2024 racing thread
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The time must come Lad’s! When our Hero’s Retire. I know Brother,you can not let it go. It takes time. My Hero in Boxing is “Smokin Joe”,to me Top 3 of All Time! Never got Any Love! But he did have Respect! I hate that he stayed in the Game too long? I still Love um,he was a Champ till the End In my Heart.
I am Hoping for 1 last win from my Hero,Worlds would be too much for Avy. I must say,I will be talking Shit it this matter became real.
Avy
"Uhm, AKSHULLLY blahblahblah a bunch of blathering nobody gives a fuck about because it's both dumb and misses the point" *tips fedora*
Thats what you both sound like right now.
What is it about giving people credit for the things they've done and helped create that's so hard for some of yall?
Tesla was circling the drain faster than Kona and Pole, making shitty cars that nobody wanted when Musk came in and bought the company. He proceeded to gut the company, replace the board, and bring in new funding and completely change the direction of the company. The only original parts remaining were that it was named "Tesla" and made electric cars. For all intents and purposes he founded the company. Are we not giving credit to Wozniak and Jobs for creating Apple because Shockley, Brattain, and Bardeen invented the transistor and Jobs and Woz repurposed it? Do Shockley Brattain and Bardeen not deserve credit for the transistor because electricity and the abacus were discovered/invented centuries before?
I didn't exclude Gee or Dan, I didn't exclude any of the founding members of Atherton bikes, and nor did I imply that Rachel did everything single handedly - but Rachel is very much one of the founding members. And she very clearly has a lot of pots in the fire right now. And she's very clearly competitive at the highest level without a ton of effort going into it comparatively. She trained for what, 3 weeks before winning the first race of the year?
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You didn't.
Dan and Gee have done a fuck ton more for mtb than their wee sis. That was my point.
nope
Yes and No. They're very much a package
I remember Rach as a little kid hanging around the Atherton pits (Dad's caravan with awning and windbreakers) at local and national races being looked after by her dad while Dan and Gee were already established Elite WC racers cutting a career for themselves.
I also remember Rach's first DH race... Showing tons of potential but crashing out (no doubt due to nerves) on an inoccuous drop into a dark wooded corner.
Rach's first DH bike was a dodgy smaller prototype (muddy fox) frame that bottomed out on itself but as luck would have it also made it a better size for a less strong young girl.
That quote from Claudio about Rach being fast because of her brothers wasn't untrue.
Don't worry. I'm not taking anything away from her achievements. She's still a fucking absolutely legend.
They all are.
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your life mottoPick a thread
Be the biggest dick in it
Gary has a point.
My wife likes Gee and Dan, but is a huge Rachel fan. So who's done the most is subjective based on what you're calling most.
that‘s still on the wall in garys shop
on look at it in the morning equals one of his scottish energy drinks
If this has been discussed already, I missed it, but I think the new Monster Energy Supercross Pro Tour of US Downhill Mountain Biking is pretty dang cool actually.
I plan to hit the Big Bear race in August if I'm in town. Looking at the calendar, it seems there should be space in the schedule for international pros to show up. I hope the series is successful and grows!
I plan to hit the Big Bear race in August if I'm in town. Looking at the calendar, it seems there should be space in the schedule for international pros to show up. I hope the series is successful and grows!
Was the Contents page pic in a Dirt.
The Official Iron Horse Sunday / DW-Link Tech. & Tuning Section
10 speed rear Zee derailleur, 9 speed SRAM shifter, 9 speed cassette and a little shim for the derailleur all works great. Still have the above on my wifes DH bike. The person on RM who was selling the shims still has them as I inquired last year I think.
ridemonkey.bikemag.com
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It’s wildy infuriating that the finals at Killington goes up against World Cup xc in Lake Placid, 2.5 hours away.
Sam Hill himself says on insta that he will be between the tape and not finish with racing after the demise of Nukeproof putting an abrupt end to his career
Back to Iron Horse maybe?
Back to Iron Horse maybe?
