[iRider]

Yeah but this is further to my point - the Sunday was ridden by a fast and popular rider (perfect combo). Whereas you can get the same success pretty much with a slower, but more popular rider as you do with a very fast, less popular rider. Looking back at World Champs bikes over the past 20 years, there's plenty of examples of bikes that didn't sell very well, or were entirely unavailable to buy.

Looking at my local spots (in the different places I lived over the years) it breaks down to these DH bikes being popular:

YT: cheap access to the sport, Gwin later was a bonus but they were abundant before
Giant, Specialized, Trek, Scott, KHS: LBS hooking up the kids that are into DH
Yeti: local dealer instrumental in getting folks on these bikes (had too many rails and was too heavy for me, so I had to miss out on an awesome deal)
Intense, Foes, Orange, Santa Cruz, Nicolai, Alutech, (Pivot): especially in the early years the only viable options if you didn't want a glorified XC bike; later more the enthusiast bikes for folks that know what they want; local dealer helps to increase numbers but often independent from support
Iron Horse: Sam Hill fanbois
GT: funnily in the RTS/LTS years many (Nico, King, Peat), lately not so popular although Wyn is quite a popular rider; might also have to do with LBS support

 

[iRider]

Schleybletops, brought to you by... Fezzari?

Richie Schley Joins Fezzari Factory Team - Pinkbike

Freeride legend and MTB Hall of Famer Richie Schley will be throwing schlebletops with Fezzaris in 2020.

m.pinkbike.com

Initially I wanted to write that he might not want to ride eBikes but then I followed the link....

 

[jonKranked]

that moment when you hit rock bottom

Once you've ridden for Rotwild you've entered the asymptotic part of your career curve.

I thought rock bottom was Lopes on ellesworth

 

[Mo(n)arch]

I thought rock bottom was Lopes on ellesworth

Schley on e-bikes is rock bottom-er.

 

[jonKranked]

Schley on e-bikes is rock bottom-er.

i dunno. lopes won a bunch of world cups then fell to ellesworth. does he even have a frame sponsor now?

 

[jstuhlman]

i dunno. lopes won a bunch of world cups then fell to ellesworth. does he even have a frame sponsor now?

nope, not according to his website. but you could have him come do a sick clinic for you bruh. www.brianlopes.com/clinics/

 

[mykel]

nope, not according to his website. but you could have him come do a sick clinic for you bruh. www.brianlopes.com/clinics/

Does it include a section on parking?
or how about when and when not to wear a shirt?

 

[Jeremy R]

Does it include a section on parking?
or how about when and when not to wear a shirt?

 

[Mo(n)arch]

i dunno. lopes won a bunch of world cups then fell to ellesworth. does he even have a frame sponsor now?

I remember the Froriders (Tippie and Simmons) talking about Schley being the business man of them and having big cars and bigger paychecks then them. Seems like this came around big time. Fact is, that it is rather silent around Schley since a few years.

 

[jonKranked]

I remember the Froriders (Tippie and Simmons) talking about Schley being the business man of them and having big cars and bigger paychecks then them. Seems like this came around big time. Fact is, that it is rather silent around Schley since a few years.

well, given that schley has a frame sponsor and lopes doesn't, lopes still gets the rock bottom title

 

[maxyedor]

I remember the Froriders (Tippie and Simmons) talking about Schley being the business man of them and having big cars and bigger paychecks then them. Seems like this came around big time. Fact is, that it is rather silent around Schley since a few years.

To be fair, he may be raking in the dough riding shitacular bikes. I know Lopes, as douchey as he is, has done very well for himself, $100k vans, Porsches, house in Laguna Beach etc. Schley doesn't seem too far behind in terms of lifestyle, maybe selling out is the right move?

 

[Mo(n)arch]

To be fair, he may be raking in the dough riding shitacular bikes. I know Lopes, as douchey as he is, has done very well for himself, $100k vans, Porsches, house in Laguna Beach etc. Schley doesn't seem too far behind in terms of lifestyle, maybe selling out is the right move?

