2019 World Cup discussion.

[Cardy George]

I'm haven't looked back thru the 2018 thread, but no comments on Atherton Racing's announcement?

Is everyone waiting to see what they're riding, or just over them in general?

 

[hifiandmtb]

Conjecture is Merida...

 

[Oddjob]

Conjecture is Merida...

WTF? Ditching XC and deciding that DH is more their thing.

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[nzhumpy]

Gwin to Intense Factory Racing...didn't see that one coming.

 

[Oddjob]

Gwin to Intense Factory Racing...didn't see that one coming.

Didn't think they could afford Gwin. Would be good to see what he can do with the M16/M29.

 

[goose_007]

with Gwinn too intense, athertons to YT.... or have I missed something.

 

[moorey]

Really? They wanted a big US rider.....was the obvious choice.

 

[nzhumpy]

Can't see the forest for the trees.

 

[Boom King]

Gwin to Intense Factory Racing...didn't see that one coming.

That was the first rumor I heard last year and it never went away. Who's gonna fill his old seat?

 

[hifiandmtb]

Felix?

 

[Cardy George]

Felix?

But will @moorey get his tranny back?

 

[Kerplunk]

Didn't think they could afford Gwin. Would be good to see what he can do with the M16/M29.

Gwin is the team owner and brought in sponsors/investors (Ktm), I suppose that’s how they could afford it. Intense frames and team name only essentially.
Judging by the way the Intense the company is going it looks like they are trying to increase sales/more affordable and looking to have Gwin give them the marketing kick the YT got..

 

[caad9]

The Americans are all loving the USA connection, personally it does nothing for me.

Intense might get some results, but Gwin (Nor Neko) certainly don't fit the image they have relied on for so many years.

 

[oliosky]

The Americans are all loving the USA connection, personally it does nothing for me.

Intense might get some results, but Gwin (Nor Neko) certainly don't fit the image they have relied on for so many years.

Spot on eh. The squeaky clean moto-X "thank god and all my sponsors while sipping energy drink" approach that looks where things are going at intense makes me look elsewhere. At least they still have Moir to retain a bit of a loose unit vibe.

 

[caad9]

Spot on eh. The squeaky clean moto-X "thank god and all my sponsors while sipping energy drink" approach that looks where things are going at intense makes me look elsewhere. At least they still have Moir to retain a bit of a loose unit vibe.

Hopefully Moir still gets plenty of freedom to be himself.

 

[Ultra Lord]

Hopefully Moir still gets plenty of freedom to be himself.

Yeah

 

[Dozer]

Spot on eh. The squeaky clean moto-X "thank god and all my sponsors while sipping energy drink" approach that looks where things are going at intense makes me look elsewhere. At least they still have Moir to retain a bit of a loose unit vibe.

Whatever, Gwin is a rad dude. He's a bloody fast rider that plays the PR game astoundingly well and everyone buys whatever he gets on. Jack will benefit from having a couple of super quick dudes around him, they'll potentially have a top three podium for Intense sometime soon.

Team rumors sucks, it takes the appeal of a big announcement away and people need to learn to keep things to themselves that are involved in the trade. Everyone hangs out to see what gig the fast guys are on and these announcements are so lackluster now with team rumors, makes it out as though you just can't trust anyone.

 

[moorey]

To be fair, you’ve been known to drop some goss, IIRC.

 

[Dozer]

To be fair, you’ve been known to drop some goss, IIRC.

Name one.

 

[moorey]

Name one.

I make no claims to recall correctly...but positive you said last year that Hill was leaving NP for Pole, and turning to CX...