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@jeff.brines recorded some thoughts after listening to the Downtime show. Listen below.

Impressive. Very nice. Now let's see YTUSA's CEO tell-all podcast.

He "absolutely understands" the criticism, and continued to laugh and smile through the whole thing. The only time I felt he was being sincere was when discussing his disappointment with the race team management and how they "threw gas on the fire" instead of protecting the family. Apparently, one team rider came to him and said they understand, as did the freeriders. I think we can guess who that is, the only person to keep working for the new YT along with the freeriders who got their contracts renewed.

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First Electronic Arts now WBD? HASH TAG MARKETING MENTOR. HASH TAG BUSINESS BULLS more like business bullshit lol At this point I hope they just buy up more and more and reveal how fragile (and / or spineless) the economy is and how much we are willing to sell our souls for the almighty dollar. Although at this point I don't think you could do anything to get the average citizen to care. (gestures vaguely at the state of things) I see how boycotts don't work. I see how people line up to buy limited edition trinkets (tiny trader joes...

" Can we welcome you as a regular reader and commenter in our forum from now on? I would really like to do that and I will try it too. However, the last few weeks have shown how little time is up to date. Nevertheless, the direct exchange is extremely important to me, and whenever possible, I will participate. Thank you for the interview, Markus!" Why does it read like a teenage fan is getting an opportunity to interview their favorite celebrity? It gives me 'state-sponsored media' vibes, which is always a concern coming from Germany! (jk)

Guess they hired the Ari marketing team for a quick campaign

So Markus (CEO of new company) was busy getting the new YT set up in July while Markus (CEO of old company) was busy running a 50% off online flash sale just prior to declaring old YT insolvent in mid-July. Busy man that Markus. The press release containing two pictures of the guy, one of which is in front of a "WE ARE YT" sign is priceless. Are both pictures of new company CEO Markus? Or maybe one is old company CEO Markus? It's really hard to tell.

I don’t know how German bankruptcy works at all. But in America I thought it wasn’t possible to do what Marcus did. Like you can’t magically absolve your debts by selling your company to yourself. And while there are definitely examples of people buying their ip rights and starting over. I can’t thing of an example where a person was able to buy back everything and restart without still owing what they owed. perhaps someone else can correct me on all accounts. But it seems incredibly fishy. And I really hate to put fish in the same category as Marcus.

I heard a rumor that YT Shenanigans was going to replace the YT Mob.

Three times. There was Gwin. Couple years later they cut Dak and Davey Boy at the end of the season, closed their race team, only to immediately start the mob. And now this.

You'd sure as hell be wanting to get paid up front!

I think keyboard warriors wanted to see YT burn after this to burn Markus. Twice have they burned riders at the top of the game. They burned customers. Why would we want to be oh yeah they are back? All the good karma that they had built up over the years?

There have been a few almost losses the last two years who at least tried or were open about what was happening, and come back swinging like Rocky, Kona, Nukeproof. They have all come back in someway and people celebrated them coming back because of the way they handled it. Revel as well, although they were a bit tougher with customer support. Then there are YT and Pole. If two brands stayed dead because of the way they handled their customers and riders very publicly, I don't think a lot of people who cry about it.

People lose jobs, investors taking a bath, people ordering bikes that never arrive, riders without a team etc the audacity to call people keyboard warriors is wild lmao. YT literally FUCKED OVER countless people but sure, call us keyboard warriors.

You gotta pay to produce the best marketing content they have? That seems a bit backwards.

Dylan to Les orres feels like it makes the most sense. I’d imagine with Vali joining, that team is gonna get a real bump in budget this year, so won’t feel like a huge step backwards. He’s used to the bike, and the commencal guys really seem to like him. He’s still posting a lot on n his commencal trail bike, which could mean nothing, but if he was moving over to a new bike he might be less inclined to do that.

BK & Daprela on Pivot.

There was an interview with Kolb in German about his new contract with the syndicate and to me it was almost as if he was dancing on raw eggs to not say the name Greenland when talking about his new team mates and how he is looking forward to ride with them. I took this as a sign that Greenland will not ride for SC in 2026.