This is our long-travel, full-power machine for bigger terrain, harder impacts, and the kind of speed that turns a last lap into another one. It is designed to go deep into rough ground, stay composed when the trail gets chaotic, and bring a more planted, more capable feel to the category. At its core, Dreadnought E was shaped around the same priorities that drive every Forbidden: confidence, control, and a ride quality that encourages you to push harder. With 170mm of rear travel paired to a 180mm fork, proportional geometry, and a distinctly downhill-minded attitude, it is meant to carry speed where the trail starts fighting back. There is support when you need to push into the bike, composure when things get fast, and enough traction to keep moving forward when the trail turns loose, steep, and unpredictable.

What makes Dreadnought E interesting is not just that it has big travel and full power. It is how those things have been brought together. This is not a bike that feels like it was built around a motor and then taught how to descend. It was built to ride properly first. The motor opens the door to more laps, more terrain, and less waiting around, but the real point is what happens on the way back down. That is where this bike is meant to earn its name, and the name matters. Dreadnought carries a certain weight because it should. It suggests presence, authority, and a machine built to handle difficult conditions without flinching. That felt right for a bike like this. Not because it is excessive, but because it is unapologetically purpose-built. It knows what it is here to do.

Dreadnought E is another clear expression of how we think a high-performance bike should ride. Fast when it opens up, calm when it gets ugly, and ready to be pushed by riders who are not interested in toning things down.