S-Works Enduro SL Carbon just finished.

MarkLG
MarkLG Posts: 189
edited January 2013 in Your mountain bikes
I picked up a new 2008 S-Works Enduro for a great price a few weeks back at the Specialized store in Birmingham. I'd been looking to swap my 08 Stumpjumper FSR to an Enduro for a while and struck gold when I found this.
I've just got the build up finished after having to get a faulty brake caliper replaced and doing a bit of trial and error to get a bar/stem combination that I liked.

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Full spec:

Frame - 2008 S-Works Enduro SL
Fork - 2010 RS Revelation Team Maxle, 150mm
Wheels - Hope Pro 2 hubs, DT DB spokes, Mavic XM819 rims
Drvetrain - XTR front mech, XT rear mech, cassette, chainset, shifters and pedals
Brakes - Hope Tech M4, floating rotors, 203mm fr, 183 rr
Tyres - Maxxis Ardent 2.25 UST, running tubeless
Bars - Easton Monkey Lite carbon riser
Stem - Race Face Atlas AM
Saddle - SDG Bel Air Ti
Post - Thomson Elite

The forks, bars and stem were bought new for this build, with the rest of the kit coming off the Stumpjumper.
The Enduro frame is amazingly light for a 6" travel bike - 5.5lbs including shock. It's 1/2 lb lighter than the aluminium Stumpjumper frame :)
All up weight is 28lbs including pedals. The current tyres are very heavy - when they've worn out I'll try a pair of Spesh Eskars, which will knock 3/4 lbs off in one hit.
The big rotors are on for a trip to the Alps at the end of the month - I'll drop a size on each when I get back. Also looking at getting a pair of Formula brakes if I see a set for a decent price. A few other minor upgrades should bring it down to near 26 lbs.

I did a good ride out on the Peaks today and it rides superbly - it climbs as well as the Stumpjumper did and eats up the rocky downhills. :)
S-Works Enduro SL
Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
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Comments

  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    A great bike and a fine choice - welcome to the club.

    With some carefull component choice you'll get it down to possibly sub 25lbs!

    Check out mine - it's on here somewhere - spot on 25 lb.

    They're just so good to ride. Top kit.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    thats a real beaut, nice build (i'll forgive your use of shimano as opposed to sram)
  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    (i'll forgive your use of shimano as opposed to sram)

    Always been a Shimano man. :)
    Agreed XT isn't as bling as SRAM X-0, but it works faultlessly and doesn't cost the earth. I'm liking the look of the new XTR All-mountain range which is due out next year, so there could be a few upgrades in the pipeline....
    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    im just pulling your leg, thats a fab looking bit of kit.
  • Spugnut
    Spugnut Posts: 128
    Schweet...

    Great looking looking bike Mark. And light!
    Happy trails.
  • SPIRO
    SPIRO Posts: 200
    Welcome to the enduro club, awesome bike fella !, I've got eskars on mine, seem pretty good and grippy, v light for a big tyre.


    Every time i see a customised/bespoke enduro I think I need to start customizing mine hmmm.., must not give in to the voices arghhhh. :D
    S-Works Enduro 09'
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    SPIRO wrote:
    Welcome to the enduro club, awesome bike fella !, I've got eskars on mine, seem pretty good and grippy, v light for a big tyre.


    Every time i see a customised/bespoke enduro I think I need to start customizing mine hmmm.., must not give in to the voices arghhhh. :D

    yeah but yours doesnt need owt doing to it!!
  • SPIRO
    SPIRO Posts: 200
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    yeah but yours doesnt need owt doing to it!!

