Glory831Guy

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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

5/1/2025 11:27pm

I'm not so sure about that to be honest. Say Asa wanted to go to Commencal for example.. Amaury Pierron would be his teamate, and he's sponsored by Monster.. I don't think RedBull would sign off on that, TBH. Then Asa loses a sponsor that's worth more than the frame mfg that he's riding for..Not gonna happen/impossible deal from Asa's...

Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

5/1/2025 9:15pm

Reading between the lines here, he may have had to stay on Frameworks, or another RedBull friendly team. The Redbull/Monster energy team association deal has stymeid plenty of Moto racing contracts over the years. Also, big time gear contracts like Fox come into play here also. Matter of Fact, I believe Ken Roczen had to look far and wide for...

Bobs_is_better_than_A-line Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

5/1/2025 9:10pm

No one is denying his world class support, rather we are speculating about his compensation.

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Glory831Guy Added a reply to 2025 Team Rumors

5/1/2025 3:11pm

Hopefully Asa isn't leaving too much on the table salary wise by staying on a small team. Seems kind of wild that he's signing the paperwork in a parking lot.. Does this guy even have an agent? You have to side with the athlete big time in these situations. As others have said, you never know how long someone can...

Bobs_is_better_than_A-line Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Team Rumors

5/1/2025 3:04pm

But mountain biking and professional athletics more broadly is by definition playing a short game of cash. Asa has only 10-15 years to make money after which he has to transition to something else, a prospect many athletes struggle with. Moreover the bike industry as a whole struggling compounds this. This is why if I were in his circle, I would advise him to maximize his earning now and set himself up better in a volatile future.

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

5/1/2025 1:03am

Probably the position sensor or whatever the device is called that measures the stroke?

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Glory831Guy Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

4/30/2025 5:15pm

Looks like a TMD is hanging out on the steerer tube. And, is that another sensor zip tied to the rear shock?

Martin_Prophet Liked a bike check Nicolai G1 GPI beltdriven gearbox

4/17/2025 6:18pm

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Glory831Guy Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

4/15/2025 7:02pm

Realistically, they have a cult like following because they were marked down like crazy when nobody really wanted the last Gen bike with a Shimano motor. Whoever got a screaming deal on one loves the fact that they get to brag about riding a "cool brand" bike for so much less $$$ than MSRP. Pinkbike listed some nice traits about...

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

4/9/2025 8:58am

+1 on the horse issue. They’re literally the single most destructive/disruptive user group I can think of (post holing and eroding everything they touch, shitting everywhere, easily scared, etc.) but they get minimal flack as far as I know because the user group is mainly rich old heads that have more influence over public land use in most places. I also think a lot of these issues would be alleviated if local govt/land managers would allow/invest in more mtb specific trails and infrastructure. You look at areas like Bentonville Arkansas, Knoxville, TN and lots of other southern/southeastern cities where mtb...

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Glory831Guy Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

4/2/2025 6:56pm

It's probably a Cali-Centric problem, because they put 1/4"-1/2" granite aggregate on all the fire roads around here. You get rock chips from CLIMBS around here if you're not a total squid. And if you have a problem with a raw aluminum mtb frame, that sounds like a very serious personal problem. You should probably seek professional help with that...

Glory831Guy Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

4/2/2025 3:05pm

I'm not talking about catastrophic failure. Carbon is kind of pain in the butt long term esthetically IMO, and it eventually looks really hagard once enough paint is chipped or worn. An A.L. frame you can just take all the paint off and go raw if the paint gets too bad. I feel like people with carbon bikes always go...

hamncheez2003 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

4/1/2025 11:56pm

I liked that 8 speed all steel groupset Sram came out with a decade ago that was ebike specific. I thought it was a great idea, but I assume its dead now. Maybe just my personal experience, but I feel like you need less range than on a real bike because you have the torque to winch up anything (its common for Shimano ebikes to come with a 38t front chainring) and the super low 20mph power cutoff.

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Glory831Guy Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

4/1/2025 11:51pm

Cool bike, but Pivot and Santa Cruz are shooting themselves in the foot by only producing Enduro and DH bikes in Carbon Fiber. Most people don't want to baby a long travel rig everywhere they go, they just want to ride it. Go ahead and down vote this post, I don't care.

Kusa Liked a reply to forum topic The Bikeconomics (Mega)Thread

4/1/2025 8:13pm

With potential of new tariffs rolling in, im curious for how long this sport will stay healthy especially in the US. After the covid misery, this sounds like a good new nail into the coffin.

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