Video: Connor Fearon Gets Up to Speed on Forbidden's New DH Bike

Aug 21, 2022
by ForbiddenBike  

After racing aboard a stock Dreadnought - Forbidden's 154mm travel enduro bike - for the first three rounds of the World Cup series, round four in Lenzerheide would usher in a new era for the Canadian brand from Vancouver Island. After a series of supply chain-related setbacks earlier in the season, the opportunity to finally roll-out the yet unnamed and never-seen-before DH bike had been a long-held ambition and the culmination of years of work, and a deep-rooted passion for downhill racing.

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With only a few days to get up to speed on his new bike at his summer base in Bromont, Canada, Connor had a lot to process leading into rounds four and five of the series. In typical Connor fashion, he rose to the occasion, tearing up the sun-scorched slopes of Lenzerheide aboard his new ride...which for the record, is not called 'Megalodon'. To Andorra and round five, the series returned to Vallnord, pitting the world's best against a challenging new track and arguably one of the most logistically difficult venues to operate in so far this season. Despite the immediate hurdles, Connor’s pace was there from the get-go, with some top five splits in timed training and a top 20 in qualifying. With everything looking good for finals, proceedings, unfortunately, didn’t go to plan, but that after all is racing...

Media Credit:
Video: Callum Philpott // Chapter Studios
Photography: Nathan Hughes


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25 Comments
  • 19 0
 Connor seems like a good guy, I don’t know much about Forbidden but an old mate of mine works for them here in the UK (shout out Toby) and he’s sound AF, so assuming the rest of the guys are like that they must be a great team to work with.
  • 20 1
 A lot to "process", you say? No, that can't be right; Connor no longer rides for Kona.
  • 39 1
 Hei Hei that’s not cool
  • 19 2
 @somebody-else: I dread not having a comeback to a good pun.
  • 11 3
 @barp: pretty crass but can't help think about the Jimmy Carr line to a heckler:

" You want my comeback?

... scrape it off your mums teeth."
  • 4 0
 @barp: never hurts to take your best stab at it
  • 3 0
 @pierceklinke: Most people here probably dont know what your stabbing at so assume its just a stinky pun
  • 2 0
 He sure is a Unit
  • 3 0
 It's interesting that his average finish is basically exactly the same with the built up enduro bike as the full downhill bike (29, 18, 43 vs. 19, 52, 24).
  • 6 9
 There's more to a bike that how fast it goes. Especially DH bikes. Unfortunately bike companies think DH bikes are only for racing now and ignore everything else that used to make them so fun to ride. So I guess it's their own fault when bikes get judged solely on how fast their team riders go down a trail
  • 5 1
 I wish they would call it the Megalodon!
  • 1 0
 Yea agreed, i have a megladon necklace that ive worn for 7 years
  • 2 0
 Always cheering for Connor , I've noticed a few Forbidden bikes on my local trails in Adelaide , I'm sure Connor has helped move a few here , and elsewhere.
  • 2 0
 The boys at Forbidden are as solid as they come. No doubt will be a solid brand for years to come. Can’t wait to see what they come up with next!
  • 4 2
 The brand and the rider are the perfect mix!!
  • 2 0
 I love my Dreadnought. Cannot wait to see their new model!
  • 2 1
 I wish I could say I love my Dreadnought but I still don't have my frame.lol I'm sure it will be awesome.
  • 2 0
 My Druid is an east coast jank machine.
  • 1 0
 Am I wrong for thinking they’d be more on the bike itself? One quick view of frame only.
  • 1 0
 The man still rides flats. Gotta love it.
  • 1 0
 stoked to see Chris King back racing!
  • 1 0
 I’m really hoping for a 120/130 trail bike in the next year or two
  • 1 0
 Looks like John Connor.
  • 1 2
 Heard he is out with concussion
  • 3 0
 You red it on all the mtb sites of the interweb.







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