[Closed] Show me your Specialized Enduro's !

2004 sworks.. Long travel at the time!
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Apologies for crap photo..here's one before the elixirs went on..
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think you may not recognise this

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looking back it has changed somewhat... for the better

@althepal... i had that version.... absolutely fantastic bike

althepal , nice to see an old sworks still rockin the trails!

Max it sure does look different , hardly any ano red on it 😀 am sure you have an updated "bling" pic

cant find one 😳

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2010 Enduro. Riding down an Alp.

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2006 s-works

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Anyone with the newest shape frame needed to replace the headset yet? If do what did you get?

Will get a picture of mine up later but sounds the same idea as that black one with red ano bits. Great bike!!

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2004 - good bike but not XC enough for me.

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2008, somewhere in Wales (I think this was at Penmachno, but really can't remember!)

Now with Charge Spoon freebie saddle, dork-disc removed and no dropper post at the moment (Am going to buy one in SFO hopefully, depending on cost/availability. Reverb most likely)

great thread!

+ 1 question about the headset by the way. I had mine apart this week to inevstigate the creaking and there is loads of corrosion around the cups and bearings.

what have people used as replacements? I am hoping that a Hope mix and match headset will fit .....

A couple of old faithful. Still my main bike and still riding really well!
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Been totally upgraded fromt the orignal spec. The only part that came with the bike is the seat QR! Put an RP3 on instead of the Float RL and it improved the climbing so much!

Put a slightly shorter stem (90mm instead of 110mm) on it last week and rode it last night. Seemed to make quite a difference, for the better!

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Great pics so far , keep them coming !
MussEd & nosedive , I've had the corrosion issue with the headset bearings , I took them out and cleaned them up , reffited them with a good serving off Teflon grease ( had stopped the creak/cracking noise)
You can get cane creek ones now , just check on their website . Also hope do them too.

You can get cane creek ones now , just check on their website . Also hope do them too

Can you [i]PLEASE[/i] provide a link? Been on Cane Creek website and Hope but no further forward. I was told by Specialized concept store I could only order the own brand replacements but seeing how badly they performed was looking for a better option...

http://www.canecreek.com/headset-fit-finder

Just choose enduro 2010-2012 and the fork you have then bingo , it'll tell you which ones 😉

it doesn't...

Love it to bits.

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MussEd
I have a tapered lyrik on mine and it says I need ..
SHIS:IS42- 1-1/8th Italian intergrated
SHIS:IS52/40- 1.5" intergrated

I have found these parts on the tredz website

Here's my (now long gone) Enduro SL '07

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It was my first proper mtb and I upgraded everything on it apart from the drivetrain and fork. Extremely plush ride (once the crap AFR shock was swapped out) and still really light even in this build. Bobbby on the climbs though and I much prefer a more straightforward linkage. I replaced it with a Covert which has less bob, more pop, much stiffer and feels just as plush with a CCDB.

I wanted to replace it with the 2010 frame but I got sick of Spesh's own standards, the 25mm axle on the e150 fork made it a PITA to get a new fork as it'd require a new front wheel/hub(!), the fact it's a ballache to change the rear shock on the 2010 model is a real shame.

My bright enduro

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Mine's the same frame style as Bigyinn's, but is painted glossy black - mine's a 2004 base model. The only original part that remains on the bike is the frame itself.

Mine now has Revelations up front, a PUSHed Float at the back, 710mm Funn bars, Hope Pro2s on 717s, Thompson stem & post and Hope Tech X2s. It's still a fantastic bike to ride, and tips the scales at under 28lb too. I won't replace it until it breaks.

Mine doesnt even have the original purchased frame (Enduro Expert 2003), t'was replaced with an Enduro Pro 2004 (last year of the monocoques) as it craked at the seat tube top tube junction, replaced under warranty.

Sadly I have a 575 now which is great but I do miss the old girl and regret selling her... The Thomson seatpost from it lives on though! Aha ha ha hah ha!!!!!!

Long since sold.... where are you now?!

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and yes, front brakes. yes I know.

