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NoahColorado 1/11/2022 2:40pm
1/11/2022 2:40pm
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



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wadafak 1/11/2022 2:44pm
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NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



Hahahaha, had one of those, my dad bent it in half and the dealer couldnt believe it, thwy where "Dse Dsafest car in Dse worldsd"...


Back to teams though haha
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NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



wadafak wrote:
Hahahaha, had one of those, my dad bent it in half and the dealer couldnt believe it, thwy where "Dse Dsafest car in Dse worldsd"... Back...
Hahahaha, had one of those, my dad bent it in half and the dealer couldnt believe it, thwy where "Dse Dsafest car in Dse worldsd"...


Back to teams though haha
I'm literally dying right now. This is gold!
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afterbang99 1/11/2022 2:57pm
1/11/2022 2:57pm
NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



Volvo is an iconic sponsor in the MTB world. Just a few names that rode for (Cannondale) Volvo:

Anne-Caroline Chausson
Cédric Gracia
Tinker Juarez
Alison Sydor
Cadel Evans
Missy Giove
Myles Rockwell
Brian Lopes

Not too shabby Wink
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Aksel_Lfft 1/11/2022 3:13pm
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shreda wrote:
Not really a good fit in my opinion… First sponsor change of the year that seems weird.
kcy4130 wrote:
Yeah, makes me wonder if Devinci is coming out with a new 27.5 or mullet freeride or park bike, something to compete with Norco shore, perhaps?
Or maybe the strategy for them is to develop their "freeride/big bike" side. It does not seem relevant in terms of sells strategy, but maybe it is in terms of marketing/communication.
We'll see what come out exactly from this deal !
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brash 1/11/2022 3:26pm
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my 2014 Wilson was the best bike I ever owned. If I could kick myself in the balls for selling it I would!

Just bring that bike out again about a foot longer wheelbase in mullet and I'm sold. Those bikes made mediocre riders feel like the Chainsaw himself.
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matmattmatthew 1/11/2022 4:03pm
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NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



I actually check classifieds regularly for a 240 that's a good candidate for a motor swap. My buddy's shop has done multiple 240 swaps with 2JZ engines. This is their latest one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wAW2aFHsaU

I almost bought an AWD 70R this past weekend but it sold in like 20 minutes after getting listed..
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phillemaistre 1/11/2022 5:32pm
1/11/2022 5:32pm
I ain’t come here for junkyard photos.

Dak? O’Callaghan? Who else besides ex-YT is unconfirmed for ‘22? Besides Fort Bill and MSA, of course… 🙄 #omicronandonandon
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mwolpin 1/11/2022 5:39pm
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brash wrote:
my 2014 Wilson was the best bike I ever owned. If I could kick myself in the balls for selling it I would! Just bring that...
my 2014 Wilson was the best bike I ever owned. If I could kick myself in the balls for selling it I would!

Just bring that bike out again about a foot longer wheelbase in mullet and I'm sold. Those bikes made mediocre riders feel like the Chainsaw himself.
You can’t kick yourself in the balls with that attitude.
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PisgahGnar 1/11/2022 7:19pm
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phillemaistre wrote:
I ain’t come here for junkyard photos.

Dak? O’Callaghan? Who else besides ex-YT is unconfirmed for ‘22? Besides Fort Bill and MSA, of course… 🙄 #omicronandonandon
Luca yet to be confirmed
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carterlindblom 1/11/2022 7:51pm
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PisgahGnar wrote:
Luca yet to be confirmed
Here’s a blurry pic of Luca’s sender and neko’s ftw bike shuttling at kanuga for anyone who still doesn’t understand Luca is on canyon
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Primoz 1/11/2022 11:11pm
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NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



It's RWD and came in a Turbo variant. For the kids that KNOW!
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trexyz 1/11/2022 11:13pm
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There is someone that is flying under the radar. A young and talented rider from Colombia. Here is the instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYjzwbpFe9q/. I remember Remy Metailler doing a vlog with Valentina when she was 14. She was crazy fast for such a young girl. Definitely one to watch this year, it looks like she got some kind of support from Transition and maybe we'll see her racing world cups or EWS rounds.
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metadave 1/11/2022 11:32pm
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NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



Primoz wrote:
It's RWD and came in a Turbo variant. For the kids that KNOW!
Not to get too off topic, but I grew up working on 200 and 700 series volvos with friends and driving them all through high school. Total monsters. Very underrated.

Add in you can do this and it's all winning.



