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jontyw4 Liked a reply to forum topic 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/23/2022 12:30pm
I was riding at Dyfi bike park a few week back and the whole 50to01 crew were there. Craig Evans was riding a prototype Airdrop bikes frame.
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hogfly Added a reply to 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/23/2022 12:30pm
Airdrop makes even more sense. They basically make a DJ, a jib/4X bike, and a 27.5 longer travel bike, which all suit 50to01’s style well.

hogfly Added a reply to 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/23/2022 8:41am
I could see him on GT with Rachel. He’s pretty close with the team, and GT seems as interested in personality as results. They also just “lost” their DS specialist in Joey Forests, so there is an opening there.

hogfly Added a reply to 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/22/2022 7:36pm
I will start a totally baseless rumor that the whole 50to01 crew is going to switch to Cotic in an effort To support a UK brand.
That's from a company that sells water filters in the area. It got me interested, so I started googling water quality in NWA. While it isn't the highest quality, it's not ranked anywhere close to the worst within the United States. It appears to be middle of the road to slightly above average on the whole from what I could...
I'll be curious what this will actually look like on the ground. I don't think Christopher Blevins, Riley Amos, et. al, are going to suddenly start training here on the regular vs. Tucson and Durango. That being said, as a resident of the area, I'm pretty selfishly hyped for it even though my kid's preferred disciplines are all gravity-focused.

hogfly Added a reply to 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/15/2022 8:14am
Yeah, I was curious as well. The way Emi brought it up, made it seem like it's no big secret that there were issues with the team and that people were pretty aware that these riders would be moving on as a result. They also kind of insinuated that the Madison Saracen bike sucks in saying "look what Matt Walker...

hogfly Added a reply to 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/15/2022 6:41am
That podcast is really good, especially with the rumors. They certainly don't mind speculating in a way that a lot of the other podcasts seem to shy away from.

kevroberts Liked a reply to forum topic 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/15/2022 6:40am
Yeah, Ive been listening to that podcast a bit more recently. I guess these are just actual confirmation of what was ultimately rumours beforehand?
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hogfly Added a reply to 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/15/2022 6:24am
These Madison Saracen moves were predicted a while back on the Making Up the Numbers podcast. They basically said there's been a lot of team drama/politics (not sure if it's actually the riders or if it's more of a corporate deal). They predicted that Madison Saracen might just run with Matt Walker this year as a "getting it right and...
I mean... I think that the route for US up and comers goes through Durango Devo and Bear National, unfortunately. Riley, Caden, Bjorn, ... they're all coming through that program. But yeah, it requires an insane amount of privilege and a dedicated family willing to make some serious sacrifices to make that happen.
I think it depends on what you mean by being a social media influencer. All of the racers, freeriders, park riders, etc.. are now ALSO social media influencers. Someone like Brage, Olly Wilkins, 50:01, the Shire crew, etc... I mean, they're all riders first, but their social media and film parts are what they're getting paid for... not doing events...
They're the title sponsor of the BME and had their North American race team competing in all the races last year. Not trying to defend them, but just offering a data point. Pretty sure they were also the title sponsor for the Team Trail Party Gravity Stage Race series in 2022 as well.

hogfly Added a reply to 2023 TEAM RUMORS

12/12/2022 11:04am
Cody is on the Specialized Enduro Team, so it shouldn't affect him. Someone like Jacob Lingemann might be affected, but I doubt it as he's a pretty valuable "property" right now.

Stiksandstones Liked a reply to forum topic Young guns: Who’s the next Sam Hill?

11/18/2022 12:34pm
hahaha, fair play for being honest...I agree with ya, @hogfly list of names was pretty great, lots of good talent in there. I will add Brooke Anderson, young lady from PNW. I worked with her since she was a little grom, and her skills are incredible, she kind of chilled on racing and focused on just riding, freeriding, but, she's got the race bug again-super nice kid that SHREDS https://www.instagram.com/brookebikes/
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hogfly Added a reply to Young guns: Who’s the next Sam Hill?

11/18/2022 8:26am
Nice add of Brooke. Sick rider. In interest of adding girls into the mix, I'll also throw in Landrie McLain. She's focused mainly on riding XC, but she has serious enduro crossover potential (podiumed at Nats this year). Trains like a beast and her tech skills just keep getting better. At like 15 years old, she's slaughtered all the pro...

hogfly Added a reply to Young guns: Who’s the next Sam Hill?

11/17/2022 12:34pm
I don't think any of these are the next Sam Hill, but some solid groms out there. A lot of these aren't racers, though. Finn Logan https://www.instagram.com/floganmtb/ Jacob Lingeman: https://www.instagram.com/jacoblingemann_mtb/?hl=en TJ Hyser: https://www.instagram.com/tj.hyser.06/?hl=en Connor Stitt: https://www.instagram.com/connor.stitt/?hl=en Ryder Lawrence: https://www.instagram.com/bmxryderlawrence/?hl=en Sylvain Riopel: https://www.instagram.com/sebastian.riopel/?hl=en The Outlaw Crew have a bunch of solid riders. I'm not going to link all their individual accounts...