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And selling people on your brand instead of your product can be very useful, because they can become the (local) evangelists, which is basically free marketing (they suggest said brand to their friends and other local people, which costs the company zero in terms of marketing money).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ0qpQ4YupY
Apparently, I stress apparently, as I haven't seen it with my eyes, but his grandma commented on his Facebook saying something like it's great that you'll have Australians looking out for you on your team this year. Kona is completely aussie, well the riders obviously...
Then again, polygon...
Part of me thinks Kona sponsors all Australian riders because the American dollar does really well there. Paying an athlete costs them less but their athlete still gets decent money. Also most don't know this but Teagan Malloy is not actually a full factory sponsored rider by Kona, only Fearon and Crimmins.
Granted as a Canadian who works in the states and getting payed in USD I don't see why they don't find a Canadian racer as well haha I make a lot of money on the conversion right now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/_iUsHiGa9E/?taken-by=ream_tumours
Looks like: "Matt ***** on Cube / Bliss protection"
Aaron has disclosed that the reason he is leaving comes down to a difference of opinion as to what he thinks his value is and the value that Specialized would attribute to his contribution. No hard feelings apparently, just a business decision then.
gt, trek, santa cruz and lapierre are full ...
Norco,Polygon or Mondraker ???
Pretty sure Norco signed 2 year deals last year, so their team should be mostly the same and full, Idk about polygon, and Mondraker still has Hart unless I totally missed something. Oh and Santa Cruz still has Ratboy, Minaar, and Peaty for this season. I don't think they need Gwinn.
Same with Mondraker, don't they only have Hart left?
That's just the way I'm interpreting all this. I could be wrong, but I guess all we can do is wait and see.
Mondraker I don't now about.
Brosnan + Brannigan ?? or Brosnan + Greenland ??
what about Nukeproof for Aaron? with Sam !!
George Brannigan has recently become friends with various commencal riders (from various disciplines) on facebook ,also has followed them recently ( around the same time brook started following GTbicycles) - In the past two days George has like 2 photos of Commencals new bike releases.
I think its safe to say we will see George on the v4 Dh for 2016.
As for LOIC and LORIS, I think.. we all can't see it cause its too simple.. But them moving to Specialized bikes is probably highly likely.
Aaron Gwin stated in his interview - that the move can only be made if the bike has proven to win.. this puts ( canyon and YT out of the question )
My personal opinion is that the only remaining option for gwin is. Most likely a private team - paid to ride by individual sponsors or a move to an already winning bike..
Intense are coming back, They had shaun palmer... maybe they want the gold jacket for gwin!
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