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The dreadnought PB tested was 34 lbs I was really surprised to see it was that light. Their frames look stout as hell, made me wonder how much the new Druid weighs and couldn't see anything. Is it pretty much equal to the dreadnought? Seems like they are so similar it would be close.
Hopefully soon. Need a 38 with grip x.
Neko on a “gold” 40
So, bike diaper for bike diapers sake?
FOX goods - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/fox-debuts-next-generation-grip-dampe…
I saw that... It has to be a typo. I would be shocked if that bike was less than 35.5 pounds.
Just spent the morning calling every Forbidden dealer in the US. No one has any frame sets on hand to sell, all special order 2+ months out. Couple complete bikes here and there but the value is laughably bad on the complete bikes. Most dealers also want payment in full for a 2+ month special order. Terrible launch imo. Every dealer that had allocations had already presold them over a month ago while the bike was still under embargo. So basically unless you knew someone in the industry before launch, you aren't getting a dread v2 until June.
Is he also riding the bonded version of the frame?
It was pretty well known this bike was coming, no?
Only because of tons of leaks, the bike was under embargo until today so technically dealers weren't allowed to discuss it and whatnot, so how people somehow got preorder allocations in, is beyond me. But it just goes back to people in the industry or being good friends with a shop owner..
The High Roller was one of my favorite tires on my Park rig. I miss them. I really hope they bring something like it back.
It'll drop as soon as they can clear out Z1 stock, likely.
just to put some actual riding into this forum thread, jackson on gold forx : ) we also have a dreadnought bike check on the homepage w/ alex storr
from our fox article. a video that sums up the fox dampers
I understand the frustration if you actually are trying to buy one, but I am betting the number of these actually in the wild is pretty low. Forbidden is pretty small...
Where have you been the last 3 years lmao
Backwards compatible damper, just slide it into an existing 38, which can be bought new for very reasonable
New Norco ebikes
Out of genuine curiosity, have you ridden the tire? That's not the feedback I've heard from our riders.
Here’s one for real...
Seems like it's less expensive to buy a fork that's currently on sale and a grip x2 damper than it is to buy a 2025 fork that is basically the same.
Sounds like they added moar shimz as the vvc compression upgrade was too soft for heavy/aggressive riders. And the first grip2 iteration was too harsh.
Druid V2 Ultimate/X0 is 31.9lbs in S2 size.
Dreadnought V2 Ultimate/X0 is 34.6lbs in size S2.
It's basically just tires and fork/shock that account for the difference.
Haven't heard of the Marzocchi Super Z before...
https://www.marzocchi.com/pages/rampage-ready
https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/products/marzocchi-super-z-suspension-…
Do they spec it with DD or dh casing tyres? With exo plus it may be 34lb but realistically for most places and its intended use they won’t be suitable.
check through most bikes of similar style and they put exp casing’s on them.
Typo in the specs, lists stanchions as 34mm diameter?
I don't know why brands do this--it just hurts their customers using the internet to search for tire info, reviews or purchasing--and also confuses retailers who aren't 100% in the know (most). This new tire shares basically zero in common with the OG High Roller or the 2 other than 'stout, tall, straight-ish' side knobs. Maybe they're re-using the name so that people don't tease them for releasing yet another tire (name).
Using the same name (especially for a TOTALLY redesigned product) just causes confusion. And like we see so many times with reviews or peoples opinions "Yea that Butcher tire sucks!" (says person on message board who rode the 2014 version of the tire and it's since been re-designed twice.) Start with a clean slate!
You obviously have no idea how hard it is to name a product! 😉
DD DHR2 in the back, EXO+ Assegai up front. I just tried DHR2 and Assegai on my Spur. Liked it so much it's going on the #enduro bike.
My v1 Druid was 32 pounds with pedals, so I can see the new Dread being ~34 with some carbon parts.
Color me surprised, they look thick and definitely not lacking carbon. If I guessed I’d say 35 for the Druid and 37 for the dreadnought. I try not to be a weight weenie but seeing trail bikes weigh 35 lbs makes me squirm lol.