2022 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

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Philip_Rossetti 1/15/2022 1:21pm
1/15/2022 1:21pm
TruckeeRiverTroll wrote:
What's the story with Kerr's tires? His big bike has Continental meats but his enduro is still wearing Maxxis..?
Could it have something to do with supply chain issues? The team has been on Maxxis for as long as I can remember so I don’t think that deal is over.
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Bazleo97 1/15/2022 11:18pm
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TruckeeRiverTroll wrote:
What's the story with Kerr's tires? His big bike has Continental meats but his enduro is still wearing Maxxis..?
Philip_Rossetti wrote:
Could it have something to do with supply chain issues? The team has been on Maxxis for as long as I can remember so I don’t...
Could it have something to do with supply chain issues? The team has been on Maxxis for as long as I can remember so I don’t think that deal is over.
Ed Masters, Matt Walker and Sam Gale are all currently on Maxxis tires.
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kiwi-rider 1/16/2022 9:36am
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TruckeeRiverTroll wrote:
What's the story with Kerr's tires? His big bike has Continental meats but his enduro is still wearing Maxxis..?
Maybe Conti is looking to sign up some new teams and finally release their prototype tyres this season?
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juliusk 1/16/2022 9:45am
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kiwi-rider wrote:
Maybe Conti is looking to sign up some new teams and finally release their prototype tyres this season?
Or Bernard and Maxxis are just playing mind games
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clem-mk 1/16/2022 10:24am
1/16/2022 10:24am
djyosh wrote:
Getting close, I reckon...

Topperharley wrote:
Has a team ever 1,2,3 a WC podium before?
George Thompson wrote:
I’m not 100% sure that’s Angel. Gut feeling is that it might be Hugo Marini, the French youth rider who’s been smashing Junior times. Could be...
I’m not 100% sure that’s Angel. Gut feeling is that it might be Hugo Marini, the French youth rider who’s been smashing Junior times. Could be wrong though…
100% not Angel and his massive quads!
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iRider 1/16/2022 2:19pm
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kiwi-rider wrote:
Maybe Conti is looking to sign up some new teams and finally release their prototype tyres this season?
juliusk wrote:
Or Bernard and Maxxis are just playing mind games
In his latest LSD, DH bike is on Conti and Barney is switching the enduro bike over to Contis (it had Maxxis earlier). He also "unboxed" the Leatt stuff although w/o official announcement.
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piggy 1/16/2022 7:53pm
1/16/2022 7:53pm
jofish wrote:
The Mous case endorsements from Minnaar and Danny this week were stomach churning.
This sport is truly loathsome sometimes.
TruckeeRiverTroll 1/16/2022 11:23pm
1/16/2022 11:23pm
kiwi-rider wrote:
Maybe Conti is looking to sign up some new teams and finally release their prototype tyres this season?
juliusk wrote:
Or Bernard and Maxxis are just playing mind games
iRider wrote:
In his latest LSD, DH bike is on Conti and Barney is switching the enduro bike over to Contis (it had Maxxis earlier). He also "unboxed"...
In his latest LSD, DH bike is on Conti and Barney is switching the enduro bike over to Contis (it had Maxxis earlier). He also "unboxed" the Leatt stuff although w/o official announcement.
Ahhhh hadn't seen that ep yet!
loic.penel 1/17/2022 3:00am
1/17/2022 3:00am
Topperharley wrote:
Has a team ever 1,2,3 a WC podium before?
George Thompson wrote:
I’m not 100% sure that’s Angel. Gut feeling is that it might be Hugo Marini, the French youth rider who’s been smashing Junior times. Could be...
I’m not 100% sure that’s Angel. Gut feeling is that it might be Hugo Marini, the French youth rider who’s been smashing Junior times. Could be wrong though…
willsmooth18 wrote:
It's Benoît Coulanges for me.
It's Hugo Marini, a futur french champion Wink
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Tuhoto off fox clothing , good bye post on IG
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Primoz 1/17/2022 3:34am
1/17/2022 3:34am
jofish wrote:
The Mous case endorsements from Minnaar and Danny this week were stomach churning.
piggy wrote:
This sport is truly loathsome sometimes.
The mobile phone case stuff? Any links to it?
william.perherin 1/17/2022 6:34am
1/17/2022 6:34am
brash wrote:
Angel to mucoff commencal can’t be too far away surely.
djyosh wrote:
Getting close, I reckon...

