2018 Specialized Enduro Comp 27 5 Review

We gave it a geometry that features a slacker front end a longer top tube short chainstays and a lower bottom bracket.

2018 specialized enduro comp 27 5 review. The specialized fuse expert 6fattie was our 2017 editors choice for its balanced performance and impressive build specifications. Which is why specialized has added an adjustable shock extension to the manfu link. I rode the 2017 enduro comp at last year s bible and at the time it didn t feel outdated. Specialized enduro comp 650 kit frame geometry stays the same as on the 2018 enduro with 170mm of travel steve behr immediate media the component highlight is the rockshox lyrik rc fork.

Check out eric freson s full r. Specialized recently released a new enduro but whether you re looking at the resale market don t love the new enduro s geometry or 29er only design or are just looking for a versatile enduro trail bike we think the enduro 27 5 still deserves strong consideration. All of this together makes the bike truly feel glued to the ground and the platform is more responsive and capable then ever. Nimble flick able agile whatever you want to call it our enduro comp 650b embodies it in one hell of a beautiful redesigned alloy package.

Specialized body geometry henge comp hollow cr mo rails 143mm width seatpost. An aggressive all mountain bike that showed up not only sporting wagon wheels but also boasting more travel 155 millimeters than any other. Our enduro comp 650b is the fast rolling hard hitting embodiment of agility and nimbleness. Specialized enduro pro 29.

Five years ago after an initial reluctance to jump fully into the 29 inch wheeled market specialized shocked the world juking left as everyone was betting solidly on the rising star of 27 5 inch wheels with the introduction of the enduro 29. If you are looking for a hardtail that is at home on fast and somewhat technical singletrack this is. But in the short 10 months since i ve ridden three bikes that are even longer than the newly lengthened enduro and even more when comparing the xl sizes. By far the biggest change however is that the bb height has dropped by 15mm to 336mm.

Specialized butcher grid casing gripton compound 2bliss ready 27 5 x 2 6 saddle. Specialized command post ircc 12 position micro height adjustable alien head design bottom mount cable routing remote adjust srl lever 100mm travel s 125mm travel m xl. Specialized no longer offers the 2000 fuse expert the 2018 specialized fuse comp sells for 1650 and still shreds any hardtail worthy trail you put in front of it. The new 650b enduro has been lengthened and is designed to look and ride in a similar way to the 29er platform specialized the 650b 27 5 platform has also had an update for 2018 and like the 29er.

That makes it lower even than the evil wreckoning and probably too low to run 27 5 x 2 8in plus wheels in the latest version.