a winning yeti we could come forth,
and join
the purest church of all.
richie rude to YT? (gwin/church etc)
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2017 offseason guessing game - gossip thread
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a winning yeti we could come forth,
and join
the purest church of all.
richie rude to YT? (gwin/church etc)
"With shore on the horizon a new vision appeared,
Built with wood working tools from Merthyr,
and able to withstand chemical 86"
Is that Manon Carpenter to Radon?
"A blue oval, roaring like the hounds of hell,
A bull upon its crown and a new fire burning"
Gee doing more rally racing. Pretty sure he drives a Ford.
Built with wood working tools from Merthyr,
and able to withstand chemical 86"
Is that Manon Carpenter to Radon?
"A blue oval, roaring like the hounds of hell,
A bull upon its crown and a new fire burning"
Gee doing more rally racing. Pretty sure he drives a Ford.
yes. finally we'll get a bike guaranteed to win all the speed traps!
werent him and his brother just pushing Jeep for their crazy home brew race?
I know everybody always gets excited about Rude returning to DH, but think of it this way: If a midpack DH guy switches to Enduro, they're top 10. If a top enduroer switches to DH, they might not necessarily be #1.
Why would he give up a fantastic budding career in what is unfortunately probably the future of mountain bike racing to go have a significantly higher risk of injury and ending a career short by racing DH?
Why would he give up a fantastic budding career in what is unfortunately probably the future of mountain bike racing to go have a significantly higher risk of injury and ending a career short by racing DH?
Yes. As a DH racing team, they are sponsored by Jeep.
But rally is different and he drives a Ford Fiesta.
dang. i was hoping that that "bull on its crown" part meant he'd be rocking an old school taurus sho.
also wondering if the "prince" reference is to Luca Shaw as the next in line for 'murica . . .
Rat Boy
I'd go for Ratboy.
[sigh]
C'mon guys...I'm disappointed this is still so difficult for you. It's pretty damn easy to interpret if you stop and think about it:
Once upon time, a boat was sent,
To the south it sailed,
Many sights it saw,
^^
A direct analogy between Ratboy's boat and the Ark. It's a well accepted fact that Jeebus is a raging, bong huffing hippie, and thus has bestowed a holy marine vessel upon his favorite bong bro. And it sailed south? Well no shit, where the hell else do you sail from the UK? The French Riviera certainly isn't north of Liverpool now is it?
A Trojan horse crossing chasms both far and wide,
^^
A thinly veiled sexual metaphor, which includes a condom, which unfortunately breaks upon breaching the defensive curtains.
In it was stowed a Scotsman,
^^
Apparently @Gary is somehow involved, as per the usual. Hardly surprising if you consider that he likes nano-wheels and Ratboy was the last one to win on said tiny hoops.
With shore on the horizon a new vision appeared,
^^
Yeah, it's called a legit beach, replete with hot French girls and overweight, old guys in speedos
Built with wood working tools from Merthyr,
and able to withstand chemical 86,
A sight of beauty,
^^
Sounds like Ratboy is going to ride a bamboo frame and reduce his crabon footprint. It will also have strategically placed vent holes so it can double as a sweet bong.
a melting of cultures were seen,
^^
Also sounds like Gary brought some acid.
Haggis, Croissants, Sushi and Kumara,
^^
Yep, this is the sort of smorgasborg you eat when you're blasted at 3:30 AM
The seas flattened,
^^
I should hope that's the case when you're docked in Marseille
Dogs took their last supper on alpine heights,
^^
Moar Biblical/acid crap
The air was still, but the storm passed by,
Broken suddenly,
^^
Otherwise known as a "fart"
A blue oval, roaring like the hounds of hell,
^^
Rental Ford Mustang...destroyed
A bull upon its crown and a new fire burning,
^^
Redbull mixed with 151 rum, which you light before consuming. Commonly known as a Burning Bull.
After sound came sight,
and smell
^^
Acid is finally wearing off.
A rich mix, departing into the distance and out of our beams,
^^
2 stroke moto, kicking the fuck out of an e-bike/moped.
There we sat, longing , dreaming
^^
Meh, the new fuel injected 4 strokers really are better than the old 2 smokes.
50 stars we saw floating over,
^^
Someone is waking up from a bender under an American flag
a vision of valleys in a princes kingdom,
^^
Valleys = Andorra
Prince = CG (which also explains the benders)
with that we slept,
knowing,
waiting,
that one day soon,
a winning yeti we could come forth,
^^
A little confusing here, but I'm pretty sure this just means Yeti (coolers) is going to finally make a really nice and very expensive stainless steel bong.
and join
the purest church of all.
