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According to the Giant press release. Both DH and Andrew Neethling are out.
Departing the team in 2015 are former world champion Danny Hart and veteran South African champion Andrew Neethling.“Danny Hart and Andrew Neethling have been vital in our progression as a team, whether it’s on the racecourse or in product development,” said Giant global marketing director An Le. “Needles brought experience, speed, style and a positive vibe. And Danny evolved from a teenager with raw talent into a world champion through our program. We’ve had a great run together and are super grateful for Danny and Andrew’s contributions the past few years. Our 2015 direction aligns with our team mission of building future champions through our system and cutting-edge products, and we’re looking forward to taking this young DH squad to the next level in 2015.”
Where do you reckon he'll end up?
I think the whisper is Mondraker. Intense has been mentioned.
Mondraker/Intense/KTM.
Marin.
(Long shot, but I'm throwing it out there anyway!)
I thought I heard KTM mentioned somewhere.
that seemed to be the implication of the Team Rumours picture the other month
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Athertons have been mentioned with KTM. Have they been on GT for 3 years yet?
danny hart @ mondraker
wonder how long it took him to look that miserable in the picture.
I wonder if he had a performance clause in the contract. Unlike Rob Warner not everyone can dine out on one win for life 🙂
T' word on t'street is he doesnt like the bike
Mondraker
You would think he would have tried it first before signing with them.
Fox 40s and X0 cranks? Strange combo.
X0 is the DH groupset
You only tend to see XO with Rockshox as they are both SRAM products.
I guess it's because there isn't a Shimano DH power meter crank at the moment.
Probably the nice thing about not having a SRAM/Shimano endorsement is you can run the parts that make the build nice.
Seems that SRAM are losing all their Blackbox DH guys. Who do they have left, Sam and Troy?
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and Blenki hits Norco
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You only tend to see XO with Rockshox as they are both SRAM products.I guess it's because there isn't a Shimano DH power meter crank at the moment.
http://www.stagescycling.eu/shop/MTB/Shimano/
http://www.srm.de/product/powermeters/shimano-xt-2x10-mtb/
http://www.srm.de/product/powermeters/1x-shimano-xt/
http://www.srm.de/products/srm-powermeter/saint-dh/
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Doesn't really make me want to buy a Mondraker, that. Especially since it seems to be about 5 feet tall. Maybe it's some sort of Giant joke since they've made him look like a midget
I did say it was a guess 🙂 But also none of those links are actually Shimano products AKAIK. Quarq, which Danny has been using are, at least now (I cant remember when they got bought), a SRAM product. Transition between team often leaves riders on a mixture of kit.
I'd be very surprised if, come the race season, he's not:
-Full SRAM/Rockshox
-Shimano/non Rockshox fork (and potentially an aftermarket powermeter)
^ wow..... he seems super-stoked about his new bike in that pic.
I'd be very surprised if, come the race season, he's not:
Miserable
FIFY
danny looks furious that his new bike has no pedals.......
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the helmet. What's that all about?
he was still riding a glory at that Hardline the other day wasnt he??
Very strange advert.
he was still riding a glory at that Hardline the other day wasnt he??
Hardline was in September.
oh 😳
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the helmet. What's that all about?
Blurb at the bottom in bizarre English
"Danny Hart Flights All New Summum Carbon"
it's a bit
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wysiwyg - MemberT' word on t'street is he doesnt like the bike
Which streets information is this based upon?
I can't imagine he's spent much time on it yet.
BoardinBobBlurb at the bottom in bizarre English
"Danny Hart Flights All New Summum Carbon"
I politely emailed Mondraker a few years ago and advised them to get someone who speaks English as a first language to check their promotional material.
I think I see the mistake you made; you didn't email them in Gibberish did you?jimjam - Member
BoardinBob
Blurb at the bottom in bizarre English"Danny Hart Flights All New Summum Carbon"
I politely emailed Mondraker a few years ago and advised them to get someone who speaks English as a first language to check their promotional material.
He's been riding the Mondraker at his local DH spots, he's not shy about flashing new kit, he was riding the 27.5 Glory locally and very publicly before Giant officially unveiled the bike... rumours cone from local riders he chats to.... and then they post it all over the web, apparently.
wonder how long it took him to look that miserable in the picture
Danny is from Redcar. People from Redcar only smile on the inside. He is very happy in that picture.
Does this mean I'll have to sell my Foxy to avoid looking like a scene kid? That's assuming he gets anywhere near the podium... I'll be fine.
That's ok Steve. People are only going to notice if you get anywhere near a podium yourself. And we know that's not going to happen...
I'm set for a come back one day... as soon as I drop my Elite license!
Looking forward to seeing him in action on the Summum, my old 26in one was a frighteningly fast bike.
wonder how long it took him to look that miserable in the picture.
I wonder if he had a performance clause in the contract. Unlike Rob Warner not everyone can dine out on one win for life
Does being mean about Danny make you feel better about yourself?
xc-steve
Does this mean I'll have to sell my Foxy to avoid looking like a scene kid? That's assuming he gets anywhere near the podium... I'll be fine.
I'm not sure you'll have to worry too much. Unless Hart can find form and start winning races he'll be consigned to one hit wonder status. It's understandable if he's not an extrovert and want's to let his riding do the talking but that only works if he's winning.
He's hardly been a no-mark, he put it on the podium twice this year, 10th overall (by a teeny margin), and always looked in contention for a win
Agreed, but he's fallen well short of delivering on the massive hype and expectation generated by his Champery win.
True that but I reckon if you're going to sign a top 10, podiumist, contender for a win, having him come with some old rainbow stripes is probably no downside. He gave himself a lot to live up to so no disgrace to fall short, you can't always be the best in the world
He seemed to like the Glory but did anyone else do well on it?