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I believe KTM was once a company that produced both motor and non motor bikes.
The company split and left two independent companies that can use the name/logo.
No buisness ties between them !
As far as I know, and it has been discussed here a lot (with Gwin riding KTM bikes and loads of speculation flying around HE will go to KTM in years past), the brands were always separate. It has always been a brand licensing deal. And KTM bikes have been around for almost 20 years, I remember Austrian XC guys (on national and regional races) riding them over 15 years ago when I was still an XC grom.
no they don’t. ktm bicycles is a complete different brand. ktm is owned by a group though which also owns several bike brands, but not ktm bicycles.
also wrong. ktm went bankrupt once and the naming rights went to the brand that makes ktm bicycles. get informed.
Wrong , KTM made motorcycles , radiators and bicycles for many years and then went bankrupt and was saved by financial creditors , one company being Farioli (Italian KTM importer), the company was then split into 4 separate companies , motorcycles , bicycles, radiators and tooling
KTM cycles is not a licensing company ….
anyway roll on team rumours……move on!
If there only would be a place on the internet where info like this could be found.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTM
You need your eyes testing then…….
KTM rumors...
Jordan Williams on canyon and Henry Kerr on Saracens 🤔
When this happens to me I tell an adult
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Chris Cummins was seen here in South Africa hanging around with Ike, Niko and Angel for quite a while towards the end of last year...
Belgian media Vojomag says Harry Molloy is engaged with Nukeproof/Continental as manager and rider
vero widmann just posted a story on a train going basicly to her 2023 news. my first guess was nukeproof since she resides in the uk and since she‘s dating harry molloy that kinda confirms it IMO.
specialized gravity it is
Makes sense with Grice "retrograded" to Gen-S
I’m guessing this was a story/post that has since been deleted?
Looks like it.
I'm going to guess that Kasper goes to a Canadian brand, Rocky, WAO, Chromag..?
Ronan Dunne will be his teammate. He was running Fox last year racing DH and now in his IG stories he has RockShox. Nukeproof Sram Conti Factory Racing
Would be most excellent if Jesse was actually going to Santa Cruz and Kasper went with him. SC has dumped off a lot of riders this year making potential room for a syndicate Enduro team.
Don’t fully agree with all you have say but you’re definitely right about Ratboy.
Lachlan Blair on his own program, now supported by HUNT Wheels:
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HUNT Mountain is excited to announce that Lachlan Blair has joined our 2023 rider lineup!
Lachlan begins the 2023 season on a new bike, with new partners and his own racing program, which will see the talented Scottish rider complete the full UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Cup season and also take part in select DH races. The new season also sees Lachlan attack the ruts on carbon wheels for the first time, and has chosen to run the latest HUNT Proven Carbon Race Enduro wheelset, launched towards the end of 2022.
"Heading into 2023, I wanted a change from full factory life. My ambitions remained the same, to race the full EDR series as well as the Trans Madeira and some select DHI races. To achieve this with my own setup, I would need a lot of support from enthusiastic brands. After some discussions with HUNT, it was clear that our ambitions aligned. HUNT has a passion for creating the best possible wheels, and the price they can retail them for is incredible. I have been riding the HUNT Proven Carbon Race Enduro wheelset for a few weeks now. These are my first experience of carbon wheels, and all I have to say so far is that I am seriously impressed. From the ride quality to the durability, everything I have experienced so far is faultless. Throughout 2023 I'm excited to be riding and racing HUNT wheels. The hunt for perfection never ends, so I'm looking forward to working with HUNT developing new and exciting products." - Lachlan Blair
"It's always exciting to start a new year and gear up for a new season of racing, and adding Lachlan to our lineup adds to that excitement. He's a rider we've all admired and rooted for over the years, and welcoming him as part of the HUNT family is unbelievable! We already have Lachlan on our latest HUNT Proven Carbon Race Enduro wheelset, and although this is his first time on carbon wheels, we're stoked with his positive feedback. We're also looking forward to developing new products with Lachlan and can't wait to show you all what we're working on!" - Andi Sykes - MTB Brand and Marketing Manager HUNT / Privateer
In addition to riding current HUNT wheels, Lachlan will also help to test and develop upcoming wheelsets throughout the season.
Finnish downhiller Onni Rainio moving on from Trek, according to latest IG post...
Hah. I love looking at downvotes, but only to spot when the lemmings are fully onboard the KoolAid bus.
The MTB fan boi's voted you down so hard for that one.
Never gets old when you spot where mountain bikers think a fast DH guy can qualify for Anaheim 1. It's a shame that all these younger people fall for that nonsense. Palmer was one of a kind & we've not seen someone like him since.
I love BK, but that he didn't go back & try again the right way tells me all I need to know. If he was going to make a US Supercross night show, he'd have done it by now.
Every single one of those downvotes is oblivious of what it actually takes to qualify.
Geez...if these guys could have seen Travis Pastrana show up at the Mt. Snow National on a hardtail in an old box truck with a couple spare tubes and just ANNIHILATE the Junior X field, boost the final jump to flat, double flat and ride it out like nothing and just head out b/c he was bored....
And then Doug Henry buying a Karpiel Armageddon, racing Vet 30+ at Mt. Snow with virtually no pracitce on Waterfall & Yard Sale...and winning by 30 seconds (I think with no chain from the upper 3rd down) and getting a time that I think was top 20 Pro.
USA Cycling/NORBA website is an unmitigated Data Disaster, so who knows any more. Our cycling historians are pathetic in their protection of data.
BikePark Ponte de limas has posted a photo of Jordan Williams bike and deleted it a couple minutes later. He is riding Ohlins and Renthal. We can confirm that he is going to ride for specialized :p
I resent this statement….Pastrana got 2nd!
So it is true. That team is insane. Loic, Finn, Jordan.
The Specialized team this year have probably the best chance of a 1 2 3 podium than any other team….. ever.
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