Specialized Enduro Expert 2013
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Specialized enduro expert 2013. The enduro in its air sprung guise at least was absent from uk shores for 2012. Check it out here. View vital mtb member waite jesse s mountain bike check specialized enduro expert evo 2013. Every bike has compromises to some extent.
2013 specialized enduro expert. Whether you re racing enduro or riding all mountain your bike needs to combine the trail manners of a dh bike with the climbing efficiency of a trail bike. I have last years enduro evo it has a steeper head tube 160 mm of travel and is perfect. This theory is ultimately how i settled the specialized enduro expert evo s place in an industry that seems to be shying away from the 180mm pedal friendly bikes.
The 2013 enduro expert sports a fox float ctd rear shock. Picking the bike that s right for you means choosing the faults you can live with. Fox 34 talas ctd. Things look set to change for 2013 though.
Fox float ctd rear shock. Sram x0 type 2 r. The air sprung unit boasts specialized s autosag feature which makes dialing your sag brain dead simple. Needless to say getting this in one long travel trail bike is easier said then done.
The bike s had a massive overhaul and according to specialized will. That is until the enduro fsr expert carbon 29. Specialized holds the patent on the fsr linkage otherwise known as the horst link. July 12 2013 july 10 2013 by noah bodman.
I know autosag seems like the most unnecessary gizmo since the man bra at least it seems that way until you actually try it. Medium 23 14 top tube weight. 26 specialized enduro expert. It cost me 3200 bucks and is probably just as good as the 2013 expert evo wich costs 6 grand.
To keep the weight down for both climbing and handling the frame is constructed from our top tier fact. It sports the same basic frame as the 2013 model tested here but is equipped with the excellent rockshox pike and sram s x01 single ring drivetrain and can be had in both 26er and 29er versions. That means anyone who wants to sell an fsr link equipped bike in america has to license that design from specialized. Has proof that slayer is better than phish.