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#VitalEquestrian Anyway, this thread cannot end until Sam Hill says so

So does that mean hart actually won’t be racing a nukeproof frame after all?😂

I want in frame storage, so I can carry around excuses not to hit the big features!

It would seem they are in fact, two.

I am completely on the other end of the spectrum here. Martin Maes is the only validation I can think of right now. I have done quite a few Enduro races in my day (30 years wrenching, riding, and racing) and I have run 180 rotors front and rear forever for my Enduro bike. Currently on Galfer Shark rotors (standard Thickness) and Galfer Pro pads in Magura MT5 E-Stops (Just an MT5 with silver caliper piston pucks instead of black ano and stupid plastic color rings) with the HC brake lever option. I have never felt like I needed more...

Admittedly mostly stolen from Singletrack Mag, but here's what is still to be confirmed (from what I can remember) listed roughly in order of how strongly they are linked to a team/sponsor: David Trummer [Probably on MS Intense or equivalent team with Intense frames, all but confirmed] Angel Suarez leaves Primal Unno Project Race Team. [On Frameworks, all but confirmed] Ronan Dunne leaves Continental Nukeproof Factory Racing. [Probably on Mondraker, all but confirmed] Vali Holl leaves RockShox Trek Race Team. [Probably on YT] Ryan Pinkerton leave GT Factory Racing. [Probably on Mondraker] Dakota Norton leaves Intense Factory Racing. [Probably on...

Here's an interesting little bit of information from the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings of Wiggle/CRC: as part of the public process, the administrators have published a list of debts owed by Wiggle/CRC...there are some huge amounts on this list, they pretty much owe money to every cycling brand in the world and then some...but they also still owe Sam Hill GBP 35k (and his mechanic, Jacy, is owed GBP 4k). Team manager Nigel Page must have seen it coming because he apparently got his HAHA. More information here if for some reason you want to dig in deeper: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/0266…

He could just be done with racing World Cups at this point and not racing. He wasn't all that competitive over the last couple of years and had at least one scary injury. I know from listening to Olly on RC podcast that their crew enjoys being at the races, but might enjoy going to the races and not having to actually race as well. Can get great content that way and film some riding off course at the venues like Olly has done in the past.

Photo from IG and Google maps

Respect to the Hills, wish them nothing but the best! Even if Sam was to decide to step away from racing for good…. he has nothing to prove, he’s done all that already, put his stamp of DH/Enduro racing and inspired a lot of people along the way. Given the current state of the mountain bike scene and racing I can’t blame them for taken this time out, given the kids a life that will help massively in the future if they want to pursue the Moto racing full time.