It wasn’t a surprise for some, when
in the middle of August Specialized
threw the covers back on the new
Enduro. With the Stumpjumper filling
the needs for just about any rider
seeking a trail bike or all-mountain
rig, the Enduro has been designed
fresh as a big-travel, big-wheeled
Enduro race bike. Specialized went
all-in to make this thing as fast as
possible between the tape.
The shock and linkage has
dropped super low in the bike and
there are many similarities with the
all-new Demo. The new design keeps
the weight down a lot lower, aids
stiffness in the rear end, opens up
the main triangle for a full size bottle
and means the standover height can
be reduced – creating options to size
your bikes on length not height.
The new design delivers 170mm of
travel front and rear, and the frame
is only made in carbon. With a new
axle path that is more rearward than
before, the Enduro will hang up less
on big hits. With a more progressive
spring curve, it’s now plusher for
small bump sensitivity and ramps
up better for the really big hits.Specialized’s engineering boffins
have also increased the anti-squat- or made it pedal better. Whether
that’s jamming it out of corners,
sprinting to the end of a stage or
surviving a long liaison under a
baking alpine sun – it does it about
40% better than the previous Enduro.
The carbon frame has stiffness
related to the size. Big frames are
stiffer, smaller frames are a little
less stiff, to work better for smaller
riders. The geometry follows modern
trends with a slack head angle and
long reach, a steep seat tube and a
lowseattubelengththatallowsfor
a reallylongdropper,andallowsyou
to sizeyourbikemoreonreachthan
leglength.
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fromtheCompCarbonat$
throughtoanS-worksmodelat
a pricey$15000.But,Specialized
setouttomakethefastestEnduro
bikepossible.Andthisis it.Forfull
detailsandavailabilitydropintoyour
localSpecializeddealerorvisittheir
website.specialized.comSpecialized unveil
the 2020 Enduro
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