It's my skill that holds me back on the endurobike . However, some terrain just feels less like I got lucky on my DH bike. Some guys ride king Kong on trail and enduros just fine. I got away with it a few times myself. I enjoy myself more on the big bike in terrain like that. I feel like the buffer it provides is worth it for me.
One of the things I started to realize once I began racing DH is that DH Bikes are meant for DH Racing, they love steep fast tech. Enduro Bikes love Bike Parks. Obviously Freeride DH Bikes are built specific for that but not all of us are hitting rampage sized stuff.
Where are you guys getting your bikes from? I want to order off their site but the obvious is "out of stock" only shoos that sell evil bikes is a state away.
DH bikes are always gonna be faster on the gnarlier shit, but since I personally don't ride the gnarlier shit every day, and I still want a bike that I can actually ride somewhere other than down a hill, my 160mm enduro ride is enough for me. Also, I think regular whips and opposite whips is a person to person thing, as in, your dominant direction is regular. That's the way it is in skateboarding at least.
I’m pretty sure that regulate whips are whipping in the same direction as whichever foot you have forwards. If you ride left foot forwards you whip towards the left.
Haha yeah Went to whis last weekend and totally destroyed my Commencal Meta. Fork leaks oil, front wheel needs a true, headset and linkage need to be serviced
A playful bike with DH tires is the perfect park bike IMO. Of course, I generally stick to flow trails and ride slow. I’m sure that a DH bike would be awesome for tech & going fast.
I just visited my first Bike Park last week. Sun Peaks! My bike of choice: my Norco Fluid trail bike. 😜 I need to change the rear tire to a proper chunky tire and not an easy rolling tire. It slid out a couple times on angled jumps which was really sketchy. I will for sure want better brakes before going on the steeps if I want my fat ass stopped by something other than trees. Braking bumps were a little painful too near the bottom.
first time ever at whistler I rode my mates dh bike, the next week I bought a 2nd hand Devinci Spartan I rode it all over whistler and didn't find out till later that it had blown Pike forks. Enduro bikes are so capable now its not even necessary to have fun at a bike park, although on the dh I felt super stable and faster
You really push the wrecker on the bike park! Great to see that. How do you feel about the larger wheel on the rear? I know the YT is not super boost, but it would be fun for you to run 27.5 in the rear and compare it to the 29er rear. In the bike park the low bottom bracket shouldn't be as much of an issue.
Downhill bikes are awesome but only really useable where you have reliable uplift / chairlifts. Can't really pedal up the hills with em. For that reason, I could never own a DH (as I can only really afford a single bike) so enduro has to be the choice 👌🏻
I did Whistler in 2017 on a 2014 Trance. Even did a run of Top of the World! 10 days later my hands and body were wrecked, but boy did we have some fun!
Whistler looks so fun I think I might go next year for the first time in the summer season. Would you say the cases on A-Line are pretty forgiving or harsh.
Definitely forgiving, at least compared to Dirt Merchant. But the jumps are big, make no mistake. The camera doesn't do them justice. I thought I would go to Whistler and smash A-line, but I actually had way more fun on Crank It Up. That's a really long trail with _tons_ of jumps! It doesn't get nearly as much camera time on RU-vid though.
Practice on crank it up and then move over to A-line. Did that with my girlfriend to work on her confidence. In the end end, she nearly cleared all jumps on A-line
Something I feel is often overlooked in the DH versus Enduro bike is longevity and abuse. Enduro bikes can absolutely handle any bike park these days, but I have found that 1x12 drivetrains really suffer when used on a regular basis at a bike park. With such long derailleur cages they are extremely susceptible to poor shifting performance when the hanger gets slightly bent. For that reason alone I still have a DH bike for bike park duties. Sure a slightly bent hanger can be straightened but if you don't have any other bike to ride you are SOL while your ride is in the shop.
This is a good point, I noticed my DH bike I rented only had a few gears in the back. But my enduro at home has 11 and I can never get it adjusted quite right. Simpler is better when you only need a few gears and definitely don't want to have a shifting malfunction getting speed for a jump or drop. Plus, the park was brutal on me and the bike. I think I'll just rent when I go.
You should check your light parameters, as the bright spots and dark shadows are a bit extreme, also consider higher framerates, but that's probably just personal taste
It was a high contrast day, not much you can do about it except get a camera with a better dynamic range. I also don't like high frame rates, I prefer 24.
what did you think about the Norco, was better than the evil. I'm having a hard time deciding between the Norco and the wreckoning what do you think I should get.
And Norco just dropped the new Range. Yeah you can ride park. My custom 2020 Reign Carbon 180-160mm does everything at the park. Second season 1-2 park days a week, zero issues.
Last year me and my friend brought The da Vinci Wilson and a giant glory things to boost master and Wesley showing us 26 in Isn't dead both have dj bikes as well nothing like riding a downhill bike it's like a monster truck places me and my friend ride a dh bike is necessary if anyone knows Cannock chase in the UK then there is some gnarly shit in that place if you know where to look I understand why people are switching to Endura bikes DH is sometimes overkill unless you are doing rampage or hardline or doing 10m stair Gaps on the street or just chilling in Utah then dh bike is necessary
Regular and irregular depends on what foot you have forward! Not everyone has the right foot forward. So basically the judges at competitions will look at your foot Position
No, i think it’s because of the foot Positioning. Tailwhipping is easier to the direction where the back foot can give more power to. It gives you more momentum. (Right foot back-> tailwhip clockwise)
that depends on a lot of things like your willingness to go even when you're scared, but also not be fearless, and also the terrain you practice on if you practice riding a dirt road you might never get there, but on trails and easier parks it's really up to your comfort and how good you are at picking up new skills.
The exposure in this video is a little different compared to your other videos! It’s a little difficult to watch when it gets bright out. But good runs!
Just saying you definitely done need a down hill bike I had fun on my 120 trail bike sooooo I'm just saying have fun on what you got. I did you get a new YT Capra and its a lot of fun but still.
i personally feel that dh bikes arent fully necesarry at most bikes park. At my bike park you need a dh bikes since its only chunk and no jumps but at Whistler you don't have to have one.
Yeah you can easily ride an enduro in Whistler because the trails are manicured and it is not steep. Do the same thing in the alps, you will not gonna survive there for a week. Also i easily cracked my Norco Sight in Whistler while my Gambler has 200 bikepark days in Chatel, Les Gets, Verbier and Whistler.
Why not just write "my enduro bike in this video has 170mm of front travel" in the description ? I clicked your "evil wreckoning V3 link and had to advance to 5:37 into that video just to find out what the front travel is on your enduro bike which is the main content of this video. Without googling further, I still do not know how much travel your rear shock shown in this video has. Next time, I will not click on your additional video link and simply google the "Evil Wreckoning V3" to find the information that is of upmost relevance to this video. The content is great and keep up the good work. See you at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.
