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Seems like Mondraker is pushing hard into the US market with the distribution in Colorado and signing of Pinkerton and assuming Dak. Hope he adjusts to the new bike well and the results keep coming, hopefully he got paid, he deserves it.

They really should have some sort of supplemental insurance setup that is paid for by entry fee. I destroyed my wrist auto racing and had to have it reconstructed and physical therapy. To my surprise my entry fee included a plan like this that picked up every dime my insurance wouldn’t pay. It would have covered it completely if I did not have any insurance. I think there was a cap, but it was up in the six figure range if I remember correctly.

It's still absolutely unacceptable how any athletes on a top level doesn't have insurance?! Weather from his team or private. Any form of organiser insurance would be great, but most can't even pay own staff. 🙄 What's up with rocky? having a new sled coming out in march/april, first letting jesse go, now ALN? 🤷‍♂️

UK flavor team news today, Privateer will be supporting local enduro ripper Christo Gallagher.

Eddie with the comedy as always

Brook just signed for another year w/ Redbull

Super-nought happening. I don't actually know, that was just the only time I was going to get to make that joke. It would be sick to see Brook on a forbidden.

Refreshingly SMART, not strange. The last thing the industry needs right now is somebody making a product that already exists in overabundance just because they can. Why waste any time, effort, and resources on making a DJ frame when you can source it as part of the deal with Spesh and get paid for riding it instead. We should applaud Neko's focus on what's essential here and actually providing some value to the market (the DH bike, in other words), otherwise they'll just turn into the 1547th "by riders for riders" company churning out generic flat pedals and handlebars...

Just announce the team at once, not this long drawn out process over a week with one rider at a time.

Hint of belt drive in that ‘chain’ ring

Not sure if it’s been posted already but the union posted this. Two kiwis, one Norwegian and an Italian. Lachie stevens mcnab and Ellie hulsebosch for the kiwis, frida ronning for the Norwegian and chris hauser for the Italian.

FWIW, I just got a newsletter from Specialized Gravity, where they are confirming their 2024 teams. I reads like this: DOWNHILL TEAM LOIC BRUNI - Elite men FINN ILES - Elite men JORDAN WILLIAMS - Elite men EDR TEAM CHARLES MURRAY - Elite men KEVIN MIQUEL - Elite men ESTELLE CHARLES - Elite women RAPHAEL GIAMBI - U21 men E-EDR TEAM CECCE CAMOIN - Elite men SOFIA WIEDENROTH - Elite women E-XC TEAM JORIS RYF - WORLD CHAMPION - Elite men SOFIA WIEDENROTH - Elite women MULTI-DISCIPLINE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CHRISTOPHER GRICE - Elite men IZABELA YANKOVA - Elite women RAPHAEL...

Aimi Kenyon (formerly PB Racing) on a Trek in her newest reel

They're also selling their current full-suspension inventory on a BOGO deal to try to generate cash flow, allegedly because they can't afford the payments necessary to get their new models released from the manufacturer. They don't sponsor any race teams any more, and they don't make a dedicated downhill bike. They're in no position to sponsor Gwin.

The "California" is in Yeti colors so that settles it!

Yeah I'd been thinking the same, a rental fleet for a bike park can easily set you back $100k or more, it would make financial sense for him to make a sweetheart deal for a fleet part of the package (a Gwin/Gwin situation, as the park fleet is also good advertising for the bike brand)

Pure speculation… I could see Gwin riding/partnering with a bike manufacturer that will benefit him outside of just racing. I.e deals on Rental bikes at Windrock and other potential ventures. The southeast gravity scene only seems to be growing, I could see him helping to open/owning other parks. With Gwin’s history of being fairly business savvy, I be surprised to see him riding for a brand purely for racing purposes.