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That is the most pathetic thing I think I have ever read by a professional athlete on a public forum. Never mind the hypocrisy of trying to sensor the very media that gives him publicity, he should know that there's no i in team. You look beyond these things and consider how your mechanic helped you to 20 world cup wins instead. I really hope that Hall gave him the go ahead to make the post. You don't jeopardise personal relationships over meaningless stuff like that. A sad day as a Gwin fan. edited to add - having read Aarons...

I’m more upset he threw John Hall under the bus. The man is an absolute perfectionist, and there is no way a 3 year old defective part was used on a brand new build. We all know it was a squeaky clean brand new crank provided by ethirteen. Broken parts are a part of racing, call it that and move on. You can’t control the media Aaron. We are curious fans, and comments like that just further distance you from the people support your career.

30 years in this sport and I'm still reading the same BS as it was 1992. Pre-production,defected batch, prototype,my a$$!

I find it interesting that it has gone to this so quickly. 29ers really only had 1 season where they were largely adopted by most/some of the riders. The fact that they are already trying to change the wheel size again makes me think that the whole 29 thing for DH isn't optimal. IMO, 27.5 is a good happy medium and I wish 29 would die a quick death . It really increases cost of goods due to market size. The riders that have recently done well on the 297.5 or whatever the hell they are calling it, would have...

a couple questions 1. did red bull negotiate this as part of their contract with the uci? 2. is red bull paying for exclusivity on the podium or otherwise? some opinions i would think that the other teams and sponsors involved in the uci dh circuit most certainly would have needed to been aware of this exclusivity that red bull wants. i would presume that you cannot just come in after the fact and say oh by the way we want exclusive advertising rights for the podium. this seems like a pretty cut and dried contractual issue to me. if...

Will this carry over to component sponsors as well? This could get interesting! I'm sure someone at the UCI has a Swiss account that the major sponsors deposit into.

Without the sport would die??? That‘s bullshit Red Bull came when Downhill was big on Freecaster, Red Bull pays more money, that‘s all. With a lot of bad decisions in the past! Limited Content, one hour brake after the woman’s finals...no Red Bull isn‘t what the sport need. They‘re bring a lot good things of course, but not just good

It was clearly a joke! but maybe next time have a think about the choice of words you use instead of coming across like an uneducated chav.

They have one, her name is Kathy Sessler. To the best of my knowledge, she is the only woman who manages a WC DH team, meaning the Syndicate is way ahead of the curve.

“Tallest Knobs We've Ever Seen?” so you haven’t seen wetscreams or some of the older michelin mud tires? ya you have man

Bikes are are getting faster, riders are getting faster and some riders are getting bigger, listen to Finn in the Wyn TV after Rotorua he's 20kilo heavier than he was 2 years ago but is now faster, a couple of pounds on a bike won't matter its all marketing so consumers who believe that rubbish keep buying stuff. Sam Hills Nukeproof was like 40lb when everyone else was trying to get their weight as low as possible and he was still beating them. Also a pound or 2 could be lost after after going to the toilet or gained if...

Maybe if there were a track that required constant accelerations the added weight might be detrimental, but that doesn't really describe a modern DH track. The same could be said about 29 inch wheels, but the fact that almost everyone has made the move to the bigger wheels suggests more of a premium on maintaining and gaining speed, and a heavy tire while being more difficult to accelerate is also going to hold that momentum once up to pace (much like a 29 inch wheel). I believe it was Graves who mentioned this at Worlds in South Africa a few...

Screw the bike, is that an Alpinestars 1piece suit?!

One of the best DH bikes ive seen in a while