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Jared Graves & Specialized Part Ways

Dec 28, 2019
by Daniel Sapp  

Jared Graves has announced on Instagram he won't be riding for Specialized next year.

bigquotesTime for me to let you all know that I’ll be parting ways with Specialized, huge thanks to them for the past 4 years. Being surrounded by some really great people, and while things didn’t really go to plan like we had all hoped over the years, it’s an experience I’ll never forget. Especially a huge thanks for the fully paid obligation free 2019 to let me 100% focus on getting my health back to 100%. Can’t wait for what 2020 has in store! More info soon!—Jared Graves

We'll keep everyone updated on who Jared will be riding for in 2020 as soon as we know.

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181 Comments

  • 301 62
 Spesh you may make some shit bikes and be shitty to other companies by suing them but good on you for paying graves through his life changing experience and standing by him.
  • 224 7
 Well sh*t bikes is a little extreme...would have liked to see him on the new enduro
  • 25 13
 Yeah a little but it got the point across hahah @LuvAZ:
  • 49 13
 @freeridejerk888: ok ill get on the b*tch train...all these companies like spec and sc, for 10k can i get a f*ckin fork with an uncut steerer so i can adjust stack height? Why is that so hard?
  • 7 4
 @LuvAZ: wait wait... Their bikes are coming with full length Steelers!? What in the hell!?
  • 8 3
 @TheBearDen: yup full ben rothlesrapist. U will love it.
  • 45 33
 Well he did have a contract, and they were legally required to pay him through the end of his contract. Kuddos for standing by him I guess, but it's not as though it was out of the kindness of their cold, black, corporate hearts.
  • 15 0
 @freeridejerk888: haha considering the new enduro is one of the most highly regarded and reviewed bikes this year.
  • 12 1
 Agreed, except I have a 2018 Enduro and it's pretty damn fun.
  • 47 5
 Pinkbike peeps love shitting on S. Yet at the same time I see raving reviews on the Enduro, Demo and Stumpjumper bikes. Just because you've only demoed the Hotwalk...
  • 37 10
 Can you provide a list of the shit bikes spesh make? Or are you just making wild PB comment section generalisations about them ?
  • 28 13
 @freeridejerk888 - Spesh makes shitty bikes? I am sorry I will have to ask you for examples of good bikes.
  • 3 2
 If you spend that much on a bike, surely you should be able to have the skills to build one up from scratch? Then you have the option of changing everything. @LuvAZ:
  • 2 0
 @LuvAZ: shit expensive
  • 6 0
 @camcoz69: I had huge fun with the Status for 5 years and it was 2 grand.
  • 96 0
 @maxyedor: Graves contract expired at the end of 2018. Specialized extended him for a year on the same terms so that he could focus on his treatment. They had zero obligation to do that. Good on Jared for calling this out.
  • 6 1
 @mikethespike: == THIS!!!
  • 1 0
 @LuvAZ: build your own?
  • 15 5
 Nice backhanded compliment to the bis S. Spesh sells more bikes than anyone else, yet you hear less about their frames breaking than almost any other brand. Loic's Demo for the past few seasons has been studied by more teams than any other bike on the WC circuit because of how composed it is in the gnar.
  • 2 4
 @Rubberelli: their frames are really nicely made, really high quality equipment. But, you know, Specialized. You just wouldn’t.
  • 9 1
 @Rubberelli: trek and giant both outsell specialized
  • 8 8
 @hamncheez: come on I just want to hear which bike is so far ahead of Spec... come one @freeridejerk888 hand it over to out plate Smile he has some Intenses in his album... with all due respect to their past, these days aside of their truly jaw dropping M29 it is hard to find more mediocre product for this much cash
  • 2 15
flag me2menow (Dec 29, 2019 at 9:36) (Below Threshold)
 @maxyedor: shut the f*ck up
  • 9 0
 All the best to him and F cancer.
  • 5 0
 @commentsectiontroll: previous gen stumpy was a noodly turd. I know cause i bought an ohlins one. Liked everything except the frame. So yeah, the new stuff is better and for many years it was not good, or proprietary only works w/ other spesh stuff. So... maybe thats why the hard feelings.
  • 2 5
 @Grosey: New stumpys brake shock shafts, so nothing has changed.
  • 5 4
 @lkubica: coil shafts. Particularly Cane Creek coil shocks. And they are not the only ones, so do Mojos, Rallons and so have had Konas, simply put, every bike with yoke compressing the shock in straight line. That is because it increases binding length and forces acting on the shaft creating side loads that are fine for a fat shaft of an air shock but not for a flimsy coil

