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Good to know. Did also hear some rumblings of this. Maybe they will beat Forbidden in the color game. Stoked on another non-flex stay option. I do love my Druid and Dreadnought, so the longer stays have a place in my heart, but the black and goldish options don't spark joy like the pink druid for fatty t dread. Weight will also be something to wonder about with Forbidden. I also probably never realized that part of the reason I loved the Banshee Phantom was the 445 chainstay. Hated that I could only run a 170 post on the XL...

Have you, like, listened to the lyrics of that song at all…?

not the flex you think it is right now

I swear this guy has been sitting at home smoking crack and watching frameworks videos all week. 2026 Team Rumours is officially done for me. Maybe we can spell it right next year ✌🏻

I know this thread is old, but seems fitting to place it here - seems he's no long part of the Rogue Racing now Unno UCI DH team for 2026. Wonder if he'll try for a privateer effort, but otherwise seems he's been shuffled out of the sport. I'm sure others know more than I do, but the whole thing sucks. If he did something shitty (criminal), let's have it out, otherwise he's possibly been shuffled from the sport without cause... I don't know.

Naur.

Unfortunately nothing so exciting - he's sponsored by Halo Wheels, but the bike comes specced with DT out the box so he's likely just blurring the logo's to be a good guy for the sponsors.

Some would say a million dollar question. People could argue Cannondale - the former MTB Marketing Director/Head of Marketing of GT who helped get Brage on the full GT program (in addition to others helping retain and build with him after he was aboard) however you want to use corporate jargonese is now the MTB Marketing Director/Head at Cannondale. However, personally, I don't see it a great fit... I wouldn't be surprised if it'll come down to Trek, Commencal, Spesh, or sneaky wildcard Nukeproof. Brands who either "have" money or are willing to use whatever to build (or re-build in...

start a new freaking thread if you want to talk about that stuff.

lots of people demonstrating that they slept through school

Aero will come. There is so much aero to be gained on a DH bike. Crying foul over the Fox speed suits is pretty silly, seeing how tight kits have gotten over the years. They just did it better than everyone else. Someone will probably think body armour is creating poor aero profiles under tight jerseys and start sculpting those too. I'm waiting for someone to find a way around the moto visor rule or try to reshape one in order to find some aero gain that is surely there. Style before tenths of a second! It's such a shame...

Rumor is, still only one size of these exist at the moment but here’s more of the DH bikes floating around outside the WC team so that’s always exciting to see!

Appreciate the kind words 🙏 that genuinely means a lot. We try. We keep trying. And yeah, when I say we, I really do mean me. Still just one bloke doing everything: product, riders, logistics, emails at stupid o’clock, the lot. No staff, no big safety net. Just belief and stubbornness. The industry doesn’t make it easy for small independents. The big dogs have deeper pockets and louder voices, but that was always kind of the point. Do cool shit, build something authentic, and if it ruffles a few feathers along the way, so be it. I’m proud that Viris...