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Finkill Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 Team Rumors

12/8/2025 2:51am
2 year contract for Danny at Norco has been confirmed. I could see a scenario where he goes to Nukeproof as recently rumoured. During his 2024 season on GT he was working with Dale McMullen who is an engineer at Nukeproof and the one who was modifying the GT to get more flex etc. Danny did pretty well on that bike and seemed to get quicker as the modifications progressed. So working with dale again might be successful. Excellent info on that bike here https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/mtb-compliance-analysis-danny-harts… Sounds like he was struggling to get a good setup on the norco this past...
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Well, I’m happy now that I know the modifications weren’t just a placebo effect on grip (thanks to your FEA). I think you nailed it—I wouldn’t have done anything differently. Thoughts and learnings on the mods: At the time, people were asking me if they were safe and reliable. I was confident that I was actually adding reliability by allowing...
Hi Ryan, Great job validating my work! It’s really cool to see the numbers backing up the theory. Ideally, we would have done the 3D modifications and FEA first, then created the frame or modifications to match. Unfortunately, that wasn’t an option as I didn’t have access to the 3D tools or enough time. The first modification was done at...