Mountain Bike Rider

FORBIDDEN DREADNOUGHT XT

£6,399 / 29in / forbiddenbike.com

Forbidden now has a big gun in its fleet. But who needs the Dreadnought when the Druid is already billed as being so capable? In short... everyone. Let me explain.

In many ways Forbidden painted itself into a corner with the Druid, kinda like when your only tool is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. That’s not to imply that the 130mm-travel Druid is a blunt instrument, far from it. It’s just that the Dreadnought is more refined. When Forbidden only had a one-model range, the Druid had to

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