Podcast: Jack Moir Talks About His Move To Enduro, His Past Injuries, Tough Seasons and More

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tom-mc (Jun 27, 2020 at 9:02)

great podcast, i really cant wait to see more of jack in the world cup. i was at that 2017 mont sainte anne rain race and we all thought it was over until jack laid down an absolute heater and lit the fire for the top guys. that day the only riders who could get anywhere near the times set before the storm were gwin, hart, bruni, brosnan, and moir. cool to see him racing ews but he has a lot more to show us on the downhill circuit and i wanna see it!

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downtimepodcast (Jun 27, 2020 at 9:09)

I agree @Albatrosse I think that Canyon will be good for him on the DH side as well. Hopefully we get to seem him smashing it at both.

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RCederholm FL (Jun 27, 2020 at 20:34)

Great podcast. It was really interesting to hear him talk about comparing the 2018 bike to the 2019 bike mid-season. Same bike but totally different array of components, which didn't seem to work well for him. Main takeaway is the bike was fine but what was surrounding it wasn't. Tough at that level to get to the starting gate and feel like you're already at a disadvantage. Not really confidence-inspiring.

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downtimepodcast (Jun 27, 2020 at 23:43)

Yeah I was really surprised by the time differences he was talking about there!

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barbarosza (Jun 27, 2020 at 6:50)

Very Very Very good. I enjoyed it this past Wednesday or Thursday.And I love Jack.He gave me his Jersey at Mont Sainte Anne in 2017 when he finished 5th. Love Moie Moie

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downtimepodcast (Jun 27, 2020 at 7:31)

Thanks @barbarosza I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've wanted to interview Jack for ages, was hoping to do it in person, but couldn't wait!

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Fektor (Jun 28, 2020 at 3:30)

I remember I was shooting Vital Raws a while back at the Aus Nat DH series. it was the first round of the season at Mt Taylor, Vic. Jack had signed with Intense when he was wearing POC clothing. Being a lanky man myself, I was completely blown away with his speed and confidence and ability to throw a bike around so easily. Such a good rider and such a legend. Hope he has a big bright future of racing

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mtb-journal (Jun 27, 2020 at 6:49)

That was a good one, thx.

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downtimepodcast (Jun 27, 2020 at 7:32)

Thanks @mtb-journal I'm really glad you enjoyed listening.

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bermdweller FL (Jun 27, 2020 at 13:42)

That was well worth the listen - awesome insights into the reality of the sponsors minefield.

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downtimepodcast (Jun 27, 2020 at 13:43)

thanks @bermdweller

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derekbnorakim FL (Jun 27, 2020 at 7:17)

Can't wait to see Jack in EWS!

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downtimepodcast (Jun 27, 2020 at 7:32)

Me too @derekbnorakim

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Jvhowube FL (Jun 27, 2020 at 11:15)

Seems like injuries have held Jack back as kind of a sleeper talent. Kind of a bummer - would love to see him in the mix at EWS and downhill, injury-free.

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Superburner FL (Jun 27, 2020 at 16:18)

Great guy, huge Jack fan. Anyone have any thoughts on the team that strung him along before Canyon stepped in? Pretty shady way to treat a person.

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barbarosza (Jun 27, 2020 at 21:00)

yeah must ve been shitty , perhaps YT ? I have no clue so I dont want to state it. But they do shady bussiness so Im temped to throw that here. Again,have no clue whatsoever.

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L0rdTom (Jun 28, 2020 at 1:38)

@barbarosza:
Genuine question: what shady business do YT do?

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alexhyland (Jun 28, 2020 at 5:30)

Yeah I wonder that too. Cannondale? Or did they stop the DH bike dev earlier?

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Superburner FL (Jun 28, 2020 at 16:08)

@alexhyland: Cannondale had a team in 2019 and they did not continue in 2020 so that seems like a good guess. I don’t think it’s YT, their team strategy was pretty clear with new riders. I guess it could have been an all new factory team that didn’t get off the ground, there are plenty of manufactures that don’t have top tier teams.