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Why should he buy a new bike if he can use the bikes he had the last season for free?

Dude, are you kidding me? The dreadnought rides like a freaking tractor trailer. It's a damn long bike that only gets longer. It knows one thing and its plow. It's the least sprightly bike I've ever ridden.

Think that title has now been passed on to you…… think every other reader on here would agree

That is flat out dissregarding what and who probably (amongst a very few others) paved the way to what you froth arround today. Go play some minecraft now..

It is sad, but the reality is bike purchases are heavily driven by aesthetics. In some ways you want to respect companies that cling to their image but is it really worth doing so at the expense of failing? Ibis adapted by getting rid of the swoopy top tube. But Intense is another example of a company that refuses to get rid of questionable branding and may go the way of the dodo if they don't adapt. Need to take ques from the brands gaining marketshare... i.e. WAO & Forbidden, clean lines & minimal branding. Bikes need to look sexy...

Or he just has that bike left over and is trolling us.

Dak posted a story the other day about his new intense jump bike and how he’s getting it dialed in. so he’s probably going to be on the Ms intense team

I'm pretty certain loris resigned for 2 years with trek. I think trek makes loris super boring...but his boring is a lot faster than mine.

If you use your personal address as your business address then it’s fair game. If they cared about privacy they should have used a business address service.

Definitely a Mondraker, top tube super slim

Except in the press release, Fabien says: "“It is a great opportunity for our factory team to welcome Thibaut with his young age next to experienced riders like Troy and Luca. I have been following Thibaut's progression for many years, and his passion to win and determination are unmatched. I believe we have an incredibly strong team for 2024, and I deeply look forward to the coming season." - Fabien Barel, Canyon CLLCTV Team Mentor."

Bold move for Daprela. Completely new EVERYTHING for him to learn/dial in. Suspension, brakes, tires, drivetrain, all different than his Commencal build. I think the team is great fit for him, fingers crossed he can stay healthy. The opportunity to work with Fabian (especially as a fellow Frenchman) must be really exciting.

Looks a bit like daprela with his Monny hat ears tuck look Edit: moimoi also posting a photo of DH rig as "new years resolution" so perhaps a return to DH for him as well?

Dude also broke his neck last year. Not an easy one to come back from for someone half his age.

In this case I think it might have to do with manufacturability too. Machining a square tube and slapping some hard steel on it is easy compared to machining grooves for balls and needle bearings also give torsional support so you can actually steer with the single stanchion fork. And it's also smooth as hell compared to bushings (apparently).

He made a good point, OnlyFans is not an issue in other industries. And FWIW, the influx of crypto into F1 for example is welcomed with open arms, including FTX's sponsorship of the Mercedes F1 team. Nobody bat an eye yet the shady dealings of FTX cost a LOT of people a lot of money. But here we are arguing about an 18+, paid only website? It's not applicable to kids (there's literally a paywall) and how many kids have a credit card? If they have it, can't their transactions be limited when it comes to 18+ stuff? Wouldn't that...

Nope. We’re going to keep seeing who can get the most pedantic about human walking speed. Mods, can we rename the thread— Discussion of walking speed vis a vis freak gearing setups. Thanks.