Specialized Enduro Comp 2018 Review
Our longterm test verdict on the specialized enduro comp 650b.
Specialized enduro comp 2018 review. Ground up redesign with revised geometry. Jason hardy s verdict after 10 months of testing. Climb higher descend faster. The specialized enduro comp 29 6fattie is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2018.
To read reviews of the other contenders and the categories tested across road mountain and women s bikes. 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. The 155mm travel m5 aluminium enduro comp features fsr suspension a custom fox float ctd evolution series shock and rockshox pike rc fork. Specialized mountain bikes.
Reviews ratings specifications weight price and more for the 2018 specialized enduro comp 27 5 bike. Specialized enduro pro 29. 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. Yes the full carbon x wing frame layout and 165mm travel on the 2018 enduro pro 29 are the same as last year but the reach measurement has been stretched and the stems shortened on all four frame sizes.
I rode the 2017 enduro comp at last year s bible and at the time it didn t feel outdated. Tweaked for 2018 the specialized enduro pro 29 is a formidable proposition. That s not to say that specialized didn t go far enough. Specialized s enduro machine sucks up big hits without compromising sensitivity.
Specialized enduro comp 650b need to know. But that s exactly what specialized has done with the enduro. An aggressive all mountain bike that showed up not only sporting wagon wheels but also boasting more travel 155 millimeters than any other. Our web editor pete scullion has spent the last 7 months putting the 165mm full carbon 29er through its paces to see what it can and can t do.
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. Which model is right for you.