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wow, way to give away the name of the riding spot. what a narc.

So will he be testing at mmmm wait where is that trail again.

I don’t think anyone has seen Danny ride a nukeproof yet though, we need actual picture evidence

Sounds like Gwin is now part owner of Crestline.

Wow, did NOT see that coming! Guess the only mysteries left are what frame Danny is riding in NZ and where Minnaar will end up.

holy hell did anyone see this coming? With all the speculation floating around, I don’t think crestline has been mentioned even once. great way to put them on the radar for people who haven’t heard of them before that’s for sure

Aaron Gwin / Gwin Racing on CRESTLINE frames. Also a change to e.thirteen tires as noted in the photos. Dig into the PR for deets, he's part owner of Crestline through this deal. We chatted last night and being part owner of a brand or even starting his own brand was something he'd wanted to do for a few years now and this was the opportunity to get that done. Instead of rushing a podcast yesterday, we're going to talk with him next week after the dust settles, so if you have any questions, let us know! -gordo Official PR...

Not sure if this has already been discussed. Gaetan Vige to Propain. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3YPAiQMDYV/?igsh=MW10aGNwejF5dzJt

Wasn't he up in Bellingham earlier in the off-season? If he was up there signing contracts then Transition would make sense. Or are we going to see him developing an Evil DH frame? I am literally clutching at straws here .

I was thinking the same. When you look at the logos from AG Racing an Transition. Could be...

Gwin is going to Giant to help push the Dick's Sporting Goods contract. Team Giant Dick's coming to a WC near you!

From my experience with calipers, bolted vs mono block isn’t all that important as long as the bolted interface is done properly. That entails getting the fasteners as close to the rotor as possible and maximizing contact area between the two halves. Most the deflection should be between the joint/bridge and the bottom edge of the caliper regardless of how it’s constructed. In my mind for bikes, most the benefit of a mono block lies in packaging. Not having to worry about big bolts frees up space. The bridge across the center of magura calipers would be hard to fit...

I can’t add much but I met Harriet Harnden and her mechanic at Dyfi a few months ago, got chatting in the uplift truck. She had the Mavens on her Trek Slash. I asked about whether they were what I thought they were and just got a smile and a ‘maybe’ 😂 They’re noticeably ‘beefier’ looking than the Codes, comparable in size to the Dominion or Hope V4 I’d reckon. Had what looked like the standard Code RSC levers, the newer ones that sit closer to the bar.

Does a one piece caliper help with this? Cost of production aside it should help a decent bit with not having to worry about the connection between the two pieces, hence why the mavens have multiply bolts up above the pads?

Once the maverns are released you will see the new dreadnoughts not long after.

they clearly wanted us looking. why else would you make the caliper red?

I don't believe that is what's really going on for a couple of reasons. 1, rubber generally expands much more than aluminum when heated so adding heat makes the seal fit tighter. 2, when designing our calipers we found that without compression played less of a roll with pad retract than you'd think. Too little compression creates sealing issues and too much increases risk of compression set. What I think is mostly likely causing what they are experiencing is super hard braking. That happens to usually correspond with lots of heat. Since seal deflection controls pad retract, if you apply...

I assume it is a two piece caliper, those bolts are how it is bolted together. They did this with the original Code calipers in the mid 2000's.

From YT Newsletter (Vali Bike check). "Maven" laser etching addition.