Team CRC want to win. I assume that Sam still wants to win. The Nukeproof is a proven winner. How is this bad news?
Im with rone here nothing wrong with going crc
Why are they not seen as bigger players Id put that down to lower named riders, they have two great riders on board but with hill, gwin, minnaar, hannah atherton etc around they are over shadowed. manufactures are always about improving the bikes and being up there, id figure given CRC's lower results over the year they will be more dedicated than the higher brands which could coast a little more (not that I am saying they coast) but sometimes being at the top can reduce your motivation a little and make you lose that chasing drive.
Hill is not a rider who needs to scrap together a sponsorship ride, he obviously chose CRC because he felt like they have something to offer him in terms of winning, I wouldn't be questioning hill on that one.
The demo was a poor bike when sam first signed up and not only did he make it work but they worked to bring out the current demo, the nukeproof bike is way better than what the demo was when he signed, Maybe being more of a underdog and less in the spot light of specialized hill might actually drop some pressure and perform better.
Majority if not all the bikes on the circuit are capable of winning.
breathing some fresh life into hills racing career can only do him good, his an amazing rider who has had some bad injury luck the last few seasons likewise he does well on what ever bike he is on, the demo is very different from the IH. These wc riders are true riders they can win on any rig with good geo and decent design.
I hoping he has a killer year and we see the domination we saw in 07 from him, Iv no doubt his got that crazy on the limit sam in him.
p.s Id love to see sic mick smash this season