2024 Vs 2020 | Review: Trek’s New Slash Vs Specialized’s Proven Enduro
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2024
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Can a bike from 2020 keep up with a bike from 2024?
If you’re looking for a do-it-all enduro machine, chances are you’re looking at Specialized’s nearly four years old Enduro and Trek’s recently revised Slash.
Both are big hitters from two of the cycling world's biggest brands and both go about their business in very different ways.
The Enduro is tried, tested and proven. As the saying goes, especially considering the state of the bike industry at the minute, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
The Slash is as up-to-date as they come, with a trendy suspension design and a smaller wheel out back.
So, which will come out on top in this battle of the enduro heavyweights? Make sure you watch to the end to find out!
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00:00 Intro
00:28 What Is An Enduro Bike?
01:20 Suspension Design
02:13 Wheel Size
02:38 Geometry
04:01 Price And Components
05:52 Climbing Impressions
06:28 Descending Impressions
07:21 Cornering And Jumping
08:17 Which Bike Wins?
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Which of these enduro bikes would you choose?
The Enduro because the chain stays on.
Team trek
The mustache of the presenter
I just purchased the enduro expert in matt black but im not sure if i must take a large or xlarge im 1.83m and want my handle bar as close as i can to my fork.
I've just bought a 2022 Enduro comp, same colour for £2999, a bargain in my eyes.
It is wild how the Specialized Enduro is still a benchmark after nearly 4 years. They were really ahead of their times. Absolutely love mine in the Canadian Rockies.
I swapped to the stumpy evo because of my riding, but damn that Enduro had me confident at speeds I didn't think possible!
bought the enduro comp last may and couldn't be happier, best bike i've owned
The issue with Trek Slash is that the high-pivot design adds a lot more complexity and the benefit is not enough to really offset the added complexity (which is questionable at best). There are more parts that can go wrong and more maintenance especially when hitting the downhill hard.
What’s also crazy is that some enduro racers choose the Stumpy EVO for EWS racing.
I love my stumpy, but after riding the Enduro, that's hard to understand.
got 2022 carbon slash top end bike. Love every ounce of it. It just flies. Best bike i did enduro on. My only minus with Slash is the price. They majestic bikes, but come at a decent cost. Some of it for the brand and looks. But holly shit is it eyecatchy. Cant count how many times people stopped and asked what that bike is and about the price. Lots of compliments etc. I got mine at about 7500 dollar on sale. Had really alot of thoughts of buying or not, but then decided we live once. Got it and never looked back since. An absolute savage of a bike. I dont like new frame design as much as the 2022-23 versions though. The previous ones look like lamborghini of bikes.
I picked up a ‘23 Enduro Comp for £2200! (After a tax break)
So much bike for the money.
Blimey that's impressive! Happy riding!
~ Will
The Gen 5 slash is better than both. Trek did a mistake by making a gen 6 slash High pivot and mullet is just a personal preference.
I keep thinking bike designs have somewhat plateaued and this just reinforces it based on this comparison. The enduro is still such a great looking and performing bike
Yep, they've pretty much peaked for quite a few years now.
You still get innovation, the Norco Range for example and the gearbox bikes coming through now
Seems like the trek just has the wrong shock tune which should be a relatively easy fix. Would be interesting to try a a lighter tune or a coil and see how it fares
Question, just curious as to what's the rational behind wearing MTB gloves and a helmet when clearly 'inside' within a studio setting? ;) (other than that baffling thing, good video on the two bikes and their differences!!)
It looks ‘cool”. Haha
I got the specialized enduro ltd 2022, and never looked back. Came from a yeti sb 5.5. But the yetis models just didnt fit right. I held off for a few years when coovid hit and that gave me time to demo alot of brands. But the enduro made it clear it was a well rounded daily driver that fit me just right. I noticed the new yetis basically have the exact same geometry now as the enduro. I laughed at that. When its 2024.. enduro is still a short list bike and ither prominent manufacturers are switching toward your geometry... youve done some thing special.
Im 1.83 meter but not sure if i need a large enduro or xlarge. I want my handle bar as close as possible to my fork.
S4
@@benny360 i got the s4 and im glad its not the s5
All budgets? There’s only two 2023 models for the Enduro and neither is cheap! The slash is also too expensive for what it is, why would I spend that kind of money on the top carbon version when there are fully fitted/customisable builds like the Atherton bikes for the same price bracket?
Would have been nice that they would have tested Enduro also as a mullet setup and see how it corners then. I have Enduro but never tried mullet setup. Yet.
the thing is mulleting a stock enduro won´t really work. I mean it would but the geo would be absolutely f*cked. You could however fit a aftermarket longer eye to eye shock or longer yoke
@@sendyboiii7yes i get it, but fof curiousity would have been cool if they added the yoke and test it then too.
@@tommih very true that would´ve been interesting. Or some other solutions like a longer eye to eye shock
@@sendyboiii7I've just got a cascade component for my DHX2 that lengthens eye to eye by 5mm and should keep my enduro geo the same when I stick a 27.5 on the rear. 🤞
Its a good video, But you should really be comparing a top spec Slash to a top spec Enduro
I own both these bikes and I like the Slash slightly better. But it's a game of inches. These are both fun bikes and I'd ride either one down A-Line.
I Have The Enduro Since June 2020. I Put Real Brakes On It (MT 7 200/200), Zeb Ultimate 180mm And Cane Creek Kitsuma Coil
I Love My Bike, It Was For A Game Changer For Me. I Just Don't Know What Could I More Expect From An Enduro MTB.
Maybe The Possibility To Try A 27" Mixed Wheels And See If He Becomes More Playful Without Decreasing The Stability
My Only Issues Is The Gummy Traverse Roval Wheels 😅
Bro that specialized cost under 3000€ now
Sounds like a bargain! Thanks for commenting!
~ Will
How tall are you?? Will soffe
Hi! I'm 5' 10" tall. I like a roomy bike so I usually go for a large with around 480mm reach. Cheers!
~ Will
Thanks Will, I was thinking about buying an S3 enduro but I don't know if I should go for the S4. Where I live the roads are very steep and rocky. and I don't like jumping a lot. I'm 174 with tennis. Great review. Aldo i buy a madison jeje
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Well one drops its chain every 10 mins and one doesnt 😂
Isn't That endro like 5year old
Yes.
And new ones are still trying to compete with it
@@DavidFoundCo That shows that mountain bikes have more or less peaked for quite a few years now.
@@benjy288 No, It shows how innovative Specialized was ahead of their time that they haven’t refreshed it like the rest of their competitors
@@DavidFoundCo No, it shows that mountain bikes have peaked, they're already at downhill bike head angles, so where do they go from here? they can't just keep making them slacker.