Forbidden Bike Company is no stranger to gravity. Aside from the titanium hardtails they just released (yeah, those are rad), all their bikes certainly favor descending. Hell, even the ti Heathen is built for the downs. With mixed-wheel capabilities, a 130mm fork, a high stack, and a slack head tube angle, it looks pretty capable pointed downhill.Jumping to the full-suspension side, the short-travel Druid is easily the downhillers trail bike (sorry for the terrible cliche). The 130mm of rear travel goes much further than expected, with the high-pivot and rearward axle path doing much more than a bike in this travel category should.But what Forbidden currently lacks in its full-suspension offerings is an everyday trail machine. Not the trails of Squamish or North Vancouver, or other steep descending meccas of the PNW, but the pedal-friendly, pump and jump trails most of us ride.I mean, if were honest, it is what most of us ride. And, now, Forbidden has the bike for it. Introducing the Reya.What Forbidden did with the ReyaOkay, lets look at the big picture here and see what Forbidden has drummed up. The Reya is a 120mm trail bike paired with a 130mm fork. Certainly short travel on both ends for Forbidden. And the brand known for high-pivots, idlers, and rearward axle paths included none of them on the new Reya.Stepping away from a high-pivot, the Forbidden Reya features a good ol-fashioned four-bar suspension platform. Anti-squat sits at about 110% at SAG in the climbing gears, providing a supportive pedaling platform while still delivering good climbing traction. But as the bike shifts into harder gears, Forbidden says the anti-squat value increases to maximize pedaling efficiency.Forbidden utilizes a fairly progressive leverage curve on the Reya, providing consistent support throughout the travel. Using air shocks with large-volume air cans then allows them to incorporate suppleness, sensitivity, and traction.While they might have gone away from idlers and high-pivots for the Reya, Forbidden maintains its OneRide geometry philosophy. The reach and rear center of the bike grow proportionally across all four sizes. This keeps the suspension balanced and provides better grip on both the front and rear wheels.The Reya sees a 65 head tube angle and 77 seat tube angle across all sizes. Stack is a touch lower (for a Forbidden), starting at 598mm on an S1 and growing to 639 on an S4. Reach and chainstays (grow proportionally) throughout the size range, starting at 435mm and 420mm, respectively, and extend to 495mm and 464mm at their longest.All of this amounts to a wheelbase that ranges from 1,163mm to 1,285mm across the size range. The Reya sits long enough for quality stability and maintains the brands DNA, while remaining short enough to remain agile, something expected in the short-travel trail category.What They Didnt DoThere are a couple of features that the Reya lacks that other bikes in the category might have. For Forbidden, the choice to omit certain features was intentional.First, youll notice that there is no in-frame storage. This was done intentionally. Forbidden says that little doors in our downtubes add weight (likely cost, too) that cannot be removed. So, they went without.Plus, hip packs and hydration bags work pretty well.Forbidden also didnt bother with providing space for two water bottles in the front triangle, something more common on bikes in this category. Again, this was intentional, as they chose to go with a vertical shock position on the Reya. While the shock configuration leaves no room for a second water bottle, as a top tube-mounted shock would, it also provides much greater torsional stiffness. This means better suspension performance and less strain on the shock.They also use properly sized bearings and keep the cables out of the headset. These are both decisions to prolong the Reyas life and make owners happy (headset cable routing really is terrible).BuildsForbidden currently offers three builds, or tiers, of the Reya. While not available now, they also say they will have frame-only options soon. The frame-only price is $3,399.Tier 1Fork: Fox Factory 34SLShock: Fox Factory FloatDrivetrain: SRAM XXSL TransmissionBrakes: SRAM Motive UltimateWheels: DT Swiss 1500 CarbonHubs: DT Swiss 240Cockpit: OneUp/BikeYoke/FizikPrice: $10,499Tier 2Fork: RockShox Pike UltimateShock: RockShox Deluxe UltimateDrivetrain: SRAM GX TransmissionBrakes: SRAM Motive SilverWheels: DT Swiss 1700Hubs: DT Swiss 350Cockpit: OneUp/BikeYoke/FizikPrice: $7,699Tier 3Fork: RockShox Pike Select+Shock: RockShox Deluxe Select+Drivetrain: SRAM Eagle 90 TransmissionBrakes: SRAM Motive BronzeWheels: DT Swiss 1900Hubs: DT Swiss 370Cockpit: ForbiddenPrice: $6,299forbiddenbike.comThe post Forbidden Has a New BIke: No Idlers or High-Pivots, Just Short-Travel Trail Goodness appeared first on Bikerumor.