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This is worth a read , sad but probably the main reason for all the job lay offs….. https://enduro-mtb.com/en/edr-on-the-brink-of-extinction/

Sadly it's probably un-likely. Less and less brands are really making dedicated CX bikes anymore. And if they are, they're not updating them/developing them/getting them under 'pros' racing CX. Couple this with the decline of CX racing, it all adds up. Regarding Kerry himself, this could be a death nail to his pro cycling career as it's going to be tough to find sponsorship in the US at this point. That said, he's got lots of visibility, good results and a following, so maybe some brand will give him a paid ambassador/racer deal.

Funny, I just went to the Kona site to see if they had any CX bikes on close out. Just some super long gravel machines, I feel bad for Kenny having to race CX on those turds! Hopefully he finds a sponsor with a more "viable" cross bike to race on.

Kerry lives across the creek from me when I am in Virginia. He has been miserable the last two years being forced by Kona to race gravel to save his job… Remember Kona hasn’t made a CX bike since 2019!

Vid Persak won't be riding for Orbea bikes next season:

More signs of Kona's demise; Kerry has done an AMAZING job bringing visibility to Kona and getting people to buy their bikes (check the comments). If they're dumping him things must be really bad...

re: canyon (and possibly other big brands)? it's an XC olympic year. could the big dumps and a brand like canyon be for XC talent at the olympic level? i have no insight or idea, but have to imagine olympics are at the forefront of budget talks for brands w/ an xc bike. re: danny - as mentioned above, he has a very solid social and youtube presence. to say he's "kinda invisible" speaks to the way the system works IMO. he's not an over-the-top personality on camera or vlogger with click-baity/controversial subject matter, so he's not recommended by the...

Just making things up here…. Agissiz to Forbidden. Ethan Nell’s new sponsor Washington county bankruptcy court. First sponsor deal of 2024, repossessing the Porsche from his last mediocre edit.

The rumor is there heading to the big S. It’s like 20 pages back.

Hart and Brayton would be a great combo and create great content. However, if the best racers can't compete due to lack of sponsorship related to non-racing social media obligations, what's the point?

Symon Godziek off NS bikes https://www.instagram.com/p/C1bqDF5A65q/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== David hinted he is too a couple of days ago

What are you on about? Danny is pretty active on social media and has great engagement with his posts, 230k instagram followers and 70k subscibers (50k more than Troy Brosnan btw) on his youtube which he posts good videos on about once a month. Of the top dogs hes for sure one of the more visible outside of racing...

José Borges off Canyon Collective.

Thanks for sharing your insightful opinions on the nationhood of Wales and Scotland, however I feel they're wasted on the Team Rumors forum. Have you considered a speaking tour of Wales and Scotland? That way you could re-educate the locals and correct their misunderstandings. I'm sure you'd receive a warm welcome.

On the left is Elliot Jamieson riding what appears to be a Commencal after riding for Norco since he was a Junior DH racer. More Norco exits.

But isn't Danny Hart the exact example of how the world (and bikes) spins so differently compared to let's say 10-20 years ago when racing was just enough but that is simply not enough today? (Unless there is something else that makes you special – such as G.M.). He (Danny) is a kinda invisible guy in the sense that there is really not so much around besides him racing. And that might start to be a hard position for companies even if you are a top dog under the clock. More folks are realizing that they need to up their...

Interesting that he tags Martin Whitely but no one else...

Wales didn't get an independent legislature under the crown until the 90s. American states are in many ways more independent than any of the UK's countries, and all states have had independent legislature since creation. PB Academy is a reality TV show not the real world of racing, and they selected a freerider. Freeriders are in my opinion still athletes that have to prioritize their skills on the bike. To say they're simply influencers first and athletes second ignores the years of practice & dedication it takes to perform those stunts competently.

What the UK calls a "country" is practically what America calls a "state", and what most of the world calls a "province/territory". It's not special, I'm a British citizen too and it is administratively the same thing, the English just have to appease Wales and Scotland by calling them "countries". So, still effectively regional racing. Albeit in a really small region comprising a smaller population than most American states. This isn't to criticize her achievements, I race non-professionally in a regional series and it is still very difficult. If Welsh Enduro wants to be a proper top-level domestic series it...

Good argument/advise for a racer in 2021, not currently. Being fast and having good race results is not enough anymore - see the criteria in PB Academy season 3 for reference. Also, notice how the racers that are being dropped from their sponsors are ones with very little social media presence, not a coincidence. I also wished it was different, but it is not. Btw, wtf with that comment about the UK. That's the most Texas comment ever.