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can't wait till silly season is over, haha :D
AG Intense Racing or something like that.
I would personally like to see Intense Factory Racing as it is, as they are probably the most fun bunch out there. I don't know how relevant this is, but I have seen them at the track walk at the Worlds and nobody else was louder than them, cracking jokes all the time and acting like kids who spent their childhoods together and kept their friendship to their twenties, still enjoying themselves to the max. I have never seen such chemistry and good energy before. But hey, in the end, who am I to decide? I'm just a dude on the internet, writing too sentimental opinions on things that are mainly business... :D
Mx
When talking about her new role she mentioned she would be working with Katy and Ruaridh, but never mentioned the Athertons.
Also, Intense just redesigned their dh race bike with the help of Cesar Rojo and probably with some German engineering help to have good lay ups - that is if Cesar did not do that as well. I seriously doubt they'll throw those molds away any time soon. Intense' latest race bikes, especially the M16, did not fare all that well in for instance Dirt, while everybody - including Gwin - has been loving the two last iterations of the Tues from the get go. If Gwin leaves YT then i would be extremely surprised if the bike was the reason. It is not like everybody else who jumped on the 29er train did all that well, even if Commencal seemed to knock the ball out of park while also having multiple riders who were on the form of their lives (so far).
Intense' old alu race bikes were prone to flex, be out of alignment and having all kinds of hydroformed estetics - so even if they pushed the envelope at the time, they were still not perfect or even the best bikes of their time. I seem to remember Moir or one of the other guys stating that the carbon version of the m29 rode much nicer and was more compliant than the alu - or rather stating that the alu was too stiff. I know i loved my M6 when i got it,and while it was fun to ride i still could not wait to get rid of that creaky bike after riding it for a year
It's a Norco Rampage
The factory of Intense in Taiwan, Fritz Jou (they make some big brands as Canyon, Scott, Cannondale to name some) bought a part of Intense Cycles and wants to put them at the top of sales of the boutique brands. Then they're investing to do the Factory Racing program still bigger than now, and with the last movements they will count with a potential not seen for years in the brand.
Gwin can win every race, Mulally is a serious contender for the podium at each race plus the progression of Moir the last couple seasons achieving some podiums and been close of the victory put them at the top of the World Cup teams together with Santacruz Syndicate, Specialized Gravity, Saracen, and Commençal Vallnord.
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