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Holy shit I did NOT see that coming.

Aaron Gwin on Frameworks is official. We have some cool pics from test camp and exclusive interviews with Gwin, Neko, and Aaron's mechanic, James McAllister here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/aaron-gwin-joins-frameworks-racing-tr… #USDH

Yup I agree with all of this - when setting up suspension that hasn't been serviced you run in to a wall quite quickly where its not possible to have decent comfort/grip as well as support/lively feel. Something freshly serviced has much less compromise I also made this graphic about how I picture suspension performance over time - I work on forks that I've serviced regularly for over 5 years and pretty much as good as new - its only once the service interval gets dragged out that they start to wear really badly. The effect is probably more noticeable...

His contributions to the B-Practice podcast are probably a big reason that Vital favors him (Just like people here love Jesse M. because he actually posts in the forum periodically). It makes them feel like they're "one of your own." Shocking... do good PR things that expand your audience and let people get to know you... and you increase your fan base and marketability. I think people really appreciate his perspective, combined with Tanner and Jason, on the races and racing in general. It's one of the more interesting podcasts to me. On top of that, his journey over the...

Dak said on the new pod that he was gonna troll us with a bike in the background that Frida will be riding this year. So Frida will be on AG's setup this year it looks like. Not surprising considering they're friends and she spent a lot of time in the pits with them last season. It will be cool to see what she can do with some more support. She's been on the cusp a lot over the last few years and with less stress of logistics (although maybe a lot of PHD stress still) she might be able...

Spy shots of the new Syncros DH cockpit for Dak!

Listen to the podcast, he addresses that early on.

Looks like he’s still got the monster bars on the new bike!

Was sweatin’ a bit after I posted that screenshot and thought for sure there was no way it could be read. I should have known better 😂 Dak and Jess are officially on Scott DH Factory. We recorded a pod with Dak last week, you can listen to it wherever you listen to podcasts, and read the team press release here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/dakotah-norton-jess-blewitt-join-scot…

I picked up a bag of like 30 presta valve cores on Amazon for next to nothing and swap them out if things are getting clogged.

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Looks like they are committing to a 'young' team with Ronan, Pinkerton and Clarke. Hopefully they work on getting a young up and coming female racer too

I'm pretty sure Lachie Stevens McNab had the best season out of the male athletes on that team. But I too would like to know where Hauser is going

I think that should come under Dream Rumours, rather than Team Rumours.

Oli Clark Mondraker factory racing

Jack Moir and Edbull Masters to WarnerBros micros instead of Ric McLaughlin and the other aussie

If this is true, e*thirteen had better be scrambling to make some stronger wheels to stand up to both his and Ronan's brutality

thank you all who participated in this tech rumors thread! i'm going to lock it now, but we're carrying on with annual tech rumors - find the 2026 tech rumors thread here (starting on page 7 at the time of this post). YEW! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/mtb-tech-rumors-and-innovation-long…