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A bit of shameless promotion, but hopefully it's relevant. I just put out a podcast episode where me and Alan Milway chat through all the 2025 team moves (confirmed and rumoured). Hopefully it's an interesting watch/listen. https://youtu.be/Mu0JAhGceB8 or https://www.downtimepodcast.com/team-moves-2025/ Clearly this forum gets a mention! Thanks to everyone here who keeps the rumour fire burning, I personally love it!

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GEARBOX DISCUSSION GOES HERE - The Belt Drive and Gearbox thread

Kate Courtney on her own programme

Guys won Hardline a few times and gotten podiums for Pivot and got Eddie Masters on the team who' has won an EWS for them but I assume you think he's a bad look for them because of who he's dating. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but if someone isn't committing a crime or causing offence to someone shouldn't we just mind our own business

Alleged, not charged and no conviction Roque Racing, small team and I assume a small budget. Maybe his “baggage” priced him into a smaller lesser known team. Antonio Brown of the NFL was convicted of assault charges on his wife and the NFL still let the guy play. Not alleged, convicted. Give TD a chance until he’s charged and convicted. Too much bashing of riders on the forum based on speculation and not facts. Leaning into slander in some cases imo

So it's guilty until proven innocent now, is it?

You said it yourself mate: “ALLEGED”

For those playing along at home, here’s where we stand with the most ridiculous rumors so far… #3 - Phoebe Gale off FMD, going to Reece Wilson’s new AON team, after being prominently featured in the Orbea FMD press release. #2 - Aaron Gwin back to mentor the kids on lower budget Trek Factory after becoming a partner in Crestline bikes last year. #1 - Old man Dan Atherton returning to stomp $$$ DH podiums on a prototype belt drive after his most recent 57th at a 2018 Crankworx stop. There’s a few others close to the top 3, but...

There are some rumblings going around that Richie Rude will only be racing downhill this year

Any more news on Camille to Yeti?

Who is going to put that amount of money?? This is a small sport, are not road bikes😀

No! we know Vali and she's the champion but its an announcement for Kolb joining the team (look at the top of the picture) why on earth would they put someone else in front of the actual new person joining the team ?

Hopefully he choses 47

Dan won the 4X race, Gee DH and Rachel DH

Dan wouldn’t even be able to qualify for a final. Being a fast rider at your own bike park you ride everyday is completely different from racing world cups.

Seen as a marketing move, 100 grand for a World Cup racer is no problem to me…triple that for Danny fuckin Hart Mr stay on your bike big balls boy. Slam dunk! I remember launching a shitty bike for a Norco-esque company like ten years ago…IIRC it was like 35,000 bucks for a banner ad “takeover” week on pinkbike. They didn’t like the bike (it was ugly and nobody really liked it) but they took our money and came up with some positives…tons of money disappeared in those schmoozey “media camp” payola parties too I get it, thats a way...

norco team is official - danny hart, erice van leuven, gracey hemstreet, lucas cruz, bodhi kuhn and lina frener full PR here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/norco-race-division-unveils…

Anna Newkirk confirmed to Frameworks. https://youtu.be/CctoL0aF2Js?si=hOvEqaHvwt_x8et7 Also it looks like they’re on TRP brakes and drivetrain.

I’m not hating, but Sam Hill is 39 years old. Hasn't it been more than a decade since he won a UCI DH? Why are we talking about what his program is when everyone is cutting budgets? #flatpedalswinsmedals