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How can a rider that finished in the top 10 outdoors and has a Top 40 national number, not get free handlebars and grips??? Yet, I can think of 2 riders that don't perform that have rides where they are collecting a paycheck. Hell, I know several amateur kids that get unlimited product from the handle bars companies.

I've always thought if you put in the results, the support will come. I feel really bad for the guy, gets podiums in Pro MX but can't get free bars!?! MX has gotten way too cliquey!!!
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pb465 12/21/2011 2:29pm
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What riders are you talking about?
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KAWboy14 12/21/2011 2:31pm
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he obviously sucks as a salesman!






IF he cant sell himself to get free handlebars, how will he sell the sponsors products to others?
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JBlain619 wrote:
How can a rider that finished in the top 10 outdoors and has a Top 40 national number, not get free handlebars and grips??? Yet, I...
How can a rider that finished in the top 10 outdoors and has a Top 40 national number, not get free handlebars and grips??? Yet, I can think of 2 riders that don't perform that have rides where they are collecting a paycheck. Hell, I know several amateur kids that get unlimited product from the handle bars companies.

I've always thought if you put in the results, the support will come. I feel really bad for the guy, gets podiums in Pro MX but can't get free bars!?! MX has gotten way too cliquey!!!
He sucks at promoting himself?
sbarrington314 12/21/2011 2:38pm
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who are you talking about and how do you know they arent getting free handle bars? i find this far fetched.

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KAWboy14 12/21/2011 2:39pm
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JBlain619 wrote:
How can a rider that finished in the top 10 outdoors and has a Top 40 national number, not get free handlebars and grips??? Yet, I...
How can a rider that finished in the top 10 outdoors and has a Top 40 national number, not get free handlebars and grips??? Yet, I can think of 2 riders that don't perform that have rides where they are collecting a paycheck. Hell, I know several amateur kids that get unlimited product from the handle bars companies.

I've always thought if you put in the results, the support will come. I feel really bad for the guy, gets podiums in Pro MX but can't get free bars!?! MX has gotten way too cliquey!!!
FreshTopEnd wrote:
He sucks at promoting himself?
JBlain should consider himself now enlightened!
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flarider 12/21/2011 2:41pm
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Some people are assholes or treated other sponsors like shit and word gets around?
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peelout 12/21/2011 2:43pm
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Regal? is that really the case?

shit, i'm a mid-pack has-been in the local +25A and even i still get free handlebars and grips.
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flarider wrote:
Some people are assholes or treated other sponsors like shit and word gets around?
That's what I was thinking, now who is this mystery rider?
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GrapeApe 12/21/2011 2:45pm
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Hahn?
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JBlain619 12/21/2011 2:45pm
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KAWboy14 wrote:
JBlain should consider himself now enlightened!
Bc you commented on my post? You got it bro!!!
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flarider wrote:
Some people are assholes or treated other sponsors like shit and word gets around?
Possibly, but not in this case. I've heard nothing but good things about this rider and his family.
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KAWboy14 12/21/2011 2:48pm
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KAWboy14 wrote:
JBlain should consider himself now enlightened!
JBlain619 wrote:
Bc you commented on my post? You got it bro!!!
no because of what fresh said!
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peelout wrote:
Regal? is that really the case?

shit, i'm a mid-pack has-been in the local +25A and even i still get free handlebars and grips.
Not Regal...maybe you can hook him up with bars and he ould run a "peelout" cross bar pad.
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JBlain619 12/21/2011 2:55pm
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no because of what fresh said!
Gotcha! Possibly...I don't know, I would think results would speak volumes but apparently I'm naive and going out and being a "Bro" is more important. I don't want to through this riders name out there because it won't do him any favors. It was more of an open ended question that I wanted some input on to see if I was completely off base with my thinking.
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flarider 12/21/2011 2:56pm
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flarider wrote:
Some people are assholes or treated other sponsors like shit and word gets around?
JBlain619 wrote:
Possibly, but not in this case. I've heard nothing but good things about this rider and his family.
Well, when you ask vague questions, expect vague answers
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JBlain619 12/21/2011 2:58pm
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Just from the responses thus far, I forgot how many really "Top" riders are without rides. At a point last year, it seemed like everyone was on a team of some sort.
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KAWboy14 12/21/2011 2:59pm
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KAWboy14 wrote:
no because of what fresh said!
JBlain619 wrote:
Gotcha! Possibly...I don't know, I would think results would speak volumes but apparently I'm naive and going out and being a "Bro" is more important. I...
Gotcha! Possibly...I don't know, I would think results would speak volumes but apparently I'm naive and going out and being a "Bro" is more important. I don't want to through this riders name out there because it won't do him any favors. It was more of an open ended question that I wanted some input on to see if I was completely off base with my thinking.
have you ever heard of Jeff Glass? sucked as a racer BUT man that kid was a salesman!
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flarider 12/21/2011 2:59pm
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JBlain619 wrote:
Just from the responses thus far, I forgot how many really "Top" riders are without rides. At a point last year, it seemed like everyone was...
Just from the responses thus far, I forgot how many really "Top" riders are without rides. At a point last year, it seemed like everyone was on a team of some sort.
What "top" rider doesn't have a ride?

