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IIRC, BK didn't stop filming race runs to protest, ESO no longer allowed riders to film their race runs. BK did complain about it, rightfully so.

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!

Might be wrong but there does not seem to be a blacked out derallieur hanger…

Zerode seems like a good guess. The frame profile is a decent match for that blacked-out blob. But what if it's not a downhill bike?

Many pages back there was some speculation that BK going to a race in Indonesia was to sign her. That seems like it is probably not happening. So it begs the question, what's up with Pivot? Maybe they get Bulldog but that doesn't put them high up in the rankings. Will they be racing?

Vergier to Commencal officially official.

New rumor I think? Milatul Khaqimah of Indonesia, with 420 pts (top ranked rider without a team in any category, except for Veronika Widmann) was put on Intense Factory in the spreadsheet by somebody. I looked into it, and she has very few followers on Instagram, and barely any from europe/north america. But... Joe Breeden, Lou Ferg, Mille Johnset, and Oscar Griffiths all follow her.

One page back. This thread moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. (With apologies to Ferris)

I guess the hard part now is, when do they announce these per round wild card entry's? Planning to move a team around in the past seasons should have been happening last month I'm guessing once you had your contracts in place through the fall? Slotting in as a wild card in march or later I'm sure would jack up costs significantly to book closer to an event, unless the UCI will have accommodations set aside for wild card entry's. May is coming up fast. Interesting to see how everything's settling in points wise. Love the Aon team, great mix...

Aon slots in a 12th right now then the syndicate and frameworks in 14th Cami seems to be the only rider not announced that could impact how teams are ranked but with the teams she’s being rumoured to join it wouldn’t be enough. Yeti or pivot would still be out of the top 15. If she went with Scott then they would just move from 15th to closer to top 5

okay its 160mm... but for a mere 11000 euros https://www.nicolai-bicycles.com/Saturn16MGU-en for non electric powered enthusiasts, I'm interested if Atherton will be able to relatively quickly offer gearbox drivetrains on their other "A" models once they have sorted the mounting/bottom bracket area titanium lug.

Don't think this has been posted? Lachie to Monster

Echoing a lot of what Roryb has said. Current bike is a big heavy enduro bike with pinion gearbox and chain. The worst bit about it is the chain. Not noticed any increased drag over my conventionally driven bikes but being able to shift when stationary is actually a lot more useful that one would assume. Not crunching through through gears in the wet, gritty UK weather is also a bonus. Worst things about it are the no shifting under load and the gripshift, although I am used to the gripshift now. I can see how people would hop on...

I agree with everything you wrote besides, "Belt reduces pedal kick". I have chain on my gearbox right now as I get things configured, but I don't see how I belt would change engament. The pinion does have 18 degress of float + what your hub has. I only have about a handful of days on my setup, gonna be hard to go back to standard drivetrain for a DH or park bike.

People assume way too much about gearboxes and belts. Do not judge until your ride one. The reports you read about the drag or gripshift appear to be mostly from people who haven't ridden a gearbox bike and are just repeating what they heard. I have a gearbox bike with a belt drive, 155mm cranks. Full suspension with idler and tensioner. So lots of added "drag" beyond the gearbox itself. It's a big enduro bike that gets used for bike parks and shuttle laps too. I've beat it to hell and back for the last 3 years, broken frames, bent...

Can we give up on the Gwin going anywhere but riding a Crestline this year? The guy literally owns the company (or a part of it at least) why would he be out there promoting other brands in the same market segment as his own company.

Very, very fast young finn Kasper Hickman coming to Juniors next year with Cube Factory Racing. Won IXS races last year and many times being fastest of all - including beating Andi Kolb at Schladming. About Cube - isn't anyone thinking that isolated/floating brake mount from Cube proto would be next big thing after ochain and it's rivals? That completely isolates braking from suspension.

Wow that is surprising!