Mountain Bikes these days are incredibly versatile tools, but are different bikes better than others? Neil & Blake are out in the Forest of Dean Cycle Centre to put an Enduro bike against a Trail bike to see which one is the true jack of all trades and can be crowned their ultimate MTB!
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36 Comments
A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.
oof Neil sacrificed a lot for the shot!!
Sick edit, both visuals and audio are on point, give this person a raise!
Jack of all trade, master of none – Still better than a master of one.
I got a Scott Genius with 150/150mm travel and it gets almost anything done!
What about All Mountain..?!?!?!
I use my enduro bike on everything that is not asphalt , except winter then I I ride it everywhere with studded tires.
The winter were I live lasts half year with snow and ice.
The bonus is when I ride my road bike in the spring it feels like a rocket.
I haven't regretted once that I bought the Enduro bike, 14,5 kg is not that much weight for a massive super comfortable 29'er that I can even ride downhill with.
I just love that you showed a good rider eating it. Keeps us all real. Cheers.
The differences between these bikes are minimal but the feel will be different. It also comes down to how and what you ride. An enduro bike will be more capable, but on a less technical trail it might feel easy. I think this is where the phrase โover biked โ comes in. The right bike for the right trails. For me and what I ride a trail bike is perfect for 80% of it. The other 20% it will do but not be smooth.
Crashing that new rallon wouldve hurt!
I bought recently a trail bike (150mm travel) because I Don't jump and its absolutely capable to run Enduro tracks
Such a good video!! Would go Enduro all the way though
Superb.๐. What accessories did you used to film yourself from the front going downhill? ๐ค
With the rise of the hardcore hardtail. It is conceivable to use one as your trail bike and have an enduro bike for everything else.
Nope. A downhill bike is what you need.
Super Fun Comparison! More of it!! ๐ I hope Neil will get better soon, but he is a tough guy! He will recover soon! And thanks for not cutting it out! Itยดs something we all can learn from! Itยดs the reality!! Thanks 100times!!!
Back in 2009-2012 both of these bikes wouldn't be in different categories, they'd just be classed as "all mountain" which tbh is still valid
Hope you're ok Neil.
Trek remedy for the win, i love it. Xc, light/heavy trail and bike parks to.
Off to bpw tomorrow for a overdue session.
I have a enduro bike my next one will be a trail bike
no enduro is better
Momma always said itโs better to have it and not need it vs to not have it and need it
if i had more money then sense i would get a full sus trail bike and a DH bike and not bother with an enduro, but Im poor so its a enduro for me and possibly a hardtail trail bike
I recently got an Enduro bike from Marin (160/150, 29er), which was an upgrade from my 10 year old Trek fuel ex 26" that was falling apart. I don't think I'm overbiked since the majority of my rides are technical black diamond trails, which the new bike is more suited toward. The Fuel was easier to climb with, than the enduro bike i'll admit. I'm not the fastest up or down, but I love having the extra squish for gnarly DH runs. I'm most looking foward to summer park season, with the new enduro vs the 26er i took to the park last summer.
It all comes down to the biker skills
Have a Bixs Lane enduro rig with 160/150 mm travel. This thing with the Sram x12 transmission is a monster. Love to climb with it, even more fun the descendings. For pure fun i think enduro is the way. But depends on what we like.
I have 1600 I want spend to by bike which one is good and for that amount thank you for help
Juat gone from an enduro to a light 140-160 trail bike and i mostly ride trail centre rides today in wales with big climbs. And frankly for these trails the trail bike has destroyed my enduro bike on climbs and decents. Its just not big enough terain to show the enduro bikes advatages.
Absolute G's!! Pleasure to watch you hitting them trailzZzz
Are trailbikes better than enduro bikes? What a daft question! Depends on what you are going to do. Seems like you guys are definitely out of good ideas for making new videos! But hey, the likes have to keep coming in, right?
Where's the Spaniard today ๐ ? Very captivating and interesting vid.
Most people think that they need enduro bike because of more travel, but in fact trail bike with less travel would be more suitable for them
Hey guys, I'm 26 years old and was a former 400m athlete, after a one year break I'm searching a new hobby, I ride road bikes for a while now and can get to a descend level to with little training but I've found descending quit interesting and not afraid to go fast and hard either I love it to take a bit of risk. So I crossed enduro is it still possible for me to get to a descend level and how and where do you train for it?
Lol I have a 300 dollar Mexican made bike with AliExpress upgrades and I have so much fun on it
late to the party, but you guys when all in for this video… especially Neill, hopefully you've recovered since…
Is one centimeter travel difference much or is it nothing? Can you feel the difference?
What is the spoke count and what is the hub size?