The Forbidden Dreadnought takes the fear out of climbing and downhill slaying!

Forbidden’s much rumoured big travel rig becomes official today with the unveiling of the new Forbidden Dreadnought.

Forbidden jumped into the mountain bike scene with the Druid, a bike which blurred the lines between trail and enduro with a downhill inspired high-pivot suspension design and on-trend idler pulley.

Ever since the release of the Druid the question of “What would a longer travel Forbidden bike be like?” has been asked on many a mountain bike forum, and it was hardly surprising to see the long-travel prototype online way before release.

Named the Forbidden Dreadnought, the new bike gains additional travel over the Druid as well as geometry tweaks, but the numbers might not be as radical as some riders might be expecting. The travel on the Dreadnought is a Super Enduro ready 170mm, however, rear-wheel travel is ‘just’ 154mm, but as we saw with the Druid, Forbidden bikes tend to handle much more than their travel might suggest.

The rear wheel travels in a rearward path on a high-pivot suspension platform with enough Anti-Squat built-in to offer a stable pedalling response. Forbidden says that thanks to the idler pulley the Dreadnought offers virtually no-pedal kickback. The Rate Control Linkage suspension is designed to offer adequate support while allowing the suspension to easily absorb repetitive compressions.

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On the geometry end of the design, Forbidden has been conscious to not simply make the Dreadnought longer for the sake of impressive reach figures. Instead, the Forbidden approach has been to offer a slight reach increase with a dramatic head-angle reduction. These changes along with an increase in the rear centre provide the Dreadnought with a downhill ready long wheelbase for high-speed stability while retaining a lively low-speed character.

We developed a bike that can pedal up any climb with the enduro crowd, yet it exhibits DH bike confidence on the descents. “Fear Nothing” is the mantra of this bike; fear no climb, fear no descent.

Forbidden Bikes

Forbidden Dreadnought Geometry with 170mm fork

REACH	440	462	484	506
STACK	612	621	630	639
HORIZONTAL TOP TUBE LENGTH	593	617	641	665
SEAT TUBE LENGTH	400	420	450	490
SEAT TUBE ANGLE (EFFECTIVE)	76	76	76	76
SEAT TUBE ANGLE (ACTUAL)	73.0	74.7	76.1	77.1
HEAD TUBE LENGTH	90	100	110	120
HEAD TUBE ANGLE	63.5	63.5	63.5	63.5
FRONT CENTER	781	808	834	861
REAR CENTER	422	436	450	464
WHEELBASE	1203	1244	1284	1325
BB DROP	-26	-26	-26	-26
BB HEIGHT *	337	337	337	337
STAND OVER HEIGHT *	721	721	727	733
FORK LENGTH	583.71	583.71	583.71	583.71
FORK OFFSET	44	44	44	44

Forbidden will offer the Dreadnought in 3 colours. A stealth black option, Deep Space 9 a deep blue fading to black or Nerds, a purple to light blue fade.

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The frame-only option with Fox X2 will cost £3299. The frame with EXT Storia is £3699 or you could opt for a Push Elevensix frameset for £3899. Complete bikes start from £4899 for an SLX build to an XT and Fox equipped bike for £5999.

Forbidden Dreadnought Complete Bike SLX

• Fox Performance Float X2
• Rockshox Zeb Select+
• Shimano SLX drivetrain
• Shimano M6100 four-piston brakes.
• Shimano SLX hubs on E*thirteen rims
• E*thirteen cockpit
• Maxxis Assegai EXO+ / DHR2DD
• Price: £4899

Forbidden Dreadnought Complete Bike XT

• Fox Performance Elite Float X2
• Fox Performance Elite 38 Grip 2
• Shimano XT Drivetrain
• Shimano XT 4 piston brakes
• DT Swiss 350 hubs on E*thirteen rims.
• E*thirteen cockpit.
• Maxxis Assegai EXO+ / DHR2DD
• Price: £5999

Forbidden Dreadnought Availability

Early Feb

• Frame (EXT Storia)
• Frame (Push Elevensix)

Q2

• Frame Fox X2
• Frame (EXT Storia)
• Frame (Push Elevensix)
• Complete XT Build

Q3

• Frame Fox X2
• Frame (EXT Storia)
• Frame (Push Elevensix)
• Complete XT Build
• Complete SLX Build

For more information about the Forbidden Dreadnought visit the Forbidden website.

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