2021 3:16pm
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barryjenson wrote:
A rider from the U.K. on the syndicate…
Laurie? Have heard this one a few places and I hope it is true. I would really like to see what he could do on that program.
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grinch 12/3/2021 3:24pm
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Return of the rat!
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JDR29 12/4/2021 3:21am
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Martin Maes liking basquemtb guide’s Instagram pictures on Orbea. Basquemtb is highly into Orbea, also doing the release video’s on new bikes coming out. I think Maes is definitely heading to Orbea.
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MikkoN 12/4/2021 7:18am
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Luca to big-S with Loic and Finn?

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AndehM 12/4/2021 7:20am
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I dig Loic's coat... Woohoo
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dolface 12/4/2021 7:57am
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This one is a stretch BUT: PFP is on Reunion racing the Megavalanche (and maybe qualie'd 3rd?) and appears to be dating Kilian Bron (and is hanging out w/ the Commencal crew). Makes me wonder if Commencal is going to put together an XC team?
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dirty booger 12/4/2021 8:37am
12/4/2021 8:37am
MikkoN wrote:
Luca to big-S with Loic and Finn? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/12/04/11673/s1200_BAC656DD_E1E6_4385_8FBA_5E06B236F45C.jpg[/img]
Luca to big-S with Loic and Finn?

That would be an easy and comfortable one.

He's been there before, and his dad was (is?) the USA distributor for Ohlins.
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