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I don’t know how to describe notoriously French but you know it when you see it.

Agreed, Bucko is a legend for sure and even deserves some credit for sending Neko down the path he is currently on. Ben has been making his own DH frames and parts in his basement for years, plays a key role in development with the Scott DH Team, and is a caretaker for some of the best trails in Switzerland (including the infamous Champery track). He went to college and lived in Durango some 20 years ago, and his name still routinely comes up in local conversation. Chapeau @buckoW ! Dak is lucky to work with you. 👍

some got her chin

You spelled come back wrong 😂

Which is Dak in a nutshell. Good vibes, loves having fun, but takes his performance seriously. I'm not sure why anyone would think he doesn't perform well on a "notoriously French" team when you have Dylan Maples absolutely killing it for the past few years on Commencal Mucoff.

Brand that changed their logo and straightened their top tubes has a few new releases coming this year

I picked up a bag of like 30 presta valve cores on Amazon for next to nothing and swap them out if things are getting clogged.

Was sweatin’ a bit after I posted that screenshot and thought for sure there was no way it could be read. I should have known better 😂 Dak and Jess are officially on Scott DH Factory. We recorded a pod with Dak last week, you can listen to it wherever you listen to podcasts, and read the team press release here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/dakotah-norton-jess-blewitt-join-scot…

Hoping Maxwell all the best in her reset / recharge. Women’s XC has been so sick the past few years and she’s a huge part of it. Glad she’s being as honest with herself as she seems in her interviews.

Gemini Pro thinks the text says Dak will be on Frameworks Racing: Intro What's going on everybody welcome back to another episode of B Practice Podcast that's proudly sponsored by Maxxis Tires, Burgtec, and Jenson USA. I'm Jason Schroeder, joined as always by my good friends Tanner Stephens and Dakotah Norton. I want to give an extra big thanks to Maxxis, Burgtec, and Jenson for supporting B Practice this year and allowing us to keep making shows around the World Cup downhill with a big shoutout to all our listeners for the continued support. Today we are here to talk...

Now it all makes sense!

yaaaah, Mister Norton has been liking Benoit's (Coulange) last few posts. They're team mates alright! (i'm such a nerd for digging this up).

Rob Warner does a genealogy test, figures out he's actually one of the Warner Brothers, saves World Cup DH from itself

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…

Somebody has hit the egg nog early