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LOL. This entire post shows how little you know about the sport and little time you've spent between the tape. I've been in the grey on the Richie/Graves thing the whole time. In fact, if anything, I've been super critical of Richie, mostly because his apology wasn't all that accountable. That said its 100% undeniable he's an incredibly gifted and talented bike handler with the grit and work ethic to back it up. There is no "system" of doping at Yeti. I'd bet every dollar I have on that one. The only shady things they do is arrange shuttles that...

Team Nukeproof is including one (1) pair of Rakes w/ each Dissent Comp DH. This SRAM Rake Co. are setting up a suit, Echo Chainsaw and Echo BMX Helmet in the 1980's did it, but there was not an idiot politician running a country, insisting the citizenry drop trees and prevent forest fires. Maybe, a typo somewhere, before printing??

Two dudes, One cup

Pure speculation from earlier on in the thread, at the end of 2017 he resigned with Yeti for "X" number of years. Fun to throw shite at the wall and see what sticks eh? Rude to Mongoose to fill Akrigg's spot.

Seriously ? I heard a rumour saying that Aaron Gwin could be riding for Intense 😁 In other (and recent) news : Camille Balanche on Dorval AM.

> Nico Vink to race tour d' france from next year. but just on the backwheel!!!!

-Jack Moir: got a rough deal with the new establishment and has obviously left. Had a new team lined up however that has now folded. It has been a stressful few months of offseason for him but, he could be coming back even stronger. -Canyon: There is a new sender coming and it is going to be FAAST. plenty of testing at national level events, you had to be eagle-eyed to spot it. -FMD- could they be on Cannondale after the team is no longer and they have been clearing house? - Rumour has it HUFFY has offered Gwin 10000...

Mark Matthews is making marins look like magic on instagram. That guy is a great example of a good influencer in MTB. Hell, I never in my life wanted a Marin except for some old hardtail some bike mag reviewed in 1999 because I was 13, now they're on my radar. So I'd say there's some merit to the social media guys for sure.

What's to say that the best racers couldnt also be insta/YouTube influencers. Yes, the best racers dedicate their entire lives to racing bikes. Hours in the gym, laps on laps on laps. . .etc. Computer influenced training. All the stuff. But maybe we are talking about an evolution where - the fastest/rowdiest/gnarliest - riders also own and manage their own social media profiles. If we are talking about a cutthroat scenario where average riders with lots of followers are actually taking funding from racers who make their livelihood from results , then I feel like the next progression of the...

> Nico Vink to race tour d' france from next year. > FMD racing will start giving spinning classes > Damien Oton to focus on eFatBiking > Jack Moir will drop DH racing to become the new crocodile hunter > SSpomer to wrench for Minnar but only changing tires (he proved on the tire testing video his skills with no tools)* * I wonder if he could do it with one hand...??? You read it here first.

And another in house fork!