With his spanking new EWS overall trophy, it certainly doesn't look like Shark Attack Jack is racing any DH events next year.
I wonder if we'll...
With his spanking new EWS overall trophy, it certainly doesn't look like Shark Attack Jack is racing any DH events next year.
I wonder if we'll ever see Richie Rude in the World Cup.
The speed he was carrying yesterday on a course he barely knew, it would be crazy not to enter a DH race next year, at least as a warm up….. the guys clearly on the form of his life, riding with confidence.
A lot of talk about Tuhoto-Ariki going to SCS, but the a team rumours article on PB quotes The Union team manager saying he's not going. Also saw this photo of Tuhoto riding what looks like an older Devinci Spartan at Crankworx, so maybe Devinci becoming bike sponsor of The Union team..?
With his spanking new EWS overall trophy, it certainly doesn't look like Shark Attack Jack is racing any DH events next year.
I wonder if we'll...
With his spanking new EWS overall trophy, it certainly doesn't look like Shark Attack Jack is racing any DH events next year.
I wonder if we'll ever see Richie Rude in the World Cup.
I think Mr Rude either needs to read a few rule books or has a word with himself if he wants to try any other disciplines. So weird someone that professional making mistakes like he has. Maybe time for a new working environment
A lot of talk about Tuhoto-Ariki going to SCS, but the a team rumours article on PB quotes The Union team manager saying he's not going...
A lot of talk about Tuhoto-Ariki going to SCS, but the a team rumours article on PB quotes The Union team manager saying he's not going. Also saw this photo of Tuhoto riding what looks like an older Devinci Spartan at Crankworx, so maybe Devinci becoming bike sponsor of The Union team..?
Looks like he just borrowed Keegan Wright’s slalom bike
I think Mr Rude either needs to read a few rule books or has a word with himself if he wants to try any other disciplines...
I think Mr Rude either needs to read a few rule books or has a word with himself if he wants to try any other disciplines. So weird someone that professional making mistakes like he has. Maybe time for a new working environment
Miranda posting on IG that she hopes it's not goodbye to the EWS, so sounds like it's confirmed that she's off Kona. Hopefully she gets on a team, I couldn't imagine racing without her and she's the most entertaining woman in racing and her results are improving.
Miranda posting on IG that she hopes it's not goodbye to the EWS, so sounds like it's confirmed that she's off Kona. Hopefully she gets on...
Miranda posting on IG that she hopes it's not goodbye to the EWS, so sounds like it's confirmed that she's off Kona. Hopefully she gets on a team, I couldn't imagine racing without her and she's the most entertaining woman in racing and her results are improving.
Miranda posting on IG that she hopes it's not goodbye to the EWS, so sounds like it's confirmed that she's off Kona. Hopefully she gets on...
Miranda posting on IG that she hopes it's not goodbye to the EWS, so sounds like it's confirmed that she's off Kona. Hopefully she gets on a team, I couldn't imagine racing without her and she's the most entertaining woman in racing and her results are improving.
A lot of talk about Tuhoto-Ariki going to SCS, but the a team rumours article on PB quotes The Union team manager saying he's not going...
A lot of talk about Tuhoto-Ariki going to SCS, but the a team rumours article on PB quotes The Union team manager saying he's not going. Also saw this photo of Tuhoto riding what looks like an older Devinci Spartan at Crankworx, so maybe Devinci becoming bike sponsor of The Union team..?
Cannondale canned Tinker after all these years. Said they can't afford him anymore.
I saw his post ripping on what happened. I'm gonna be honest, I had no idea he was even involved with Cannondale or professional cycling anymore. And that they were paying him 25000$ a year for me to not know he was even involved with them anymore. I don't think I've seen a tinker ad, result or literally anything of note in over 10 years. I may be wrong and just completely missed his adventures over the years, but I'm all over cycling media like a plague for mountain, adventure and road so it would have have to have been some pretty random stuff to have missed it. I don't think he's been relevant since the mid 00's.
This isn't to take away his incredible accomplishments over the years, he did impressive things in his time, but at some point if you're getting paid to do something, people should know you're doing it.
I can see both sides with Tinker. I can see him being upset, it not like he really costs that much money, but even living in SoCal you use to always hear about him but have heard very little over last few years.
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Wow, with all due respect to Tinker, this is one of the most pretentious posts I've ever read in the bike industry. Is C-Dale just supposed to pay him indefinitely? I didn't even know he was still riding let alone "ambassadoring".