^^
Hail Satan
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that's pretty much a dead giveaway for ratty
So, does ratboy think the planes won't fly without him? that the Circus won't travel without him? His decision, as noble as it may seem, affects nothing in the environment.
Cut it off man! I heard if you name the T brand three times while looking at a suspension pivot it will appear and steal some links from your bike.
Mannon off Madison/Sacren or however that brand is spelt. Curious where she ends up.
Looks like Radon if that poem is to be believed.
Thats how I interpreted it.
+1 for radon
hello, my name is sandwich, and I just sanitized this thread.
i've reopened it, and you are free to comment.
any further form of sexual harassment in this thread will be met with a one week ban. no questions.
you are free to go off topic and discuss the newest wheelsize.
i've reopened it, and you are free to comment.
any further form of sexual harassment in this thread will be met with a one week ban. no questions.
you are free to go off topic and discuss the newest wheelsize.
dammit man. i'm not going to go into my complicated maths in detail AGAIN, but the next wheelsize is 13.75 - you heard it here first.
carry on discussing ratboy's future as a floating herb farmer, or whatever...
carry on discussing ratboy's future as a floating herb farmer, or whatever...
i'm sure he does and possibly he doesn't want to be a part of it or feels like he'd rather not be contributing to the situation.
I can understand Ratboys decision. If you disagree with something you're free to opt out of doing it as a statement, even if that activity still continues it's a moral standpoint.
Much like the 'one less car' stickers you see on bikes, no one at Ford is going "hold production, 4 more stickers were bought today, we need to scrap 4 cars". The planes will still fly and the races will still be held, but Bryce can relax in his houseboat, in a cloud of smoke and know that he's no longer part of the cycle.
Whether he's aware of his boat and moto emissions and will be retiring to a cave to ride locally handmade steel singlespeeds is yet to be seen.
Much like the 'one less car' stickers you see on bikes, no one at Ford is going "hold production, 4 more stickers were bought today, we need to scrap 4 cars". The planes will still fly and the races will still be held, but Bryce can relax in his houseboat, in a cloud of smoke and know that he's no longer part of the cycle.
Whether he's aware of his boat and moto emissions and will be retiring to a cave to ride locally handmade steel singlespeeds is yet to be seen.
Loic Bruni on Santa Cruz pump track https://www.instagram.com/p/BMiWT5tjOkU/ WTF?
I cannot see what bike he is riding on my phone...
I cannot see what bike he is riding on my phone...
loicbruni29 Santa Cruz pump track today was fun ! Good to get back on the P3.
while certainly a valid point, don't forget that rude was jr world champ at DH prior to making the switch to enduro.
Fair point, but the transition from Junior World Champ to top tier Elite is not at all assured, in fact I think most have not met "expectations" in elites.
Levisson off Dirt/Propain
https://dirtmountainbike.com/news/isak-levisson-propain-dirt-zelvy-part-ways-2017.html
https://dirtmountainbike.com/news/isak-levisson-propain-dirt-zelvy-part-ways-2017.html
My Google-Fu has failed me in trying to find a list of Junior World Champs winners, but... Troy Brosnan, Loic Bruni, Loris Vergier, Danny Hart, Josh Bryceland, Nico Vouilloz... seems like pretty good stock to me.
OK, found the list. I'd say that maybe 4 of these didn't pan out. LOL.
http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/News/17/86/17/HistoriqueChampionnatsduMondeMTB-DHI-MJ_Neutral.pdf
http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/News/17/86/17/HistoriqueChampionnatsduMondeMTB-DHI-MJ_Neutral.pdf
Don't care to argue but I think it all depends on how you define "top tier" and "expectations". Sure the majority of former junior champs did OK in Elites at least for a couple years, but a bunch more than 4 of those guys failed to have a long term, lucrative career at the very top end of the WC circuit. To my point, by my (likely not fully accurate) count, only 6 of the 26 guys on that list ever went on to win an elite WC or overall title.
And none of those juniors left DH for 3(?) years to race enduro before coming back to rejoin the DH field at the most competitive it's ever been.
I'm sure Rude could be a threat, but Graves was destroying everyone at enduros then only placed moderately at the WC he came back for.
I'm sure Rude could be a threat, but Graves was destroying everyone at enduros then only placed moderately at the WC he came back for.