Deviate Highlander II review

Deviate Highlander II is pleasantly surprising. It’s a fantastic trail bike that’s easy to get to grips with and have a great day aboard. Brand: Devia …

By ben_haworth

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Deviate Highlander II review

Had this on my long list of next bike. Didn’t make the shortlist. realised I was not keen on the look of high pivots.

Sounds like it rode well though.

I had this on my short list but I went with a Druid V2 because;

a) I found one in stock with a substantial price reduction

b) It has sparkly black paint

c) I’ll continue to avoid any bike with an X2 shock until they stop blowing up

No regrets. The Druid is awesome and I’m sure they Highlander is too.

I’m with you on the X2 shock thing – had one, it blew up. Unusual to see one on a Deviate as it’s not a typical shock choice on these, but then there’s no such thing as a stock build given they’re sold frame only.

Proice reductions? Currently a XT groupset, 4-pot brakes and Ohlins TTX Air for ‘free’ with non-UDH Highlander 2 frames. Still £3k, but not bad: https://store.deviatecycles.com/collections/highlander-frame-only/products/highlander-ii-frame-2023-model-bundle-offer

still I have no regrets about selling my Highlander 1 after a few months. Great bike but not for me.

Price reductions?

The discounts on Forbiddens have been considerable for some time now. This time last year I was in a shop looking at one that was pretty well specced (full bike) for not more than that Deviate frame deal

Been considering a Dreadnought or Claymore for a while but there don’t seem to be any available?