2021 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

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George Thompson 1/19/2021 7:20am
1/19/2021 7:20am
Hey everyone, we recorded a #teamrumours episode of the pod last Friday with Angel & Dak. It seems some of it might already be out of date Smile but I hope you enjoy it if you do listen & cheers for all the ideas & intel!

https://pod.co/making-up-the-numbers/teamrumours-with-angel-suarez-alon… or search Making Up the Numbers on Spotify / any podcast app
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anotherbikerguy 1/19/2021 9:11am
1/19/2021 9:11am
"...a completely new chassis designed, developed and manufactured in Andorra by Production Privée at the Forestal Technology Centre."

So, sort of both?
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Haggis 1/19/2021 9:16am
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kevroberts wrote:
Bike reveal day for 2019 BDS champ Becci Skelton is tomorrow! Any guesses? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/01/19/10406/s1200_10383D91_FB59_4DF6_9D0A_742CA5425A72.jpg[/img]
Bike reveal day for 2019 BDS champ Becci Skelton is tomorrow!

Any guesses?

Could be saracen, the way the shock lies as well as the rear triangle seems to match
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Primoz 1/19/2021 9:23am
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anotherbikerguy wrote:
"...a completely new chassis designed, developed and manufactured in Andorra by Production Privée at the Forestal Technology Centre."

So, sort of both?
CG has fingers in both companies, who knows what the ownership structure is like.

BTW, not glued, welded, unlike Pole Smile
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Philip_Rossetti 1/19/2021 9:46am
1/19/2021 9:46am
Haggis wrote:
Could be saracen, the way the shock lies as well as the rear triangle seems to match
Saracen already picked up Veronika Widmann so no.
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trpfanboy 1/19/2021 9:54am
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Becci could do national rounds, Vero could do WCs, it also looks like a red coil is on the bike, and black stanchions most likely mean RS, as anyone on a factory team with fox is running Kashima.
James_Greenwood 1/19/2021 10:23am
1/19/2021 10:23am
kevroberts wrote:
Bike reveal day for 2019 BDS champ Becci Skelton is tomorrow! Any guesses? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/01/19/10406/s1200_10383D91_FB59_4DF6_9D0A_742CA5425A72.jpg[/img]
Bike reveal day for 2019 BDS champ Becci Skelton is tomorrow!

Any guesses?

Nukeproof
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derHector 1/19/2021 10:43am
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loris_74 wrote:
From Vali's insta story : [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/01/19/10405/s1200_vali.jpg[/img] After teasing her bike in the previous story, she is hanging out with Nicolas Vouilloz for an e-bike trip atm...
From Vali's insta story :

After teasing her bike in the previous story, she is hanging out with Nicolas Vouilloz for an e-bike trip atm ...
Right side rider (Kathi Kuypers) wearing a jersey mentioning Trek / Sram / RS / Bosch as title sponsors ...
--> Trek seems now too easy and unlikely to me, I would bet on something different, maybe Specialized
From her latest post, specialized could be ruled out. Frame design doesn‘t look like specialized enduro. Looks like trek or Scott
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jofish 1/19/2021 10:57am
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Nicoprolas wrote:
Yes, not Forestal but Production Privee hahaha [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/01/19/10407/s1200_Screenshot_20210119_180735.jpg[/img]
Yes, not Forestal but Production Privee hahaha
2010 called and they want their head angle back.
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iceman2058 1/19/2021 11:04am
1/19/2021 11:04am
Full announcement regarding the new PP/Forestal bike and the Brigade DH Team: HERE. They also hint at more riders soon to be announced, any guesses?
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Haggis 1/19/2021 11:33am
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Philip_Rossetti wrote:
Saracen already picked up Veronika Widmann so no.
I didn't mean the team, the company saracen tends to sponsor a fair few British riders
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jonkranked 1/19/2021 11:43am
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Primoz wrote:
trexyz it was in the huck to flat where there was some buckling, not on the first ride... To me a more important thing about the...
trexyz it was in the huck to flat where there was some buckling, not on the first ride...

To me a more important thing about the Atherton bikes is the validation of the frames to be sold to te he public considering they offer custom geometries. You of course don't validate each and every frame, so how is that covered? The sold rule should also be taken out of DH racing if you ask me. Hardly anyone buys a DH bike anyway...
while i can't speak for the mtb industry, but i work in med device manufacturing, and a common approach is called bookending where the worst case(s) - ie the upper and/or lower limits of a design or process - are validated and cover the intermediary configurations/parameters that fall between these limits.
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TruckeeRiverTroll 1/19/2021 12:08pm
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iceman2058 wrote:
Full announcement regarding the new PP/Forestal bike and the Brigade DH Team: HERE. They also hint at more riders soon to be announced, any guesses?
I'm putting money on one of the Remis.
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iceman2058 wrote:
Full announcement regarding the new PP/Forestal bike and the Brigade DH Team: HERE. They also hint at more riders soon to be announced, any guesses?
didnt phil atwill announced that he is riding for vee tires, like the brigade team. i think he would fit nicely on a team with alex
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C1audio 1/19/2021 12:37pm
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anotherbikerguy wrote:
"...a completely new chassis designed, developed and manufactured in Andorra by Production Privée at the Forestal Technology Centre."

