I think on one of the Snowshoe world cup broadcasts Warner mentioned that Jacob Dickson was looking for a 2022 ride, any more news on that Irish ripper?
Hopefully it's not too offtopic as well, but what 'outside' sponsors do we have in MTB lately? The late 90s/early 00s were rife with big bucks sponsors (Diesel, Volvo, T-mobile, Subaru, etc.), then came the lull of internal sponsors only. With the explosion MTB has seen among the general public, you'd expect some more general sponsors too. Do we have any data on that?
Not to get too off topic, but I grew up working on 200 and 700 series volvos with friends and driving them all through high school. Total monsters. Very underrated. Add in you can do this and it's all winning. Anyway, back to teams. I'll happily go for a Volvo brick chat in another thread.
There is someone that is flying under the radar. A young and talented rider from Colombia. Here is the instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYjzwbpFe9q/. I remember Remy Metailler doing a vlog with Valentina when she was 14. She was crazy fast for such a young girl. Definitely one to watch this year, it looks like she got some kind of support from Transition and maybe we'll see her racing world cups or EWS rounds.
I actually check classifieds regularly for a 240 that's a good candidate for a motor swap. My buddy's shop has done multiple 240 swaps with 2JZ engines. This is their latest one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wAW2aFHsaU I almost bought an AWD 70R this past weekend but it sold in like 20 minutes after getting listed..
my 2014 Wilson was the best bike I ever owned. If I could kick myself in the balls for selling it I would! Just bring that bike out again about a foot longer wheelbase in mullet and I'm sold. Those bikes made mediocre riders feel like the Chainsaw himself.
Volvo is an iconic sponsor in the MTB world. Just a few names that rode for (Cannondale) Volvo: Anne-Caroline Chausson Cédric Gracia Tinker Juarez Alison Sydor Cadel Evans Missy Giove Myles Rockwell Brian Lopes Not too shabby
Hahahaha, had one of those, my dad bent it in half and the dealer couldnt believe it, thwy where "Dse Dsafest car in Dse worldsd"... Back to teams though haha
Getting a car sponsorship would be so sick, but I got a chuckle out of him saying he's been "dreaming of driving Volvo since he was a kid" (more or less). Volvos when I was a kid:
Dude is still a podium contender every year at rampage. Say what you want about his personality and worth to a brand because of that but he is definitely still very relevant.