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Neko Mulally to Frameworks? You read it here first.

I hope he wins a World Cup DH

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.

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.

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…

Maxxis also saying goodbye to Dak. Is Scott on Schwalbe?

I read that post with Niko's voice in my head. Typical honest, straightforward, somewhat dry presentation. I assume he wrote it.

I thought this thread had already confirmed Dak to Scott like 5 times ? 😅

Generally when someone leaves on bad terms the don’t cross post the farewell along with their employer. Angel moving on felt inevitable, he hasn’t had the results. I don’t think Frameworks will bring on someone big. I think they stick with what they have and Neko brings on a couple young kids. That feels like what his niche is right now, building the future of racing.

FWIW, my Modus operandi is to point the seat towards the bars. Then it's just a question of the relative height of one vs. the other.

not to side track too much, but any decent goalie i've ever played with was a darn good regular skater. When you factor in getting to national team level, I'd easily go with the over on skating ability here. My theory is that goalies typically have to do all the skating drills with full pads when in practice so with regular pads or just playing shinny they can move. And, just like world cup DH, you don't get to that level without being real good at the basics.

Norton officially off Mondraker.

100% agree on DOT supremacy, widely available wherever you are regardless if you have a bike shop around or not, i keep one type (Motul DOT5.1) of DOT fluid for all brakes i service, Sram, Hayes, Hope w/e. Super easy cleanup. All other vehicles use DOT fluid brake systems (for a reason), why do bikes have to be different?

She would make them look like pylons. She didn’t just play hockey she was on the Swiss Olympic team.

the sheer and absolute SPEED at which a retired person jumps into pickleball. jeez jokes aside Cami plays ice hockey which makes her one of the coolest MTBers... I wanna see her 1v1 finn and jackson. let's set the record straight.