So, sort of both?
Forestal owns Production Privee, and they're both based in Andorra in the same factory. My guess would be that Forestal is the overarching brand and will focus more on electric bikes, while PP takes on the regular bikes.
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clem-mk 1/19/2021 12:47pm
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iceman2058 wrote:
Full announcement regarding the new PP/Forestal bike and the Brigade DH Team: HERE. They also hint at more riders soon to be announced, any guesses?
Thirion in LA BRIGADE was my first thought...
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iceman2058 1/19/2021 1:03pm
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Yoann Barelli picks up Industry Nine support as he continues his journey Into The GNYAR:

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pimpin gimp 1/19/2021 1:04pm
1/19/2021 1:04pm
I think Becci Skelton will be on Saracen, mainly because she tagged @Madison in her post and they’re the distributor... and the bike looks like a Myst.
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Mr.Nally 1/19/2021 1:12pm
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kevroberts wrote:
Bike reveal day for 2019 BDS champ Becci Skelton is tomorrow! Any guesses? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/01/19/10406/s1200_10383D91_FB59_4DF6_9D0A_742CA5425A72.jpg[/img]
Bike reveal day for 2019 BDS champ Becci Skelton is tomorrow!

Any guesses?

Who?
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Mr.Nally 1/19/2021 1:13pm
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derHector wrote:
From her latest post, specialized could be ruled out. Frame design doesn‘t look like specialized enduro. Looks like trek or Scott
You are getting warm.....
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Haggis 1/19/2021 1:39pm
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pimpin gimp wrote:
I think Becci Skelton will be on Saracen, mainly because she tagged @Madison in her post and they’re the distributor... and the bike looks like a...
I think Becci Skelton will be on Saracen, mainly because she tagged @Madison in her post and they’re the distributor... and the bike looks like a Myst.
She's also followed by saracen...
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Big Bird 1/19/2021 2:13pm
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loris_74 wrote:
From Vali's insta story : [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/01/19/10405/s1200_vali.jpg[/img] After teasing her bike in the previous story, she is hanging out with Nicolas Vouilloz for an e-bike trip atm...
From Vali's insta story :

After teasing her bike in the previous story, she is hanging out with Nicolas Vouilloz for an e-bike trip atm ...
Right side rider (Kathi Kuypers) wearing a jersey mentioning Trek / Sram / RS / Bosch as title sponsors ...
--> Trek seems now too easy and unlikely to me, I would bet on something different, maybe Specialized
Call me crazy, but doesn't that frame SAY Trek on it? Or is that not Valli?
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othello 1/19/2021 2:15pm
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Emily Batty team announcement coming tomorrow.
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c1c51 1/19/2021 2:18pm
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Big Bird wrote:
Call me crazy, but doesn't that frame SAY Trek on it? Or is that not Valli?
That's Kathi Kuypers
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loris_74 wrote:
From Vali's insta story : [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/01/19/10405/s1200_vali.jpg[/img] After teasing her bike in the previous story, she is hanging out with Nicolas Vouilloz for an e-bike trip atm...
From Vali's insta story :

After teasing her bike in the previous story, she is hanging out with Nicolas Vouilloz for an e-bike trip atm ...
Right side rider (Kathi Kuypers) wearing a jersey mentioning Trek / Sram / RS / Bosch as title sponsors ...
--> Trek seems now too easy and unlikely to me, I would bet on something different, maybe Specialized
Big Bird wrote:
Call me crazy, but doesn't that frame SAY Trek on it? Or is that not Valli?
That’s Kathy Kuypers, I think.
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MasterofStone 1/19/2021 8:21pm
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iceman2058 wrote:
Full announcement regarding the new PP/Forestal bike and the Brigade DH Team: HERE. They also hint at more riders soon to be announced, any guesses?
my money is on @sspomer and @iceman2058 to be part of the new Brigade DH Team, call me crazy and downvote me all you want Wink
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pinkrobe 1/19/2021 8:35pm
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othello wrote:
Emily Batty team announcement coming tomorrow.
She should grab Winton and add her to the team so it's not all XC...
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