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My 0.02¢ the only selling point for this hideous bike will be that some will be in stock at some point and that's worth more currently than looks. Yah f*cked this one up Trek
What does anything you said have to do with tech rumors?
Looks like some of the forbidden guys were on mullet setups and others were on full 29ers.
I saw Finn’s mechanic riding his bike around after morning practice on Saturday and there was definitely some movement under or around the BB area. If I’d have to guess it’s going to have a similar axle path to Niko’s mid pivot bike. Or a variable pivot like a VPP or similar dual link setup.
Not everyone watched the race, and this was a fairly insightful bit of info. I certainly didn’t think to myself, man this guys connected and knows some inside info.
Cheer up and go for a ride
EDIT: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgwri9HuxO-/?hl=en
What's the DH's geo like? Is it close to the Dreadnought's? Is the seattube angle steep? Would it be pedalable, even if not as good as the enduro model?
No idea on geo, but as mentioned/seen there is a pivot in the back so its possible the suspension (and pedal-ability) will be very different from the Druid/Dreadnought
This seems like the place to make note of that, but I’m not sure how the OP would know the geo details, etc, unless they are one of a handful of guys that have access to Forbiddens new, unreleased DH bike…
vents above goggle are bigger, mouth piece is different, central vent under visor, and side vents at top on sides. New Thor Lid? Don't think I see anything under their moto llids either.
I know of the additional pivot - that’s why asking about the DH. I really like Forbidden’s design, but have a negative thing for single pivots, even if they are high pivot. The DH appears to be a reversed horst-link or virtual pivot, depends on what they will call it! Sounds like the Forbidden frame for me, but i was asking about pedalling cause the years are counting and i’m not getting any younger - i want a superenduro frame in my life. But one that can take a DC fork up front. Not many of these around, so would like a pedalable DH-frame as well - that’s easier!