Having said that previous Stumpy was a turd. It was actually a worse bike than it’s predecessor the Stumpy Evo.
  • 1 0
 @me2menow: you don’t sound pleased
  • 2 0
 @colincolin: Had one of those too. Awesome rig.
  • 1 0
 amen! My thoughts exactly.
  • 2 11
flag phops (Dec 29, 2019 at 17:34) (Below Threshold)
 @WAKIdesigns:

Pole and Nicolai bikes are pretty far ahead of what anyone else is doing in terms of design. YT/Canyon seems to be the best bang/buck still component wise.

Specialized bikes are good, but offer nothing "special" ironically. The new Enduro is pretty much doing what Pole/Nicolai have been pushing for years already.
  • 3 0
 @LuvAZ: because the leverage on the head tube starts increasing massively after a certain point. Most frames are engineered to withstand the leverage up to 40mm stack height above paint. SC gives you all of that 40mm, Spec does not, so I do agree with you there.
Also, as you add more stack on your steerer tube using spacers you’re reducing reach. Better to get taller rise bars as that doesn’t affect reach. You can also go with a low stack height stem like the Deity Copperhead if you need to bring it up more.
  • 1 0
 @mtnbykr05: that, and the aesthetics.
  • 1 0
 @Ghostifari: most likely it would look like more of a dick move if they dropped him right after his diagnosis. They don’t want to pull a Team Motorola Lance Armstrong after all. History and context is important here
  • 4 0
 @WAKIdesigns: I’m not much of a brand loyalist so maybe I don’t understand these people who hate on certain brands despite mountains of solid reviews... I happen to have a new Stumpy but I was equally considering similar bikes from at least four other brands. I just got a better deal on the Stumpy through my LBS.
  • 6 0
 @phops: Pole and Nicolai are far ahead? Just because they offer trail bikes longer than DH bikes which is questionable to say the least doesn’t mean they are far ahead in terms of design. Nicolai in particular has nothing more to show up with than length. Yes yes, quality of welds is great, I don’t care. Pole at least has this unique looks going for them. Don’t mistake different from better.
  • 1 0
 @dbendixen: exactly...
  • 3 0
 @WAKIdesigns: It is strange; reviewers and many riders all love the new ultra long bikes, and everyone raves on how much faster they are, but the top riders in the EWS aren't on them. When given a choice, the Specialized riders weren't on the Enduro or the Stumpy Evo, but the regular stumpy. The Rocky mountain riders chose the 140mm trail bike over the Slayer. Even in DH the Athertons didn't design their bikes with ultra long geometry.

I will say though steeper seat tube angles are legit and I'll fight anyone on that front
  • 2 0
 @hamncheez: there are diminishing returns to everything. Only companies building their sales pitch on long geo don’t tell you that this involves even geometry. There can be no doubt that bikes like Epic are still in dark ages, but Norco Optic is easily one degree too far. Also To me seat angles As steep as 78 degree Are an excuse to keep sitting on your ass through tech sections. You can see it even with all those folks chanting 165 crankarms to be the thing. Try stand up and pedal such short cranks. Top riders will always get off their saddles, poor riders will always try to get something that will let them do a bit of pro stuff without changing their ways. Roadies do tens of miles in the mountains on 73 seat angles.
  • 3 0
 @WAKIdesigns: My ti hard tail has a 76 degree STA (really steep when you have no rear sag to slacken it out). I love it. The benefit isn't because you can stay seated for tough sections. Its actually best on long, grinding climbs with little variation in pitch. The little guy down there doesn't get numb (an issue I've had on "traditional" STA) and I have less knee pain from an old injury.
  • 1 2
 @hamncheez: I'll fight you on saying steeper seat tube angles are that great. I went with the stock (modern) seat tube angle on my BTR and then went with a 1" setback seatpost and slid the saddle all the way to the back to get it where I want it to be. I leave the saddle low and when I actually sit on it it is for chilling. Either standing still or really relaxed pedaling. Having the saddle that far forward when it is low seems pretty odd to me. And this is a straight seat tube that goes through the bottom bracket.

