Last time I checked, the Demo and the Session have very similar shaped shock curves - the main part of the bike that is hard to change. Obviously the geo is different, but Gwin can get what he wants in his race bike. So I would not expect much change due to the bike. Off track stuff and injury is a bigger factor.
It didnt mean to come across harsh Sam's my favourite rider but I meant from what I've ever seen of him he seems quite subdued and quiet just not the biggest personality on the circuit I guess but still has a massive following.
Yep there has to be more to it. If I was trying to get someone like Gwin to race for me I would have been pushing to have a contract signed by August/September, not waiting till December, so why wouldnt Whiteley get a contract signed by Gwin? Whiteley is no fool and hes not new to the game either so why the slip up? Seems odd.
I am already doubting the TWR side of the story. It sounds like a sob story. It is worded as if Gwin has signed a contract, but the reality is it is only a letter of intent..... There is a reason they have different titles. If this Whitely felllow was legitimate, he would have been upfront about the "letter of intent" aspect of the issue (i.e. something like "it has been tough, been trying to get Gwin on a full contract, there have been issues, dissapointed with how it unfolded, believe we did everything we could to get him to sign..." etc etc) and not written as if Gwin was actually in breach of a real contract.
I actually find his personality hilarious. Super dry and cheeky.
Hahahaha! Well played sir, well played.
no harm mate it was funny............... we all like Mr Hill but he wasnt put on this earth for public speaking roles - just like our Primeminister.
Heavy, id be taking a patent out on that frame, its not entirely ugly!
Agree with go Troy and top marks for the brake failure rumour, sadly there is a video with Shimano sitting down with Gwin and explaining the failure, i understand it was only with 1 brake which was a prototype.Whiteley will be running a bed and breakfast if he pushes this topic too much. Not many business people on the grid will want to deal with him if he's seen as a whiner (which, clearly.....he is). I doubt the "Gwin to Specialized" thing was done outside of legal grounds, they'd lose too much from it. The way I see it is Gwin, being Trek World Racing's penpal, wrote a letter to them from a race in Europe saying he'd like to ride with them for another few years. In other words: Get a fucking contract written up and put it under my nose or I'll stand on the corner at night and sell myself to other teams.
I reckon the deal was done well before the end of the world cup season. I have no grounds to back that but I know stuff about some stuff.
I fully expected Gwin to throw the bike on the ground mid way through his world champs run and walk off to the nearest church. The story was that his brakes failed and his run was butchered before it began. I still find it so hard to believe both brakes failed at the same time. I can honestly say that I, at punter level, can set up my brakes to be one hundred percent reliable and not fail. These teams claim to run things that are superior to what you and I can buy solely for racing purposes but brakes? You can't go to wild with brake development as it is already a bloody powerful thing to have working correctly. What is the moral of my story? I reckon Gwin had a Specialized deal in place before the world champ and had some lovers tiff with Trek over it so he binned his run to stick it up them. That again is purely a rumor I hope to start to do the rounds on forums but it still holds same scientific value.
For what it's worth, I hope Troy beats him at every race and wins everything he enters. I also reckon he'd be a good prime minister or state leader at best!
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