Forbidden DreadNought E

[ntm95]

Nah, nowhere near that. When its next out ill weigh it.

The additional adapter to fit a 400 is like 40 grams.

Of course there is standard mounting hardware, but all bikes have battery mounting hardware to some degree. So thats kinda moot.

Right on, I’d be curious to hear the weight with mounts. Crestline certainly uses a better mounting solution than many Bosch bikes.
I’d considered doing one with my cx5 mondraker, but no off the shelf solutions, so wasn’t worth it to trade 200wh for 500g (weight of a 400wh in the mondraker with adapters is 2500g).

The Avinox batteries mount with just two 5g screws in the dread-e no need for end plates. Avinox got that right with the battery packaging.

 

[Plummet]

Right on, I’d be curious to hear the weight with mounts. Crestline certainly uses a better mounting solution than many Bosch bikes.
I’d considered doing one with my cx5 mondraker, but no off the shelf solutions, so wasn’t worth it to trade 200wh for 500g (weight of a 400wh in the mondraker with adapters is 2500g).

The Avinox batteries mount with just two 5g screws in the dread-e no need for end plates. Avinox got that right with the battery packaging.

 

[iJak]

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I actually discussed this with Plummet on the Crestline thread, but all in all, the lightest setup I can get on the crestline is about 50lbs with the 400wh, With the Dreadnought-e at 600wh battery, I can get it 2lbs lighter. I would gladly take a 400wh battery on an Avinox system to make it even lighter but such battery existed.

Although it's not all about the weight, it was the massive geometry shift on Forbidden bikes that made me pull the trigger. I tested the higher stack + reversed stem setup and completely changed the handling on the Crestline. I reckon with the lighter avinox setup along with that style of cockpit setup, it would put me really close to the feeling of a regular enduro/dh bike.

 

[Plummet]

I actually discussed this with Plummet on the Crestline thread, but all in all, the lightest setup I can get on the crestline is about 50lbs with the 400wh, With the Dreadnought-e at 600wh battery, I can get it 2lbs lighter. I would gladly take a 400wh battery on an Avinox system to make it even lighter but such battery existed.

Although it's not all about the weight, it was the massive geometry shift on Forbidden bikes that made me pull the trigger. I tested the higher stack + reversed stem setup and completely changed the handling on the Crestline. I reckon with the lighter avinox setup along with that style of cockpit setup, it would put me really close to the feeling of a regular enduro/dh bike.

I'm 47lb with the 400wh in. The bike feels fantastic with the light front end. I have no plans to upgrade anytime soon. i'll probably riding this out for another 2-3 years. We'll see what sort of tech crazyness has been released then. Hopefully a light weight and refined mgu so I can ditch the derailleur!

 

[Red Peekay]

After all my sizing shenanigans (LBS adamant I'm a S4 at 6'1" and even double checked when they rang last week to notify me about possible landing dates here in Oz), I settled on a S3 based on everyone's feedback here.
Watching this interesting video, they argue everyone is oversized.
I did the calculations on 186cm at the minus RAD and it came out as 455.7 reach, which definitely rules out the S4. I'm definitely not a S2.
S3 it is. Now to get 2 ladders a test their theory!
Food for thought.

 

[ntm95]

After all my sizing shenanigans (LBS adamant I'm a S4 at 6'1" and even double checked when they rang last week to notify me about possible landing dates here in Oz), I settled on a S3 based on everyone's feedback here.
Watching this interesting video, they argue everyone is oversized.
I did the calculations on 186cm at the minus RAD and it came out as 455.7 reach, which definitely rules out the S4. I'm definitely not a S2.
S3 it is. Now to get 2 ladders a test their theory!
Food for thought.

I remember watching that vid back in the day.
A lot of their “revelations” stemmed from Lee’s need at the time to only ride with a somewhat extreme hip hinge.
It’s dated info for sure, even for its time.

The trend towards downsizing was driven mostly by the relatively poor f/r ratios available in large and xl bikes up until somewhat recently.

You’ll be good to go with the s3, unless you are all torso and no legs. Maybe need a 50mm stem at worst.
I’m 6’, 20mm of spacers under a 40mm stem, 35mm rise bars, on a s3 and it’s perfect.