Finally, the big cat is completely out of the bag. It’s been a while since our prototype DH bike was first spotted on the WC stage under Connor Fearon. Since then we’ve been honing every detail and specification to ensure this bike is comprised purely of the material needed to deliver a fighter jet of a downhill mountain bike. There is no filler here, folks. This bike is designed and built for a single purpose: Get you down the hill faster.
So, what happens when you ride a bike with the industry’s most refined high pivot design equipped with 205mm of rear wheel travel? You remain composed and comfortable across the knottiest root balls and rowdiest rock gardens. You develop a new penchant for committing to corner speeds and line choices that old-you would never dream of. You go in over your head and get out with a shit-eating grin. You get a DH bike with zero compromises.
You get Supernought.
FORK LENGTH (MAX.) 611mm
RECOMMENDED FORK OFFSET 46mm
SHOCK LENGTH (EYE-EYE) 225MM
SHOCK STROKE 75mm
SHOCK HARDWARE 30x8mm Lower | Trunnion Upper
HEAD TUBE DIAMETER UPPER 49mm (49.57 - 49.61mm)
HEAD TUBE DIAMETER LOWER 49mm (49.57 - 49.61mm)
S.H.I.S ZS49/28.6 EC49/30
REAR DROPOUT SPACING (O.L.D) 148mm
REAR AXLE SPECIFICATION L180mm / TL 20mm / TP M12 x 1.00
BOTTOM BRACKET 83mm BSA Threaded
CHAIN LINE (CL) 56.5mm
MAX CHAIN RING S1: 32T S2: 34T S3: 36T S4: 38T
CHAIN LENGTHS S1: 110L S2: 112L S3: 114L S4: 116L
SEAT POST DIAMETER 31.6mm
MAX SEAT POST INSERTION S1: 200mm S2: 215mm S3: 232mm S4: 260mm
SEAT CLAMP DIAMETER 34.9mm (Included)
BRAKE MOUNT 200mm Post Mount
ISCG 05 Lower Tabs Only
RECOMMENDED TIRE SIZE 29 x 2.4
MAX TIRE SIZE 29 x 2.5
Trifecta Suspension
The background to the eye-catching Trifecta Suspension design is the use of a high pivot, i.e. a main pivot point that is not located near the bottom bracket but higher up on the seat tube. This has the advantage that the rear wheel does not move forwards when you compress the suspension, but backwards and thus does not brake your movement, but goes along with it. This also makes the rear triangle a little longer, which increases stability under heavy compression. It allows you to ride faster and more controlled on rough terrain. The finely tuned anti-rise forms a counterpart to the sagging of the fork under heavy braking and ensures consistent chassis stability. The idler pulley with chain guide counteracts pedal kickback and is optimally positioned for efficient pedalling with ideal anti-squat. As far as the transmission ratio is concerned, the Rate Control Linkage bell crank enables separate tuning of the different spring travel ranges by means of relatively small links, i.e. without relying exclusively on strong progression. This way you get adequate support in the middle travel and still don't have to fear hard hits.
One-Ride Geometry
With the aim of offering the same riding experience to everyone regardless of body size or figure, FORBIDDEN have developed the One-Ride geometry. This system is characterised by the fact that the weight distribution is adapted to each frame size, which manifests itself in different chainstay lengths for each size, for example. The real seat angles become steeper with frame sizes, which improves the riding position on larger frames, when compared to comparable frames. The head tube length also increases more than usual with each size in order to better cover more unusual body sizes.
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