Somebody on the interwebz said Foes?!?Sam Hill himself says on insta that he will be between the tape and not finish with racing after the demise of Nukeproof putting an abrupt end to his career
Back to Iron Horse maybe?
Sam Hill himself says on insta that he will be between the tape and not finish with racing after the demise of Nukeproof putting an abrupt end to his career
Back to Iron Horse maybe?
S A M H I L L on Instagram: "Hey guys, Where do I even start? Obviously 2023 didn’t go to plan. I wanted to return to DH, challenge myself and relearn the speeds of the current top elite men. The sport has changed since I last fully committed to the World Cup circuit and I knew it was going to be a big adjustment for myself. I felt like I was building momentum & getting comfortable on the DH bike again but then unfortunately as you all know broke my foot. I flew home and had surgery straight away. Fast forward a couple months post surgery, I was in the talks of re-negotiating my contract with Nukeproof to go racing again in 2024 as I was feeling super motivated to make my comeback AGAIN. Things were looking positive until I got the news from my manager that Nukeproof and the parent companies who own them had gone into liquidation and I was basically made redundant effective immediately. It was definitely not something I had seen coming and was a huge shock to wrap my head around as an athlete. I’ve never not had a bike deal or a direction my career was going in and to be honest I just wanted to give up all together. In 2013 when I first signed with Nukeproof, I took a huge risk and left a big brand to go for a smaller, more family run company which thankfully took me down the path of winning 3 more world titles, created a line of my own products and being the face of their race team. Signing with brands has never been about money for me. I mean it’s nice to be lucky enough to be paid to race but I’ve always just wanted brands to support me and give me the space to ride, provide results for them and just be me, Sam. Nukeproof was all of that and they always supported me no matter what my goal was for racing. Everyone who created Nukeproof were family to me, my wife and kids. The team was all apart of my success and for it to all be over, without a proper goodbye, one last whirl or any warning has been really, really hard. I thought I would ride and be apart of the Nukeproof family forever and possibly have a manager roll myself when I retired racing (rest in comments)…"
29K likes, 740 comments - samhill13 on April 26, 2024: "Hey guys, Where do I even start? Obviously 2023 didn’t go to plan. I wanted to return to DH, challenge myself and relearn the speeds of the current top elite men. The sport has changed since I last fully committed to the World Cup circuit...
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Had CRC/Wiggle not gone down the pan Id have seen Sam live out his days just being the living Legend of the brand "Nukeproof" now that's gone he's gotta somehow keep himself relevant to continue bringing in income from bicycles.
Wish him well but can't honestly see him bring a true contender in WC DH again. Be ace to be proven wrong tho.
Wish him well but can't honestly see him bring a true contender in WC DH again. Be ace to be proven wrong tho.
Sam Hill, even if he isn't currently what he once was, is just cool to see riding a bike.
Also how awesome must it be, to not be at your highest level, but having the leverage of being SAM HILL and getting to basically pick and choose when and where he wants to race these days?
Also how awesome must it be, to not be at your highest level, but having the leverage of being SAM HILL and getting to basically pick and choose when and where he wants to race these days?
He said in his Instagram post that he thought he would be a part of the Nukeproof family forever and possibly take up a manager's role when he retired from racing.
Maybe they will come back again.
Before Chain Reaction, it was a US brand that made super light Ti parts and frames.
They had these sweet hubs with a bonded carbon center section that liked to separate from the flanges, I had one kicking around for years.
Before Chain Reaction, it was a US brand that made super light Ti parts and frames.
They had these sweet hubs with a bonded carbon center section that liked to separate from the flanges, I had one kicking around for years.
Oh... There's definitely a chance you'll see the brand name again...
Have a peruse of how the new owner of Nukeproof brought back iconic early 80s to early 2000s British mtb brand Muddyfox
Have a peruse of how the new owner of Nukeproof brought back iconic early 80s to early 2000s British mtb brand Muddyfox
It is where he keeps his weed
Don't know about that one, but he had that frame before.