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Don't think this has been posted? Lachie to Monster

Peak #teamrumors flex is going back and searching through a couple dozen forum pages to quote your own (correct) predictions. Not bad.

Unless Fox brings back Dialed, it doesn't matter who is riding there stuff.

Boooooo. It's Reds. I'm a Forest Fan. Also, slightly team related, does anyone here hope we see Dialed again next season?

You mean to tell me that we were this close to having a Loris-Jordi reunion, and now it’s gone?!?! That’s criminal!

Yes, something else is happening. All of the following is a guess, but I think a pretty good one. Gates, a company already well known for Motorcycle belts and that according to google, has $830m in revenue but has only dabbled in cycling in the fringes for years is saying LFG. They likely want in on the E-bike market as mixed motors/drivetrains evolve and full power E-bikes ditch derailleurs because lets be honest, traditional drivetrains just don't hold up as well under an e-bike mashing, and they know DH is going to test the to the limits. This is going...

Does anyone have insight on additional financial support for all these teams switching to belt drives? It doesn't seem like the low (and further decreasing) probability of winning a mere $100,000 would move the needle any meaningful amount. The most plausible reasons would be additional sponsorship funds from the belt associated brands or hoping to take advantage of the seemingly disproportionate publicity about the $100,000 prize. Additional sponsorship seems most likely, wondering if that's documented anywhere.

And how many races were won due to a rider's sprinting ability that would have been eaten up by gear box efficiency? Color me suspect, but I don't think gearboxes are the biking panacea people claim they are.

yeah, plus the big brands don't want crazy innovation because they just want to drip feed the market each year but when you get outside brands like gates coming in it can do some cool things like the legacy that was Honda's brief time in the sport

Well that sucks... Mr. Iles chose the #99 because of Stevie Smith and his 1199 Points at that specific Crankworx season. That Number means a lot to canadians, especially to the people in the Sea to Sky Area around Whistler. As Jackson Goldstone is from Squamish, it kinda would make sense for him to pick #11, as that would bring the 1199 back to the Worldcup circuit.

On the subject of riders choosing numbers, kinda funny that Oisin o callaghan calls himself "Double O" but can't choose 00 because the list of numbers starts at 1

There's 8 more wildcard team entries per race plus 3 more national cyling federation entries. Also pretty sure every single person you mentioned Rachel/Gwin/ Amaurry can race if they wanted to given their status. Now I don't agree with some of the rules too, but at least try reading them?

+ Sacha Earnest

Americans Bode Burke and Matilda Melton on Commencal/Schwalbe Les Ores! Congrats kid!

Ok ill say it with my chest then. It's Pivot. I like the brand and BK is a bad look for them. I want them to do well, but in my opinion, they have to get rid of him and his Baggage to succeed.