RustyMTB's latest activity
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Sad news for Loic “Five-time Downhill World Champion Loïc Bruni has revealed he will be out of competition for at least three months... -
RustyMTB replied to the thread Pic of the Day.My favourite Tommy Cooper gag; He opens an oven door, looks at the audience & says it's like an oven in there.
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Or…you could have paid an Appliance Repair Guy $500-$1000 to do the same thing and delay that new bike for another year. High-temp...
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I know I do, there hasn't been anyone quite like him since and the forum is worse for it.
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RustyMTB replied to the thread DH World Cup thread.Free to air in return for Red Bull plastered everywhere was ok by me. Warner I sorely miss, I couldn't give a shiny shite about a given...
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RustyMTB replied to the thread DH World Cup thread.That I think is partly human nature, why should we pay for what was free? & partly people seeing that the product did not improve to...
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RustyMTB replied to the thread DH World Cup thread.I remember when Charlie Hatton won world champs at Fort William, the BBC had the rights to the broadcast & it was shown live on BBC1...
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That’s why it was quite a big deal when Adidas hopped on with Norco. You guys are right though 95% of teams sponsors are MTB companies...
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RustyMTB replied to the thread DH World Cup thread.Yep & we loop back to the question on why it can't gain a foothold with the public. Trek's DH sponsors as the example is typical - the...
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I hear you there, it's weird as if you look at even XC, they've got a far 'better' setup than the DHers in terms of exposure, sponsors...
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RustyMTB replied to the thread DH World Cup thread.You do wonder what conversations Trek for example have had with Lidl. - Hey guys, you know we have a dh team too right? - Yeah, no...
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If you do a quick youtube for a CX race you'll see a bucket load of sponsor signs absolutely everyhwere. CX seems to get 50,000 for the...
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RustyMTB replied to the thread DH World Cup thread.Fair enough, what I've done there is look through my own bias goggles - I couldn't name a single cx rider. On the outside money, it has...
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RustyMTB replied to the thread DH World Cup thread.I've long known the prize money is shocking in the context of an elite sport with a worldwide audience. What I didn't know was the...
