The word on the street is that DJI never intended to start the Amflow bike brand. Seems crazy, right? But when all of the established mountain bike brands refused to partner with DJI for the launch of its impressive Avinox Drive System, it was left no choice but to go it alone.

DJI’s Avinox Drive System has everything you need to make a great e-bike

And given how well DJI’s Amflow bikes have been received by both the public and media, I bet there are quite a few brands regretting the decision not to get on DJI’s Avinox high-speed train before it departed. We certainly rated the Amflow PL Carbon Pro pretty highly when Danny reviewed the bike back in October.

The Forbidden Druid V2 is impressive, but would it be even better with a DJI motor?

Well, now there’s a new rumour. And it’s that Forbidden is set to launch e-bike versions of the Druid and Dreadnought platforms, both running the DJI Avinox e-bike system. Mountain Bikes Canada broke the story, and while it would make a great April fool, the level of detail indicates that an industry insider may have leaked the information.

2024 Forbidden Dreadnought. Just needs the DJI Avinox Drive System as your personal shuttle
DJI and Forbidden have not confirmed if the story is true, but they’ve not denied it either. And I can’t think of a better brand for DJI to partner with, just imagine a Dreadnought with 1000 watts peak power and 120Nm torque. That would be a crazy and amazing bike.  If you want to know more about the current bike that launched earlier this year then checkout my 2024 Dreadnought V2 First Ride/Review.

Add an idler to the Orbea Rise: is this how the new eDreadnought or eDriud could look?

According to the news story the official launch will take place at Sea Otter 2025, and Mountain Bikes Canada even described the look of the new Dreadnought as “a high-pivot Orbea Rise”. But given the more enduro focus, it could actually look more like the Orbea Wild that we tested against the Canyon Strive last year.

DJI’s Amflow PL Carbon Pro is a game changer, but would an eDreadnought be even better?

And if the story is true, the bikes will still use high-pivot idler designs, with custom 600Wh batteries for optimum weight distribution. You’ll also get fast charging, so 0-75% in 1.5 hours and there will be affordable “S Kit” builds, where the focus is on suspension components.

Savings are reportedly being made with SRAM’s new mechanical T-type transmission, too. Yes, there’s a cable actuated SRAM T-type transmission in the pipeline. As for the new Forbidden eDruid and eDreadnought, we’ll have to wait until Sea Otter 2025 to see if they really exist.