2021 racing rumors
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Not a racer, but Hans Rey is with GT since forever.
Has Kovarik ridden for any other team? First time I became aware of him he was already on Intense.
Hill was on Intense, Iron Horse, Specialized and now Nukeproof.
Minnaar on Animal Orange, Global Orange, Haro, Syndicate.
Peaty on Saracen, MBUK (GT frames I think), GT, Syndicate.
Has Kovarik ridden for any other team? First time I became aware of him he was already on Intense.
Hill was on Intense, Iron Horse, Specialized and now Nukeproof.
Minnaar on Animal Orange, Global Orange, Haro, Syndicate.
Peaty on Saracen, MBUK (GT frames I think), GT, Syndicate.
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Aren't you missing Honda whatever for Minnaar?
add Orange before SantaCruz
Hans Rey's entire career baffles me.
Dress in horrible GT gear and do backhops. sometimes front hops.
PROFIT
Add Kona and Orange
Team MBUK were actually on SantaCruz bikes the year Peaty signed for GT
You guys are right. Missed Honda for Minnaar and Orange for Peaty, dang! Should not write posts with low blood sugar.
Kona was before or after Saracen?
Sniped. Good one!
since 1994 (!) apparently. coming up on 3 decades. not bad.
early 2000's, yeah.
They made good (for the time) bikes, well OK bikes anyway. Then they made really shit budget bikes, then they went away, then Madison brought them back to life in their current guise.
Saracen never actually went away.
Saracen along with MuddyFox were one of the first mass produced affordable (steel) mtb brands in the UK and both companies sold shit loads of bikes until the early 00s when both brands made cheap Alu jump bikes, average XC style hardtails and pretty poor FS mtb. From the mid 00s until Madison bought and rejuvinated the brand in 2009 Saracen did indeed make budget Aluminium bikes.
Muddyfox weren't so lucky
from this ('99 DH Ultimate)
to this...
Ultimate WTAF?
Saracen along with MuddyFox were one of the first mass produced affordable (steel) mtb brands in the UK and both companies sold shit loads of bikes until the early 00s when both brands made cheap Alu jump bikes, average XC style hardtails and pretty poor FS mtb. From the mid 00s until Madison bought and rejuvinated the brand in 2009 Saracen did indeed make budget Aluminium bikes.
Muddyfox weren't so lucky
from this ('99 DH Ultimate)
to this...
Ultimate WTAF?
I've always loved this segment as well, nice revival.
i still can't believe trek ditched that design so quickly. all they needed to do was shave a few pounds off the frame and spec it with a better shock.
it’s true the session ten was the only good looking trek dh frame. I can’t seem to find a clear shot of the linkage but I can’t stop seeing a high pivot evil in there somehow (I think it’s the white and rear triangle shape). I feel like the design is something that could work with modern geo.
At some point I forgot 47-50lbs dh bikes were normal. My first dh bike was a Marin and I was stoked it was 50 some odd pounds I seem to remember my 20” was about the same weight 415 chain kink 44 sprocket and kink pegs, so many sparks! Wow thanks for that trip down memory lane!
i actually got to ride one. the geometry was fine for the time, but yea it was a fucking tank. one of the heaviest production DH bikes ever made. i think frame alone was like 12 or 13 lbs.
BMW called and wants to claim that title.
The numbers I can find readily now for the racelink were 14-17lbs, but that's with cranks and shock. The session 10 was like 12 or 13 without shock I believe.I thought they were?
They were not made to order with custom geometry, or?
TMX was such a beast. A sofa w/ avalance suspension front/rear.
Nicolai Lambda was stupid heavy. What did the Trek Diesel weigh? Can't find info. Early 2000s Stab Primo was really heavy as well. Banshee Scream was 14.5lbs.
Dak on YT.
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