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Bobodaclown 12/3/2017 12:01am
12/3/2017 12:01am
Seems the Pivot Factory Team have a new race truck...

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ChOu177 12/4/2017 11:49am
12/4/2017 11:49am
EWS related news :

Orbea just share a link to orbea enduro team fb page.
Just a black picture with "WE ARE BACK".

I eard about a fast french racer, regular ews top 10 with some spectacular stage this past season.
Maybe some young fast spanish...

Wait and see...
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Masjo 12/4/2017 11:57am
12/4/2017 11:57am
Lewis Buchanan posted on Instagram today but it's been taken down before I could grab a proper screenshot. He said something along the lines of being happy with his year with Trek, and looking forward to what the next two brings which sounds like he might be leaving the team. He definitely struggled at some points on Trek, but he did show a lot of promise. Any idea where he's likely to end up on his next contract?
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9.81m/s 12/4/2017 9:16pm
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Klein to intense
ComradeDave 12/4/2017 9:42pm
12/4/2017 9:42pm
Lewis said something about making an announcement at the start of Jan when he replied to someone on Instagram
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'size 12/6/2017 11:05am
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matmattmatthew wrote:
Part of me just died inside
weird, I can't stop laughing.
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sambrody 12/6/2017 11:40am
12/6/2017 11:40am
For all you US DH fans sad that there won't be a WC in the States for 2018, I got confirmation from a high level WC team manager that Windham is back on the schedule for 2019!
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Primoz 12/6/2017 12:50pm
12/6/2017 12:50pm Edited Date/Time 12/6/2017 12:59pm
Sharing the thoughts about Steve Jones. Why put such an encyclopedia of mountainbiking into a e-MTB exclusive role??

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SharpieMTB 12/6/2017 1:46pm
12/6/2017 1:46pm
Primoz wrote:
Sharing the thoughts about Steve Jones. Why put such an encyclopedia of mountainbiking into a e-MTB exclusive role??

The O'Jays - For The Love of Money
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Big Bird 12/6/2017 6:44pm
12/6/2017 6:44pm
dirtyberd wrote:
I take offence in YT not including Neko as a part of their "world-class" riders!!!
I know. Bret Tippie over Neco? WTF?
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oliosky 12/6/2017 7:25pm
12/6/2017 7:25pm
Hambo wrote:
Eddie Masters signed for Pivot in October, yet he is still riding his Bergamonts? Seems odd to me...
I heard Ed is going to have to re-sticker all his old bergamonts because Bernard spent all the Pivot team budget on the new truck.
pyromaniac 12/6/2017 9:31pm
12/6/2017 9:31pm
Hambo wrote:
Eddie Masters signed for Pivot in October, yet he is still riding his Bergamonts? Seems odd to me...
oliosky wrote:
I heard Ed is going to have to re-sticker all his old bergamonts because Bernard spent all the Pivot team budget on the new truck.
Very plausible. At least he payed for it in full.
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Bennyt99 12/7/2017 12:13am
12/7/2017 12:13am
Where's Amaury Pierron going? Staying with Lac Blanc Commencal? He had a pretty heater of a season.
Sven_Claas 12/7/2017 2:06am
12/7/2017 2:06am
It maybe isn’t technically team-news, but holy schmoke what is YT paying this man... High five to Aaron for figuring it out.



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antennae 12/7/2017 2:32am
12/7/2017 2:32am
Primoz wrote:
Sharing the thoughts about Steve Jones. Why put such an encyclopedia of mountainbiking into a e-MTB exclusive role??

Exactly this. Was really looking forward to some in-depth downhill and enduro coverage, like his Champéry line choice bit from Earthed 5...
matt.greenwood001 12/7/2017 5:30am
12/7/2017 5:30am
Sven_Claas wrote:
It maybe isn’t technically team-news, but holy schmoke what is YT paying this man... High five to Aaron for figuring it out. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/07/5670/s1200_20ABF2E5_6D55_4D83_A9F2_7CA0F0D17D83.jpg[/img]
It maybe isn’t technically team-news, but holy schmoke what is YT paying this man... High five to Aaron for figuring it out.



