Musical chair game 2016 or Teh offseason prophecy
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with '16 being an Olympic year, curious if S is making any big road/xc moves.
I also wonder about specialized seeing less value when their top racer is not flossing their whole kit (clothes, components, suspension, accessories, shoes, helmets, etc)
I also wonder about specialized seeing less value when their top racer is not flossing their whole kit (clothes, components, suspension, accessories, shoes, helmets, etc)
The new "M16" ?
Nothing screams USA more than an Intense. And we all know Gwin is all about USA.
It would be a huge revitalization for Intense. They would end up selling a shit ton of framesets/bikes.
Maybe if they gave Gwin profit sharing or a percentage of there sales they could pay what he wants.
Nothing screams USA more than an Intense. And we all know Gwin is all about USA.
It would be a huge revitalization for Intense. They would end up selling a shit ton of framesets/bikes.
Maybe if they gave Gwin profit sharing or a percentage of there sales they could pay what he wants.
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Gwin to new DW-Link Redline bikes.
but after reading the PB article it does make sense.. some guy on PB said it well
"It begins with a passion that ends up as a job, the dichotomy between fun and finance will forever haunt our sportsmen and women."
i wonder what company can shell out as much money as Gwin wants
edit: some interesting talk on the last page of vital thread
http://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/2016-Racing-Rumours,8720?page=29#post_22247?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=spotlight
"Bruni, Vergier & Iles were seen riding a demo yesterday close to my hometown" - some bruv on face-space
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Well, the big hole in my argument for gwin staying with specialized was my forgetting to factor in an agreement on pay. I are not right about that one lol
Any more words of wisdom?
Gwin
"Almost equally important is the company's social vibe. By vibe, I'm referring to an overall direction, image, style, etc."
Gwin to Intense would be my pick. So Cal kid on a So Cal Bike.
Bruni to Specialized might be interesting. What if the reigning world champ's results went to shit on a Demo?
Highly doubtful though as Bruni looks like the next generation of dominance.
"Almost equally important is the company's social vibe. By vibe, I'm referring to an overall direction, image, style, etc."
Gwin to Intense would be my pick. So Cal kid on a So Cal Bike.
Bruni to Specialized might be interesting. What if the reigning world champ's results went to shit on a Demo?
Highly doubtful though as Bruni looks like the next generation of dominance.
I would imagine the only bike companies capable of paying the same kind of figures Gwin was asking for would be Trek, Specialized, or Giant. As mentioned previously, that doesn't mean there isn't going to be outside money involved though...
Is he back on Trek, yet?
Manhattanprjkt sure thinking so. He's heard things.
So he's riding martin whitely in the treckworldracing series with a yeti on his back!
Knew it!
You're so dense sometimes. He's riding a yeti with a Martin Whitely on his back. How could you be so stupid? Do you even go here?
I can confirm that I haven't seen Gwin riding on any of my local trails near Yeti HQ, so this can't be true.
after gwin trolled us all on his instagram video laughing at all the speculation of him leaving the big S, cant trust shit
all i know is that Lourdes is 102 days away
here.
He's already done that. It's too cold here for his SoCal ass.
Gwin is a Cali homer
Gwin wants to be part of the design/testing process
Gwin is relatively short (i.e. kidwoo "short")
Gwin is white
Now think about the Easter Bunny...what does he do every April? That's right, the fuzzy bastard comes back to life.
So it seems pretty obvious he is going to resurrect the SWD brand...Just a few tweaks to the geo, and this bad boy will be winning WCs
But really, I'm pretty sure he's going to be riding for Guerrilla Gravity in 2016 (mainly because mtg agreed to make him a bad ass set of dentures).
Oops, too much?
Gwin wants to be part of the design/testing process
Gwin is relatively short (i.e. kidwoo "short")
Gwin is white
Now think about the Easter Bunny...what does he do every April? That's right, the fuzzy bastard comes back to life.
So it seems pretty obvious he is going to resurrect the SWD brand...Just a few tweaks to the geo, and this bad boy will be winning WCs
But really, I'm pretty sure he's going to be riding for Guerrilla Gravity in 2016 (mainly because mtg agreed to make him a bad ass set of dentures).
Oops, too much?
Gwin reignited his racing on and enduro with a 40 up front, Ritchie Rude has been riding an SB6 with a 40 up front, but always in a full face, Conclusive proof that Gwin has been posing as Rude while testing the SB6 in preparation for the 16 season. It's science.Yeti doesn't give two shits about DH racing, they don't even make DH bikes anymore.
Gwin on a Trek Session
Wonder when the big news will be revealed? If I was on that marketing team it would be the boring Monday after the new years holiday when everyone is back at work and camping out on the internet.
He did, but it was against a bunch of amatuers, not world cup level competition.
Also, his crash probably cost him a grand total of 2 seconds, it was on a slow part of the course and he was back on his bike before many even realized he went down.
Oh, and he won that race last year on the same course/bike as well.
I don't reply to this stuff without sarcasm, but!
The big 3 come to mind first- Trek, Special-ed and Giant. We all know Special is out and a return to Trek not likely, especially after signing Athertons.
Giant? Maybe.
But he mentioned the vibe. Since SC was bought out by a bigger company who wants to sell them all around the world, is this his landing? With Peaty retiring, SC won't need to up his salary next year. Are they looking for someone like Gwinn with a consistent winning record? They're out of California too. Not made there, but hq wouldn't be a bad trip for him. Besides, SC has always had that "vibe" of a DH/FR/AM company.
Not a prediction, but just a thought...
The big 3 come to mind first- Trek, Special-ed and Giant. We all know Special is out and a return to Trek not likely, especially after signing Athertons.
Giant? Maybe.
But he mentioned the vibe. Since SC was bought out by a bigger company who wants to sell them all around the world, is this his landing? With Peaty retiring, SC won't need to up his salary next year. Are they looking for someone like Gwinn with a consistent winning record? They're out of California too. Not made there, but hq wouldn't be a bad trip for him. Besides, SC has always had that "vibe" of a DH/FR/AM company.
Not a prediction, but just a thought...
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Why can't I find anything that states this is correct?
Oops, I've said too much...
They didn't? I thought they did for some reason... I'll go back and edit that.
They didn't? I thought they did for some reason... I'll go back and edit that.
its true.. william minnar was born in south carolina, then moved to mississippi in the 1860s
source: https://www.myheritage.com/names/william_minnar