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Anyone who's been able to order a druid for 2026 get a spec list for the different builds?

Also curious if anyone has confirmation on motor and battery differences if any?
 
Red Peekay said:
Here's a link to a nice article explaining the various assist levels on the Avinox motor and the philosophy behind how it works. Quite interesting.

outset.bike

Understanding Avinox - Outset

A practical guide to understanding Avinox drive system assist modes, tuning, and real-world setup.
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Interesting, it just kills other Motor and Battery systems.
 
jbrown15 said:
For 2026 they are dropping the Core and Lite. They will just be DruidE and DreadnoughtE, and you’ll be able to choose if you want a 600wh or 800wh battery.
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You mentioned above the dreadnoughtE is similar to the druidE but with more travel, does it also remove the lower roller or maintain it like the dreadv2 muscle bike?
 
Question for those of you in the know. I had a Core Tier 2 ordered (first order in April last year when they dropped) and it arrived the week before I flew out of Oz for Canada (still here). So was unable to pick it up. I had only paid a deposit on it.

I received an email from the LBS the other day stating that due to demand and the fact that I won't be back in Oz till the end of March, they have sold the bike. In the email they state:

"There are new bikes due between April and June, and I will be happy to transfer your deposit onto one of these. They will have some updated parts and the second generation Motor from DJI. "

I have no idea what changes and colourways. Am I better off waiting for an e-Dreadie??

Then again, I've now started looking at the Velduro Rogue (same motor, bigger specs and way cheaper for comparable specs). And then there is the elephant in the room... rumour has it that Amflow will be shortly releasing their enduro/all mountain high pivot ebike as the big brother to the current Amflow.

Thoughts? I've waited this long....sigh..
 
mrtrinh said:
You mentioned above the dreadnoughtE is similar to the druidE but with more travel, does it also remove the lower roller or maintain it like the dreadv2 muscle bike?
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Honestly it looks just like a long travel DruidE.
And I’m excited to get one.
There’s also a few other new Avinox e-bikes coming out later this year from two brands I sell.
Suns_PSD said:
That's good. The geo on the E-Core felt a bit compromised.
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what feels compromised on it when you ride it?
 
emtbforums.com said:
Anyone who's been able to order a druid for 2026 get a spec list for the different builds?

Also curious if anyone has confirmation on motor and battery differences if any?
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Same batteries M2 motor. No info on motor but strong rumours and evidence of 130nm and 1300wh

I ordered a tier 3 and it wont be in till July 😭
 
When stopping for a fuel break mid ride, can the bike be turned off without it stopping the ride? I’ve only done this once and it was annoying to end up with two separate rides. Is it as easy as to pause the ride via the bike display and then switch off?

Most of my rides are continuous so this isn’t a problem but I do intend to do some longer weekend rides which will require refuelling stops, me and the bike. Would prefer to not leave the bike on but I won’t the day to be a single ride.

Anyone know how to do this currently?
 
Ribinrobin said:
Same batteries M2 motor. No info on motor but strong rumours and evidence of 130nm and 1300wh

I ordered a tier 3 and it wont be in till July 😭
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Yea I have heard the same, and they won’t be bringing out a Beta test that turns the motor into a food mixer. Lol

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jbrown15 said:
Honestly it looks just like a long travel DruidE.
And I’m excited to get one.
There’s also a few other new Avinox e-bikes coming out later this year from two brands I sell.

what feels compromised on it when you ride it?
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Looks would have been a better word. The geo, on paper, seems a bit more ideal on the standard version as the e-core is essentially just an overforked standard e-Druid.

I suspect that the crew at Forbidden felt the same way, hence the new frame design and dropping the E-core from the lineup.
 
Suns_PSD said:
Looks would have been a better word. The geo, on paper, seems a bit more ideal on the standard version as the e-core is essentially just an overforked standard e-Druid.

