At the end of the day it will end all the speculation that "Gwin will win on anything". It's hard to think that all these guys swap bikes for the pay check, i'd rather think that Gwin thought after winning 2 world titles, and dominating the sport, that he wanted to switch it up and prove that he really is the best. As much as i like specialized bikes, i don't love the company. Its safe to say that everyone will be backing Sam this year. In all of this no-one has given a shout out to Ropelato who seems to have picked up himself a permanent spot on the team.