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SpokeApparel Added a comment about bike check Santa Cruz Nomad Trans am style!
5/3/2019 2:02pm
Stoked to be a part of this. Great work on the build Jon and big shouts to @shoot.fred on the shoot and post work.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about news story Josh Bryceland Leaves Santa Cruz
9/30/2018 5:05am
Yeah, thanks Sven. Great coverage. We feel for Robb and the SC team for sure and look forward to good things from both JB and SC.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about news story RESULTS: Pro GRT Windrock Seeding
3/10/2018 5:16pm
Yeah Amy! Yeah Riley! Have a great race tomorrow!
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature Off the Cuff - Neko Mulally
11/3/2017 3:27pm
You lost us at hyperbole.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature Off the Cuff - Neko Mulally
11/3/2017 12:20pm
know the facts before you pass judgment
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KHSFactoryRacing Liked a comment about video Vital RAW - Red Bull Hardline Day 1
9/22/2017 7:03pm
Yea BRUCE!!!!!
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature New Five Ten MTB Shoes at Eurobike
8/31/2017 9:48am
On average, we use 1.5 pairs a season per racer. Durability has never been an issue for us.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature New Five Ten MTB Shoes at Eurobike
8/30/2017 3:35pm
Harsh critiques. Find a better flat pedal shoe. Dare ya.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature A New Era of American DH Racing
5/30/2017 5:26am
Great coverage all weekend Vital. Thanks for the hard work Zach. Stoked to have 3 Open Class riders finish safe and have fun all weekend long. Congrats to team rider Amy Leishear on 6th place in Women's Open Class.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature After the Crash: Red Bull Steps Up, Basagoitia on the Mend, Positive Changes for Rampage and the Bike Industry Ahead
11/3/2015 12:42pm
Bas and Olsen are apples and oranges. Olsen was not on TV. There were never any false statements made about his condition. It was a freak accident that could technically happen to any MTB rider potentially on any given ride on any given trail. The issues at hand with Rampage: - riders might feel pressured to compete in high wind scenarios due to limited event time and TV format - rider's safety is less of a concern than it could be, big picture - build teams and riders are not fairly compensated / cared after compared to what RB gets...
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature After the Crash: Red Bull Steps Up, Basagoitia on the Mend, Positive Changes for Rampage and the Bike Industry Ahead
10/28/2015 1:08pm
I'm elated that Paul is walking under his own power, and elated that we have actually managed to move the needle. BT, props! Keep up the good work. Zink, your courage on the advocacy / ambassador side is just as impressive as your courage on the trail. Good luck with the union. If there is anything we can do to help, please say so. I would like to offer whatever resources I can, if there is a way you need help in terms of outside assistance. email: mike at spokeapparel.com Red Bull - Thanks. Good work on the response (so...
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature Opinion: When Does Risk Outweigh the Reward? How Red Bull Rampage Changed Our Perspective
10/20/2015 9:07am
Awesome to see Paul sitting up. BT's article covers a ton of arguable topics. Respectfully, the majority of the comments do not address what insiders seem to know (either factually or instinctively). You aren't going to see a publication run with an opinion piece like this unless something seriously stinks. And you aren't going to see an ambassador like Zink throw a major event brand under the buss unless something is foul. Whatever caused this article (and Zink's call-out) is greater than insurance coverage, greater than someone getting "hurt" in a contest where they knowingly assumed the risk, and greater...
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DrewB Liked a comment about video Rampage Riders Battle Over Limited Land for Lines
10/20/2015 5:00am Agreed with @sspomer - there is limited space to build, and I've judged similar competition formats once upon a time in the big mountain freeskiing realm... My thoughts: If you built it, you should know every inch of it better than someone 'poaching' it, thus you have no excuse not to ride it better and score better. If a few people ride the same exact line, the one who rode it better should score better, this is a judged competition. Of course there are politics involved, but this is the basis of a judged event. If you can't handle it...
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about video Rampage Riders Battle Over Limited Land for Lines
10/20/2015 5:00am Yup.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature Opinion: When Does Risk Outweigh the Reward? How Red Bull Rampage Changed Our Perspective
10/19/2015 7:05pm
Couldn't agree more. Thanks for naming and calling those stakeholders into question.
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FastNate Liked a comment about Feature Opinion: When Does Risk Outweigh the Reward? How Red Bull Rampage Changed Our Perspective
10/19/2015 7:04pm
Hey Brandon, Where does the FMB stand in all this? They are the governing body of the FMB world tour which rampage is a part of and I haven't seen them do anything for any of the riders. They have nothing about concussions in their rule book. Also, what about the third party event management team that is hired out to manage the event? I believe they're called H5Events ( http://www.h5events.com/ ). There's many stakeholders in creating rampage and i feel the FMB and whatever Event management team who handles the event should have some responsibility when things aren't planned...
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature Opinion: When Does Risk Outweigh the Reward? How Red Bull Rampage Changed Our Perspective
10/19/2015 4:27pm
Not in Paul's case. He broke his T12 by what appears to be a super slam to his tail bone area. Watch his run again.
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KHSFactoryRacing Liked a comment about Feature Opinion: When Does Risk Outweigh the Reward? How Red Bull Rampage Changed Our Perspective
10/19/2015 2:11pm
Rampage is a TV Production. They are raping the riders and could give a F
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature Opinion: When Does Risk Outweigh the Reward? How Red Bull Rampage Changed Our Perspective
10/19/2015 12:16pm
Unions are only viable when the workers (or athletes) are so badly needed that, without their participation, someone's pockets will be hit hard and hit fast. There simply isn't enough money, or unity (yet), in MTB for the athletes to be able to muscle the venues and sponsors. On top of that, there's just too much decentralization in the way things work right now....but I agree that a rider's union would be the jam to see happen.
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SpokeApparel Added a comment about feature Opinion: When Does Risk Outweigh the Reward? How Red Bull Rampage Changed Our Perspective
10/19/2015 11:24am
"....horrible people spreading false news that he was ok..." This is where the whole event falls apart for me. If these implications are true, this is far worse than low prize purses, imminent bodily harm, insurance, and uncompensated diggers. If Redbull employees were spreading false reports on Paul's condition in an effort to keep the event rolling, keep riders feeling fearless, and to keep the public in the dark, something very evil has occurred: a media giant has just used us all. If this is true, this is corporate greed at its finest and sickest hour. These actions would warrant...
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