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Forbidden Druid V2. It makes me happy every time I ride it and I'd pretty much ride it anywhere.

As a fellow V2 Druid owner, it does not seem that the 2.5 Tacky Chan is as tall as a Albert. Mounted to a 30mm internal RF Era. I'd run it in the dry, but in the mud it could be problematic. Conversely, my wife runs a 25mm internal rim in the rear of her V2 Druid and her 2.5" Albert never had clearance issues.

way to go, he explicitly asked not to share this in social media...

Apparently the effective is 77 degrees.

My 2020 Norco Optic looking great still with all these new short travel bikes...

Radial casing compliance and feel, for me at least. The albert radial rolls pretty well but the side knobs peel and squirm too much when leaning the bike over on the front for my taste. The MM radial is a slow roller but has a more stout side knob for front wheel cornering traction on lean. Tacky chan tread pattern looks like the best of both worlds- fast rolling, sturdy side knobs.

those fabric weight weenie spokes are just for headlines IMO, would never put that on my bike.

8,000+ km's on a Druid V1 and 2,000 km's on a Dreadnought V1, PNW based riding. Druid was the second XT build to land in Canada. It has had the main pivot and linkage bearings replaced twice, the bearings in rear triangle and main frame have been replaced once. Have gone through an OEM and NSB aluminum idler (on a SS one now). Also had to replace the bolt that connects the shock yolk/rate link together as it had worn enough to have play. The "crunch" zone between the seat tube/rear triangle causing gouging sucked until they offered a hunk...

Considering that we've got the Marz Shiver, the Manitou Dorado, and the Rockshox RS-1, the statement is completely stupid whatever way you want to swing it.