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notthatbryan Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

1/7/2025 7:53pm

IIRC Intense was not going to run a WC DH team for 2024, that's why Gwin and Dak's Intense Factory racing (IFR V1 RIP 2023) shut down. I believe John Hall stated Intense was going to focus on National level racing in the US in 2024. Breeden bought and runs the new Intense Factory racing (IFR V2 2024+) and it sounded like Intense has a smaller investment than they did with Gwin. Last year was basically the first year of a new team with an old name. I'd assume a certain level of chaos just like any new team.

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Domo-Kun Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

1/7/2025 5:58pm

Fair points indeed. No shade on them I am a fan just a lot goes on. They dissolved the team this time last year after so much work and devlopment been put into the bike. Did Gwin or Dak even get to ride the finished bike in the end. Now it's gear box bikes instead after only a few world...

Ric_Cederholm Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

1/7/2025 5:48pm

Who says this was all their decision? Joe Breeden started the new Factiry Team and got that worked out. Without him, I am sure they wouldn’t have had a new IFR. For the MS team, they were a frame supplier. Aside from EF’s surprise win, I would say it was a pretty lackluster year for that team (though Tuhoto represented well in outside events). Perhaps MS was asking for more this year than they could give or, perhaps, MS wanted to go a different direction. Point is, Intense may not have been the one to make that call. The whole...

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Domo-Kun Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

1/7/2025 5:34pm

Word on the street the full production Specialized DH vessel is ready. Apparently it's a looker.

Domo-Kun Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

1/7/2025 5:04pm

Anyone else think Intense is a bit of a chaotic loose organisation. Seem all over the place. Start a factory team developed a bike with tons of different mules end that team. Start another team think it's not owned by them. Supply MS for a season end that. Now they want a gearbox bike. Hard to keep up.

nsp234 Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

1/5/2025 1:27pm

For those who didn't see the vid. If this isn't a pinion bracket...

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sspomer Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

1/2/2025 10:21am

sure hope kirk gets to race if he wants to! his story was one of the most interesting in '24 IMO.

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metadave Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

12/29/2024 7:42pm

Two of a kind actually

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notthatbryan Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

12/27/2024 7:56am

Sounds like an amicable breakup, maybe they can still be friends?

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Domo-Kun Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

12/21/2024 10:27am

Would said rider own said park.

Domo-Kun Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

12/16/2024 8:49am

Bummed to see all the teams closing, that one hits the feels bigtime. The Union did amazing work.

Domo-Kun Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

11/25/2024 10:04am

Or the current one maybe.

Domo-Kun Added a reply to Poland World Cup Downhill - Bielsko-Biala 2024

5/21/2024 4:36pm

Just watching the highlights. Gotta mention Amaury. Its pretty wild he's on the podium second race in from the injury he sustained. You always assume hes gunna be up there as were just used to it. But some people never recover or are never the same after stuff like that. Some boy.

Onawalk Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/7/2024 4:28pm

The debating and hypothesizing is pretty interesting, id only caution of broad statements of "fact" when in reality we dont actually "know" anything other than what we have seen and been told. we dont know that Loic has anything going on, other than a couple buttons, and some blinky lights. Could all be snake oil, or placebo buttons, or could be enough computing power to run a space program. As noted by @SteveClimber there might not be much correlation between the flatter sections, and the ability to lock out suspension. Or maybe Loic didnt lock it out, or maybe it...

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Domo-Kun Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/7/2024 2:43pm

I more meant that they need to implement the technology for such marginal gains. The times are so tight as a lot of tracks are pretty one line and straight.

Domo-Kun Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/7/2024 8:21am

Mediocre as in the need to turn a dh bike into a hardtail because it's so flat.

Domo-Kun Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

5/6/2024 10:45pm

To play devils advocate a little. Is the use of electronic lockouts and moving idlers a slight reflection on mediocrity of some of the tracks where such equipment is needed and clearly beneficial. Should this type of stuff be regulated. Something a little weird about using electronic stuff in dh racing.