Can't find a picture at the moment, but mine's a 2004 Expert. All that remains is the frame, shock and shifters, everything else has either been broken or upgraded.

I personally thought the bike got a hell of a lot better when the 125mm Talas was replaced with a 140mm Pike, and that it rode best at around 120mm up front, 100mm at the back.

Mine had Psylo SL's when new, which were ok, compared to what I was used to (Manitou Mach 5 SX's). Replaced with a Float RLC 140mm 5 years ago, MUCH better.

trickydisco, another ex-demo, I see!

@Bigyinn - a mate of mine had an identical problem with his '03 Expert - it cracked badly at the seadtube weld, but the '04 Pro replacement is still going strong. IIRC Spesh made a few changes to the tube profiles on the '04 bikes to beef them up. Early ones also broke at the seatstay too.

I can report that yes, the 02-04 bikes feel much nicer with a 140mm fork up front (I too swapped to Pikes and latterly Revelations.

My 02 SX Supercross
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an old pic and a couple of things have changed, most noticably a telescopic post to allow me to actually pedal it uphill too without murdering myself. it also now has a Push tuned Vanilla shock with Eibach spring (finding a stiff enough but short enough spring to use this as a DH bike wasn't easy), different tyres and pedals.

it's my mini DH bike but being short travel means it's ok to actually ride XC on for a few hours too.
as a DH bike it absolutely rips, being super low and DH slack it corners amazingly but unlike a DH bike it pings out of corners and sprints like the short travel bike it is. it's actually faster than my DH bike for sectioning many DH tracks, the only thing letting it down is for the speed it's happy at shortness of travel combined with a high leverage tiny shock leaves it lacking in damping over full 3min+ runs on rougher tracks and after a few race pace runs it can really beat you up compared to my proper DH bike

Geometry is 65deg HA, 12.6" BB height and 43.75 WB.. IMO/E nothing comes close in shorter travel to this day.

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Pitcherpro - think that's sorted me out, thanks! Incidentally I emailed Hope today and they stated they don't do a headset for this frame.

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@Bigyinn - a mate of mine had an identical problem with his '03 Expert - it cracked badly at the seadtube weld, but the '04 Pro replacement is still going strong. IIRC Spesh made a few changes to the tube profiles on the '04 bikes to beef them up. Early ones also broke at the seatstay too.

Cant post pics yet but we have had a few.need to sell two on. Ive just treated myself to a 2011 s works enduro

Tracey i'm jealous !

GW thats a lush supercross

No probs MussEd

GW's looks like a wild ride! Imagining the amount you have to work it on DH runs is quite a bit.

mine , 2010 s-works in various stages

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And my previous 2008 s-works
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J273 thats a nice looking s-works , wish i could have afforded one!

What size is it ? If its a medium then what size reverb have you got?

My first MTB, 2004 enduro.
Just getting used to it (only had it 18 months) and liking riding it but it's fairly heavy compared to more modern rides.

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@Pitcherpro

Thanks ...No its a large frame fella with a 420 length reverb which fits pretty much perfect to the collar.

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2004 SX 🙂

ps. powdercoat is awesome, been riding it a few months and not had a single chip!

@J273 No worries , just wondering what size i'd need for a medium

Seeing all the 08/09 versions is making me miss my old pitch

My first one...........

2006 enduro ...
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my last one which i really regret selling ..........
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want to try and get another one of the 09 models to build up !!

this is the best thread for weeks. Pitcherpro - thanks for the headset tips. I'm hoping I can get away with the new 1.5 bearing for the bottom of my 2010, I cant find anywhere stocking the specialized specific headtube adaptor that the bearing sits against.

All the pictures of the 2009 Enduros make me remember how much I wanted, still want, the carbon version...might go and have a little look on ebay

@nosedive .. cheers

No worries on the headset gubbins , until the cane creek headset finder updated i'd been struggling to find any info! Mine are still running smooth its just the light surface rust is a pain in the arse after a while .
I know what you mean about the spacer ring , no info for that ANYWHERE

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My 08 Enduro

Pitcherpro - I'm creak free again now after some work with a piece of wet and dry and a pot of grease. Hopefully it wont keep recurring. If I manage to find out where to get those headtube adaptors from I will drop you a line. from looking up the headset tube it looks like a simple split sleeve, should be easy enough to get out. Whats the better Specialized will want ~ £50 for one?

