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schroeder and i had a good hour-long podcast with gwin this morning. it'll be up tomorrow morning. he speaks pretty freely about everything and how it all works.

Personally, I'm not American, so that doesn't play into it at all. Winning doesn't make you likeable. Dak presents as a nice guy and people like that. Having a bit of a unique set up could also play into it, but I think it's mostly just the nice guy thing. People also love an underdog and a comeback story, so everyone's been cheering him on as he's steadily improving after his injuries last year.

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.

Prince andrew to pivot?

Full list of rumors this year: Oisin to Trek Everyone else to Frameworks

Although we feel like the companies with downhill teams have a responsibility to the sport - as if they were an NFL team or premiere league team where the actual sport / team is their business - bike companies are only in business of selling bikes, and the bike team is simply a marketing opportunity/ expense. I wish this were not the case. The business is not racing (for a bike company), it’s just selling rolling widgets.

enough product talk in team rumors.

Have you seen the dude throw flatties on his warm up laps? You hate Dak you hate yourself. Gimme a break, he’s a star of the sport.

I realize you're just trying to be a dick or french or both, but that's not at all the sentiment to anyone paying attention to World Cup downhill. Riders, fans and the media have been nothing but positive about him coming back this year.

Another Dak fan, also not American.

Same. Big Dak guy, not American.

Sorry no, I'm a fan also and I'm not American.

It won't play for me either so I had to use Spotify.