@WAKIdesigns : The cranks on my mtb are 165mm I think. Truvativ Ruktion and I stand on the pedals for pretty much all my riding. Doesn't bother me. I went with the shorter length to enjoy reduced leverage. I can't run a larger chainring that I have and I'm not going to invest in those fashionable 10t cassettes either so my thinking was that with the shorter cranks I have something to push against. Not sure if that is true. I recall research has shown that crank length doesn't matter at all. That said, I run shorter on my mountain unicycle and you can get them much shorter than that. Or get those with two pedal holes per crank so that you can can mount your pedals where you see fit for that particular ride:

krisholm.com/en/gear/component/spirit-cranks
  • 2 0
 @vinay: As he said, steep STA is for steep steady climbing. If you do not have such climbs nearby, then naturally you prefer flatter STA, simple as that. Go to Alps and try pedaling for 2h on a constant 20% fire road...
  • 1 2
 @vinay: If you pedal standing a lot there is no point in not using 175 cranks. Each pedal stroke you make is sub optimal. The difference is big. To the point where changing from 175 to 165 on my DJ forced me to learn to boost and be smooth on jumps because bitch cranks were no longer getting me through the set with poor technique
  • 1 2
 @lkubica: I call BS on that. 20% foreroad climb in 2h, that’s some high level sht. I’ve seen Average people gas out on shorter climbs with Less gradient. The average pace of folks climbing Enduro trails in Bielsko Or quasi roadies at Garda is so payhetic That I want to see all these Eagle power houses on Geometrons
  • 1 0
 @lkubica: Yeah I responded to his previous comment. The one directly above mine wasn't yet posted while I was writing. So in short, some appreciate steep seattubes, some don't. But no matter the seattubeangle, if I'm riding a fireroad for two hours, I'm clearly on the wrong trail as that's not what I ride bikes for. I'd rather climb three hours on a proper fun trail with a couple of picknicks on the way up than slug up, down or across fireroads for hours on end.

@WAKIdesigns : Yeah, maybe. I just got this Ruktion crankset because the bottom bracket looks nice and wide so I expected the bearings to be decent. I actually had 2004 Deore LX cranks until 2017 or so. Or actually the right crank was, the left was a non-series replacement because I wrecked the original crank a few years prior. I only replaced these Shimano cranks because they constantly started to come loose and I got tired of pulling out the big 10mm allen key mid ride. Either way, I don't recall running these shorter cranks being so much worse than what the 175mm Shimano cranks I had. I will consider the longer cranks when these wear out, but I don't expect that to happen anytime soon. I do admit unless I'm climbing I don't constantly pedal. It is mostly a couple of hard stomps, coast, pump, stomps again. I can't constantly pedal the high cadence needed for fast level riding. When climbing the cadence can be much lower and it is just like walking, you can keep going on like that forever.
  • 3 0
 @maxyedor: This always cracks me up, Santa Cruz never get's the "corporate crap" but yet they are publicly owned and yet specialized is still majority owned by the founder! haters will hate
  • 4 1
 @robtech29er: and Santa Cruz did the ultimate wanker move of ditching Taiwanese production in favour of more profits courtesy of the Chinese Communist Party. At least Spesh stayed true to human rights and democracy. They could have switched to Chinese production too and made more money. Kudos to them for not doing that. It’s going to end up with another “we told you so” to compliment the 29er debacle!
  • 1 0
 Santa cruz is made in tiwian... and they own the factory @jaame:
  • 2 0
 @colincolin: I got a nearly new sworks enduro frame for 1600...
  • 2 2
 @freeridejerk888: what is the bike that is much better than specialized. Come on, put your balls on the table
  • 1 0
 @mtnbykr05: really good point. But with the short stack on most xl frames these days even a riser doesnt get it right for me at 6'6"
  • 1 0
 @LuvAZ: I watched the World’s Strongest Man today. There is a guy in it who is 6’8” and 200kg! I wonder what bike he would ride.
  • 1 0
 @jaame: On One Baby Fat?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EygF8Cu4hj4

