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I'd assume the picture is worse with Shimano. Most the way through COVID brands knew not to overbuy on SRAM because the transmission cannon was about to go off so I feel like they biased toward Shimano. That way if transmission didn't work out well at least there is still reasonably high end Shimano stuff they can use (XT and xtr). Now with new Shimano about to drop brands are really sweating it. Not to mention Shimano still owns the "low end" (below deore/nx) side of the market. To tie this back to team rumors I would expect giant to...

Whoever did the computer thing to Danny’s post to uncover his blacked out handlebars a few pages back, can you do the same to this? Help us luddites out.

Just listened to the MUTN podcast , moves I hadn't heard before were Cam Bal to Yeti , heather Wilson to Mondraker and Greg Williamson to Gamux . The other one was the MS team off Mondraker frames and on GT but obviously that looks unlikely now although I would imagine contracts would of been already signed so who knows. Worth adding that the rumor about felix Griffiths paying for a spot on the syndicate is untrue and he's there the same as any other rider . It was striking how many big names there are outside of the ranked...

If that is the gearbox bike he gets points for blacking out where the derailleur cage would be...

Looks like the Atherton gearbox bike is done, Charlie posted this :

https://youtube.com/shorts/--oNeJP7yI0?si=eHQGO1n97Ih51dC1 Atherton gearbox bike looks like it's happening. I always thought they were quite heavily associated with Shimano but I'm not sure if that's still the case .

I hope this happens! Dante, Johnset and Ferguson will be great together!

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The Chances of Daprela ending up at pivot whilst Siegenthaler is still involved is 0 - not to go back to shite talking about rumours but she was maybe the strongest hater of daprela when all “that” info came out

Has to be trolling, its fun when the pros engage and play along with the rumors. When is Jesse Melamed going to be a free agent again? That was a fun offseason.

All I can say is heck ya! (Insert dentist joke here).

The rider in his clip is completely covered so who can say, but he's already been trolling this forum so that could be what's going on again.

Scott were riding Maxxis this season so that doesn't make a solid clue : https://www.instagram.com/p/DBl_WK7sonP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&ig… (still, Scott for BC and Camille would not be a bad guess)

Not a lot of teams running Michelin still. Scott is the only one I can think of with Fox / Shimano / Michelin.

Camille still riding her V5 frame (no surprises here), no mention for Commençal buuuut still tagging Fox, Michelin and Shimano. Anything to dig?

Lmao never thought I'd hear about that again, Can't Pay We'll Take it Away! Season 5 Episode 10 for anyone interested. Back to rumours tho, hearing the Athertons shifting to Gates is one of the more interesting things I've heard recently. Still have a hard time understanding how they function as a business/raceteam given the relatively low volume of products they move at what I would assume to be a low margin. Honestly, I have yet to see one in person or even hear about any Atherton models in BC (Okanagan/Island). Could this be a hail Mary to justify keeping...

According to the OTB podcast, Atherton is going to be riding a belt drive bike next season to chase the Gates purse. Also an unnamed Kiwi junior is joining the team. Does Luke Wayman have another year of juniors? There's been a rumor of him joining for a while.

Back to rumors please!!

I knew this was coming with Anna 's season last year. Mixed feelings- really stoked for Anna, sad that one more privateer team is going away. All the best to Anna and Abby next year!