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Big names but small results. I wonder how much that matters?

Moimoi is on YT? I don’t think they make a sender

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.

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 which case I'll bet that Commencal Muc-Off will shortly be announcing the arrival of two junior riders.

THIBAUT DAPRELA ON CANYON CLLCTV - def didn't see this coming! press release below THE CANYON CLLCTV DH TEAM WELCOMES FRENCH FASTMAN THIBAUT DAPRELA The Canyon CLLCTV is starting 2024 with a bang, welcoming one of the fastest riders in the men's DH field to the team: Thibaut Daprela. At just 22 years old, Thibaut has already racked up an impressive list of wins. From multiple Elite World Cup victories to clinching the overall title twice as a junior, Daprela’s mind-blowing pace and aggressive riding style have delivered incredible results. “I’m very proud to be part of the Canyon CLLCTV...

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 !

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.

A lot of confused people posting in this thread. IFR for the last few years has been owned by Aaron and run by Todd Schumlick. Intense is no longer sponsoring the team, but the team will likely continue with a new headline sponsor. This will not be Frameworks. Neko has Martin Whiteley on board to run Frameworks team with Neko, Angel and Asa signed. Dak is on a new team, not with Aaron. This may be MS Intense, which used to be MS Mondraker.

I don't think anyone has pointed this out yet: YT has dropped a bunch of their influence-thletes, the thought is to pay for Vali, Could it also be for Mr. Bomba and Party Boi? I dont believe enduro is going away anytime soon, even if it looses it's WB-Disc viewership. The fact is the bulk of us riders are on bikes which we pedal up and down. Given that thought it would, to me, make sense to still have a presence in enduro for YT. Bring on the YT MOB SQUAD!! Live life unblazzed!

I'm very on board with Dak to MS/intense I'm half expecting the remainder of IFR joins with frame works as the glue for that team and it comes out Martin was the majority stakeholder and organizing force, with Gwin and intense having been minority stakeholders and managing the day to day/development sides. A frameworks based IFR will be based out of Windrock it makes sense now that Martin is officially attached. Breeden and Dak leaving opens up budget, frameworks easily replaces Intense as bike development and most of the other sponsors fill the gap of frameworks not having as much...

Probably a good fit for both really.

I think we all wished for some big 2024 news already.

if intense factory racing isn't intense factory racing because intense isn't a sponsor, that means intense factory racing is shutdown/dissolved/whatever you want to call it. even if there is a team w/ the same management/players, it won't be called intense factory racing therefore intense factory racing ceases to exist, right?

Not sure if already known through podcasts etc but Martin Whiteley confirmed to manage Frameworks.

What's Also In: -) Windrock -) Building a jump in your backyard -) Using a ebike in place of shuttling so everyone gets to ride instead of one poor sod having to drive the truck each run -) US Open payouts -) Drinking coffee black -) Vital forums What's Also out: -) The ten rider limit for the women's elite field -) YouTube bike influencer vids -) Snowshoe World Cup -) Whistler for skiing -) Lattes -) PB forums

What’s out: anything less robust than dh casings on ebikes What’s out: weight weenie-ism