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If you can't understand Ric, you're the problem, not him. (I'm not a fan of his commentary but that has nothing to do with his accent). Back to rumors please!

Making fun of anyone's accent is juvenile and pathetic. Do better.

Hosted by Ric McLaughin.....for me that's reason enough not to listen to it, based off the terrible commentary we've had to endure during the world cups in 2023 Next...

Think that title has now been passed on to you…… think every other reader on here would agree

Fuck off Barry

Guys… GUYS! This is a BIG ONE:

Just putting it out there that I saw Danny Hart at my local coffee shop in Queenstown this morning. maybe someone will spy him on a new bike up skyline soon??

FWIW - Saw Brooke riding today and he was on a Mondraker with Renthal bars and what looked like SRAM brakes. Maybe he's just scrubbing out the brands that are no longer supporting him and not hiding anything new?

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.

Totally just rumor. I think Intense is done racing. I have heard the MS team is going Zerode (sounds weird I know). I think you are right, Dak to Mondraker in house team.

Except in the press release, Fabien says: "“It is a great opportunity for our factory team to welcome Thibaut with his young age next to experienced riders like Troy and Luca. I have been following Thibaut's progression for many years, and his passion to win and determination are unmatched. I believe we have an incredibly strong team for 2024, and I deeply look forward to the coming season." - Fabien Barel, Canyon CLLCTV Team Mentor."

If we’re all having guesses I’ll go for Mondraker Factory with Ohlins suspension

interesting. since DH is probably the smallest segment of UCI participation, does anyone know if UCI flexes on road or other disciplines that have tried to break out? if so, that's where the real dust-up could be.

Definitely a single crown fork and a big’ol cassette in the rear. Looks like a SRAM cockpit too? Just glad to have the dog back!

I'd call it constructive criticism. The discussion was around choosing riders for a team and that the family plays a large role in how someone fits into a team. He used Danny and his dad as one of the examples.

There's also a fun tidbit about Danny's dad costing him a ride with Laurent a while back...

The latest Downtime podcast features Laurent Delorme of Pure Agency (Specialized Gravity) if you want to hear some of the details in how that team has evolved over the years and how Specialized tried to pick up Bruni and wound up with Laurent's entire team instead. https://www.downtimepodcast.com/laurent-delorme/