    Thats what i keep telling the voices in my head and i still wake up looking at CRC with a credit card in my hand.. :wink:
    S-Works Enduro 09'
  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    SPIRO wrote:
    Thats what i keep telling the voices in my head and i still wake up looking at CRC with a credit card in my hand.. :wink:

    I know that feeling well. :lol:
    I've been chopping and changing frames, forks and wheels on a regular basis since I got back into biking last summer. I'm hoping this Enduro will keep me happy for a good while - at the moment there isn't anything out there which I'd change it for. I'm pretty happy with the component mix as it stands, so the endless CRC packages should be at en end. :)
    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    MarkLG wrote:
    SPIRO wrote:
    Thats what i keep telling the voices in my head and i still wake up looking at CRC with a credit card in my hand.. :wink:

    I know that feeling well. :lol:
    I've been chopping and changing frames, forks and wheels on a regular basis since I got back into biking last summer. I'm hoping this Enduro will keep me happy for a good while - at the moment there isn't anything out there which I'd change it for. I'm pretty happy with the component mix as it stands, so the endless CRC packages should be at en end. :)

    Yeah, that's exactly what I thought after building up my S-Works Enduro. Now, one and a half builds on...........!

    Bloody MTBing and CRC! :lol:
  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    A few changes before I take the bike down to the Alps next weekend. Changed to a dual chainring setup - Race Face bash ring, 36T middle ring and Black Spire chain device.
    Did a few miles on it around the woods this afternoon and it rides really well on the new gearing. The 36t ring is the one off the dual ring SLX crank - I did fit one for a standard triple initially, but the raised shifting shoulders caught the chain in the top gears on the granny ring.
    The SLX one has a different profile and is designed to work properly with a 22t granny.

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    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    Could you let me know how you get on with the BlackSpire Stinger?

    I've often thought of doing this with my Enduro. I did try the E13 LG1+, but I need two rings really.

    Looking great btw. :)
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    i have the stinger on mine, the roller is positioned further up the way i have it but it is a brill bit of kit.

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  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    i have the stinger on mine, the roller is positioned further up the way i have it but it is a brill bit of kit.

    I did try it a bit further up when I had the bike up on the workstand, but it pulls the chain around the roller at quite a tight angle and it didn't fell that smooth when you span the pedals.
    I found it ran smoother with the roller a bit lower down and tight to the bash ring.
    Has the alloy frame Enduro got mounting points, or did you fit a BB mounted one?
    No mounts on the carbon frame, and I had to 'tweak' the mounting plate a little to get the chain line spot on.
    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    Zaskar20 wrote:
    Could you let me know how you get on with the BlackSpire Stinger?

    I've often thought of doing this with my Enduro. I did try the E13 LG1+, but I need two rings really.

    Looking great btw. :)

    I'll report back with a final verdict in a few weeks time. First impressions are that you don't even know it's there - no noise or rumbles from the chain and the front shifts very nicely with the SLX double ring fitted.
    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    the alloy one has old iscg mounts.
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    @ Mark - What was involved with the 'tweak' if you don't mind me asking?

    @ sheeps - Haven't really researched it, so I didn't know the Blackspire could run with 3 rings - how do you get on with it?

    Thanks
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    im only running 2 rings but i did it for clearance so i didnt see the point in fitting a bash which would have occupied some of the newly created space below the chainset when riding.

    as before, it is mega. i havent ever lost a chain is the truth but i never did befor it was fitted. i was advised to fit one as the lack of big ring could mean chain loss, im not sure how true that is but if nowt else, it looks cool!
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    im only running 2 rings but i did it for clearance so i didnt see the point in fitting a bash which would have occupied some of the newly created space below the chainset when riding.

    as before, it is mega. i havent ever lost a chain is the truth but i never did befor it was fitted. i was advised to fit one as the lack of big ring could mean chain loss, im not sure how true that is but if nowt else, it looks cool!

    I've had chainsuck a few times, off the grannyring once and descending on rough stuff the chain thwacks around a lot (even in large rings).
    I'm thinking the stinger might end this.
  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    Zaskar20 wrote:
    @ Mark - What was involved with the 'tweak' if you don't mind me asking?

    Not sure if it was designed for a 68mm BB, but the slot on the roller was out of line with the middle ring when I fitted it to the 73mm BB on the bike.
    All I did was put the mounting plate in the vice and using a big adjustable spanner I bent a bit of an off set into it to bring the chain into line.
    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    MarkLG wrote:
    Zaskar20 wrote:
    @ Mark - What was involved with the 'tweak' if you don't mind me asking?

