light (pedalable) freeride bike - enduro evo ? soul fire ?

razorjack

Hi!
i need to buy bike fast (weather is perfect and i don't have a rig )
at this moment i see two possibilities
used Specialized Enduro Evo 2013
Specialized Bicycle Components

or a new one Rose Soul Fire (just a a little more expensive than used enduro evo)
ROSE SOUL FIRE 1 2014 offers at the cycling shop ROSE Bikes

what do you think ?

rockmonkeysc

Soul Fire. I know someone who has one and he loves it. I was chasing him down bikepark wales on Tuesday and had to give up before it went horribly wrong. Its no xc bike but it gets up the hills with a little effort.

razorjack

unfortunately Soul Fire quits from the list, 7 weeks of waiting...

rockmonkeysc

Enduro doesnt come close as a freeride bike though. I would wait for the right bike

razorjack

Yes, of course it's not a 'full freeride bike' (whatever it means ) (it doesn't weight 20-25kg and can't survive 30m drops ) however, enduro evo was used on last RedBull Rampage

i need to test it more on local tracks, i have a feeling that it's not glued to the ground (on rocky and rooty track), i'm not sure if it's because poor fork/damper or i need to fiddle more with rebound.

rockmonkeysc

Enduro evo is just an enduro bike with a coil bolted in. It's OK over jumps but no better than any other enduro bike.

hainman

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