2023 TEAM RUMORS

Primoz
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2/21/2023 8:29am

It's kind of like he has some insider info about things to come! Laughing

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TSchafer
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2/21/2023 12:20pm
sspomer wrote:
transition factory racing is here https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/transition-factory-racing-here  
dolface wrote:

4 women! HELL yeah Transition, that is so rad!

And a woman on the support team! I think it was Emilie on Making Up the Numbers who made the awesome point that that helps pave the way for more ladies in racing/MTB too

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PROBUILDS610
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2/22/2023 6:31am
sspomer wrote:
transition factory racing is here https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/transition-factory-racing-here  
dolface wrote:

4 women! HELL yeah Transition, that is so rad!

TSchafer wrote:
And a woman on the support team! I think it was Emilie on Making Up the Numbers who made the awesome point that that helps pave...

And a woman on the support team! I think it was Emilie on Making Up the Numbers who made the awesome point that that helps pave the way for more ladies in racing/MTB too

Rachel is the main gear that make this big machines wheels turn. Loads of race experience and possibly the most organized person on the planet. We would be lost without her. 

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2/22/2023 6:46am

Picsart 23-02-22 14-25-40-233.jpg?VersionId=9TioaOEm6YYAHAIrjcs4QXOjScUJ

 Found this on Instagram today

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stoic_machine
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2/22/2023 7:29am

Man I have missed so much!

• Yes Paul Aston is a complete knob, probably the largest knob in MTB currently.

• Love to see transition back in the game with a sick roster.

• Miranda Miller riding for and or "a" Santa Cruz this year

 

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2/22/2023 8:08am Edited Date/Time 2/22/2023 8:10am

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Primoz
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2/22/2023 8:53am

Huh, interesting, I seem to recall he way even an investor into the Forestal project...

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DubC
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2/22/2023 9:26am
 Found this on Instagram today

Picsart 23-02-22 14-25-40-233.jpg?VersionId=9TioaOEm6YYAHAIrjcs4QXOjScUJ

 Found this on Instagram today

Primal Wear has forever tainted the word "primal" for me. image-20230222092614-1

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2/22/2023 9:37am
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

The colors selection look vaguely like the Spanish flag, Orbea? Mondraker? 

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sethimus
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2/22/2023 9:48am
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Poleczechy wrote:

The colors selection look vaguely like the Spanish flag, Orbea? Mondraker? 

bos fork in the front?

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w4s
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2/22/2023 11:09am
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Poleczechy wrote:

The colors selection look vaguely like the Spanish flag, Orbea? Mondraker? 

Gracia says he's been a fan of the brand since he started racing, that was a long time ago so it's brand that's been around for awhile.  What are some older Spanish bike brands?

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samlr
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2/22/2023 11:13am
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Poleczechy wrote:

The colors selection look vaguely like the Spanish flag, Orbea? Mondraker? 

w4s wrote:
Gracia says he's been a fan of the brand since he started racing, that was a long time ago so it's brand that's been around for...

Gracia says he's been a fan of the brand since he started racing, that was a long time ago so it's brand that's been around for awhile.  What are some older Spanish bike brands?

BH founded in 1909 

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stoic_machine
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2/22/2023 7:09pm
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Maybe Santa Cruz? They were formed in 1994 and his first world cup was in 1994.

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2/22/2023 8:26pm
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Maybe Santa Cruz? They were formed in 1994 and his first world cup was in 1994.

so you mean a comeback ? 

Big Bird
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2/22/2023 8:58pm
luisgutrod wrote:

so you mean a comeback ? 

Rob Warner did it. Why not Cedric?

2/23/2023 1:57am
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Poleczechy wrote:

The colors selection look vaguely like the Spanish flag, Orbea? Mondraker? 

