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Time for Only Ears. That would probably be huge. Damn, someone already got the domain.
"I'm team amphibious gypsum camper"
"There's always Beijing"
After some work with AI and other platforms... I think @Jason_Schroeder is messing with us and that screenshot is just an intro, with no information about Daks new team visible. AI results, certainly with some hallucinations:

Oooh is there actually a b practice pod lined up and ready to go? I was really hoping there would be, but doesn’t usually seem like the b practice way. Thought we’d have to wait a month, or at least a couple weeks till there were some SX races to comment on as well.
Thanks, Tiger. There are literally 15 versions now. I can actually see them, and yeah...could be Dante, or Dak, I agree. Seems more like Dante's build, though. Going with Dak to Scott anyway.
When I made the comment, "literally" none of that was on my screen.
"Today we are here to talk about Dak food streams for 2026. Dak is going to be frying for Fruitworks Raisins with New Muesli. A true American cream team that is almost too good to be true..."
Gemini Pro thinks the text says Dak will be on Frameworks Racing:
Intro
What's going on everybody welcome back to another episode of B Practice Podcast that's proudly sponsored by Maxxis Tires, Burgtec, and Jenson USA. I'm Jason Schroeder, joined as always by my good friends Tanner Stephens and Dakotah Norton.
I want to give an extra big thanks to Maxxis, Burgtec, and Jenson for supporting B Practice this year and allowing us to keep making shows around the World Cup downhill with a big shoutout to all our listeners for the continued support.
Today we are here to talk about Dak's new team for 2024. Dak is going to be riding for Frameworks Racing with Neko Mulally, a true American dream team that is almost too good to be true...
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@DontWorryImAPilot thanks for the idea. We found Daks new kit and teammates.

Would never had guessed you guys prepare ahead of time.
This! The vital fangirling over Dak is a bit over the top, yep he's fast, yep he seems like a good guy but so do most other riders and lets face it the riders 10 years his junior are faster or just as fast. Plus is results on the Scott bike are anything to go by it could be a step backwards and it doesn't seem to be working for Benoit Coulanges
What works for one rider doesn't mean it's true for all riders. Minnar (the goat) didn't get along with the V10, but that doesn't mean it's a step back for everyone who's on it...
Anyone see the Crestline in the background of Daks story?
If Dak goes to Scott, they better make him one of those stupid integrated stem / bar combos with 75 mm rise. And then run the brake cables through it just to stay on message.
Copilot wants to steal all your data. Clippy just wanted to help.
If he’s at home then he’s not at the Scott team camp.
I was just about to post that....
He’s for sure trolling us. Either A: he grabbed a frame from Gwin to mess with everyone by making that post or B: maybe the G man is gonna sponsor Frida
Yea I was thinking it could be a troll move with how somewhat blatant it seemed lol
The public one, yes. Companies pay to have "sandboxed" AI platforms for one way use; our copilot is that way. We also have pretty strict enterprise filtration on what we can use it for, what it will answer for us. Either way its was a good way to screw around for a min lol
This is an important thing to note for sure
It's still the Scott curse any anyone who joins Scott immediately performs worse.
Going to frameworks and frameworks picks up new ebike sponsor with crestline instead of specialized? Really would be an American dream.
Or this is the best trolling since Melameds coffee machine
marine cabirou would like to have a chat with you
IRC jesse never trolled but made an unintentional mistake with that post/pic. trolling would‘ve been if he didn‘t go to canyon IMO.
Remy Meier Smith and Ryan Griffith both no longer list Pivot Factory Racing in their instagram bios.
Ryan Griffith looks like he's on a Chromag Monk in his story.
strange that RMS is gone after just 1 season, can‘t remember how long griffith has been there.
Sammie Maxwell is out for this year.
Samara Maxwell announces a sabbatical from international competitions - Decathlon Ford UCI Mountain Bike Team
Gemini pro is mindblowing if this is accurate, considering the intro and following section is very believable with minor typos. I want to believe!
Intro
What’s going on everybody! Welcome back to another episode of What’s In Practice Podcast that’s proudly sponsored by Maxxis Tires, CushCore, and Jamis Bikes. I'm Jason Schroeder, joined as always by my good friends Tanner Stephens and Dakotah Norton.
I want to give an extra big thanks to Maxxis, CushCore and Jamis for supporting B Practice this year and allowing us to keep making shows around the World Cup downhill. With a big shoutout to all our listeners for the continued support.
Today we are here to talk about Dak’s new team for 2024. Dak is going to be riding for Frameworks Racing with Neko and Anka; a true American dream team that is almost too good to be true....
[Line 24] Setup Team - Tell us through how that came about?? What pulled you to that team.
How long is the contract for?
What will the build kit be like?! Any major component changes.
Questions:
Why leave Mondraker? Info check. Your choice, mutual?
What was the sponsoring climate like this off season? We see industry is in a downturn?
What are the main things you were looking for in a team? And how has that changed over the years?
Dak's had a bit of rough go moving to a new team every two years. What makes you hope that changes?!
2018, 2019, 2020 - Devinci
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