I suspect that the crew at Forbidden felt the same way, hence the new frame design and dropping the E-core from the lineup.
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They dropped the lite not the cor-e
 
Ribinrobin said:
Same batteries M2 motor. No info on motor but strong rumours and evidence of 130nm and 1300wh

I ordered a tier 3 and it wont be in till July 😭
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I found this regarding the rumours around the updated motor. Everything in it seems to back up what I am hearing from variety of sources.
My understanding is that the M2 will be a bit quieter and more efficient. Will have extra power, but that is of no interest to me. However it appears DJI are trying to maximise battery efficiency with regard to weight, density etc. We will see...

https://www.mtbr.com/threads/avinox...s-torque-gains-and-trail-discoveries.1243722/
 
Suns_PSD said:
Looks would have been a better word. The geo, on paper, seems a bit more ideal on the standard version as the e-core is essentially just an overforked standard e-Druid.

I suspect that the crew at Forbidden felt the same way, hence the new frame design and dropping the E-core from the lineup.
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Okay, trying to work out what is going on here. I'm assuming the revised e-Druid has a few minor body tweaks, colour changes and the new M2 motor. The e-Dreadnaught however is completely reworked? I'm going to assume that Forbidden had both designed and built at the same time. Released the Druid as it is a "lighter model" of bike. All the while kept testing and working the e-Dreadnaught and learning from the feedback from the e-druid.

I'm probably guessing the e-Dreadnaught will be a more refined bike simply because they have had more time to workshop and refine the bike (an additional year) and incorporate any feedback they have had from the Druid.

Fair call? In which case I will hang out for the Dreadie.....
 
Red Peekay said:
Okay, trying to work out what is going on here. I'm assuming the revised e-Druid has a few minor body tweaks, colour changes and the new M2 motor. The e-Dreadnaught however is completely reworked? I'm going to assume that Forbidden had both designed and built at the same time. Released the Druid as it is a "lighter model" of bike. All the while kept testing and working the e-Dreadnaught and learning from the feedback from the e-druid.

I'm probably guessing the e-Dreadnaught will be a more refined bike simply because they have had more time to workshop and refine the bike (an additional year) and incorporate any feedback they have had from the Druid.

Fair call? In which case I will hang out for the Dreadie.....
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a guy in here has said twice the frames are same just different travel. The druid frames same as last years, diff colour, diff motor M2
 
ntm95 said:
Unlikely.
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So for the Druid the only changes that I can see is color changes, and a revised motor. As far as the DreadnoughtE goes, it looks identical to the Druid with more travel. From the information I've seen from Forbidden the only thing missing was actual geo numbers.

I don't see what this would be a bad thing though, from my experience so far the Druid rides awesome. Once you get use to the taller stack it's a very confident inspiring bike is the steep gnarly stuff. If you ride lots of blue to green trails it might not be as fun because at times it can be a little harder to keep pressure on the front wheel getting traction with the taller stack.

Looking at the pictures I'm almost convinced the bikes have the same front triangle and different rear ends.
 
jbrown15 said:
So for the Druid the only changes that I can see is color changes, and a revised motor. As far as the DreadnoughtE goes, it looks identical to the Druid with more travel. From the information I've seen from Forbidden the only thing missing was actual geo numbers.

I don't see what this would be a bad thing though, from my experience so far the Druid rides awesome. Once you get use to the taller stack it's a very confident inspiring bike is the steep gnarly stuff. If you ride lots of blue to green trails it might not be as fun because at times it can be a little harder to keep pressure on the front wheel getting traction with the taller stack.

Looking at the pictures I'm almost convinced the bikes have the same front triangle and different rear ends.
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That would be great for current e druid owners.
You should slide those pics over here :giggle:...
 
ntm95 said:
That would be great for current e druid owners.
You should slide those pics over here :giggle:...
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No can do....lol

Two of the colorways look awesome though, pretty easy to guess which tiers it'll be....lol
For the record I have a tier 2 on order.
 
jbrown15 said:
No can do....lol

Two of the colorways look awesome though, pretty easy to guess which tiers it'll be....lol
For the record I have a tier 2 on order.
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Me too, sight unseen.
The black and red would be my first pick, but I assume that's coming with some big dollar flight attendant shenanigans.
Forbidden's mid level spec has historically been pretty good. Podium or 38 ?
 
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