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Adidas still owns 5.10, right? There’s been rumours of them dropping the 5.10 branding and replacing it with Adidas for years, maybe this is the start? We’ve seen this before on collabs with Brendog where they remove 5.10 branding apart from a small detail on the heel pull.

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 ✌🏻

What am I crying foul over?

Exactly!!! Even Palmer wore a skinsuit and visor free helmet. Palmer. On tech, I'm excited to learn more about the Forbizzo. It might be the motivation I need to go down-country. And just to poke the bear, I'm assuming the new Demo release should be in March, along with Sram and Brembo. Bikes are supposed to be available here around then.

So... showing up to a DH race in a speed skiing suit would actually be a return to the sport's roots?

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...

I heard Vital Global Media made a compelling offer of $100 cash money, a demo bike SantaCruz may or may not have forgotten about and one set of signed Dak custom bars!

Goodman Santa Cruz is becoming Santa Cruz Burgtec for 2026! And as previously announced they received the "old" Syndicate truck and pit setup.

I just want to bump this for posterity. 😘

Eargate

Huge favor, but can you all screenshot and hard post instagram stuff instead of linking. Especially if it’s an instagram story? Some of us don’t have any Instagram and can’t view the links. Plus if it’s a story, it’ll be gone in 24hrs even if you can view it. Cheers mates!

When Jack's post said that after 14 years, he wanted time to do things he wants to do.. Even if there was an offer on the table with someone, that doesn't mean he has to take it. There comes a point where one's mental health becomes the priority. He even mentioned that he had previously considered retirement.. Not everyone wants to race to the point that they are lucky to qualify.. Burnout is a real thing, even amongst some of the best in the biz...

I went from an enduro die hard fan when EWS started back in the day, to barely checking results or coverage around 2024. Some of it is personal, when EWS started out, I had met a lot of the French pros at local/regional/national races, it was easy to root for your local teenager: Nicolai, Cure, Dailly, Tordo and the legends Barel and Vouilloz. Little by little they started to retire or get hurt and not perform quite as well, these days I only recognise a handful of the names in the top 10. Hate to bring up a sour subject...

I miss my old Yeti 5.5. 140/160 and weighed 29lbs with a coil shock (XL). Bring back 30lb all-mountain bikes!

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…

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

Since this has been one of the most prolific threads on the site, thanks for anyone who got things going, kept us informed or on the hook, or tossed everyone off the scent of that's was really happening until it did. And thanks for the Vital crew for switching to a yearly thread like team rumors.

Whelp, that rounds out a crappy year for me. And so the year finishes by hamncheez posting something that I actually agree with!..... Fuck. 🤯