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He clearly did not leave by choice. Hope Mondraker forever regrets letting him go. Really hope he finds a company that will provide him with a great bike that is already "finished" and not another team developing for years just to drop out when the Bike is finally done. But more than that I hope he gets Paid! and I really hope has a great season.

The Suntour, Vitorria, Unno combo is quite the mix!

Given there was a B Practice podcast where he talked about not having something lined up at that time doesn't make it seem very likely Dak left by his choice.

Vero Widmann rides a Unno in Liguria

thank you all who participated in this tech rumors thread! i'm going to lock it now, but we're carrying on with annual tech rumors - find the 2026 tech rumors thread here (starting on page 7 at the time of this post). YEW! https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/mtb-tech-rumors-and-innovation-long…

That's the one Shimano announced in 2021 and then never brought to market, although at the time it was named PD-M8141 so this might finally be it. The Saint pedal announced at the same time:

Teddy Hayden - SF rider - certified stair destroyer. Wouldn’t be surprised if they sent him one to try to break in the urban environment. His IG is worth a watch. From his stories the top tube has a big frame graphic - hope that’s not painted on.

New flat pedal from Shimano? Listed for pre-order here https://www.rei.com/product/C05364/shimano-pd-m8240-xt-alloy-flat-pedals

Saw the new sixfinity yeti pedal bikes out on the trail yesterday. My guess is they weren’t ridden by yeti employee’s and maybe some shop riders as one of them had a shop jersey on. Makes a good chance they are coming sometime 2026. They Look super clean

There is many guys getting along very well with THC.

It's 2026, the crab is ascendant.

Trail forbidden. Low pivot - could be a rocker link like the e-bikes

Fwiw Remy is in an ad on the Rimpact site with a Rux on his Rage.

At least another week for some of the "unknowns" to make official announcements. Moir is signing with the City of Bentonville and will have an ankle monitor on that prevents him from leaving the area. He'll be slanging pastries and coffee out of a smoko stand in the woods when not riding.

it's the future here, spill the beans teams. Jack Moir to Huffy could still happen

Looks like a horse to me. About that Switchgrade? I am a bit Curious how many of you have ridden dh bikes- like a fuktonne, like that’s all you ride for 3 seasons ??? Because that kicked back angle on the saddle is a huge contact point for me when I’m hauling freight in the hard stuff….. and I’d love to have that stupid climbing angle “turned off” for my winch and plummet- every day Rocky Mountains type- neverending -shit air -uphill garbage.

Jess Blewitt to Gwin Racing. Confirmed. I saw them riding at the same trails over a weekend in America in early October. It looked like a big multi-team camp with some timing and suspension testing.

Probably less K-Pop, more Korea in general for themes. We're going to see some cool kits, some tacky ones, and probably a few where the designer uses Chinese or Japanese references because they didn't do their due diligence. I'm leaning towards Scott being no different from other teams with special kit and paint but not much else. Locals don't identify with Scott in any special way either. My money is on Specialized going big for the event. Specialized Korea has been making the most noise locally so far, and there's definitely been encouragement coming from Morgan Hill.