Enduro Comp vs Elite

foolz

Hi all,

Long time lurker here and first time poster and I'd really appreciate your help with this one.
I'm about to make the leap to a Specilized Enduro but I'm really getting hung up on whether to get the comp or the elite version..

My riding consists of mainly Peak District off road routes, red and black trials/DH..

Comp - £2000 and a deal of 15% free accessories (£300) - http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/mountain/enduro/enduro-comp-29

Elite - £2800 and a deal of 15% free accessories (£420) - http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/mountain/enduro/enduro-elite-29

Now if I were to get the comp, I'd want to stick a dropper on it with the deal which costs around £200 so would only leave me £100 to play around with. But if I were to pay £800 more to get the Elite, It'd already have the dropper in place, better brakes, better rear sus etc and would give me the full £420 to get accessories.

What would you do in this situation, is the Elite worth the money compared to the Comp?

Thanks

rockmonkeysc

To be honest I think I would actually rather have the comp. Cane Creek shocks just seem to explode on Enduro's. The yoke fitting puts a bending load on the shock.
Having said that my money would be going on a Giant Reign rather than an enduro if I was buying a bike like this. The Reign is just an awesome ride. In my opinion it rides a lot better than the Enduro (and the enduro is pretty good)

foolz

Really appreciate your response Rockmonkey, thanks! I went with the comp, I did have a look at the reign but it seemed small. I'm 6'2" and the enduro just seemed to fit me better. That said I didnt get chance to go on the trails with the reign..

rockmonkeysc

Yeah, the large Reign is only just big enough for me at 6'1"