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Well, good luck Fezzari... er Ari. I cant imagine Kyle is exactly 'light' on his bikes. Wonder if they are going to work with him on a DH bike or just do the ole, chuck a boxxer on the front and see what happens. That said my friend has one, and other then the fact that I thought it was italian at first it seems like a great bike. I don't know how a US brand has been able to fly so low under the radar for so long. Maybe Rachel and Kyle will do the trick.

Not sure why they didn't just completely rebrand but it is a better name. Fezzari always just sounded like a cheaper amazon brand name and they do seem to have proven themselves over the last few years. Ari still feels awkward but I'm also a long time, jaded bike industry person. Good on them, the new bikes look great.

Event schedule released for Fort William World Cup. Quali and Semi's on the Saturday and Finals back to having a day on its own.

In Matt Jones's latest video he gives a shout out to Vital Team Rumors when Ronan Dunne is trying out his Marin in the car park.

That would be sick. He deserves to be on a team like that.

Yeah. Feels like I got dropped into a Portlandia skit. And then I went back and the guy is posting from the PNW & I feel like I'm a detective on the OJ case.

Downhill casing with the softest compound is my choice. Marketing with Maxxis is nuts but I’m tired of the wobbly/warped casings. Continental Kryptotal has been good so far.

from their site: And honestly, I would have liked a water bottle when in the bike park on more than one occasion.... I don't want it at the expense of performance, but if the room exists wtf not.

Great explanation from Dak when was on the Vital podcast for his announcement a couple of weeks ago. He had an opportunity to sign a solid three year deal, hard to pass up while his stock was high and the industry is in limbo.

Most people haven’t heard of Crestline because they only produced DH bikes and only 200 of them, so unless you were shopping for a unique DH frame, you wouldn’t have shopped their options. With how much Gwin doesn’t like the pedal, it’s entirely possible they might not produce anything besides DH and E-bikes.

How many pages of thread did you have to go through to quote yourself? (high five on being the only one who got it, btw)

Good to see my Gwin rumour came true!

Gwin news was definitely out of left field. That random guy hating cascade components from a few weeks ago is gonna be so pissed when he finds out lol.

holy hell did anyone see this coming? With all the speculation floating around, I don’t think crestline has been mentioned even once. great way to put them on the radar for people who haven’t heard of them before that’s for sure

I was thinking the same. When you look at the logos from AG Racing an Transition. Could be...

We've already seen Dick Pound, so why not Giant Dicks?

Gwin is going to Giant to help push the Dick's Sporting Goods contract. Team Giant Dick's coming to a WC near you!

I never post here, but have lurked for years. This years rumor thread has been so epic with so many fun high/lows. The very first world cup dh race I had access to live was South Africa 2011 when Qwin won "out of nowhere", and Warner was walking about eating his hat. I will never accept that he isnt on the verge of a comeback, and this year is no different. I wouldnt doubt him.