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if intense factory racing isn't intense factory racing because intense isn't a sponsor, that means intense factory racing is shutdown/dissolved/whatever you want to call it. even if there is a team w/ the same management/players, it won't be called intense factory racing therefore intense factory racing ceases to exist, right?

reading is hard. my name is right under the homepage post.

The bike industry is in the shitter, for sure. I’m still surprised any company can sponsor an enduro racer at this point. The coverage is almost literally nonexistent. No return on investment. Most companies are blowing out their bikes at crazy prices. I don’t see where sending a racer(s) around the world to race their bikes can be financially possible. They can’t sell enduro bikes based on results and race coverage if the coverage is refreshing a website to see who’s winning then getting a highlight video after the race. Couple that with the state of the industry. Can’t be...

Neko and Asa are on Fox. I can’t see Alpinestars putting this out so late in the year if the rider was leaving in a few weeks. And don’t see Frameworks being a team that riders have different sponsors. From a sponsors perspective if you are going to sponsor a team you want the whole team, it’s a lot easier to say you sponsor the frameworks team than 2/3 of the team

I disagree, I think sponsors are OK going after specific athletes and not the whole team these days. Less expensive, and they can be more picky. Unless you're a title sponsor for the team, it doesn't matter, you sponsor the rider. Like what they do in Motocross and Supercross. 2023 Honda HRC had riders on Alpinestars, O'Neal and Fly Racing.

So now it’s tacky shoes and grippy platform pedals that are causing us injuries. Got it... I suppose these might give your bike the feeling that there’s some flex while cornering and stuff no? So many questions.

RockShox Trek race team officially folding up shop. Farewell video here:

They were on Transition just before signing with Norco, 2010-2011

I'm no expert at carbon fiber and resins used but corrosion appears on carbon to resin interface if there is aluminum on the other side. Leading to loss of bondage. How would you disconnect entire lug when one of its connections need repair?

Such a waste of so much hard work and so many good ideas. And people. BOOOOOO!!!