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Yeah it's a Dissent but with all his regular parts on it, so he's basically just done a frame swap. Not sure if it's because he's signed for Nukeproof, or just testing out the Dissent though, as he could be shopping around for a sponsor or as a privateer wanting to simply buy a frame. I wouldn't be surprised if he got it via Adam Brayton too given that they are good mates and probably ride the same size frame

Scott is running a second tier "Academy Team" out of their factory teams pits. Australian junior female rider Sacha Mills confirmed it with I imagine another two riders on the team.

Is that a Dissent? From Danny’s IG story

I think he just no longer has a sponsorship deal. So he got a stock Mondraker before his deal was up and is riding it. While sponsored he would swap out forks and suspension, now he’s just riding what he’s got.

that is a stock foxy build

Ho no, you speak logical when we just want drama.

Why should he buy a new bike if he can use the bikes he had the last season for free?

So who was Jeff building frames for in that post? And why was MS rider Trummer on an M1? Do we need more clues at this point? Not saying Dak is on it (hoping he is), but MS Intense seems pretty obvious at this point.

I couldn’t see FMD leaving Canyon, either. Between all the rumbles about MS Intense and Intense stating they’re going to support a more youthful, US based team, add to that Jeff blatantly posting they’re sponsoring two teams, I highly doubt it. With Tanhee being a top 5 racer and Instagram posi-talk role model, I think she would be considered good ROI on Canyon’s part.

TRP Intense & MS Intense Cycles 🤷🏼‍♂️ FMD is a good guess too

Bikes are not just their suspension layout. They are a sum of all their parts. I believe that the new optic and sight are going to be really good bikes.

My druid carried me to a couple top 10s at the Canadian Enduro in my age category, a bunch of bike park time and roughly 1500kms of regular MTB trails in 2023. M y typical riding is everything from single track blue trails with twisty fast corners, steep as shit loam trails, DH tracks and all things in between. My druid loves it all and never feels like the wrong bike.... well maybe on like XC tracks but I'm not seaking those out. I'd consider my druid fun and playful and not all that different to every other bike I...

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Pretty sure the Sight and Optic will have mullet capabilities. IIRC, the VLT Range and Sight are mullet only…

The angle of the chain at the top/front of the chainring looks like there’s an idler pulley involved.

Not seen the video, but probably Roger Viera on the fury

It is sad, but the reality is bike purchases are heavily driven by aesthetics. In some ways you want to respect companies that cling to their image but is it really worth doing so at the expense of failing? Ibis adapted by getting rid of the swoopy top tube. But Intense is another example of a company that refuses to get rid of questionable branding and may go the way of the dodo if they don't adapt. Need to take ques from the brands gaining marketshare... i.e. WAO & Forbidden, clean lines & minimal branding. Bikes need to look sexy...

1. Exactly in the teasing that MS has put on Instagram, with this throwback Markus Stöckl post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0uJH5csBpi/ They could've posted something from the Lehikoinen/Caluori/Kovarik era a.k.a. 2007, but they went very far back to make ties to the M1. That is saying something. 2. Dak is on record suggesting ”few things” will change for him next season, hinting that he will be on the same bike. We know Intense probably doesn't want to spend big and focus on young talent, so what does that leave us with? Good enough for you? Mx