Yes, Sam is an introvert and incrediably shy. He's never going to be a showman for the cameras or some loudmouth. And he's critised for that.
No, you're don't know what I was referring to. Someone (or maybe two) messing with a one-off custom paint job and cutting all the brake lines... I call vandalism. I wont name names, because one of these fellows at least apologised, and I think people would be horrified to know who they were.
Quite honestly I don't care what you're talking about. I've been more excited about the racing scene this year than in a long time thanks to the amazing amount of news and information that's been available lately. I don't care what goes on behind the curtains and it's exactly the sort of name dropping and "insider information" crap that annoys the hell out of people who are just fans rather than fanboys. Let the best rider win and he can work out his personal problems and interpersonal conflicts on his own.
You upset me. I really REALLY care what you're talking about.
I couldn't agree more. The racing has been fantastic, whoever has been winning. But the quality of racing wasn't being discussed. If you want to discuss racing, I would suggest a thread on that, not sponsorship.
And had I not quoted Sam, Dan Wask's response would have been "BS!" just as it was about the other matters. How else do you go about challenging a statement unless you can back up your claim? Granted, the validity of the words of a rep against mine, is no great challenge, but I doubt it would have convinced Dan his statement was wrong.
??? I just said he was a shy kid. Where's your gripe?
It isn't a joke when you are fighting for the overall and miss the entire first day of practice at finals because you have to have new wheels built and brake lines run.
I'm not in a twist about any of this but I just find it weird that people want to air behind the scenes dirty laundry on a message board. I'd much rather talk about how good the racing has been this season than who did what to whom and who didn't shake hands with who after the race was over. By all means carry on your conversation and I'll go back to my normal comment free existence. Sorry.
it's certainly no secret, but as far as joking around goes i'd draw the line well before the point of snipping a competitor's brake lines and spokes. the fact they did it while Hill's bike was on display at the SRAM tent right after he won 07 Worlds wasn't too classy either. SRAM and Syndicate share a pit and apparently the boys didn't like looking at the bike that just beat them. pretty lame really.
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fixed it for yayou guys do realize theres probley a rebuttle to that descent post saying he's going to trek using a ridemonkey thread pic.......
id love to count how many times this has been said "i personally know (insert: sam hill, trek/specialized marketing director, trek/specialized rep, trek/specialized janitor, my and sams moms unborn child...) and they said sam is going to there company 100% for sure" theres a millions posts on every forum. and when he ends up riding for Sunn we will all have a good laugh.........
I was going to cut your brake lines while in the lift line at the Open, but your arse was back at the tent spraying your precious helmet with PAM.it's certainly no secret, but as far as joking around goes i'd draw the line well before the point of snipping a competitor's brake lines and spokes. the fact they did it while Hill's bike was on display at the SRAM tent right after he won 07 Worlds wasn't too classy either. SRAM and Syndicate share a pit and apparently the boys didn't like looking at the bike that just beat them. pretty lame really.
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Sam's press releases only come via The OFCC (Official Forehead Caterpillar Communique)
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Whoa whoa whoa, who's angry? I'm hoping you didn't get upset over something I said, because I sure didn't cry over my mistake. I was just going by what my rep told me. If you look at my post, you'll see that in that same block o' text I bagged Sam for not having a personality, not after your response that he hasn't made a decision. So sure, I could totally be wrong, I'll admit that.
Seems what Sams going to be doing next year is a touchy subject eh?
and besides, they have fully built up spare wheel sets and every other part you can think of breaking ready to go incase he destroys a wheel or fork or frame or what ever on the way down, hardly going to be 20minutes to switch brakes and wheels, i know i can do it in less time and im no pro mechanic. i'd have been pissed if someone did that to my bike, but in time i think i'd calm down and see the funny side of it and i think it would add to the memory. 90% of those top 10 riders are great guys and are always looking for fun(sometimes in the form of a harmless practical joke). take it in the spirit of things and chill out, its not like sam even paid for the repairs either.
Yes it was after the '07 Champs in FW. No, DH is not like road racing where they have a whole bunch of ready-to-go bikes on hand. And that is really beside the point. It was a stupid prank.
Bike was traveling in the SRAM truck as planned and was a day behind the team, setup, driving for 2-3 days etc. At this point they did not know what had happened yet.
May I ask why you care about us caring? You posting in this thread tells me that you give a crap about us talking about the subject at hand. Seems to me you of all people are the one who needs to stop posting here.
so Sam will follow the DW Link. Fine for him - please close this thread now, it's August 2008 and we are only talking about 2009 line upsSam isn't actually going anywhere, he's still riding for the Monster Energy team only they will be on different frames in '09. why is this still so hard for people to understand.
as for the actual Trek team, it's being run by Martin Whitely and 23 Degrees so there's a pretty good chance it will be made up of at least a few riders he already represents: Blekinsop, Lehikoinen, Leov, Strait, Strobel, Vasquez, Minnaar, Fairclough. sure a few of them already have contracts but that's not much of an issue in the ultra high-stakes world of DH mtb racing.
I have strong loyalty to Monster Energy, in the same way I supported Bill Stapleton and Tailwind Sports during their seven TdF victories.Sam isn't actually going anywhere, he's still riding for the Monster Energy team only they will be on different frames in '09. why is this still so hard for people to understand.
as for the actual Trek team, it's being run by Martin Whitely and 23 Degrees so there's a pretty good chance it will be made up of at least a few riders he already represents: Blekinsop, Lehikoinen, Leov, Strait, Strobel, Vasquez, Minnaar, Fairclough. sure a few of them already have contracts but that's not much of an issue in the ultra high-stakes world of DH mtb racing.