I just had to make up a list and seems to me most every top rider has some kind of ride, might not be factory, but is a ride

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JBlain619 12/21/2011 3:00pm
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flarider wrote:
Some people are assholes or treated other sponsors like shit and word gets around?
JBlain619 wrote:
Possibly, but not in this case. I've heard nothing but good things about this rider and his family.
flarider wrote:
Well, when you ask vague questions, expect vague answers
I agree. Like I said, I was just asking for opinions and yours was one i didn't think of.
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JBlain619 12/21/2011 3:03pm
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flarider wrote:
What "top" rider doesn't have a ride? I just had to make up a list and seems to me most every top rider has some kind...
What "top" rider doesn't have a ride?

I just had to make up a list and seems to me most every top rider has some kind of ride, might not be factory, but is a ride
Hahn and Regal are the first to come to mind.
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JBlain619 12/21/2011 3:05pm
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KAWboy14 wrote:
have you ever heard of Jeff Glass? sucked as a racer BUT man that kid was a salesman!
HAHAHAHA!!! I remember a SX in Atlanta I went to when I was younger. They used to have the riders introduce themselves before the race and Jeff Glass goes "Im Jeff Glass and Im here to kick some ass" shit was too funny.
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flarider 12/21/2011 3:09pm
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JBlain619 wrote:
Just from the responses thus far, I forgot how many really "Top" riders are without rides. At a point last year, it seemed like everyone was...
Just from the responses thus far, I forgot how many really "Top" riders are without rides. At a point last year, it seemed like everyone was on a team of some sort.
2*: Ryan Villopoto (TEAM RIDE)
3*: Mike Brown (TEAM RIDE)
5*: Ryan Dungey(TEAM RIDE)
7*: James Stewart(TEAM RIDE)
9*: Ivan Tedesco(TEAM RIDE)
10*: Justin Brayton(TEAM RIDE)
11*: Kyle Chisholm(TEAM RIDE)
12**: Blake Baggett(TEAM RIDE)
14*: Kevin Windham(TEAM RIDE)
15*: Dean Wilson(TEAM RIDE)
16*: John Dowd( SEMI-RETIRED)
17: Eli Tomac(TEAM RIDE)
18*: David Millsaps(TEAM RIDE)
19: Kyle Cunningham(TEAM RIDE)
20: Justin Barcia(TEAM RIDE)
21: Jake Weimer(TEAM RIDE)
22*: Chad Reed(TEAM RIDE)
23: Gareth Swanepoel(TEAM RIDE)
24*: Brett Mecalfe(TEAM RIDE)
25: Broc Tickle(TEAM RIDE)
26*: Michael Byrne(TEAM RIDE)
27*: Nicholas Wey(TEAM RIDE)
28*: Tyla Rattray(TEAM RIDE)
29*: Andrew Short(TEAM RIDE)
30: Alex Martin(TEAM RIDE)
31: Martin Davalos(TEAM RIDE)
32: Tommy Hahn (WORKING ON A PRIVATE DEAL)
33*: Joshua Grant(TEAM RIDE)
34: Cole Seely(TEAM RIDE)
35: Darryn Durham(TEAM RIDE)
36: Kyle Regal(TEAM RIDE)
37: Malcom Stewart(TEAM RIDE)
38: Marvin Musquin(TEAM RIDE)
39: Tye Simmonds(TEAM RIDE)
40: Gannon Audette(TEAM RIDE)
41*: Trey Canard(TEAM RIDE)
42: Ricky Dietrich(TEAM RIDE)
43: Christian Craig(TEAM RIDE)
44: Jason Anderson(TEAM RIDE)
45: Nick Paluzzi(TEAM RIDE)
46: Les Smith(TEAM RIDE)
47: Chris Blose(TEAM RIDE)
48: Jimmy Albertson(TEAM RIDE)
49: Justin Bogle(TEAM RIDE)
50: Nico Izzi(TEAM RIDE)
51: Travis Baker (?)
52: Ben Lamay(TEAM RIDE)
53: Ryan Sipes(TEAM RIDE)
54: Weston Peick………?
55: Lance Vincent(TEAM RIDE)
56: Austin Stroupe(TEAM RIDE)
57: Jake Canada(TEAM RIDE)
58: Will Hahn(TEAM RIDE)
59: Vince Friese(TEAM RIDE)
60: Matthew Lemoine(TEAM RIDE)
61: Austin Howell - Working on a self deal
62: Travis Sewell
63: Colton Facciotti(TEAM RIDE, Canada)
64: Matt Boni SEMI-RETIRED
65: Ryan Morais(TEAM RIDE)
66: Jason Thomas(TEAM RIDE)
67: Scott Champion(TEAM RIDE)
68: Shane Sewell
69: Jimmy DeCotis (TEAM RIDE)
70: Ken Roczen(TEAM RIDE)
71: Kevin Rookstool
72: Jarred Jet Browne (TEAM RIDE)
73: Joshua Clark ?
74: Tyler Bowers(TEAM RIDE, AX)
75*: Josh Hill(TEAM RIDE)
76: Calle Aspergren
77: Lowell Spangler
78: Tommy Weeck(TEAM RIDE)
79: Tyler Medaglia
80: Kyle Keylon
81: Robert Kiniry (TEAM RIDE, Canada)
82: Justin Sipes
83: Kyle Partridge(TEAM RIDE)
84: Killian Rusk
85: Robert Marshall
86: Taylor Futrell
87: Matt Goerke
88: Ben Evans
89: Tyler Bright
90: Bryce Vallee
91: Dalton Carlson
92: Hunter Clements
93: AJ Catanzaro(TEAM RIDE)
94: Cole Siebler
95: Chris Plouffe(TEAM RIDE)
96: Kyle Peters
97: Jeremy Medaglia
98: Tye Hames
99: Sean Hackley Jr(TEAM RIDE)
377*: Christophe Pourcel(TEAM RIDE, Europe)
800*: Mike Alessi (TEAM RIDE)
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flarider 12/21/2011 3:09pm
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JBlain619 wrote:
Hahn and Regal are the first to come to mind.
Regal has a ride
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JBlain619 12/21/2011 3:10pm
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flarider wrote:
What "top" rider doesn't have a ride? I just had to make up a list and seems to me most every top rider has some kind...
What "top" rider doesn't have a ride?

