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I know there are a ton of Neko fanboys in here--I'm one of them. But he cannot be left alone in the booth with just Rick. Once Josh left the booth the energy and excitement level just dropped off. I was feeling the lack of energy (towards the latter half of the men's finals), and my wife also made a comment about how the commentary turned very low energy. Neko's commentary itself is great, in terms of knowledge, but Neko is a very chill/cool dude by his nature. He doesn't 'hype' or get fired up like Josh, which is helpful...

This is why I don’t think it works to have the two on the same weekend. So lame

Wow 0 coverage of the EDR. Kinda sad.

Snowshoe is a great venue. Horrible location for teams to get to MSA or other events. Lots of driving, flying and logistics. There is no winner here. Snowshoe is/was amazing. White Face will be? Who knows. Hopefully it works out. It will at least be scenic with fall in the adirondacks.

If he went to commencal he would also ride with Miriam Nicole who is sponsored by Red Bull. At the end of the day I think Asa sees neko as a friend and mentor and wants to continue that relationship. I have little doubt Martin and neko intend to get Asa very well compensated in the long run. But I also think neko is a pretty good example of someone from a normal background who essentially has what he wants by navigating the bike industry. He never made a huge salary from a frame deal but he co owns two...

👆🏻This here is why.

or maybe he just likes the low-key vibes of working with neko and has a good support system where he is. playing the long game of success, comfort, familiarity and fun vs short game of some cash but with a team that may not culturally gel or a bike that doesn't work for him right away.

haha you are right and I am sorry, I didn't mean to derail the thread so much. All I really wanted to do was defend Enduro as I agree with a lot that has been said above, it's mainly a perception issue, so I am trying to shift perception and bring some positivity into the discipline. That was the reason for the Jack/Sram comment and trying to make it less about Sram pulling Enduro funding, and also the Chris Ball comment, which did not go over well, but that one I'll accept and I will keep trying with him. I'll...

Technically I don't get paid by SRAM either. They support the Canyon factory team that I am a part of, who pays me. That isn't to say they don't support me, but I don't have a contract with them. Factory teams are generally bolstered by sponsorship deals to increase the budget they have. YT went the route of 'uncaged' which meant they were fitting the whole bill and allowing their riders to run whatever they wanted, not taking any sponsorship money so the riders weren't forced into anything. Or so I understand it. So Jack would still get paid as...

All the big bike companies "times are tough, we have to cut back on race team budgets." Neko "Lets start a 2nd team."

If I can add my 2 cents here. I don't think Sram paid Jack, or the team, anything. That whole YT deal is that they run whatever they want because they don't take money from any sponsors. Now I think that was changing because the industry is struggling and they probably saw how much money they were losing out on. My best guess is YT asked Sram to pay to support the team and they said no, so YT doubled down on the TRP/Fox association they had already been building. Vali would be the only one I could see saying...

I like that they're still encouraging the kids to excel at school at the same time (listing their GPAs). Way to lead by example Neko & FW.

Just focus on places that are on private land. Just off the top of my head for places out west: Granby Ranch in CO, Angel Fire, Big Sky, Northstar. I'm sure there are others. Still a heavy lift to host a WC, but it at least removes the Forest Service as a hurdle.

I think Jackson Hole is the best resort, on the Grand Tetons, the best mountain, to put a new world cup track on. There is so much money there, too. Hit an east coast track, hit MSA, hit Jackson Hole, hit Japan!

Who else thinks Greg won't make it all season without hoping on a bike for a race, even if just for giggles?

Yes it helps a lot. I started working out to be able to keep riding for the whole day in the bikepark and not only my endurance and strength went up, all of a sudden I could keep up with my faster riding buddies.

Best use of photo editing related software, ever.

Did the dialled guys turn up at MSA this year? Was hoping we'd get a special episode but nothing to date. Fingers crossed to next year

Unless Fox brings back Dialed, it doesn't matter who is riding there stuff.