Warner is definitely a character and celebrity in our sport, so this can be seen as a very wise and shrewd move by the Andorran company… and if this vid is anything to go by we should be seeing some fireworks and fun this year! Here’s what Rob has to say:

“You know I’ve known Max (Commencal) a long, long time, I met him first at Metabief Worlds in 1993. I always liked him, he’s a laugh. So I got talking to him this year at a race about UK trail centres and how much I love them (they’re fairly new to me). BikePark Wales actually is the one that blew my mind on an Enduro bike and this idea started to take shape. It was going to be a ‘guest star’ type of thing but I loved the bike, like really, no BS. It’s only a 130/140 in the vid but it worked so well, so progressive and we went on from there… I tested the DH bike too and loved it.”

“I think the big thing riding for Commencal now is that they want to do stuff with me, team camps, shoots, vids etc. And I have a lot of experience developing bikes from all the stuff I did with Giant. So I’m really excited for that, it’ll keep me riding and involved, and with what my real job is I need that, plus I want it, I miss riding. I’m really looking forward to working with the French. The brand is sick, bikes are rude, Max is a self confessed alcoholic so yeah, it’s perfect. Gonna be a good thing.”