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Not that it hasn't been talked about to death already here, but im surprised Pon is rolling some people into cannondale after Bryceland was seen out on that older proto again for hardline. That bike seemed pretty legit and having Tyler and Brage on it might re-spark things for their MTB program. TBH, personally I've barely seen anything from Josh's crew on Cannondale, just the odd edit and video, where Brage and Tyler seem to put out less over all but more popular content. I do still wonder where Tyler will end up, he seemed to get along with the...

I think Mille’s off to Intense. Possibly the gearbox proto frames they had…? ETA: Forbidden didn’t qualify as a DH race team - not close to the top 20. Can’t see them funding a team next year. They’re too small.

Intense Factory off Öhlins and on Manitou

Spesh Gen-S just put up a goodbye post to Isabella - https://www.instagram.com/p/DEHUTfuoAS8/?igsh=aGJ4NmlhbmwyNWFw

According to the G.O.A.T Anne Caroline Chausson Loris Vergier has joined Commencal for the 2025 season. She mentions this in the En Roue Libre podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXwcExbIuKA&list=PLfSJwfrk_J68li5z1DpbG…

Well, I guess we now know for sure why BK was/Is chasing points. Piviot clearing house, But maybe to sign 1 great rider with points?? We will find out soon.

Similarly: Teagan Heap off Pivot https://www.instagram.com/p/DEFsZwtR8qN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&ig…

Rudi Eichhorn off FMD and "big changes ahead" according to the latest "How we roll" episode. Didn't say anything about Oli Zwar. All female team? New frame sponsor?

Two of a kind actually

That stache is one of a kind.

Scott saying goodbye to Marine Cabirou on insta too

If further confirmation is needed, I’ve seen with my own eyes Yolanda riding Pisgah on a bike with a single sided front suspension.

It does seem odd. Norco does own Live to Play Sports which is one of the major national distributors of bike equipment in Canada so perhaps profits from LTP are insulating Norco from current market pressures that have hammered brands like Rocky Mountain. Or maybe Norco just managed their inventory a lot better than RM and others the past few years, not sure, have seen some smoking deals on the older Sights, Ranges and ebikes.

this all sounds so weird to me since norco was to pause their WC team before signing greg and now they‘re throwing around money like it‘s growing on trees? did they get some funding from outside mountainbiking?

Paying for a ride is nothing new, maby for the syndicate it is, it was discussed some pages back.

Nothing new at all. Anyone remember the Canadian oil magnates son on Norco Factory Racing for a while? Teams need the money to race and since outside sponsorship is deemed a dirty concept in our sport, then this is the only way the incestuous mtb racing Ouroboros will keep itself alive. Team rumours for shitzngiggles: Brook Macdonald self funding a world cup campaign while still riding forbidden. Connor Fearon to race select worldcups but focus on fun stuff. Pivot to drastically shrink as second hand porsche market dwindles. Elise Empey signing with a bigger team. Newkirk to frameworks is confirmed...

Big surprise to see Erice leave Commencal Les Orres for her first elite season. That stability and familiarity for a first elite year, on a proven bike too, is often what riders want. Norco paying big or talking big game?

I posted this a few months ago also, let’s see how much of it turns out to be true #rumours

I wonder if Mondraker will bring someone into replace him for the season like Ollie Davis and the Syndicate last year . I assume at this stage everything is paid for anyway so you might as well bring someone else along .