Forbidden Bikes

·October 20, 2023·2 mins read

So I’ve been toying around with the Druid V2 and the Dreadnought, both from Forbidden Bike Company— a brand that really been making noise these past few months, especially in our local bike trails. Of course these two bikes are of different disciplines, one is a full-on monster on the trail with lots of travel and the other is a trail bike/short travel enduro bike on a mullet setup. You can’t really compare the two straight up, also because the Dreadnought doesn’t have a V2…yet.

^{The Druid, summoned.}

HOW DO THEY FEEL?

Definitely the Druid V2 is way more alive and playful on the trail with the all of the new adjustments they’ve made to it. It’s a lot more active than you actually think, and the suspension ramps up quite a lot; giving you the feeling of having more than 130mm of frame travel. As for the Dreadnought, it’s really a bike ready for big days down a mountain, or even a bike park. It’ll eat everything in its path and won’t be shy at all of a bit of climbing, what’s more is that the steep seat tube seriously helps with the climbs despite the slack head tube angle.

WHAT’S IMPROVED ON THE DRUID V2?

One thing I noticed on a specific section in our local trails where it was fast, downhill, and slightly chattery is that the reverse horse link negates the brake jack upon braking. The Dreadnought and the Druid V1 are essentially single pivot bikes and they both suffer from brake jack, and now with the V2 reverse horse link, the link in the rear helps lessen the brake jack on chattery bumps upon braking.

Both bikes are amazing for different reasons, for different riding. With of course the Druid V2, as a trail bike, being the more Swiss-army-knife ride anywhere kind of steed and the Dreadnought as the bigger, bike park beast. At the end of the day, it’s up to how you all want to ride anyway.

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I definitely hope to be able to bring the Druid V2 to a more challenging trail soon, cause this bike wants more! Check back for more reviews and updates, also follow me on Social Media, here:

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