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My 2011 Enduro Expert love her to bits 🙂

Crap pic but two in this one. Mine is the grey one 2006 in the background. The other is still my mates.

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In Andorra last year 8)

can we add the enduros little brother the pitch to the list.....

first one.........
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second one .......
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last and best one ............
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I can allow it renton as i had one before the enduro ( Was stolen though) 😥

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Finally got it set up spot on
Hope/Dt wheels
Rockshox Revelations 150mm air
Raceface ride seatpost
SDG bel air cow
Easton vice bars/stem
High rollers
Slx /Sram

Nah Renton, the Enduro's little brother is the stumpy! The Pitch is the long lost cousin 😀

oooh, hang on the brothers are in my garden!
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Nice one Konastoner 8)

Cheers Pitcherpro, I could'nt resist.... 1st ride out last week on the Stumpy (Made up of 2nd hand stuff off here!) and was really impressed. The problem is WHICH ONE TO RIDE! 😛

Some seriously cool rides on this thread though.

Your a lucky sod having the choice of two cracking double bouncers! I bet the stumpy is pretty quick?!

I bet the stumpy is pretty quick?!

I found the Fox Triad quite a suprise though, was expecting AFR'esque performance. I'm still undecided on the Float XTT's though.

It's quite funny how I get the P!ss ripped out of me by the Giant crew I ride with for having Spesh bikes, it must be jelousy 😛
They obviously don't know quality and superior suspension design when they see it.

Ha ha , i used to be like that when i bought my first full susser .....a giant vt! Then after trying a few enduro's i changed my mind, went for the pitch as i couldn't afford an enduro .

I have 2 Giants aswell, don:t understand blinkered brand snobbery/loyalty.

Heres my old un, nice bikes but a bit to heavy and a bit to small to make them a good "all rounder"

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David, that is sweeeet! Best enduro pic by far. Hope you landed safely 😆

David FLYING HIGH , nice one !

Here's my ' Precious ' at Afan

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Just got back from snowboarding in the Alps so can now do some pics

Mine over the years

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Katies

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Kevins

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Need to strip the blue and the black ones to make some room

Carpe diem love the stealth bomber look

Good to see the fleet there Tracey! Nice bit of air too

The best FS I ever owned. Regret the day I sold it. Will get another when I happen upon one.
Rode best with 130mm air Revs, but could handle some pretty rough stuff with a coil Pike. Brain shock initially made it feel a bit dead, but after seeing mine ridden from behind, alongside a std version it was like mine had a lock out. Brain added half a good pound in weight though.
Lovely bikes.
I was a lot younger in the pic. 🙂

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2004 Enduro Expert M
Just swapper around the shock link for a more aggressive style of riding, and more BB ground clearance for those rock gardens!
waiting on some new Fox racing TALAS RLC's to turn up, along with new tires, gear cables, chain and brake pads. give the old girl some loving before it gets ridden hard 🙂

Must have missed this first time round. Anyways here's mine another 2004 expert in medium. Nearly 10 years old but still more bike than I can do justice with. Not a lot left of the original, frame, shock and seatpost and that's it.

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Loved that bike

Err.......any idea what I need to do to display my photo?

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There you go. 🙂

here's my latest incarnation.

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pleased with the weight of under 29lbs with reverb and coil shock.

When we all started mtb'ing in ernest my mate got the base model (comp?) in 2002 when I got my orange sub5. He only used it ( lightly) for 6months before he stopped riding and left it in his shed. It's all completely stock apart from upgrading the brakes to hope mono minis and its in mint condition. Always wonderd if it would be worth anything.

Loving the SX love,it's the one bike I wish I still had....
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2009 SL in XL 'gate' size. Really like this bike - a great all-rounder.
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I have an 06 s works Frame with a cracked swingarm (common on that vintage) am going to get a new back end and refurb it including powder coating - didn't someone on here powder coat and enduro? Remember it looked really good after