Specialized: the downhiller that can also go uphill

The rear triangle resembles its big brother: Specialized has given its Enduro a new chassis based on the recently presented Demo. The result? A massive 170 millimetres of suspension travel, which should not only be fun on the downhill, but also on the uphill. At the heart of the new edition of the Enduro is a new rear wheel elevation curve.

"Less bobbing uphill and during intermediate sprints. Simply more speed in every situation", that's the promise Juliane Bötel from Specialized makes for the new Enduro. Inspired by the new demo, the developers have moved the main bearing on the Enduro further forward and raised the virtual pivot point of the rear triangle. This ensures that the rear wheel does not get stuck on obstacles, as the wheel lift curve initially runs to the rear. In this way, the impact energy is absorbed by the suspension and not passed on to the rider. And here, too, the downhiller Demo was the inspiration: the transmission curve of the rear triangle on the Enduro is designed to be more progressive. This optimizes the response at the beginning of the suspension travel. The increased progression gives the rear end of the Enduro even better bottom-out protection so that you don't rush through the suspension travel when jumping or riding fast on a hard trail.

And again about the aforementioned higher virtual pivot point on the rear triangle: this ensures that the anti-squat value - the suppression of the bobbing movement of the rear triangle due to chain pull - is 40 percent higher than on the predecessor. The increase in the anti-squat value ensures better pedaling efficiency. The new rear triangle design also ensures that the anti-squat value remains relatively constant, regardless of which gear you are in or how far you are in the suspension travel.

The Enduro also aims to impress with its new shock position: this positions the weight centrally and low in the bike, which increases speed and safety. The 29er bike with carbon chassis (only carbon, no aluminum versions) is available in four versions (Enduro Comp, Elite, Expert and S-Works) as well as an S-Works frameset.

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