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We are one is creating a new Enduro team, they just signed Emmet from PB academy... Maybe the other spot may be filled with Keegan Wright, he spent a lot of time in bc, maybe he got in contact with them... Another option could be Florian Nicolai? Miranda Miller?

Just noticed in pinkbike's freeride fiesta article, Remy seems to be running some prototype sram pedals that wheelbased reported on a while ago https://wheelbased.com/2021/11/19/pedal-for-a-cycle-by-sram/

Other than at least 10 pepole being involved (per cathro's story a few days ago) not much. But I'd be willing to bet that sana cruz and fox suspension are sponsors.

It's not just relatability, it's partly that certain personality traits are a benefit for a public figure. People love loud an bombastic people like Tippie, but he's said himself that he was a pretty terrible person when he was taking drugs, and he was using during most of the height of his fame. Gwin just isn't a super personable guy during interviews and such. there's nothing wrong with that, but it's a disadvantage as a public figure. Gee gets kinda tarred with the same brush. Edit: what i should have made more clear, is that Gwin sometimes comes off as...

I think Florida man maybe injecting himself with disinfectant.

FlatLander doing a pretty good impression tbh.

Florida......

Let's be honest, it's their rules, their terms to enter their country. Even most of Europe, if you can't accept that don't race and don't complain. The vaccine gives you a opportunitiy

America, land of the free, where it is your right to burden the population as a whole with the consequence of your bonkers views on medical science. If I was a racer I'd be much more worried about the long term effects of getting a respiratory illness than the fact that someone's mum's cousin's friend had a reaction to the vaccine

Let's go Brandon is the dumbest work around I have ever heard. If you want to say something just say it, don't act like some grade 3 kid scared to swear in front of their grand parents. Also, saying you'd shoot some one with a 9mm on the internet over your opinion pretty much sums up that you probably shouldn't own a gun and have a problem.

Personally, I think it’s great. I wish the U.S. would lay down some authority too. There might be a few riders who opt not to get vaccinated, but I don’t think it will be any of the top contenders. Bring on the racing!

i remember seeing when the site went down and laughing to myself about how long they thought they'd be down to change ERP systems and thinking their timeline was awfully optimistic.

New title sponsor and a fresh signing for Commencal's enduro team: https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/Commencal-Enduro-Team-Signs-New-Title-Partner-Les-Orres-Aims-For-Top-Results-in-EWS-and-WC-DH,5033.

Isn't Blenki a dad since pretty recently? Maybe his priorities changed. Although this usually comes with an announcement. I'm somehow sure we will hear from him soon. Or the UCI official teams list... @dolface - you are very right, but I wasn't trying to throw shade at any tire brand. Maxxis are the bar since a long time, since they offered tires that were good, affordable and came in an array of options. Hard to mess with that! Of course I would like it that more brands were at the same level of performance and somehow I suspect they are...

This literally was never the case. People have always disagreed with one another and being negative usually incites a negative reaction. If you surround yourself with assholes then you may get away with that type of behavior or if you are really funny people might hang out with you. But there has never been some insane social agreement where you get to say whatever you want without a response to it.

Well at the end of the day, the riders have the sponsors that they have either because of the results (Gwin had a ton of those), but more and more so because of the following they have among the public. Social media mostly (sadly), but public nontheless. As long as the results are there, the marketing departments can sell products through those, but once the results are not coming as often as they did, the other part becomes really important. The point I'm trying to make? It's hard to have a following if, for whatever reason, the rider, driver, sportsman...

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