Very vaguely as they are inverted... hahaha 🇪🇸

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dylanjp006
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2/23/2023 9:47am

Raaw have signed two new canadian riders in the past few days. Coen skrypnek and gabe nueron

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DubC
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2/23/2023 10:37am
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

Poleczechy wrote:

The colors selection look vaguely like the Spanish flag, Orbea? Mondraker? 

w4s wrote:
Gracia says he's been a fan of the brand since he started racing, that was a long time ago so it's brand that's been around for...

Gracia says he's been a fan of the brand since he started racing, that was a long time ago so it's brand that's been around for awhile.  What are some older Spanish bike brands?

Prolly GT? With the press release about their relocation and recommitment to their roots, teaming up with GT makes a lot of sense. We're all aware of GT's pedigree back in the day. GT likes to party. CG likes to party. GT + CG = Moar Good Times. 

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w4s
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2/23/2023 10:44am Edited Date/Time 2/23/2023 10:47am
DubC wrote:
Prolly GT? With the press release about their relocation and recommitment to their roots, teaming up with GT makes a lot of sense. We're all aware...

Prolly GT? With the press release about their relocation and recommitment to their roots, teaming up with GT makes a lot of sense. We're all aware of GT's pedigree back in the day. GT likes to party. CG likes to party. GT + CG = Moar Good Times. 

I initially thought Sunn, especially with the BOS suspension.

 

https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/18739133/

2/23/2023 10:58am
DubC wrote:
Prolly GT? With the press release about their relocation and recommitment to their roots, teaming up with GT makes a lot of sense. We're all aware...

Prolly GT? With the press release about their relocation and recommitment to their roots, teaming up with GT makes a lot of sense. We're all aware of GT's pedigree back in the day. GT likes to party. CG likes to party. GT + CG = Moar Good Times. 

w4s wrote:

I initially thought Sunn, especially with the BOS suspension.

 

https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/18739133/

I thought that to with the arrow pointing to the sky 

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2/23/2023 8:10pm

Atherton bikes off Trickstuff and on to Hayes? Or just testing something different? IMG 20230224 170904

 

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2/24/2023 1:54am Edited Date/Time 2/24/2023 2:05am

We knew about it already, but now we know a bit more: here's the info on what Unno will be doing at the World Cups this year. They've lined up Angel Suarez, Ike Klaassen and team manager Niko Velasco, and the team will be racing an all-new DH bike prototype that carries a previously used name, the Ever. The team is called the Primal Unno Project Race Team and will also be supported by Alpinestars, Enve, TRP, Schwalbe, Fizik, Fox, Crankbrothers, Tannus, Ochain and Ridewrap.

 

unno

The bike is said to offer plenty of adjustability which should help the team dial it in to their liking. It's a mullet for now although a 29-inch rear triangle may also be in the works. 

"I never rode a bike so balanced. It’s a super agile rig and has the perfect balance between stability and handling, with a lot of ground sensitivity and a composed stiffness. It’s super progressive at the beginning of the travel, but once you’re between sag points it gets firmer so it’s easy to carry a lot of speed with it. The feeling is very similar to the Burn, a bike that I adored since the first pedal stroke."  - Angel Suárez

unno 2.jpg?VersionId=NzyrThAvDqy2oUO7VpcQIEte

 

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2/24/2023 7:07am

Interesting that despite the sponsor announcement there is no Ochain mounted to the bike in the last photo.

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sspomer
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Fantasy
2/24/2023 10:19am

austin dooley and pau menoyo on commencal/schwalbe

 

 

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gonza.s.m.
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2/24/2023 12:24pm
Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..  

Screenshot 2023-02-17-14-25-52-896 com.instagram.android 1Cédric Gracia off Forestal and into a New bike..

 

no one guessed at the moment Whistling

 

Not a french, spanish or american brand...

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2/24/2023 12:31pm
gonza.s.m. wrote:
no one guessed at the moment    Not a french, spanish or american brand...

no one guessed at the moment Whistling

 

Not a french, spanish or american brand...

Commencal would make the most sense... HQ is right by his house. Dates back to the Sunn-Chippie days with him. 

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