Enduro bike, what to get?

andrewthomas197

I am fancying a try at enduro but I am not sure what bike to go for?

Any suggestions?

Thanks

rockmonkeysc

You can do enduro on any bike. I have had a few top three times on stages on my trail Bike. I'm not convinced a big enduro bike is best for UK enduro racing, the trails just aren't that gnarly.

poah

[quote=" I'm not convinced a big enduro bike is best for UK enduro racing, the trails just aren't that gnarly.[/quote]

some are, you've just not riden them :P but I do agree a 120-140mm bike will be more than enough for most trails.

rockmonkeysc

I regularly ride the trails used for the Quantock round of the UKGE which were actually made more tame fore the race and the used the more tame trails anyway. Apparently that's about the standard for UKGE trails, enduro bikes aren't needed for that sort of trail, a normal trail bike is better.

benpinnick

The Quantocks round was steep but not that Gnar. Some trails can be alot rougher, but you could get away with 120mm yes. I do them on a hardtail.

rockmonkeysc

They missed all the best trails at Greatwood, one of them started on a good trail then diverted off just before the fun bit.
There are so many very different bikes you could competitively race enduro on I would get some good test rides. People have won enduro races on everything from 130mm 29er carbon trail bikes to 180mm freeride bikes.

Angus Young

Isn't 'Enduro' just marketing speak for 'Mountain Biking'?

rockmonkeysc

Yep. It's just what most of have been doing for the last decade .

BloggingFit

Depends more on what sort of enduro you want to do. If it's purely for A to B as fast as possible then shorter travel is the way forwards for most UK venues. My Nomad is more 'Enduro' than my old Remedy but probably wouldn't be as quick in a timed scenario but is way more fun.

poah

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19635180#p19635180]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

Yep. It's just what most of have been doing for the last decade .

I was doing all mountain TBF

rockmonkeysc

As far as I can tell, the only difference between all mountain and enduro is head gear. Enduro riders wear either open face helmet with goggles or full face with sunglasses.