2018 Racing Rumors

12/31/2017 4:24am
krabo83 wrote:
loosedog was never on fox if i'm not mistaken, sram/rockshox for this year and bos before that.
iceman2058 wrote:
You're thinking of the wrong Fox... Wink
here is the post confirming josh lewis off fox

https://www.instagram.com/p/BdXQUiFhSHD/?taken-by=loosedoglewis
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12/31/2017 5:53am
Sam Hill on Michelin tyres in 2018? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/30/5772/s1200_IMG_7745.jpg[/img]
Sam Hill on Michelin tyres in 2018?



grinch wrote:
Right on! Called it. He’s been “liking” every Michelin ig post for months. Wild rockr2 is the best tire out there atm. Million times better than...
Right on! Called it. He’s been “liking” every Michelin ig post for months. Wild rockr2 is the best tire out there atm. Million times better than those mavics he’s been on. I guess Jerome semi retiring freed up the $’s
I'd be surprised if that's the only change we hear from crc ;-)
12/31/2017 6:00am Edited Date/Time 12/31/2017 6:04am
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension?


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12/31/2017 6:42am
Cunningham off canyon?


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12/31/2017 7:46am
that front michelin on sam's bike looks to be a new model (or renamed current model, i can't see the tread clear enough). they don't have anything called the wild enduro in their lineup and i couldn't find anything on the google.
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12/31/2017 7:47am Edited Date/Time 12/31/2017 8:09am
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/31/5775/s1200_IMG_6451.jpg[/img]
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension?


Been a while since the Boxxer saw a significant chassis update... but either way it certainly doesn’t look like anything stock.

Machined crowns to test offset?


12/31/2017 8:29am
ck85 wrote:
Cunningham off canyon? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/31/5776/s1200_Screenshot_2017_12_31_14_40_00.jpg[/img]
Cunningham off canyon?


Think so, troy brosnans mechanic commented miss you already bro
12/31/2017 8:30am
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/31/5775/s1200_IMG_6451.jpg[/img]
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension?


LTrumpore wrote:
Been a while since the Boxxer saw a significant chassis update... but either way it certainly doesn’t look like anything stock.

Machined crowns to test offset?


Think you might be right with the chassis because the shock still looks like the super deluxe style they have had on their bikes for a while.
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12/31/2017 9:27am
Sam Hill on Michelin tyres in 2018? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/30/5772/s1200_IMG_7745.jpg[/img]
Sam Hill on Michelin tyres in 2018?



grinch wrote:
Right on! Called it. He’s been “liking” every Michelin ig post for months. Wild rockr2 is the best tire out there atm. Million times better than...
Right on! Called it. He’s been “liking” every Michelin ig post for months. Wild rockr2 is the best tire out there atm. Million times better than those mavics he’s been on. I guess Jerome semi retiring freed up the $’s
willaasss wrote:
I'd be surprised if that's the only change we hear from crc ;-)
Hmmm sooo fox/shimano?
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12/31/2017 1:51pm
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/31/5775/s1200_IMG_6451.jpg[/img]
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension?


LTrumpore wrote:
Been a while since the Boxxer saw a significant chassis update... but either way it certainly doesn’t look like anything stock.

Machined crowns to test offset?


Think you might be right with the chassis because the shock still looks like the super deluxe style they have had on their bikes for a...
Think you might be right with the chassis because the shock still looks like the super deluxe style they have had on their bikes for a while.
The story has been deleted, guess we weren’t supposed to see whatever is. Oops.
12/31/2017 2:35pm
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/12/31/5775/s1200_IMG_6451.jpg[/img]
Commencal on Schwalbe tires and RST suspension?


LTrumpore wrote:
Been a while since the Boxxer saw a significant chassis update... but either way it certainly doesn’t look like anything stock.

Machined crowns to test offset?


That red ring is on every RS isnt it?
12/31/2017 3:09pm
Also those forks visually look like they have a larger stanchions diameter than 35mm, look more like 40mm stanchions.
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12/31/2017 4:59pm
Also those forks visually look like they have a larger stanchions diameter than 35mm, look more like 40mm stanchions.
I'm not sure about that, fox 40 sliders look way thicker. But those indeed look beefier than boxxers 35, maybe 36/38?
12/31/2017 5:16pm
Also those forks visually look like they have a larger stanchions diameter than 35mm, look more like 40mm stanchions.
Karabuka wrote:
I'm not sure about that, fox 40 sliders look way thicker. But those indeed look beefier than boxxers 35, maybe 36/38?
New boxxer will come out from spring to sea otter.
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12/31/2017 7:11pm Edited Date/Time 12/31/2017 7:22pm
Sam Pilgrim can fuck right off.

Also: if this asshole shows up at a comp with an e-bike I hope he's booed out of the venue.
12/31/2017 7:49pm
jimmypop wrote:
Sam Pilgrim can fuck right off.

Also: if this asshole shows up at a comp with an e-bike I hope he's booed out of the venue.
So what do you do for a living?
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12/31/2017 7:54pm
jimmypop wrote:
Sam Pilgrim can fuck right off.