I just had to make up a list and seems to me most every top rider has some kind of ride, might not be factory, but is a ride
I was also thinking Wey and Blose but I forgot they both have TiLube.
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flarider 12/21/2011 3:10pm
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JBlain619 wrote:
Possibly, but not in this case. I've heard nothing but good things about this rider and his family.
flarider wrote:
Well, when you ask vague questions, expect vague answers
JBlain619 wrote:
I agree. Like I said, I was just asking for opinions and yours was one i didn't think of.
and what people see on the outside might not reflect the truth on the inside
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JBlain619 12/21/2011 3:11pm
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flarider wrote:
Regal has a ride
I thought it was speculation??? MC/Brooks or someone else?
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redrider52 12/21/2011 3:11pm
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There is only a handful of riders he could be talking about if they finished in the Top 10 outdoors.

Also the rider has to be between the number 30-40 for JBlain to say a Top 40 number, otherwise he would of said Top 30, 20, etc..

So I'm going to have to say it's either:

Weimer
Cunningham
Davalos
Martin
Durham
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redrider52 wrote:
There is only a handful of riders he could be talking about if they finished in the Top 10 outdoors. Also the rider has to be...
There is only a handful of riders he could be talking about if they finished in the Top 10 outdoors.

Also the rider has to be between the number 30-40 for JBlain to say a Top 40 number, otherwise he would of said Top 30, 20, etc..

So I'm going to have to say it's either:

Weimer
Cunningham
Davalos
Martin
Durham
not exactly... have you seen how fucked up the numbering system is?
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YAMABOB 12/21/2011 3:50pm
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Who is it?

I will consider giving them bars and grips*.

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