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I personally think it's a transition period for Gwin. He's not as competitive as he once was, let's face it. Prime Gwin wouldn't touch Hardline imo, he would just go and try to win WCDHs. Now he probably feels the need to get a bit more exposure/provide more value for his sponsors? He did mention in a podcast/video that he is going all out for 2026, so we'll see.

I just fell to my knees in my LBS

Following a single thread was very convenient. Probably why this thread was so successful. Can we just start a single new thread - tech rumors 2025 or whatever?

Prince andrew to pivot?

I was riding today and swear I saw Oisin O Callaghan on a Trek trail/enduro bike

Odd that they would brand a new/proto fork with the old (superior, seriously, I didn't see a single positive comment on the whole internet) branding...

Oli Clark to Mondraker Tyler Waite off Yeti

It relates to 6-bar and 7-bar link suspensions, sixfinity and sevenfinity for example.

In honor of the 1000th page, we should vote on the best meme of 2025: 👍🏻 for “Crab” 👎🏻 for “6-7” edit: Carcinization is the antithesis of innovation. Maybe we should keep crab talk on the crab talk forum and keep this thread focused on MTB tech rumors and/or innovation.

There have been a few almost losses the last two years who at least tried or were open about what was happening, and come back swinging like Rocky, Kona, Nukeproof. They have all come back in someway and people celebrated them coming back because of the way they handled it. Revel as well, although they were a bit tougher with customer support. Then there are YT and Pole. If two brands stayed dead because of the way they handled their customers and riders very publicly, I don't think a lot of people who cry about it.

People lose jobs, investors taking a bath, people ordering bikes that never arrive, riders without a team etc the audacity to call people keyboard warriors is wild lmao. YT literally FUCKED OVER countless people but sure, call us keyboard warriors.

I'm just excited for the 2028 Enduro that takes cues from the DH bike.

You gotta pay to produce the best marketing content they have? That seems a bit backwards.

BK & Daprela on Pivot.

I miss Cartoon Hint Guy

I am more confident by the day that you are going to be surprised by the bike he is racing next season.

Post your roots and rain page, sir.

Greeting people with "what's up assholes?" in videos is not poor attitudes. Leave Unc alone, he's honest and he works hard to spread the good word of long rear centres.

It seems like he's backed off on that a bit lately... I thought it was funny and kinda stood out a bit.