Tinker is definitely on the scene, especially in Socal.. He's doing a good job on the ambassador role... But, there maybe other things behind the scenes going on.. 25k isn't a ton of money, but Cannondale is also a brand I've seen the fewest bikes from during the past 18 months..
Tinker is definitely on the scene, especially in Socal.. He's doing a good job on the ambassador role... But, there maybe other things behind the scenes...
Tinker is definitely on the scene, especially in Socal.. He's doing a good job on the ambassador role... But, there maybe other things behind the scenes going on.. 25k isn't a ton of money, but Cannondale is also a brand I've seen the fewest bikes from during the past 18 months..
they (c'dale) can't be doing that badly, they're still fielding a factory XC world cup team.
I'm sure there's an up and coming cyclist or two that could use 25000$ to help spur their career. I know socal is a huge market, but if he's only reaching a small part of the population there, 25k is expensive to draw a small part of the market in when the person has zero pull outside of one market.
They've also lost almost their whole gravity side of things the last few years with Jerome stepping away and them folding their DH team just before the season started which started the Jack Moir struggle over the winter. I feel like Dorel is once again focusing Cannondale on Road/WC XC and GT on the gravity scene with just enough mid travel cross over to fill gaps (the jekyll vs the Force) and limit carrying two teams of athletes for each discipline like when they condensed their Mongoose teams into either Cannondale or GT a few years ago before making Mongoose a full on budget brand. Trimming the fat elsewhere gives them better investment on their world wide presence which makes sense. I'd be surprised if the Bryceland project lasts more than a season or two at this point.
Wow, with all due respect to Tinker, this is one of the most pretentious posts I've ever read in the bike industry. Is C-Dale just supposed...
Wow, with all due respect to Tinker, this is one of the most pretentious posts I've ever read in the bike industry. Is C-Dale just supposed to pay him indefinitely? I didn't even know he was still riding let alone "ambassadoring".
if you compare $25k with the salary info collected in PBs salary survey[0], he was doing pretty well compared to folks who are selling a lot more bikes than he is these days.
I'd never even heard of the guy until these posts. And I've never seen a modern Cannondale in person. Whenever I seem them in bike news, I'm like, "They're still around? How?"
IMO, it's a two-way street. Shouldn't someone in Cannondale's marketing team be making an effort to get some benefit out of having Tinker on their roster? I've been around long enough to remember when Tinker was a regular in magazine ads. Obviously marketing strategies have changed, but there are still brands that leverage their athletes by paying photographers, film crews, etc. to produce content that highlights both the athlete and the brand. Sure doesn't seem like Cannondale was doing that... but I'd watch a video about Tinker riding some wild marathon race in South America on the new Lefty fork or something. Maybe they tried and he didn't want to do it; I don't know. Just my two cents. (#1994TeamRumors)
I'd never even heard of the guy until these posts. And I've never seen a modern Cannondale in person. Whenever I seem them in bike news...
I'd never even heard of the guy until these posts. And I've never seen a modern Cannondale in person. Whenever I seem them in bike news, I'm like, "They're still around? How?"
I'd never even heard of the guy until these posts. And I've never seen a modern Cannondale in person. Whenever I seem them in bike news...
I'd never even heard of the guy until these posts. And I've never seen a modern Cannondale in person. Whenever I seem them in bike news, I'm like, "They're still around? How?"
Could be - I don't road bike so wouldn't know. Point was more that I've seen more custom order Geometrons (1) in person than Cannondale, which is a lot bigger company.
This isn't to take away his incredible accomplishments over the years, he did impressive things in his time, but at some point if you're getting paid to do something, people should know you're doing it.
They've also lost almost their whole gravity side of things the last few years with Jerome stepping away and them folding their DH team just before the season started which started the Jack Moir struggle over the winter. I feel like Dorel is once again focusing Cannondale on Road/WC XC and GT on the gravity scene with just enough mid travel cross over to fill gaps (the jekyll vs the Force) and limit carrying two teams of athletes for each discipline like when they condensed their Mongoose teams into either Cannondale or GT a few years ago before making Mongoose a full on budget brand. Trimming the fat elsewhere gives them better investment on their world wide presence which makes sense. I'd be surprised if the Bryceland project lasts more than a season or two at this point.
[0] https://www.pinkbike.com/news/how-much-do-professional-mountain-bikers-…
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