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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.

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So Commencal, the incredibly sustainable company that only uses Aluminium and talks a lot about how bad carbon supposedly is chooses the most carbon wheel and parts manufacturer ever

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...

full commencal / vallnord press release here. https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/COMMENCAL-VALLNORD-DH-TEAM-… - they're on enve wheels and cockpit, chris king bits and bell helmets. no team rider changes. the coolest part of the PR besides the nasty roost and whips being thrown is seeing the bikes with the stock idler and the modified one. it's just like they did last year, but it looks like they have a cleaner version of the multi-position idler.

Kiwi Matt Walker on Pivot: Tempe, Arizona - January 17, 2019 - Matt Walker joins Bernard Kerr, Emilie Siegenthaler and Ed Masters on the Pivot Factory Racing Team for the 2019 season. The 28-year-old racer from Christchurch, New Zealand will focus on Downhill World Cups, EWS and Crankworx events. “It’s the whole package that makes this the dream team,” says Walker. “I have amazing bikes and a bunch of legends to feed off and push each other all while having a few laughs along the way!” Matt Walker is no stranger to Pivot Cycles racing them on and off early...

Yea my bad, Wasn’t Minaar on enve still when they started running the 29 v10, had some tire retention problems if memory serves. I know Brendan wouldn’t “buy” the enves but the press release didn’t mention a wheel sponsor, which usually means the team is paying for what they decide to run to some extent. The later post showed mavic as a sponsor which confirmed wheels. Was this mentioned in this thread yet?

Woah, yeah! Crazy, it looks exactly the same? Wild. http://www.classickona.com/oldgold/2k/2k_oob_std.htm

Interestingly, I just found out that the Scott DH factory team news was out in a french local newspaper website since the 12th https://www.midilibre.fr/2019/01/12/vtt-le-team-scott-dh-factory-a-larb…

Ethan Shandro signed to Trek Factory Racing

bigger shot of flo on the gambler

scott team press release all in one spot carbon gambler SCOTT Sports Announces NEW Downhill Team: The SCOTT DH Factory! The SCOTT DH Factory Team is ready for its debut. With Dean Lucas, Brendan Fairclough, Marine Cabirou and Flo Payet, 2019 marks the start of a new adventure. Givisiez, Switzerland. January 16th, 2019. 2019 marks a new beginning for SCOTT Sports. With the SCOTT DH Factory, SCOTT looks to bring fresh talent and ideas to the Downhill World Cup Circuit. With riders from all over the world, the team looks to hunt for podiums week in...

SCOTT Sports Announces NEW Downhill Team: The SCOTT DH Factory! The SCOTT DH Factory is ready for its debut. With Dean Lucas, Brendan Fairclough, Marine Cabirou and Flo Payet, 2019 marks the start of a new adventure.

They are watching us ... ?

With team announcements fast approaching, I thought it would be fun to look back and some of the early pronouncements in this thread and see who was dropping knowledge and who was dribbling crap. These posts are from August-December. Now we'll know who to believe in the 2020 Racing Rumors thread! dirk—diggler - Aug 25, 2018 here are a few new infos straight from la bresse: -gwin will leave the yt mob, whitley will continue with angel, nekko and maybe valli. sram will get part of the team! -gwin on his way to trek factory joined by reece willson -athertons...

If you were setting up a new bike brand, you would want an investor on board.

that one time...in 2005...when he got 2nd... i had to say it! doesnt change the fact that he has the most style points in the uci