Always thought it was a fun bike. Unfortunately it is discontinued and it doesn't seem other brands are making something like this.
  • 1 0
 @vinay: I think it would be ok if they did an XXXL version. He would need 50psi in the tyres though
  • 133 6
 Is mountain biking cancelled next year? Nobody's riding for anyone any more.
  • 174 0
 everyone wants to win the wyntv privateer award so they are leaving factory
  • 3 4
 everyone is retiring.
  • 48 3
 They are all gathering by the round table in secret mansion hideout of Tony Ellsworth
  • 5 0
 Everyone riding for fun
  • 1 1
 Maybe everyone wants to kick off the new decade with a new team
  • 4 17
flag lccomz (Dec 29, 2019 at 7:06) (Below Threshold)
 No, mountain biking isn’t cancelled. Maybe contracts expire at the end of calendar years and people need to wait until the new year to announce their business relationships? I guess sponsorship does translate to bicycle sales? Personally, I’ve never purchased a bicycle because someone I don’t personally know, have never ridden with, and who rides far better than I do gets paid to ride one. I’m beginning to think I’m an outlier. Have a great season and don’t worry, mountain biking will happen in 2020.
  • 18 9
 @lccomz: the point of marketing is not to convince someone who is not interested in a product to buy it. If that happens them yeah great, but that’s rare. The most important part of publishing various forms of advertising, including putting your logo on pro riders jersey is to make everyone aware of existence of the product, it’s basically: “hey, we’re here, we’re good at what we do, come and have a look”. You want to expose your brands and your products to people’s attention.

Now the second, deeper step of marketing which goes in the ways of “we won X competitions, out bike has X properties” targets the potential buyers, people who are have the cash in their hand and look where to spend it and are more or less interested in you. They may be thinking: Orbea, Spec or SC. That “informational” part is to push them over the edge to you. Not drag them from SC camp, rather push them while they are already leaning into you. This is the fuel for their purchase rationalization process.

It’s not a critique, all of us including me, are subjective to this kind of mechanism, to a bigger or smaller degree and in most cases we don’t notice it. It is subconscious. We like to think about ourselves that we make only good informed decisions, especially after we’ve been in a particular “hobby” for quite some time. But we always fall for one bait or another.
  • 6 14
flag lccomz (Dec 29, 2019 at 7:54) (Below Threshold)
 @WAKIdesigns: if I promise to not reply to any of your comments, will you do the same for me? Deal!
  • 8 4
 @lccomz: erm ok...
  • 1 0
 @WAKIdesigns: it sure why you were down voted...
The marketing now is much more critical because with very rare exception, bikes are pretty damn good right now. Out of all the bikes in the files test, one of them are bad bikes...well, discounting the broken ones.
Back in the Day, there were bikes and parts that were downright worthless, if not dangerous.
  • 2 4
 @ReformedRoadie: who said marketing is not critical?
  • 2 0
 @WAKIdesigns: oops
Meant to say not sure why you were down voted
I agree with you
  • 2 4
 @ReformedRoadie: it’s like with elections. No candidate goes out and says don’t vote for her/him, they say vote for me. Go out and tell your friends to vote for me. And everyone with basic knowledge knows most of the campaigning is about winning swinger voters. Rallying folks who you already Won to help you convince swingers. Nobody in their right mind addresses/ wastes time on the folks who openly claim their lotyalty to another candidate
  • 2 1
 @WAKIdesigns: lol, elections are littered with slander and cheap shots toward the opposition. Maybe in your Nordic paradise everyone is amicable, but down here in Aus, and pretty much any country I’ve seen election coverage, it’s a total shit fight.
  • 3 3
 @ajayflex: cheap shots towards opposition yes. But the actual hard work, meticulous analysis and execution, huge portion of effort is aimed at swingers. The expensive part is for swingers. Throwing sht is cheap, but also, requires good aiming. I don’t underestimate that
  • 4 4
 @ReformedRoadie: We all have a silent agreement to downvote any comment WAKI makes. Even if it's lucid and reasonable.
  • 2 0
 @karoliusz: taaaa: all on a team 500to01.
  • 94 0
 Mike Levy parts ways with Pinkbike! Saw it on Vital just now WTF
  • 48 0
 I here the Levster has signed with Krispy Kreme on a 4 year deal
  • 20 0
 @Artikay13: I heard it was Haribo
  • 18 2
 @Artikay13: wrong... Tim Horton's
  • 4 0
 @sosburn:
Nope, that’s Nico Vink. He’s on Haribo and Nestle for the next 2 years... :-)
  • 8 0
 Vital, Pinkbike, Haribo and Nestle are just merging into one single company.
  • 4 1
 and are planning to buy trump tower
  • 9 6
 It’s just a colab Levy with Spoomer releasing their own line of donut carriers.: Angry Sven. Meanwhile AJ Barlas fights other NSMB editors which is the most woke AF product for the shore: 29+ tire for the front or 16deg backsweep bars
  • 4 0
 @vinay: hmm, I though Nestle already had every other thing except the Vatican
  • 4 0
 @ismasan: Nah that's Disney
  • 2 0
 @vid1998: (nestles parent company)
  • 82 1
 Seeing him on that new Enduro would have been dope
  • 94 6
 don't say dope!
  • 9 0
 I see what you did there!!
  • 1 22
flag youseeus (Dec 28, 2019 at 20:49) (Below Threshold)
 @Dlakusta: Dope is the new rad.
  • 1 0
 @youseeus: the next dope is rad
  • 49 3
 Guessing he'll be teammates with Rude yeti again.
  • 6 3
 The dream team
  • 28 4
 Yep, I hear they have super dope drinks. You See I Don’t think yeti will care if they team.
  • 22 3
 @rockyj: The ''dope'' team
  • 9 0
 @abzillah: i watched a video of them riding now im addicted
  • 8 0
 @rockyj: Not me. Not the first time I watched anyway. It wasn't until I had a second crack at it.
  • 3 0
 @rrolly: i think rude has stopped working out, hes looking a bit weedy
  • 22 0
 I won’t be riding for Specialized either in 2020.
  • 20 0
 Specialized off specialized bikes next year. Sources say ford.
  • 28 2
 In other news... Specialized sue Specialized over contract breach due to the ongoing talks with Ford.
  • 4 1
 I heard its ferarri
  • 19 0
 No frames leaving sick bicycles!
  • 16 2
 Wasn’t one line of conjecture that the still anonymous athlete who took the hit for Rude ‘unintentionally’ getting a spiked bidon (and a reduced ban) would end up with a Yeti ride when their ban expired?