Proably, yes.
Rotwild for sure was a good deal for him. But these abominations? Not so sure to be honest.

 

[fwp]

Lopes, that dude is old as fuck, still fast as shit, and still gets paid to ride his bike, even if the guy comes off as douchey you gotta hand it to him. Made a good living in a sport where getting paid well is nearly impossible.

 

[Gary]

So... it's global post a pic of yer burd day on instagram again and Rock Jebus chooses to post a pic of himself dressed in a mix of the fireman and cowboy outfits from the village people

Aaron Gwin on Instagram: "Made it to Boulder City for the race this weekend. Grab your eagles boys, we’re going freedoming! #freeeedom #Gwintimidation #fingerguns"

10K likes, 85 comments - aarongwin1 on February 13, 2020: "Made it to Boulder City for the race this weekend. Grab your eagles boys, we’re going freedoming! #freeeedom #Gwintimidation #fingerguns".

www.instagram.com

 

[chris_f]

Well he did post a picture of the one he loves more than anything else here in this world.

 

[jonKranked]

So... it's global post a pic of yer burd day on instagram again and Rock Jebus chooses to post a pic of himself dressed in a mix of the fireman and cowboy outfits from the village people

Aaron Gwin on Instagram: "Made it to Boulder City for the race this weekend. Grab your eagles boys, we’re going freedoming! #freeeedom #Gwintimidation #fingerguns"

10K likes, 85 comments - aarongwin1 on February 13, 2020: "Made it to Boulder City for the race this weekend. Grab your eagles boys, we’re going freedoming! #freeeedom #Gwintimidation #fingerguns".

www.instagram.com

that hat > his hair

 

[sethimus]

is that his coming out now?

 

[Fool]

ugh. catastahnee

Tahnée Seagrave on Instagram: "No words could ever describe how I feel right now... Dislocated ankle, broken Tib & Fib, ligament tears & all the rest... It’s part of the game and sometimes you get dealt with some pretty shitty cards. Sometimes more than once or twice...But good players don’t need good cards. "

51K likes, 3,162 comments - tahneeseagrave on February 15, 2020: "No words could ever describe how I feel right now... Dislocated ankle, broken Tib & Fib, ligament tears & all the rest... It’s part of the game and sometimes you get dealt with some pretty shitty cards. Sometimes more than once or...

www.instagram.com

 

[slimshady]

See people? 26" wheels ARE THE ONES MEANT TO KILL YOU!!! You better come back to wagon wheels ASAP!!!

 

[jackalope]

ugh. catastahnee

Tahnée Seagrave on Instagram: "No words could ever describe how I feel right now... Dislocated ankle, broken Tib & Fib, ligament tears & all the rest... It’s part of the game and sometimes you get dealt with some pretty shitty cards. Sometimes more than once or twice...But good players don’t need good cards. "

51K likes, 3,162 comments - tahneeseagrave on February 15, 2020: "No words could ever describe how I feel right now... Dislocated ankle, broken Tib & Fib, ligament tears & all the rest... It’s part of the game and sometimes you get dealt with some pretty shitty cards. Sometimes more than once or...

www.instagram.com

Well fuck Odin in his good eye...wretched news for her, as that's likely the whole season IMO. That said, I think Pom Pom had a bad ankle explosion early last year and made it back to great form by the end. Was so looking forward to seeing Tahnee, Marine, Hoff, Pom Pom, Trace and sick/mental/ya know Rach battle it out this season. Phalanges crossed everyone else stays out of the ER in the meantime.

 

[Gary]

that hat > his hair

Village people > fashion sense (Than AG)

 

[Gary]

See people? 26" wheels ARE THE ONES MEANT TO KILL YOU!!! You better come back to wagon wheels ASAP!!!

Uh? did her ankle in the skatepark/DJing?

 

[Gary]

Ah... DJs

Tahnee Seagrave Breaks Tibia and Fibula After Crashing on Dirt Jumps - Pinkbike

Tahnee Seagrave is out of action after a crash which resulted in a dislocated ankle, broken tibia and fibula and ligament tears.

www.pinkbike.com