ONLY THREE BIKES COULD MAKE THE CUT – READ ON TO FIND THE WINNER OF...
IT WAS A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE, WITH ALL THREE BIKES PUTTING UP AN INCREDIBLE FIGHT AS WE RODE LAP AFTER LAP
After weeks of riding, we had to narrow down the field. Thankfully, three bikes stood out from the get-go, their ride characteristics, attention to detail and parts packages all helping them to sneak ahead of the others. Picking a winner was another matter entirely, though. It wasn’t until the penultimate week of testing, on some challenging trails, that one bike edged ahead. It was a hard-fought battle, with all three putting up an incredible fight as we rode lap after lap to eke out every little strength and weakness, and find a true winner that could handle just about anything with confidence and composure.
BIG-HITTERS
Are we now at a point where we’re having our cake and eating it? That’s to say, where enduro bikes descend almost as well as a downhill bike, but can still be pedalled along the trail and up the hill, time and time again? Take a look at our final three bikes and the answer seems to be an unequivocal ‘yes!’. For starters, enduro rigs now have a serious amount of suspension travel on tap. They haven’t quite reached DH bike realms of bounce,
