JosMaple

Wheelsets ! How many big brands repeatedly have every reviewer refer to butter when discussing rims!?!? If it’s a 160/170mm bike then anything less than the demo or release videos riding should not be capable of denying a rim! Honestly why are bike mechanics trained flying monkeys? I’ve been told wheel rocks can do that, there are just too many unknowns… well not really, the marketing copy makes the claims, the marketing video should clearly state the facts about where the upper limit is… if I’m an intermediate rider on intermediate trails I should never deny the oem rim… or at least not in the first month. Yet here we are most people buying a very special bike seem to accept that they will need a new wheelset in the foreseeable future.

So does the low pivot have a more rearward axle path? If so with the high pivot not eliminating kickback what’s the benefit to the high pivot?

He might not be done, but he is getting Dunne this season.

@Mac1987: in addition to your comment I would say this largely only holds true for average weight riders… M/l frame size and sub 80kg and everything off the shelf will perform well for you. Heavier and it gets progressively harder to make stock stuff work. Same same when you head sub 70/65kg zone. That’s without the complication of grade of terrain and speed etc. I think this is a great option! Price point could be better.

Digging the retro graphics. Forbidden seem to (subjective) do some great colours and graphics.

Cairns is muddy, slippery rocks and some fast zones… I guess he is prioritising grip for the slip over straight line speed.

Mtb companies can’t name something themselves… apparently all the good names are already in use on other products, but that does t really matter. Now I can have a jersey named after my brakes !?

If you were German, Swiss or suffered any form of OCD the. You would understand that matching stem to offset numbers brings real world benefits. Such as falling asleep faster at night and less distractions when cleaning your bike.

Curious how YB has managed to see alignment moving to advertising an ebike given his vocal position and push for a more environmentally conscious approach to the bike industry… Partially a dig, but at the same time I get it. The companies can no longer afford to sit on the sideline. Or can they?!?

@abueno: second this, outbound customer service is spot on. Please outbound do this set up with silicon (Knog style) and onboard battery for analogue bikes. However will it project cable shadows?