Came here to ask that exact question. Seems strange before basically the first (and only for most!) race of the season?!

Looks like Matt was on a 2 year contract as he was a on diamondback up until the end of 2018. Maybe the contract didn't get renewed or Matt found a new bike sponsor that was paying more.

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I have only ever heard good things from Matt regarding the Omni.

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I can't speak to Matt or Joe's situation, but contracts end and I think it's safe to assume money to is tight for companies that only have revenue through racing and can't capitalize on the more booming, casual bike industry.

Summer and my Omnis are still as good as they ever were. Would have loved to be racing them this weekend at daytona, but alas...

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Our engagement with Joe Gambles ended in July. Joe never had a single complaint about his Omni, to my knowledge.

With regard to Matt Russell, we still love him to pieces, and likewise he has had nothing but positive things to say about his Omni. However, we are going in a different direction, and of course Matt has to go where the dollars are for him. I don't think there is any ill will in either direction, nor any dissatisfaction with the product. It's just business. We will absolutely work with Matt again in the future if we can. It's just a tricky time in the COVID era with so few races, and we had to make the decisions we thought were best.

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