I wish that Gwin's pay level was shared by more of the top riders, seems that he is by far and away the highest earner in DH. Or does he just spend it in different ways? (cars etc.) I know that Peaty has his own product line, Greg has a shop and fingers in a few other pies, Gee has his rally stuff and CG has the stuff he has going on, but aside from that, it doesn't seem like the majority of guys, including some of the top guys (although they are a lot younger, different payscales perhaps?) get anywhere near the same level of pay that he does? It'd be nice to see him have the same effect on pay that riders of Peaty's generation speak of when referring to Palmer I guess.
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sambrody 12/7/2017 5:35am
12/7/2017 5:35am
I think Gwin's pay scale goes beyond just YT. His RedBull contract alone has got to be worth quite a bit, not to mention the rest of his (not bike/bike parts) sponsorships.
matt.greenwood001 12/7/2017 6:25am
12/7/2017 6:25am
sambrody wrote:
I think Gwin's pay scale goes beyond just YT. His RedBull contract alone has got to be worth quite a bit, not to mention the rest...
I think Gwin's pay scale goes beyond just YT. His RedBull contract alone has got to be worth quite a bit, not to mention the rest of his (not bike/bike parts) sponsorships.
Oh yeah, i wasn't saying it was limited to YT, like you say he has stuff with Red Bull too, and KTM too, not to mention the fat payout he must have got when he did that Audi ad. I wonder if a lot of his income is performance related too, bonuses etc. would seem to make sense with his seemingly deep pockets, iirc he's having a house built atm too. I mean you have to hand it to him, he seems to be a fairly shrewd businessman, definitely knows his own value in terms of exposure.
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Verbl Kint 12/7/2017 8:04am
12/7/2017 8:04am
Today's Gwin reminds me of when Tony Hawk finally realized how valuable of a brand he was in the late 90's to early 2000's. Kudos to Aaron for realizing the business side of his sport before his 30's. It's certainly a far cry from digging ditches for a septic tank company.
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dirtyberd 12/7/2017 10:37am
12/7/2017 10:37am
i thought a couple top guns had comparable title sponsor salary to gwin. correct me if im wrong but wasnt their muttering in last years rumors of brosnan getting more than gwin from his title sponsor? i would love to know how much these guys make... hopefully most that are able to invest wisely considering (on average) their short racing career!!!

also, dont forget about hart and his investment into a bikepark/coaching. some of these lads know whats up!
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grambo 12/7/2017 1:14pm
12/7/2017 1:14pm
Gwin stated in an interview with Ben Cathro (check his YouTube, awesome channel) that he will gross about $1M in 2017 between sponsors, race winnings, endorsements etc. Well done Gwin.
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oliosky 12/7/2017 1:58pm
12/7/2017 1:58pm
grambo wrote:
Gwin stated in an interview with Ben Cathro (check his YouTube, awesome channel) that he will gross about $1M in 2017 between sponsors, race winnings, endorsements...
Gwin stated in an interview with Ben Cathro (check his YouTube, awesome channel) that he will gross about $1M in 2017 between sponsors, race winnings, endorsements etc. Well done Gwin.
He should have been paid 1M for that MSA finals run alone. Or at least given the streaming rights, because that footage is going to be replayed for decades to come.
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sspomer 12/7/2017 2:20pm
12/7/2017 2:20pm
grambo wrote:
Gwin stated in an interview with Ben Cathro (check his YouTube, awesome channel) that he will gross about $1M in 2017 between sponsors, race winnings, endorsements...
Gwin stated in an interview with Ben Cathro (check his YouTube, awesome channel) that he will gross about $1M in 2017 between sponsors, race winnings, endorsements etc. Well done Gwin.
oliosky wrote:
He should have been paid 1M for that MSA finals run alone. Or at least given the streaming rights, because that footage is going to be...
He should have been paid 1M for that MSA finals run alone. Or at least given the streaming rights, because that footage is going to be replayed for decades to come.
LOL!!!
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JCL 12/7/2017 5:17pm
12/7/2017 5:17pm
Indeed. I watched it live and haven't seen it since.

Hopefully Bruni and Minnaar get at least as much as Gwin. I don't see how they wouldn't as they both seem to have much more marketable personalities without the Jesus BS.
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k.shiz 12/7/2017 5:41pm
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JCL wrote:
Indeed. I watched it live and haven't seen it since. Hopefully Bruni and Minnaar get at least as much as Gwin. I don't see how they...
Indeed. I watched it live and haven't seen it since.

Hopefully Bruni and Minnaar get at least as much as Gwin. I don't see how they wouldn't as they both seem to have much more marketable personalities without the Jesus BS.
Do Gwin's personal beliefs really affect you?

He seems to play it pretty mellow on that stuff during interviews and in his general demeanor, at least in what I can remember of his media presence in the last several years.

I hope those other guys make good money too, because they all tend to act like professionals when expressing themselves.
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oliosky 12/7/2017 5:45pm
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JCL wrote:
Indeed. I watched it live and haven't seen it since. Hopefully Bruni and Minnaar get at least as much as Gwin. I don't see how they...
Indeed. I watched it live and haven't seen it since.

Hopefully Bruni and Minnaar get at least as much as Gwin. I don't see how they wouldn't as they both seem to have much more marketable personalities without the Jesus BS.
The whole "1M for MSA run" was a joke dimwad.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tongue-in-cheek
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JCL 12/7/2017 8:12pm
12/7/2017 8:12pm
Well it wasn't funny. Some guys are risking their necks for peanuts and DH Jesus is driving around in a suspercar. Not very Christian is it?

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