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BK & Daprela on Pivot.

Never mix business with private life....

Dylan to Les orres feels like it makes the most sense. I’d imagine with Vali joining, that team is gonna get a real bump in budget this year, so won’t feel like a huge step backwards. He’s used to the bike, and the commencal guys really seem to like him. He’s still posting a lot on n his commencal trail bike, which could mean nothing, but if he was moving over to a new bike he might be less inclined to do that.

Going off @ therock911's cryptic comment to check out the headtube cable insertion for clues, it doesn't look like a Yeti SB120 or new Scott Gambler, but it does look pretty close to a new Norco Sight. I chose the newest bikes I could think of from each brand as a gauge of how they're doing cable routing right now:

More on this, the shape says Yeti but it's not their usual Sixfinity layout? I know from messing with 6-Bars in Linkage that you can get a similar effect from those twin chainstay links as you can from the sliding link too. The shock layout compromised water bottle mounting and the sliding link compromised seatpost insertion, so IF (and it's a big if) this is a Yeti, it seems like they'd be moving away from their old platform for quality of life reasons?

On the topic of 6 bar pedal bikes, anyone got info on this? Spotted at my local trails a while back, seems pretty dialed for a proto….

This thread is at the get drunk and post party level and its an open house

So... some math isn't mathing for me. Thanks to Spotify's podcast transcription feature, Troydon said, referring to Aaron Gwin, "He's got a small ownership in the company(Crestline) and we've set almost like some targets and over the next X number of years, as long as we hit those targets, Aaron will get like, you know, issued more equity in the brand." AG gets applauded for his business acumen a lot here, yet people seem to think he'd ride for a different/rival bike brand while holding an incentivized stake in Crestline. Unless he's suddenly not a part of Crestline anymore, it...

There isn’t a downside, you would get more dropper insertion with the new design. They also made the LR more linear progressive instead of the ramp at the last 1/3rd. Owen told me they did that because shocks didn’t have HBO when they started designing the V2. With the HBO they didn’t need that ramp anymore and were limited on how much they could make the LR more linear, with how deep in the design cycle they were. They also have a less rearward axle path with V2 ~22mm and the new E being ~18mm.

Yeti human powered bikes going to sixfinity👀

I know this is not really a team rumor and since there is no dedicated freeride thread Im just gonna post this here, Fabio Wibmers new project has just been leaked... on Italian national television 😅

Looks like the Madonna might get the Yalla V2 adjustable dropout soon. Found these on mtbnews.de for a an industry event with everyone attending bike setup pictured https://www.mtb-news.de/news/bock-auf-ballern-2025/

They tagged the team on each memes - Laurie out the syndicate with sponge bob - 3 commencal French team The others like you said.

Brown Sugar is Tuhoto, blue bus obviously Pivot. Laid back style would match that team and the Crankworx participation of PFR matches up with Tuhoto’s experience and success on that tour. Not sure anyone mentioned that before on this thread?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ0tET8kiFS/?igsh=MmFuYXBuYnJhYmg0 Kiwi to mondraker ...possibly Jess Blewit Brit to MS could be Laurie Greenland , rode for MS before but not sure what the Moana reference could be . Eagle flying to Switzerland could be Dak to Scott? All gueses

Vital MTB: "I have friends everywhere."

live from Maribor… Vali is in an non-brandet Commencal with all her RS FA stuff

In non-Tippie news, Greenland and Dak to Ventana for tanduro.