Mountain Bike Rider

GUY’S FORBIDDEN DRUID GX AXS FX

£7,299 • MX or 29in • forbiddenbike.com

THE RIDER

GUY KESTEVEN

Position Bounty hunter

Mostly Rides Yorkshire

Height 5ft 11in

Weight 70kg

THE BIKE

■ High-pivot idler trail bike with mixed 150/130mm travel

■ Full 29in or MX build options

■ Evolved ‘Inverted four-bar’ suspension design with idler

■ Properly proportional geometry, with size-specific chainstay lengths

■ Latest SRAM GX AXS T-Type Transmission

here are so many massively competent trail bikes available right now that it takes something

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