100% it’s Hugo Marini and its gonna be a tough battle between him and goldstone this year, exciting

Angel will be on a commencal but not in the muc off team ..
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Tanner_Carl 1/17/2022 7:25am
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william.perherin wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/01/17/11883/s1200_D74552C7_5119_495A_A747_40B15B3B8DEA.jpg[/img] Gwin working on something new


Gwin working on something new
an Intense prototype DH has been in the works since 2019...
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Edthorne 1/17/2022 8:08am
1/17/2022 8:08am
william.perherin wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/01/17/11883/s1200_D74552C7_5119_495A_A747_40B15B3B8DEA.jpg[/img] Gwin working on something new


Gwin working on something new
Someone earlier in the thread mentioned that Intense is testing other brands bikes right now, and suggested that the bike in that picture is a Session. I don't remember who it was but I'm sure you could find it a couple pages back.
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Ric_Cederholm 1/17/2022 8:38am
1/17/2022 8:38am
Edthorne wrote:
Someone earlier in the thread mentioned that Intense is testing other brands bikes right now, and suggested that the bike in that picture is a Session...
Someone earlier in the thread mentioned that Intense is testing other brands bikes right now, and suggested that the bike in that picture is a Session. I don't remember who it was but I'm sure you could find it a couple pages back.
Couple of points on this. Intense actually reposted this picture on their Instagram. I highly doubt they would do so if it wasn't one of their bikes. Secondly, I highly doubt Gwin would be in a more public setting like this testing other bikes. My guess is that testing occurred last year which resulted in the production of this steed.
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Velia Prost 1/17/2022 9:14am
1/17/2022 9:14am
What team is Izabela on? Specialized but not Specialized Gravity? Is there two teams?
Philip_Rossetti 1/17/2022 9:27am
1/17/2022 9:27am
Velia Prost wrote:
What team is Izabela on? Specialized but not Specialized Gravity? Is there two teams?
I think she’s just supported by Spesh, but shes not in the gravity team, at least that’s what I understood from the PR.
Brevard_Bikewrench 1/17/2022 11:52am
1/17/2022 11:52am
Ric_Cederholm wrote:
Couple of points on this. Intense actually reposted this picture on their Instagram. I highly doubt they would do so if it wasn't one of their...
Couple of points on this. Intense actually reposted this picture on their Instagram. I highly doubt they would do so if it wasn't one of their bikes. Secondly, I highly doubt Gwin would be in a more public setting like this testing other bikes. My guess is that testing occurred last year which resulted in the production of this steed.
I posted about the Intense lookslikea… in the tech rumors forum. Can confirm it had a frame wrap on it like all other intense protons, and it also had a black fabric cover over the main frame. Split pivot (abp) rear end with very Waterloo like cable guides. Compared it to an un camouflaged bike and it looked strikingly similar.
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JerseyMojo 1/17/2022 11:56pm
1/17/2022 11:56pm
Any news on what Matt Stuttard’s riding?
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kevroberts 1/18/2022 12:23am
1/18/2022 12:23am
JerseyMojo wrote:
Any news on what Matt Stuttard’s riding?
Post from the other day he still tagged a load of sponsors apart from Privateer and Hunt so presumably just a new frame/wheel sponsor?
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othello 1/18/2022 1:23am
1/18/2022 1:23am
Still waiting on news of Isla Short, who seems to be back solo as 'Short Factory Racing'. She did announce Endura as her clothing sponsor, but no news on bikes etc.
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kcy4130 1/18/2022 4:08am
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Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
I posted about the Intense lookslikea… in the tech rumors forum. Can confirm it had a frame wrap on it like all other intense protons, and...
I posted about the Intense lookslikea… in the tech rumors forum. Can confirm it had a frame wrap on it like all other intense protons, and it also had a black fabric cover over the main frame. Split pivot (abp) rear end with very Waterloo like cable guides. Compared it to an un camouflaged bike and it looked strikingly similar.
Dam, I know pros will ride/test bikes from other companies when testing/developing a bike to have more data points and as a sort of sanity check or palette cleanser. But if he is actually riding a trek (with intense colors) semi-publicly that says a lot. I'm completely speculating here, but maybe it's Gwin's way of trying to light a fire under Stebner? Very interesting.
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metadave 1/18/2022 8:53am
1/18/2022 8:53am Edited Date/Time 1/18/2022 8:56am
Berrecloth off redbull in an Instagram goodbye post.

By the sounds of it, it's to pass down to the next gen. Hopefully Max Langille is up next, dudes a machine.
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Jrp 1/18/2022 11:02am
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Yoann is on EXT and TRP
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