BIKE TEST: HIGH-PIVOT BIKES

High-pivot bikes took the downhill world by storm a few years back, now they’re cropping up on trail bikes too. Do they live up to the hype – bump-swallowers with pedalling prowess – or work out more trouble than they’re worth? We’ve got two on test to find out, the 130mm travel Forbidden Druid with 29in wheels, and the Deviate Highlander with 140mm of suspension and a full carbon frame.