Also: if this asshole shows up at a comp with an e-bike I hope he's booed out of the venue.
rideonjon wrote:
So what do you do for a living?
I don't compete on a bike, and neither does Sam Pilgrim as of today, so he and I both have that in common.
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12/31/2017 10:14pm
rideonjon wrote:
So what do you do for a living?
Talk sh!t on the Internet, apparently.
1/1/2018 1:10am
There is some confirmations from inside of the bike industry:

Danny Hart to Madison Saracen.
Brook Macdonald to MS Mondraker.
Nikolas Nestoroff to KHS.
Greg Williamson to UNNO.
Amaury Pierron to Commencal Vallnord.
Bruce Klein to Lac Blanc Commencal.

Happy new year.

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1/1/2018 6:10am
There is some confirmations from inside of the bike industry: Danny Hart to Madison Saracen. Brook Macdonald to MS Mondraker. Nikolas Nestoroff to KHS. Greg Williamson...
There is some confirmations from inside of the bike industry:

Danny Hart to Madison Saracen.
Brook Macdonald to MS Mondraker.
Nikolas Nestoroff to KHS.
Greg Williamson to UNNO.
Amaury Pierron to Commencal Vallnord.
Bruce Klein to Lac Blanc Commencal.

Happy new year.

These are some tasty rumours! It would be sick to see UNNO put a team together!
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1/1/2018 6:43am
Well, here it is...what seemed initially like a bit of a joke, is now reality. Dirt jumper, freerider, and general bike trickster Sam Pilgrim has signed up to become an e-bike athlete for e-bike specialist Haibike (they will also supply custom DJ frames for Sam). It's probably one of the last athletes we would have guessed, but from Haibike's point of view it makes perfect sense as they work to continue to "legitimize" ebikes. As for Sam...can't blame a guy for cashing in after such a long and illustrious career, and for choosing to follow his sport in a new direction. Full PR below:

Haibike is proud to announce the signing of British Freeride pro Sam Pilgrim to our ePerformance team for 2018 and beyond. The 27-year-old freeride specialist will utilize the potential of the XDURO series to redefine the limits of what is possible on an eMountainbike.



Pilgrim, from Colchester in the UK, started his dirt jump career at the age of 14. Ever since, he has always been one of the leading figures in international competitions: In 2011 he won the Red Bull District Ride in Nuremberg; in 2013 he carried off the victory in the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour, and since then has built up a huge fanbase of over 500k social media followers.

“We warmly welcome Sam Pilgrim to the Haibike family and are looking forward to pushing ePerformance to the next level on the international stage,” says Bernd Lesch, Director of Marketing / Product at Haibike.

When asked why he chose to ride for the ePerformance Pioneer Haibike, Sam Pilgrim replied, “I really liked the look of what Haibike was doing in terms of being more extreme with e-bikes and pushing the freeride side of things, it was an obvious choice really!” Sam continues, “I personally hated pedaling up hill, it was just something that sucked in between the fun stuff, but then I actually tried an e-bike and now everything is fun! I actually still can't believe how fun it is even when I’m pedaling up!”

Pilgrim will participate in several events of the FMB World Tour with his custom-made Haibike dirt jump Bike in 2018 and continue his series of regular adrenaline-fueled YouTube videos. “I want to show what’s possible on an e-bike with new tricks and big jumps!”

R&D feedback from Sam over the next years will be used to contribute to the further development of the Haibike XDURO models to keep them at the head of the pack.
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1/1/2018 6:43am
josh lewis on royal racing
1/1/2018 8:25am
'size wrote:
that front michelin on sam's bike looks to be a new model (or renamed current model, i can't see the tread clear enough). they don't have...
that front michelin on sam's bike looks to be a new model (or renamed current model, i can't see the tread clear enough). they don't have anything called the wild enduro in their lineup and i couldn't find anything on the google.
Yes, they are launching a new gama fort 2018. Pretty good! We went to the presentation and it was great, it's just embargoed till some date in January. Here is a short video. Just it's in Spanish. but you can have a sense of the launch they did. https://youtu.be/Wss1aqdnnMc
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1/1/2018 8:55am
Does this mean there will be motorcycles @ Rampage?
1/1/2018 9:14am Edited Date/Time 1/1/2018 9:15am
jimmypop wrote:
Sam Pilgrim can fuck right off.

Also: if this asshole shows up at a comp with an e-bike I hope he's booed out of the venue.
Sounds like someone got there KOM stolen by an ebike hahahaha nerd
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1/1/2018 9:19am
Not trying to be a stravatard here, but that could be a real issue in a few years... Even if Strava makes e-bike leaderboards or anything the like, people can still post to ordinary non-e leaderboards.

I'm starting to like e-bikes less and less to be honest.
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1/1/2018 9:20am
Sounds like someone got there KOM stolen by an ebike hahahaha nerd
Strava is right up there with eBikes as technologies steering the sport in the wrong direction.

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