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Hey there folks,
Lurked for a while before creating an account; I've got a bit of a dilemma which I hope you guys could help with:
I've been biking in earnest for around a two years now, having hooned it about on a third-hand small frame (I'm 6' 3") Kona DJ bike with old forks and wobbly wheels for a couple of years before that. I chopped that in finally for my beloved Identiti Krisis SL at the end of last year that's perfect for places like Chicksands (where I spend far too much of my time).
However, I thought that, because my Kona could cope with trail centres the Identiti would be fine: I'm not sure if any of you have been beaten up by ten people for two hours, but the experience was pretty much the same. As I'm looking to go further afield than the UK for biking holidays in the coming years, I'm looking for something a little softer and preferably with full suspension; not a full DH monster but a solid all-rounder.
The issue I have is that I'm not fantastically smart: I don't really 'get' how forks differ and the change in head-angle or top tube length and all that. I'm looking for an Enduro bike that's tried and tested, and I'd like to see some change out of £2000 - a massive investment for little old me, living in my rude hut in a Wiltshire turnip field.
Have any of you come across an Enduro bike that 'felt' right? If so, I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks very much for reading through all that and look forward to being part of the forum!
I'm looking for an Enduro bike that's tried and tested, and I'd like to see some change out of £2000
specialized enduro 2006
if you find one, dont tell anyone till its yours tho.
look forward to being part of the forum!
You 'might' regret that statement, one day.
Hello and welcome,
If I was you, I'd test bikes, go to bike shops / borrow your mates bikes / ask for a go on peoples bikes. Talk to people with bikes you like the look of if you see them out (don't follow them home and do that). Join a club and have go on the bikes, they're usually are more than happy to let you and will regale you with all the benefits of said bike as well.
That'll be 2p please, where do I send my invoice?
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infuriatingmoron - MemberHave any of you come across an Enduro bike that 'felt' right? If so, I'd love to hear about it.
I can highly recommend <bike I own>, it's way better than all those <bikes I've never ridden>
But genuinely my Hemlock's still the best bike I've ridden by a country mile. Capable enough to race downhill at fort william (despite me being a [i]dobber[/i]) or knock off weeks in the alps (going back in August) but also great fun for a thrash around Glentress. It makes me ride better than I am... But more importantly is fun while it does it. Mint.
The issue I have is that I'm not fantastically smart: I don't really 'get' how forks differ and the change in head-angle or top tube length and all that. I'm looking for an Enduro bike that's tried and tested,
I'm a bit like that too, only i do [i]get [/i]it a bit, but it doesn't make a lot of difference to how or what i ride.
There are plenty of proven bikes in this category, you'd have to go out of your way to pick a duffer, but the Specialized Stumpjumper (evo) is the [s]droid [/s]bike you are looking for.
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3040
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3045
both give change from £2000 and both well proven, take your pick.
@ infuriatingmoron
Pics of said hut please