I will, but it's -3f right now.
Rennie to Morewood for '09
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imagine if you were riding yours?
That honestly made me laugh out loud, good one. That will be a sick team with Graves, Gwin, Blenkinsop and Rennie, so much skill there.
rofls. you know what this rumor fire needs? more wood...
RUFUS was right
the official word here:
http://www.littermag.com/2009/nathan-rennie-and-mitch-delfs-ride-morewoods-in-09/
the official word here:
http://www.littermag.com/2009/nathan-rennie-and-mitch-delfs-ride-morewoods-in-09/
Yep, he's joining up with Mitch in Gravity Group on the Morewood/Kenda team.
It's going to be a fun summer!
It's going to be a fun summer!
For once I was right. WOOHOO.©2001;3133519 said:
That is huge. Morewood finally in the big show in the spotlight. Great news for Richard.
Morewood has been testing the BOS suspension exclusively and have really stepped it up. I would not be surprised at all if they pan full BOS suspension.
Nice! Good news!
toby
toby
What about other names for 09 season???
Names like Bryn atckinson, Luke Strobel, Jill Kintner.
I think they are without a ride for 09.
Names like Bryn atckinson, Luke Strobel, Jill Kintner.
I think they are without a ride for 09.
I fear there are more riders than rides in 2009.
There will be one more on the Morewood/Kenda team too.
gb ?
Rennie is on Kenda tires though....How many world cup top 10's did kenda have last year....?...
Mitch Delfs from AUS the one you are talking about?
Rennie is on Kenda tires though....How many world cup top 10's did kenda have last year....?...
Rennie and Peat were on Kenda for 2006 or 2007 or both. Look at race pics of them, they were both using Maxxis tires with the logo blacked out. Kenda's were used in the pits and photo shoots.
I thought luke was staying with maxxis, and they are rumored to be on rocky this year.
Kyle,
I do not believe Syndicate was on Kenda all of last year. Take a look at the latest Maxxis adds in any bike mag. The ones with all the featured riders have Rennie, Peaty, Minaar, and Bryceland.Rennie is on Kenda tires though....How many world cup top 10's did kenda have last year....?...
Now, also, if you count how many riders were actually riding the Kenda tires even though they were on a Kenda team, the numbers would be a lot more slim.
yeah....but sounds like Kenda is title sponsor now. So he will be running them....
Atkinson is the only guy i noticed (from afar) racing on the Kendas and placing somewhat respectable...
evil 2009
Mitch Delfs got a top 10 on Kendas at the Bromont World Cup. Kenda was the gravity group team title sponsor last year as well (Kenda Tomac).
He got lucky :biggrin:
Kenda was a big sponsor for Sydicate in '06/'07, but he still ran Maxxis. So, whether he runs them or not, is really up to him. But, when asked about his tires, he is probably required to say Kendas are the best tire around, on any terrain, in any condition, etc.
maybe VooDooHoo will chime in on how much his kid likes Kenda tires 
lthumbsdown:
Lopes thinks they rock, but then again Lopes in the master of the Universe with DW and Sam Hill. He could ride fast on a bald set of Panaracer Magic DH's(the white ones).
lthumbsdown:Lopes thinks they rock, but then again Lopes in the master of the Universe with DW and Sam Hill. He could ride fast on a bald set of Panaracer Magic DH's(the white ones).
To be fair, Lopes' signature Kenda tire (El Moco) isn't bad. ('cept maybe for the '55' on the knobs.... wtf)
Maybe Kenda engineers will work with Nathan Rennie and develop a more World-Cup-esque tire?
all this talk of tires sucking balls...
it's not that hard to make a decent tire. big black rubber knobs = success. people are too concerned with making them weigh less and less and end up with more and more flats and then come on the internet spraying hate for how much the tires "suck" when the truth is, they are too light and blow.
it's not that hard to make a decent tire. big black rubber knobs = success. people are too concerned with making them weigh less and less and end up with more and more flats and then come on the internet spraying hate for how much the tires "suck" when the truth is, they are too light and blow.
i think rennie will ride for schwinn
...oh wait... am i too late on this?
...oh wait... am i too late on this?
They were his teams sponsor last year, he loved them.maybe VooDooHoo will chime in on how much his kid likes Kenda tires
Ask him about 2009 and every year in the future and his answer will be different.
Didn't Kenda pull it's sponsorship from the syndicate because no one would use them?
After running Minion DHFs SRY for the past 4 years, I've switched to Kenda Nevegal Stick-E compound in the dual ply casing and I think they're f*ckin rad. Really impressed with them on a variety of surfaces. Will be running them this year I reckon.
Best part is, because Kenda has a crappy reputation heaps of people sell them without trying them. Cheap as...
Best part is, because Kenda has a crappy reputation heaps of people sell them without trying them. Cheap as...
Right, because most DH pros have the world on a platter...none of them are making sacrifices and compromises to do what they love or anything...
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Yes ok I understand your point that they have to make ends meet and get their hands on whatever sponsorship they can. But then it would be a case of take what you can get and learn to like it, not take money from brand X, and run brandy Y blacked out with a sharpie hoping no one would notice (unless you have a mutual sharpie agreement with the sponsor of course).Right, because most DH pros have the world on a platter...none of them are making sacrifices and compromises to do what they love or anything...
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I'm not implying that a person shouldn't take sponsorship of particular products they may not have thought much of, but they should at least use the product and give it a go until something better comes along, isn't it like that in every day life and jobs too?
Then again maybe your right because in some cases even negative publicity is still publicity.
In a black and white world I'd agree with you completely. It's ethically hypocritical to endorse something you don't use.
I just think idealism ends up at odds with practicality in this case. These guys in the top 20 or so on the WC are so close to each other, a huge factor like proper tires can kill the podium hopes of the best of them. Case in point Kovarik's and Matti Lehikoinen's 2007 results compared with their 2008 results...tires matter...
But, for less serious racers and weekend warrior types Kendas are fine. And the fact is that these guys buy tires because they see Peaty shredding a turn to pieces in a Kenda add in Mountain Bike Action. They're not gonna go race Champery... So Peaty gets a paycheck and gets to ride good tires, and Joe mtb gets tires that will work great for him...win/win.
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Funding a race team can be atrociously expensive for many companies. Big guns like Trek and Specialized can afford it, but smaller companies like Yeti or Santa Cruz rely on these sponsors who provide both cash and product, to get their teams to the races.
Sometimes the absolute best, isn't a financial possibility. If your team is offered $10 000 to endorse a certain product, you may very well choose that route, even if you have to break out the sharpie from time to time.
Sometimes the absolute best, isn't a financial possibility. If your team is offered $10 000 to endorse a certain product, you may very well choose that route, even if you have to break out the sharpie from time to time.
Even condoms?:biggrin: