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Three points I'm compelled to make here... 1) I don't disagree that when you factor in all your SG&A plus what certain brands were doing on a COGS basis to rush product to market that a 3 year snapshot of most companies will look upside down. I wouldn't put this squarely on the shoulders of "those in finance" however. Nobody has a crystal ball and lots of very smart people really did think COVID was going to create long lasting changes as to "how we all hang out". (not true - obviously). I'm not trying to save face for these...

Sorry - missed this! Thx for the tag. While its impossible for me to know exactly what is going on, here is what appears to be happening... 1) As pointed out elsewhere, Yougone has a majority stake in Scott Sports. Its important to note their stake is large, which gives Youngone more incentive to help. 2) Youngone is publicly traded in S. Korea, making disclosures of this sort mandatory. 3) Of course no bank would give Scott a loan on these terms. In fact, the interest rate is closer to the 1 year treasury rate than what a business like...

enhance.....

That BB area is camouflaged quite well, and I think is the key to figuring it out. We are verboten to say during this transition, but we are all one in trying to figure it out I think.

alright dak hand guys work your enhancement magic, what bike do we have here?

Print the shirt

price of headset cable routing parts must be going up!

I wanted to throw a comment in here after the Neko/frameworks announcement and interview. If more teams ran their ship like Neko is running his team, I would throw this entire hypothesis in the trashcan. Few reasons why... 1) He's running the team on "bike industry adjacent" money. The real capital commitment on behalf of him or the Frameworks brand seem to be minimal beyond the actual product, which is basically immaterial to his P&L. When you compare this style of budgeting to what I've heard other teams do (like the Big S), Neko is very much the exception not...

Bro, the Enhanced Freckle Distribution Analysis (EFDA) will not leave this thread. I'm not even telling my real life riding buddies. It was an embarrassing chapter in my Friday afternoon work procrastination.

Brook and Danny on forbidden you say?

Right up there with the Enduro.

#bpracticepodcast #teamrumors

thanks! in 2024 news, can i just say that i can't wait to see amaury on the track again? assuming he's healthy, he's going to mix up everything 2023 was about : )

Jack Reading officially on Raaw bikes with Hayes brakes and pro taper cockpit….

OD on Atherton would be awesome but He was riding a brand new commencal frame December. Source - my eyeballs 👀

I dont know anything about Dak, but Ryan has gotten his fastest times ever on the bike on runs he knows very well and can make good comparisons. Mondraker is keen to make the bike fast and and is making that a priority. So I think whomever is on the bike will do well.

When Jesse left it sounded largely like Rocky is fundamental not a very large budget team and he was moving on to bigger opportunities a bigger team could offer. Hopefully it's a similar situation with ALN.

They really should have some sort of supplemental insurance setup that is paid for by entry fee. I destroyed my wrist auto racing and had to have it reconstructed and physical therapy. To my surprise my entry fee included a plan like this that picked up every dime my insurance wouldn’t pay. It would have covered it completely if I did not have any insurance. I think there was a cap, but it was up in the six figure range if I remember correctly.

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Truth. The Inside Line pod has also been very much on point lately, well done Spomer.