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Has he gotten along with any bikes since he was on Trek World Racing forever ago? At some point you have to start looking at yourself and your decision making. And to that effect, why would anyone pay him to ride their bike if he has not produced results in a few seasons at this point and has a reputation for being negative about his equipment.

FWIW - Saw Brooke riding today and he was on a Mondraker with Renthal bars and what looked like SRAM brakes. Maybe he's just scrubbing out the brands that are no longer supporting him and not hiding anything new?

There's a cassette and rear derailleur on that insta post from Brooke. Not a Zerode - unless they've totally changed tack and gone against the past two decades of "gearboxes good - derailleurs bad" marketing.

There have been a few Zerode trail bikes floating around here in Wellington (where Zerode assemble their bikes) with Ōlins suspension. Plus Metz the guy behind Zerode is a Roto boy since ages ago and Brooke has been spending a lot of time riding there of late by the looks of things.

I wonder where this leaves Dante.

Except in the press release, Fabien says: "“It is a great opportunity for our factory team to welcome Thibaut with his young age next to experienced riders like Troy and Luca. I have been following Thibaut's progression for many years, and his passion to win and determination are unmatched. I believe we have an incredibly strong team for 2024, and I deeply look forward to the coming season." - Fabien Barel, Canyon CLLCTV Team Mentor."

Bold move for Daprela. Completely new EVERYTHING for him to learn/dial in. Suspension, brakes, tires, drivetrain, all different than his Commencal build. I think the team is great fit for him, fingers crossed he can stay healthy. The opportunity to work with Fabian (especially as a fellow Frenchman) must be really exciting.

In regards to Brook, a quick glance at the Mondraker website shows multiple builds of the Foxy with Ohlins suspension… maybe just a box stock bike he got for the off season? As for Commencal Muc-Off, does anyone know if they signed Dylan Maples to a contract, or is he back to semi-privateer life?

“It is a great opportunity for our factory team to welcome Thibaut with his young age next to experienced riders like Troy and Luca…" So much for the rumors of Troy going to the Syndicate.

Good spot

That was close in Loudenvielle last year with Dylan being 6th at a hair of podium... Also pretty close for Brendan and Dean in 2019... not mentioning seven world-cup win for Marine and countless podiums... Let's see what 2024 will bring !

MS themselves may have given us a hint in early December...

Looks a bit like daprela with his Monny hat ears tuck look Edit: moimoi also posting a photo of DH rig as "new years resolution" so perhaps a return to DH for him as well?

I could see him fitting in the silhouette, but from the riding video it doesn’t look like him. Legs are too short. Benoit has a really distinct look on the bike and I don’t think that’s him. I think he is staying with Dorval Commencal or whatever that team name is going to be this year.

Dunne would be telling barrell how to ride

I know it's Rumours, so we're not supposed to stamp them out...but people gotta stop thinking Gwin is gonna dump WC to go full time WindRock. It's absurd. Neko & Sean ran it for several years now without having to be present full time. Sean's infrastructure & logistics blueprint is firmly in place & peak summer isn't as demanding of ownership as fall/winter/spring. Hart & Atherton's have parks they don't drop WC for. It's a silly thought.

Peaty to Frameworks; Warner standing outside the pit ten just saying things about what's going on.

I appreciate the hope you all have for frameworks but I think a lot of you are holding it up to be the next syndicate-esque mega team or something. This is literally a passion project that Neko started very recently. He’s accomplished a lot but let’s not start assuming every big name is headed there.

Red Bull just bought a controlling interest in Bora Hansgrohe road team. https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/red-bull-acquires-51-per-cent-…