Is this traditional trail bike a thing of the past? The Forbidden Druid V2 and the Scott Genius 910 ST are examples of modern thinking around trail mountain bikes.
We take both of these bikes to find out which should be the future of trail bike design! Let us know what you think in the comments.
#trailbike #mtb #cycling
00:00 Intro
00:59 Forbidden Druid V2
03:20 Ride Impressions
07:44 Scott Genius 910 ST
10:07 Ride Impressions
14:55 Which Is The Future?
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25 Comments
What else could possibly make a trail bike of the future? 🤔
The Scott is far from futuristic. Bold have been hiding the shock in the downtube for a decade.
Trek suspension system? Whaaat? 14:32
Wouldn’t a trail bike be 140/150 rear travel in today’s standard.
I'd be pissed if I thought I was buying a Short Travel Genius ST and then got a Super Trail.
The forbidden has a single pivot rear end. It is not a 4 bar since there is no linkage between the pivot and the rear axle.
So, gx axs is mid spec nowadays huh? For 7k you get mid spec…
My 2O22 Specialized Stumpy EVO 16O/15O travel fully adjustable geo said hold my beer🍺😤..
I think this a good bike trial but really, really "narrow"…All of us in the mtb world know that both Forbidden and Scott make some of the best frames there are but, this video couldn't possibly be considered a complete one without the new Specialized Stumpumper 15, with it's new proprietary Fox Genie shock. Wich exists only, that shock, to compensate the fact that it lost a few mm's of rear wheel travel in comparison to the Specialized Stumpjumper Evo that it substitutes. And wich I own. And wich I consider, with my 160mm Lyrick Ultimate 3.0 in the front, Fox Float X2 Factory controling 150mm of sweet rear travel and a mullet setup THE best trail bike that ever existed. And actually I know that my opinion is shared by a LOT of people that tried the bike, own the bike or owned the bike.
And just for all of your consideration, my bike, an S3 size frame, with a Newmen Evolution Mullet Wheelset(aluminium, 1.7kgs), Sram GX mechanical transmission(wich is absolutelly sweet!), Magura Mt5 brakes on 203/180mm rotors, 2.4 Maxxis tires front and rear and 160mm Syncros 1.5S dropper came in with a "dry weight"(without the pedals) of 13,57kgs. Now, that's a fabulous number, hem? And cost me, this summer 4880€(final assembling within this cost number)…And I bought every single piece of that bike myself. I don't buy full bikes, just choose every component and do the build.
Cheers for everyone from Coimbra, Portugal!
Hopefully they're not the future, I don't want trail bikes to be high pivots, and I'd prefer not to have switches on my bike that I have to remember to press before I descend, I'm more of a set it and forget it kinda guy.
my god you shredded that on that druid
Can I just point out one pretty obvious mistake here. The Forbidden isn't a high pivot suspension bike. It's a low single pivot! It may have a high idler wheel but that's the only similarity.
Love my scott ransom but I basically only take it out for bike park days. 170mm travel is just so overkill for normal trail days
Nice advert
The pure dentist bikes 😅
It's actually a modified 4-bar on the Forbidden
To much marketing in the mtb industry these days, we don't really need that much to have a blast on the trails
Recently ridden a Druid V2.. Really impressive
I remember when the slickest Stumpjumper back in 2001 was like 1.8K for all the best Shimano parts and frame. the fact that things went up 3-4x in price for whats called the best is crazy. I guess if people are paying for it there isnt a problem, just seems crazy to me.
None of these are the future of trail bikes. Pricing too close to e bikes .
Providing commentary while fighting for your life is wild
Seven grand for a mid spec bike, i dont care how complicated the frame is. At that price, it's a ripoff.
To think my 22 Stumpy Evo Alloy build and Hayabusa together cost less than one of these. Yeah, they can keep their shyte. It appears the only real future of trail bikes is overpricing. I'm so done with this pompous industry. It's literally turned into the haves and have-nots. What a load of cow dung. Oh, and high-pivot, nah. My Evo has slayed a few high pivots, soooooo……..
You know why framesets are overpriced and building yourself isn't encouraged more?
Because we're told buying a complete bike makes us benefit from manufacturers rebates on components.
That's a very nasty lie.
Is this the future of BikeRadar? Becoming industry shill?