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Cam zink on devinci. Did not see that coming but nice to see devinci sponsor a big freeride athlete. I tend to think of devinci like orbea in how they focus on enduro so this will widen their appeal.
Yeah, I was a bit surprised by the Cam Zink move as well. But at the same time, there are arguably more "free-ride" DHers than strictly "racers", so it's not a bad idea to market bikes towards that crowd.
Neko's Episode 1 dropped today:
Wow! Reliving my youths lol.In more "vintage" news, the Chain Reaction videos I, II & III have been officially posted to YouTube:
No kidding! I was at the DH event at Doe Mtn in 1994 on my Cannondale Delta V 900. Crashed during my run and taco'd my front wheel.Wow! Reliving my youths lol.
When you ride at that level for more than a season, some riders just need more...BTW he's hooked up with 23 degrees sports management again, so this will very interesting to see how successful someone can be throughout a world cup season with just a rider/team manager and an agent. Like buying a house with just a lawyer and no real estate agency. (this is how you do it)!
Neko posted a trailer on FB the first of 12 episodes documenting the bike and race program will drop on his YouTube channel on Jan 13.
He wanted something new and they paid him well. And maybe troy is less intimidating than greg. Good for him. Canyon is also a good place for a business role.Pinkbike interview with Luca about moving...
I had to look them up. Seem like fun folks.Mo and Hannah to Fezzari. Yeeew.
A couple of young SoCal kids living the dream. The videos can get a bit repetitive at times, but generally entertaining. And they are far from above using click-bait thumbnails of Hannah in skimpy outfits... They seem to market themselves well, since by most metrics they don't really have that many subscribers to justify the amount of sponsorship they (apparently) get.I had to look them up. Seem like fun folks.
There goes his career. 🤣
My money was not on intense but maybe I was being optimistic about how in demand dak is. I still think he'll be the next American to win a world cup (him or Charlie harrison) and thought a big team would grab him after the promise he showed this year. But hopefully gwin and neko have sorted the m29 the past 2 years and dak kills it on the bike. Lessgo!!!
Aren’t all their carbon frames made in Asia?If they had the bike sorted, I'm not sure Neko would have left. He seemed to hint in his first YouTube video about his new program, and in his interview on Downtime, that they were limited in what changes Intense were willing to make, and that their prototype frames weren't exactly "easy to assemble". Sounds like maybe Streber's fabricating skills are fading as fast as Gwin's results. I'd love to see the whole team pull themselves back to the top, but I wouldn't put money on it.