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Don't know if this was mentioned. New tallboy is no longer VPP, 140 130mm

Tey're just starting. At the moment he is on the Telum and the Secus for the mtbs, on the ebikes he will use the Smashpot. He can run basically every chassis and damping cartridge available on the market. Put on some Vorsprung stickers and maybe a Secus and or a Smashpot and he's good to go. He's also saying in the video that there will be a lot of content about the development of the Vorsprung fork. I am definitely looking forward to that.

Remy is on Vorsprung suspension. He will pretty much be the R&D rider behind developing a Vorsprung fork. Awesome stuff I reckon'. Also that rig is a absolute stunner.

Kubota is pretty involved in trail building like you said, even "sponsoring" trail building companies themselves. As a company that does a lot of business with regular dudes who own tractors they obviously think there will be some crossover sales from the sponsorships which is cool and I'm sure they want pro trail builders to continue using their equipment as well. Isn't Gwin or all of frameworks also sponsored by Kubota? And Windrock and Rock Creek? Locally in Michigan I think they sponsor the Copper Harbor Trail Club and the Noqumenon trail system. Pretty cool for a tractor company.

Honestly, very cool to see Kabota putting in some effort though. I know they're useful trail building, but beyond that, its still pretty outside the industry. Big fan of seeing that. Matt Mcduff needs a tractor sponsor now.

Of all the options out there, I think signing with Trek would maybe be the least surprising. And the possibility is huge for some massive, crazy projects with backing from both Red Bull and Trek. Also, imagine what kind of insane, viking/black metal themed paint jobs he'll get on his bikes from the Trek custom paint shop. I don't love Trek, but am here for Brage getting paid and opportunities that only come from big sponsors.

Carson Storch to Zink...

Dak running the high bars still on the Scott

New Ohlins

i immediately thought its an Alu mule for the firebird. I dont imagine another bike company, no matter if its affiliated with DW-Link will blatantly copy the Pivot Phoenix layout, down to the flexstays. but hey, its my best guess. the dual idler gave it away. So now it got me thinking, The Devinci Spartan hmm....that high pivot setup is a little dated now. ++hint hint, im also the one that spy shotted that proto several years ago on the same mountain++ And also the norco range haha

Tim at Esker here. You are correct sir, it's not us. The only thing I can say is that every guess in this whole thread is flat out wrong.

Is it even a pivot prototype? The links and hardware look all wrong to me. Who else does DW work with? Is it a DaVinci or something ?

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 think Adidas being a title sponsor of the Norco team is pretty big news. They are a huge and well recognised brand, so it's a great thing for mountain biking.

Does anyone want electronic gears on their dh bike? I feel like this is just sram repackaging existing components for the sake of streamlining production. Basically cost savings being fed to us as innovation without any real world benefits to the rider.

@NoahColorado Can I start an unofficial hopeful rumor about MRP making a boxxer/fox 40 compatible Lift damper? I mean... that's what the kids on the street are saying.

RIP spesh enduro. I think everybody has given up on seeing a new one lol. Super interested to see a forbidden “down country” bike. I hate to admit it but I think I’m in the market for one. Idk if anybody else finds this reasonable, but my benchmark for a doe country bike is a low pivot optic. I’ve bought two now (for gifts, I’m on a sight) and they are just too good. I know it’s a trail bike but imo it’s basically a heavy duty down country bike. I lose sleep at night over the fact that they...

heard from a reliable source that andi has some problems with sizing/fitting to feel 100% confident on the v10. hope he get's everything dialed for the 2026 season!

Kolb’s V10. Assume that’s for fitting 27.5 on the XL frame

Kasper Woolley on MS racing!! did not have that one on my bingo cards.