All

Hart

Can we get a thread dedicated to daily Danny spottings?

Really wish we could go to permanent # plates in DH. Let's you put a big # on your jersey & gets WAY easier for us to ID riders coming by when # plate, sleeves & back all have your consistent #.

I'm more interested in how the reaction to price increases will go for companies that have had year+ long firesales. It's one thing to discount a product even if it is 40-50% for a bit as that's how most 'sales' work, but how do you justify a price increase when your product has been even just 20% off for over a year?

Sorry, didn't mean to take away anyones human-ness, I swear I saw a video a few years back in the Giant factory where robots pick, weld and even box a frame.

Per the latest Downtime Joe Breeden now owns Intense Factory Racing.

Stacked field for the Thredbo Cannonball Festival in a couple of weeks. Plenty of World Cup Winners and World Champions making their way down to Australia for some pre season training/racing and to have a crack at taking home a share of the $120k in cash and prizes. Jackson Goldstone, Laurie Greenland, Nina Hoffman, Amaury Pierrion , Myriam Nicole, Dylan Maples, Jack Moir, Troy Brosnan, Connor Fearon, Sian A’Hern, Kye A’Hern, Caroline Buchannan, Luke Meier-Smith, Remy Meier-Smith, Oliver Zwar, Jackson Connelly, Jackson Frew, Tegan Cruz, Oisin O’Callaghan, Vali Hoell and Kasper Wooley. https://www.thredbo.com.au/blog/2024/cannonball-countdown-is-on-six-day…

Updated list of moves and rumours. This time I separated it out into disciplines, which sadly shows how many top enduro racers are seemingly still without a team for 2024. DOWNHILL: Danny Hart leaves Cube Factory Racing. [Possibly on Nukeproof as a privateer] Aaron Gwin leaves Intense Factory Racing. [Possibly on Yeti] Brook MacDonald leaves MS Mondraker. [Probably on Forbidden] Wyn Masters leaves GT Factory Racing. [Probably still sponsored by GT though I’d presume] Hugo Marini leaves Commencal Muc-Off. Dan Slack leaves Gravity School Racing. [Probably on Pole] Tegan Cruz leaves Rockshox Trek. Jon Mozell leaves Forbidden Synthesis Ollie Davis...

It looks like a new US downhill series will be announcing their schedule soon and they have an August stop at the coolest DH track around, China Peak. https://www.southwestdh.com/ https://www.trailforks.com/event/11520/

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!

Probably just keeping them sweet in the hope he might get that £35k they owe him.

Yes, clipless pedal being developed

Oh I like that sheeeit!

bummer. yeah it is -- see https://bikerumor.com/vee-tire-co-sign-aaron-gwin-intense-factory-racin… -- the paint job is consistent

There are a number of different tracks that they use and within those tracks there are variations. I wouldn’t read much into times from past years.

that video is so cringe but didn‘t expect anything else from the YT marketing department. hope vali‘s gonna dominate and is well paid while doing so so, pretty much only gwin left of the big names without any clue what he‘s gonna do.

Confirmed i guess..

You got downvoted because it was mentioned ~20 times before you posted