    Not sure if it was designed for a 68mm BB, but the slot on the roller was out of line with the middle ring when I fitted it to the 73mm BB on the bike.
    All I did was put the mounting plate in the vice and using a big adjustable spanner I bent a bit of an off set into it to bring the chain into line.

    Did you have to bend it in towards the grannyring or out toward the bash?
  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    MarkLG
    where did you get yours? if it's a bb mounted one
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  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    I had to tweak it in towards the granny to get the edge of the roller to sit on the bash ring.

    I got it from a trader on ebay - I tried the usual retailers, but the BB mount one seems quite hard to find. I think I paid £25 for it. The bash ring and middle ring both came from CRC.
    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    MarkLG wrote:
    I had to tweak it in towards the granny to get the edge of the roller to sit on the bash ring.

    Sorry for all the questions - hopefully the last now. Did you leave off the BB spacer and did you mount the Blackspire against the frame?
  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    MarkLG wrote:
    I had to tweak it in towards the granny to get the edge of the roller to sit on the bash ring.

    I got it from a trader on ebay - I tried the usual retailers, but the BB mount one seems quite hard to find. I think I paid £25 for it. The bash ring and middle ring both came from CRC.
    thanks mark. btw very nice bike. love the look of the frame
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  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    The Blackspire goes in place of the spacer, so it's next to the frame and then the BB cup screws on to hold it. It looks like it'll line up fine on a 68mm wide BB, but with the 73mm wide BB on the Enduro it was slightly too far over.
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    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    MarkLG wrote:
    The Blackspire goes in place of the spacer, so it's next to the frame and then the BB cup screws on to hold it. It looks like it'll line up fine on a 68mm wide BB, but with the 73mm wide BB on the Enduro it was slightly too far over.

    Many thanks Mark and enjoy your trip to the Alps. :D
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    i cant see why the width of the shell will have an effect, the chainrings are still the same distance from the edge of the shell so the stinger should fit fine regardless.
  • Zaskar20
    Zaskar20 Posts: 557
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    i cant see why the width of the shell will have an effect, the chainrings are still the same distance from the edge of the shell so the stinger should fit fine regardless.

    Yeah, you're right sheeps', the only difference would be if it was mounted the other side of the BB spacer(s).

    Whatever, if I go for the stinger, I'll be modifying like Mark.
  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    Just back from a great week in the Alps with the Enduro :D:D
    Did a few days in Chamonix, then down to Alp D'Huez and spent a few days around Morzine and Les Gets on the way back up, doing 8 days of pretty hard riding in total. The riding was a mixture of natural singletrack, red and black DH runs at the bike parks anda circuit of the Portes Du Soleil enduro route.
    After the first day I made a few mods to better handle the steepness of the singletrack and speed and braking bumps in the parks. I bumped up the pressure in the forks by 15psi and added 10psi to the rear shock, stuck a 2.5" super tacky High Roller DH tyre on the front and fitted some M535 caged SPD's.
    The bike was performed superbly - it was just perfect for most of the riding we did. The only time it felt a bit out of place was on the faster DH runs at Les Gets/Morzine where an 8" travel DH rig is pretty well mandatory - the massive braking bumps are pretty harsh on a 6" bike.
    Apart from a few loose spokes in the rear wheel the bike was problem free - not even a single puncture on the whole trip. The chain device did the job, the brakes didn't overheat and nothing broke. :)
    I've added a few items to my CRC wish list since getting back - the new Rock Shox dropper seatpost will save a lot of faffing around getting the right height for changing terrain. I'm also liking the look of the Mavic Crossmax SX wheels - the Hope/819's are good, but it was real struggle to fit a big DH tyre to such a narrow rim and a wider rim would give a better profile.The SX's will save a chunk of weight as well.
    Next time I go I'll fit a set of 2.5" Minion super tacky tubeless DH tyres from the outset - the extra weight just isn't an issue if you're getting lifts up the hills. 8)
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