Anyway, back to teams. I'll happily go for a Volvo brick chat in another thread.
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Primoz 1/11/2022 11:41pm
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Hopefully it's not too offtopic as well, but what 'outside' sponsors do we have in MTB lately? The late 90s/early 00s were rife with big bucks sponsors (Diesel, Volvo, T-mobile, Subaru, etc.), then came the lull of internal sponsors only. With the explosion MTB has seen among the general public, you'd expect some more general sponsors too. Do we have any data on that?
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Mr.Nally 1/12/2022 1:35am
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carterlindblom wrote:
Here’s a blurry pic of Luca’s sender and neko’s ftw bike shuttling at kanuga for anyone who still doesn’t understand Luca is on canyon [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/01/11/11860/s1200_D7003794_4FF3_461A_9F72_40D8D2E203C4.jpg[/img]
Here’s a blurry pic of Luca’s sender and neko’s ftw bike shuttling at kanuga for anyone who still doesn’t understand Luca is on canyon
Is that the new Boxxer too? Certainly has reduced off-set crowns compared to previous. Lowers/Stanchions?
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PisgahGnar 1/12/2022 2:00am
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PisgahGnar wrote:
Luca yet to be confirmed
carterlindblom wrote:
Here’s a blurry pic of Luca’s sender and neko’s ftw bike shuttling at kanuga for anyone who still doesn’t understand Luca is on canyon [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/01/11/11860/s1200_D7003794_4FF3_461A_9F72_40D8D2E203C4.jpg[/img]
Here’s a blurry pic of Luca’s sender and neko’s ftw bike shuttling at kanuga for anyone who still doesn’t understand Luca is on canyon
I believe it. They were just asking who is left and the fact is Canyon has not announced.
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Brevard_Bikewrench 1/12/2022 4:28am
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trexyz wrote:
There is someone that is flying under the radar. A young and talented rider from Colombia. Here is the instagram profile: [url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYjzwbpFe9q/]https://www.instagram.com/p/CYjzwbpFe9q/[/url]. I remember Remy Metailler...
There is someone that is flying under the radar. A young and talented rider from Colombia. Here is the instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYjzwbpFe9q/. I remember Remy Metailler doing a vlog with Valentina when she was 14. She was crazy fast for such a young girl. Definitely one to watch this year, it looks like she got some kind of support from Transition and maybe we'll see her racing world cups or EWS rounds.
She’s currently supported by ProBuilds, a bike shop and suspension service venter in Pennsylvania. Jorge Gomes run the shop and is originally from Colombia. Before covid hit, she would travel to the US to race ESC’s and other larger events.
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NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



Primoz wrote:
It's RWD and came in a Turbo variant. For the kids that KNOW!
metadave wrote:
Not to get too off topic, but I grew up working on 200 and 700 series volvos with friends and driving them all through high school...
Not to get too off topic, but I grew up working on 200 and 700 series volvos with friends and driving them all through high school. Total monsters. Very underrated.

Add in you can do this and it's all winning.



Anyway, back to teams. I'll happily go for a Volvo brick chat in another thread.
BrickTok?
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Tanner_Carl 1/12/2022 6:48am
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phillemaistre wrote:
I ain’t come here for junkyard photos.

Dak? O’Callaghan? Who else besides ex-YT is unconfirmed for ‘22? Besides Fort Bill and MSA, of course… 🙄 #omicronandonandon
I think on one of the Snowshoe world cup broadcasts Warner mentioned that Jacob Dickson was looking for a 2022 ride, any more news on that Irish ripper?
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BHowell 1/12/2022 7:04am
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NoahColorado wrote:
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was...
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less).

Volvos when I was a kid:



Primoz wrote:
It's RWD and came in a Turbo variant. For the kids that KNOW!
metadave wrote:
Not to get too off topic, but I grew up working on 200 and 700 series volvos with friends and driving them all through high school...
Not to get too off topic, but I grew up working on 200 and 700 series volvos with friends and driving them all through high school. Total monsters. Very underrated.

Add in you can do this and it's all winning.



Anyway, back to teams. I'll happily go for a Volvo brick chat in another thread.
Volvo Thread is LIVE!!!

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/Off-the-Bike,3/The-Volvo-Thread,11364
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Edthorne 1/12/2022 8:28am
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It looks as though Lewis Buchanan is no longer running We Are One wheels.


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AndehM 1/12/2022 8:35am
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Or maybe it's different tires? Although since he covered the front hub, wheels probably make more sense.
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kevroberts 1/12/2022 8:59am
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Edthorne wrote:
It looks as though Lewis Buchanan is no longer running We Are One wheels. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/01/12/11867/s1200_Screenshot_20220112_112552_Instagram.jpg[/img]
It looks as though Lewis Buchanan is no longer running We Are One wheels.


Presumably not running fox clothing anymore either?

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