It’s time everyone involved published the case judgments so we can all move on.
  • 2 1
 Was a heinous crime
  • 15 0
 Oh 'cmon... Who's next?? Hans Rey parting ways with GT???
  • 20 1
 Gary Turner leaves Gt!!!! . . . Oh wait...
  • 48 0
 Atherton leaving Atherton bikes
  • 47 0
 santa leaving cruz
  • 1 0
 @Trudeez: that‘s harsh
  • 4 0
 They are all in "Transition"
  • 17 1
 that's dope
  • 16 1
 Yeti, Here We Come!!!
  • 13 0
 Every rider is leaving every company. Strange.
  • 13 3
 Maybe they figured out that paying huge bucks to individual athletes doesn't sell any more bikes. IMO, local race support would be a better use of marketing dollars.
  • 8 16
flag Alexh1983 (Dec 28, 2019 at 23:20) (Below Threshold)
 I think that enduro is going sort of out of style, all the bike companies focuses on trail bike, but be honest the biggest problem is that the new Eldorado is ebike production (from commuter to emtb and incredibly to say in Italy a lot of eroad) and for that audience a testimonial like Jennifer Aniston or a slot that keep burritos warm in the bike are better argument than these athletes...
  • 1 1
 What evidence is there of that? @Snowytrail:
  • 14 0
 @Snowytrail: which is why you're not in marketing.
  • 2 3
 @enduroNZ: Perhaps YT?
  • 4 2
 @Alexh1983: you are spot on - the negative props are from those for whom the truth hurts.
  • 1 0
 @Snowytrail:

