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Forbidden Dreadnought

I feel this review needs to start off with three small confessions—Firstly until I sat down to write this piece I did not know any of the measurements or geometry numbers of the Forbidden Dreadnought. Secondly, I have never pedalled the Dreadnought up a hill—Not ever, Zero climbs to date. Lastly—The Forbidden dreadnought came to party.

Now before any of the highly informed, over researched

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