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As I mentioned a couple of days ago Mille has commented on IG that she will continue with the Athertons. Not known whether still on the Academy or full factory.

Is Millie confirmed to still be on their team? I saw it somewhere on this unwieldy thread but can't be bothered digging through all the crap to find it. Pretty fucking awesome of the Atherton's IMHO. So much risk, but such a cool direction to go for them with what looks like a genuine disruption of the industry. Agruably the most combined sharp end WC knowledge from a male/female perspective coming from Gee and Rach. And Gee is straight up the gnarliest racer out there, been around for so long, crashed so hard so many times, and as shown at...

Too much? Doesn’t seem like you’re thinking about it at all, The Athertons have gone out to a prolific bike designer/inventor, a major investor and a manufacturer and managed to put something together in a few months... that’s not the sort of thing that happens off the cuff. This is a very well considered model and I wish them the best of luck.

Hey Vital Forum!! HAHAHAHA Ahhhhh we are BUZZING over here at Atherton HQ to finally announce Atherton Bikes and see you guys reactions! We know you have alot of questions and want to see the full bike - coming soon i promise! Cheers - Rach.

I think the stabilization is a huge step up. I’ve used it for snowbording and biking and the footage looks way more dialed than on past cameras. For me, it’s become far more usable and worth having.

New record, that was TWO posts above.

I don't know about KTM but Gwintense is happening. Look at that M29. TRP brakes and drivetrain with new E*Thirteen carbon rims. AG1 Signature grips, Renthal bars and stem, and HT pedals. New sponsors look like Kinda tires, unless Onza doesn't have a 29er DH tire ready.

Hi guys, you asked for it, there it is the official team announcement 30 minutes befores it gets posted elsewhere ! The masks drop off / We are exited to show you the faces of the 5 riders riding for the Team Dorval AM for the 2019 season ! - Monika HRASTNIK - Baptiste PIERRON - Mariana SALAZAR️ - Benoit COULANGES - Emile RILAT - junior Great season to come ? Thansk to all our sonsors who makes this possible : Dorval AM SHOT RACE GEAR Asterion Wheels COMMENCAL Schwalbe tires Aivee CNC Components Five Ten HT-components Super Alloy...

Wilson is a class act. That interview vid is the best thing on this thread for the last few months. I hope he does well this year. He certainly comes off as a smart, humble person who puts in the work and generally appreciates where he is at.

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bonus for forum viewers. you get it first before it's listed. reece and his new session 29. he's 5'9", running size XL with reach adjust headset that slides it back a bit working out to be 4mm longer than a size L. he says he went XL for the high speeds of the world cup DH tracks.

David Trummer (ex Dirt Propain Zelvy) lands with Team Racing Dudes: ---------------------------------------- Team Racing Dudes grows this year from two to three riders. Besides South African Johann "Pottie" Potgieter and German Erik Irmisch it will be Austria's secret weapon David Trummer who will be sailing under Team Racing Dudes flag. The 24 years old current Austrian Downhill champ is said to have magic potency on a bike - he's completing the team now with his unique style and character. David already did some testing on his new bike and reported big smiles. On our racing schedule there will be the...

Totally valid point! Nevertheless Max Commencal who has at least indirectly critizised carbon manufacturers himself must have some influence on the team, which is obvious on their team videos where he is often shown as a strong supporter.... Therefore I still think that the deal has a certain taste to it as we would say in German.

I don't buy that. DT clearly labels their wheels 26, 27,5 or 29 as in inches,w hile the widths are 22,5, 25, 30, 35 and 40 for their X(R), (X)M and E(X) series of rims and wheelsets. And the widths are not marked with the number directly, the XM series of rims is labeled as XM 401 (22,5 mm), XM 421 (25 mm), XM 481 (30 mm), XM 521(35 mm), while the 1900, 1700 and 1501 wheelsets are labeled with the width of the rim directly. But still, there has been no 29 mm wide rim from them. I can't...