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Certainly looks like a Scott. X1 have never registered as a UCI team I don't think, always focused on national and regional french stuff. With good success too, so they'll probably keep that focus. With the Ohlins connection, I'm always surprised that they don't ride Specialized tbh.

You can't pull Trump jokes on Vital bro. Vital is America first...

Agreed, Bucko is a legend for sure and even deserves some credit for sending Neko down the path he is currently on. Ben has been making his own DH frames and parts in his basement for years, plays a key role in development with the Scott DH Team, and is a caretaker for some of the best trails in Switzerland (including the infamous Champery track). He went to college and lived in Durango some 20 years ago, and his name still routinely comes up in local conversation. Chapeau @buckoW ! Dak is lucky to work with you. 👍

Patrice Afflatet owns AP Sports Com which has managed the "Scott Factory DH Team" for over 7 years. Traditionally it leaned towards a more French line up and staff which Dean Lucas found difficult being the token English speaker, however that was years ago and the team now has a more global roster. Don't disregard the affect that Bucko (Ben Walker one of the unsung heroes of the mtb world who is well overdue for a podcast interview) has on everything gravity for Scott.

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This is an important thing to note for sure

If he’s at home then he’s not at the Scott team camp.

Now it all makes sense!

I feel like everyone who's gotten on cube the last few years seems to have suffered performance wise. Sure Danny might have just been at that point in life as he'd been on it for 10 years at that point.and become a dad, but it seems every time someone coming off a hot one that signs for cube falls off a bit. Jess was the up and comer the year before she signed for cube, and sure she had a few injuries, but she seemed to struggle on the team a bit. Hoping she smashes it wherever she lands.

I put a switchgrade on all of my bikes. My climbs are fire roads and then straight down descents. I use 240 droppers and this usually. I can tolerate 210 with one of these on hikes with bad insertion. I’m in the desert for a few months and I’ve changed it to be flat, tilted for dh, and tilted for lots of dh. It’s not for everyone and every trail, but I’ve never regretted the purchase and find it useful nearly everywhere

Cat 4 is we call this a gravity mtb but we will deny your warranty for riding it.

The new Hardline venue is a bit farther south in BC than Squamish......back to team rumors!!!! Dak to Norco - would be a good fit and the program would suit him I think

Hardline Tasmania Startlist - gives us some rumor fuel Jess Blewitt, was previously not allowed do Hardline when riding for Cube. Back at Hardline = off Cube for sure? Gwin, racing Hardline for the first time ever. Probably doing a full season of racing. Does this mean he's on a new team? Pivot, Frameworks? What other teams present at Hardline Tasmania could hire/afford Gwin? Or is Gwin Racing still racing? Kade, will he actually show up for Hardline and if so what bike/team will he be on? Is he still on Trek?

I get longer, but how does one make a chainstay slacker?

I don't think it correct to assume that "Supercar money" can not be made in the Bike Industry. You can make decent money in the bike industry, then reinvest that money in something that multiplies your wealth astronomically. We live in a crazy world, where you can make insane amount of money with speculation in no time, if you are smart and/or lucky. Now, that money may not directly come from the bike industry, but I would say he could have pulled off his wealth from smart investment of money that he originally made in the bike industry. I believe...

Something to do with unicycles

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