100% agree about the Enduro incl that Granite graphic treatment, which was sick. Did not think you were being critical of the Druid and it didn't come across that way - I just thought it was also a commentary that was impacted by expectations, not unfairly, and HSP/HP bikes have gone from being mega exotic to reasonably commonplace in a short period of time.
I had a chat with Owen a few weeks ago and he told me the V2 was a chance for them to address some things they felt they could improve over the V1 (of course). We didn't get into it in specifics but part of that was due to the challenges of launching Forbidden's first ever bike and part of it was just that I'm sure he's learned so much about this style of bike over the years (has anyone done more HSP bikes than OP?) that you'd be surprised if he didn't have things he wanted to address.
May 9, 2023, 2:51 p.m. - Pete Roggeman
100% agree about the Enduro incl that Granite graphic treatment, which was sick. Did not think you were being critical of the Druid and it didn't come across that way - I just thought it was also a commentary that was impacted by expectations, not unfairly, and HSP/HP bikes have gone from being mega exotic to reasonably commonplace in a short period of time. I had a chat with Owen a few weeks ago and he told me the V2 was a chance for them to address some things they felt they could improve over the V1 (of course). We didn't get into it in specifics but part of that was due to the challenges of launching Forbidden's first ever bike and part of it was just that I'm sure he's learned so much about this style of bike over the years (has anyone done more HSP bikes than OP?) that you'd be surprised if he didn't have things he wanted to address.