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Propain has announced it is 'pausing' its downhill factory team for 2023, joining Norco on the list of big brands sitting next season out. As Pivot ri ...
By stwhannah
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Wow, things really are falling apart in DH world at the moment.
I don't think they'll be the last either
Agreed that there may well be more who will drop out this year
The grapevine has been talking for a while about one or both of the Meir Smith brothers having a major deal set up for next year and deservedly so. Propain strike me as far more image driven than racing and tbh Remy's YT channel probably sells more bikes.
To counteract Propain leaving DH racing, the biggest rumour is that YT are coming back into both DH and enduro with a leggy Aussie rider signing up for some cross discipline action.