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Huffy. He's on the new MS Huffy team by Juicy Fruit.
Finally some outside sponsorship!
The Forbidden DH bike would be a good match to Bulldog's Hulk Smash riding style.
On a scale of 1-10 the chances of him riding for forbidden are a super-nought
I'll show myself the door
New Huffy/Juicy Fruit signed rider interview:
"Hey everyone, I guess the cats out of the bag! Yea, I'm really excited with what Huffy has been designing behind closed doors, I wish I could share more but you'll get to see more in the coming weeks but its amazing and really smashes through the rough stuff. Juicy fruit has also made some big strides with their new athletic gum line, it's super good and The juice is soft, it gets right to ya. Juicy Fruit, the taste the taste the taste is gonna move ya. Stoked for 2024!!!"
The Yellow Juicy Fruit helmets would be the new status symbol. TLD could do a re-issue in race fit of the old Yellow jersey with the red stripes on the side.
Blatant self promotion but we caught up with Ali Quinn from Zerode on the new World Cup team on The OTB Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5q2EJbn32z5SiDLtld8sv9?si=TwIWjIviSu-RejjMC-JLAw
and
https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-otb-podcast/id1614212374?i=1000642951122
I can’t remember if the uci just releases team names so if no specific manufacturer is in the name we could be waiting a bit longer…
Sam Hill posting up the DJ bike and tagging Nukeproof
The Juicy Fruit helmets are gonna be sick! 🤘
Probably just keeping them sweet in the hope he might get that £35k they owe him.
Full announcement from Zerode:
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More than a decade since the G1 and G2 made their impact on the DH World Cup privateer scene, Zerode Bikes has returned to the World stage with the new G3 - their new belt drive, gearbox equipped DH platform. And with the launch of Zerode Racing, they are ready for the 2024 World Cup season.
Zerode bikes made a significant impact on the DH scene in the early 2010s with the launch of the G1, which quickly gained a reputation for incredible suspension performance due to its low unsprung mass, centrally mounted gearbox, and high pivot. Under some of New Zealand’s fastest riders, the bikes proved they could foot it at an international level. Despite the potential of the bike and riders, a lack of resources at the time restricted the setup of a full race team.
Fast forward to 2024 - a new bike and in a year where some companies may see a chance to protect their core business and reign in racing spend, Zerode has bucked the trend and sees the current market challenges as an opportunity to make an impact on a bigger scale.
Along with the support of key partners Gates Carbon Drive, Pinion and Hayes, Zerode Racing is gearing up for their biggest race season to date.
The 2024 Zerode Racing lineup is Sam Blenkinsop (NZ) and Taylor Vernon (UK)
Both Sam and Taylor have had some time on the new G3 and have been impressed with the stability and speed, and are excited about what the new DH platform is capable of. Together with a team ethos that focuses on rider support above all else, Zerode plans to bring some real excitement to 2024 and to turn some heads amongst the incumbents.
"I am super excited to be riding for Zerode this season and to be riding on a New Zealand designed bike is something special! I have always been a fan of the brand early on in my career watching Rob ripping turns on the bike he designed and made. It’s always been a dream for me but never lined up. I can’t wait to see what we can bring to the World Cup circuit! Let’s goooo!" - Sam Blenkinsop
"So good to be joining Zerode Racing. It's great to be back in a team unit and go racing with a company that shares the same approach with an insanely good bike. The privateer hustle was a grind and I achieved my goal of returning to a race team. Keen to tick more boxes in ‘24!" - Taylor Vernon
Zerode Founder and designer, Rob Metz is confident about the 2024 season and the impact the G3 and new riding team will have on the world stage.
"The embers of a World Cup DH team have been glowing since Dodzy and I first decided to build Steelie back in 2005. Fanning those embers has previously been somewhat of a challenge given we started Zerode with just a few thousand dollars, in a Garage in Rotorua/NZ.
Come 2024 and we find ourselves with established relationships within the industry, committed suppliers, a larger business team, more resources, a new DH bike, and a handful of excited loyal riders and customers…the embers have become a small fire." - Rob Metz
Did anybody see what Danny Hart was riding in Queenstown?
I keed... I keed...
I think i heard something about Nukeproof but I can remember where I saw that.
Arrrgggh! Thought I had a scoop for a second
Ethan Craik on Scott, don't think I've seen any announcement?
Think they posted it on their instagram at the start of January.
Was talked about earlier in the thread
Redbull recently posted a reel of RR with POV footage by Seth Sherlock… Sherlock is on an intense. There have been a few mentions of Seth and Gwin remaining together. Although SS post a month or so back seemed like he left the team and AG response indicated a parting of ways.
Anyone know if Sherlock will be back racing or is he finished? Haven’t heard anything regarding a team for him.
Says he has something in the works on his IG
To be fair to Seth and Gwin staying together, I think I made most of those comments and everything I guessed so far has be incredibly incorrect and I think proven that everything I write on these threads is more grasping at straws while sky driving that were dropped from a higher flying plane haha.
That thing sure blows my hair back. Dang.
No idler and no Ochain, either. Interesting.
I believe it was already mentioned on this site that there were multiple buyers interested in NP and Vitus and the deal might have already been done, but nothing official yet.
What's the deal with this? New rider on Pivot or something I've missed?
We can see some fingers, so we are in the need of a detailed hand analysis once again. Show us your magic, Enhanced Freckle Distribution Analysis guys!
is it just Berner playing games, and Dane Jewett or Ryan Griffin finally got their prototype?
Dane is in Cali, Ryan is in BC. That's just Bernie being a troll. It's Jenna, check the socks and shoes.
I knew this thing looked familiar
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