Depends on the athlete. There are quite a few sponsored ones out there that are repping bikes, but not really doing anything to promote the bikes as better than the alternatives.
  • 1 0
 @Alexh1983: mmm Jenifer A. I’ll buy tht sht.
  • 1 0
 @iamamodel: thank you! Really I don't understand why they dislike my comment. I'm not saying that I am happy to cook burritos in the downtube while the bike pedals for me, but sadly the market goes in that way, and there's no top racer needed to sponsor these shitty thing.
  • 1 0
 @Nostrangertodanger: me too!!! Ahah
  • 7 0
 Why all the suspense of saying they are leaving but not to where? Can @Pinkbike please give us a flow diagram of all the team moves once the dust has settled?
  • 9 3
 Hmm, I would think he'd want to pay them back for 2019 by hitting it hard in 2020...?
  • 35 1
 You’re assuming it was his choice?
  • 2 4
 @BiNARYBiKE: Never know one way or the other I guess. Would think Big S would want to keep the good press going...? (cause so often everybody is hating on them)
  • 7 0
 I would love to see everyone who's leaving on Viathon bikes next year.
  • 7 0
 Insert Eddie Masters
  • 1 0
 He'd be a good guy to get, if h6r gels on the bikes. I was thinking Eddie to GT with Wyn and Martin
  • 1 1
 @Rob181: GT would have to pay him a bit to leave Pivot, I know what bike id rather ride.
Specialized want a enduro crown they need someone capable. Mr worldwide might be their man.
  • 1 2
 @Number29: Doubt specialized want an enduro crown considering they shut down their enduro team.
  • 6 1
 This is the godd*mn silliest silly season.
  • 4 1
 That was a surprise. Eddie Masters leaving Pivot was surprising too. Jan 1 will be interesting to see where everyone is going
  • 1 0
 Same old, yes great deal this bike is the nuts best bike ever...
  • 2 0
 Jared started selling off bikes and gear a couple of days ago on a few of our local mtb trading pages. There’s an S3 Stumpy with Ohlins coil front and rear along with Bruni model Maguras.... if anyone want it!
  • 4 0
 Only ridden on Sundays...
  • 4 0
 Will ride a bike without a Water Bottle mount
  • 4 0
 Atherton bikes leaves the family.
  • 3 0
 Will Greg Callaghan take his spot? He's leaving Cube and Killian Callaghan is at specialized already
  • 1 0
 For some reason the first thing I saw in the thumbnail was a blurry guy with his mouth hanging open, facing left. I was sitting there wondering why his face was blurred out before I saw Jarrad facing left haha...
  • 5 4
 Is this normal? Seems like basically everybody is parting ways with their sponsors at the moment, even more so than a normal year.
  • 19 0
 10% of riders are doing a routine change of sponsors this year....or....OMG its like everybody!
  • 6 4
 Economy is good, bike sales are good and people are trying to take advantage of it...I bet Graves is not leaving on his own terms...
  • 1 0
 yup! look at the nfl. same stuff
  • 6 0
 It's the end of the year, that's when this stuff happens...
  • 4 0
 @downcountry: The economy has been good for about the last 6 years or so. This happens every year and everyone seems surprised.
  • 1 1
 @slayerdegnar: 10% is still quite a lot. Indicative of changes within the industry.

My guess is that bike companies are realizing that the market is getting crazy saturated and pouring money into a sponsored athlete that has low visibility may not be the best decision. EWS is not really televised, and there is very little "wow" factor compared to the Red Bull DH and XC events.
  • 1 0
 @phops: ~10% per year would indicate that each athlete is staying approx 10 years with each team. That clearly doesn't happen. In 2002, Sam Hill was on Intense. Then Iron Horse, then Specialized, now CRC. And he's moved around less than most. In 2009 or 2010, Gwin was on Yeti. Then Trek, then Specialized, then YT, now Intense. Gee was on Commencal in 2008, then GT, then Trek, now his own brand. It's no different to how it's always been - contracts seem to be mostly 1, 2 or 3 years and that's pretty typical. There are exceptions (eg Minnaar) but I don't think anything has changed other than sponsors have realised they can get one last gasp of exposure out of a "thanks for riding for us for the past X years" video.
  • 3 0
 Hope PB is going to put together a summary of all the team changes
  • 3 0
 Jared Graves is my hero
  • 3 2
 I seem to remember this guy popping hot for PED. And having zero explanation for it big S had to say bye Felicia
  • 2 0
 Bunmer, would have loved to see JG charge the EWS on that new Enduro 29er
  • 1 0
 Should make all their bikes with out water bottle holders to stop cheating?
  • 3 0
 FREE DRUGS FOR EVERYONE
  • 2 1
 2020 - the year of musical chairs.
  • 1 0
 Everyday it seems someone is quitting or got fired
  • 1 0
 "Well, you win some you lose some"

- 2019
  • 1 0
 Remeber Aaron Gwin and be dick about specialized as long as you want.
  • 2 0
 Supercross.....
  • 2 0
 @mikethespike: Speaking of . . . Kerr's name is not on the provisional entry list for A1
  • 2 0
 ROSTER CHANGES.
  • 1 0
 Now it's getting interesting.
  • 1 0
 God, then news ain’t stopping ! Can’t get anymore ....
  • 2 1
 I see graves, Rude, kelly all goin to intense
  • 1 0
 So no one is riding for any one this year?!! What the Hell is going on?!
  • 2 2
 Some companies are strapped for money so, less teams for next year.
  • 1 2
 source?
  • 7 0
 tbf you don’t need ews winning racers on bikes, just build the hype on media and get the reviews you need.
  • 2 1
 Saw this coming
  • 1 0
 Not going back to Yeti
  • 4 4
 Hell yeah! Graves will start wining again!
  • 4 1
 He was always winning, winning our hearts
  • 1 1
 UA
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