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I remember the good oll days where KE & DG were adamant that they gonna keep slogging with the maxxis ikons. it cost them the epic.

Wasn't that KE brakes

 

The spaz fanclub is real

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HAHAHAHA!!! How ironic. I won't buy anything exo due to the way they puncture on TM trails. But - they're better than the Spaz Control / S Works casings!

The control and sworks casings was stopped about 18-24 months ago. You now get gripton and gripton Grid. I rode epic last year with standard gripton and had zero issues. On average I get between 6000 and 8000km on a Spez Fast Trak so absolutely nothing wrong with them. Like I said a few days ago. If you ride sh*t lines, no tyre is going to save you at the Epic

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The control and sworks casings was stopped about 18-24 months ago. You now get gripton and gripton Grid. I rode epic last year with standard gripton and had zero issues. On average I get between 6000 and 8000km on a Spez Fast Trak so absolutely nothing wrong with them. Like I said a few days ago. If you ride sh*t lines, no tyre is going to save you at the Epic

Yeah, Gripton is the compound they use, not the casing. Seems it's just 2bliss / 2bliss Grid / 2bliss Black Diamond / DH casings. Wasn't aware that the control casing is now just referred to as 2bliss (2bliss has been there for a while)

 

Regular 2bliss casings are kaaaaaaaaak. Grid is much better, and hardly any weight disadvantage at all. 

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I saw a tweet earlier the Maya and Arianne also had a flat..anyone see updates on that?

 

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Jeez.

Let me rephrase my post:

I wish I could say that I am surprised by him pulling out, but alas, after a crash hard enough to break his helmet, I can't say I am. He surely has a long year planned, and messing with possible concussion and injury for a few stage wins and bragging rights isn't worth it.

 

So much for proving the keyboard warriors wrong as he himself said he would.

 

You are obviously a Gaze fan, and that's cool, bit please don't read stuff in my post that I didn't write. That is childish.

 

Actually not a fan at all. 

 

Sorry for raging  :wub: .

 

Re the season ahead - that's what I though as well. Pulling out of the Epic to ensure the rest of the season stays on track is a smallish price to pay I guess

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So as Scott, would you burn matches today to eat into that 4 min lead Cannondale have or take 2 min every day for the rest of the week?

Nino is not the sort of fella that will wait, they will chase like hell.

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Unconfirmed gap of 9min..

 

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I expect to see some big hammers being thrown by Scott.

Hopefully it will be akin to the legendary Annika and Arianne masterclass of yesteryear where they demolished a 30min time penalty in one day.

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Where will they be riding for the rest of the race? Is it possible to make up 9 min with the remaining terrain?

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I expect to see some big hammers being thrown by Scott.

Hopefully it will be akin to the legendary Annika and Arianne masterclass of yesteryear where they demolished a 30min time penalty in one day.

I remember that, probably the most destructive bit of riding I have ever seen!

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I expect to see some big hammers being thrown by Scott.

Hopefully it will be akin to the legendary Annika and Arianne masterclass of yesteryear where they demolished a 30min time penalty in one day.

Gapis 10min.

They will need to hope Mani can't maintain the pace

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