Our Favourite Enduro Bikes: Round Table Discussion | 2022 Enduro Field Test 

I came here hoping to find a new bike I wanted to buy but to be honest, none of these really stuck out to me. We should have a “best of the last 4 years” review. I’d love to see these great reviewers hop on the SB150, Specialized Enduro, Trek, Canyon, Orbea Rallon, Ripmo and other amazing bikes from the past few years all compared against all the competition.

Alicia is happy and chatty. The guys might be good at riding but man they put me to sleep lol.

It's so helpful to hear your favorites for different uses: everyday, race, park. It's funny to see the mega tower be chosen as a top contender AND the one that's put in a corner/tossed in a lake. Trp brakes.... I may upgrade to those from my SRAM Code RS. The Codes fade after long descents and have too much modulation.

me as a commencal fanboy want to add, that the TRP EVO is on the Meta SX Team too. Also I do not share the criticism of the KS LEV Integra dropper. Combined with the Southpaw Remote it works very precise. I even can control the speed and the length of the dropper coming out with an ease. Although I did not have tested a lot of Bikes I would share the value for price comments regarding the commencal meta Team. SRAM GX Group, TRP DH EVO, Damper and fork are all the best of the best from their brands. KS Lev Integra and the DT Swiss wheels are not cheap or bad in quality either. Thank you for your reviews and discussion, keep up the good work.

On balance, when it's all said and done, I would come down on describing it as more of a rectangular table.

It must be super hard presenting in front of a camera. Great to see Alicia becoming more confident with this, and as always her inputs are very considered and relevant. Also glad that the Spec Enduro was discussed as a comparison/reference. Nice video team.

You should post all of the timed rides from all of the riders, in some of the reviews they mentioned how close some of the times were, we would like to see them, please:-)

Mach 6 my favorite enduro bike ... Not that I've ridden a ton, but it fit me best and I still prefer 27.5 ... I like the Nomad and Revel Rail too, but especially at the bike park, the Pivot just feels better than everything else.

I like all the different styles of riding you covered like best/worst/best race for a race/ best for the park. These different angles on the bikes are helpful for viewers.

Hold on… what’s this video about? The best enduro bikes from 2022… no Specialized Enduro, no Canondale Jekyll and most importantly no Orbea Rallon? Come on guys, possible 3 of the best 5 enduro bikes around!!

I really appreciate the hard work your testers do to help us know all about these bikes in order to make an informed purchasing decision. There is little opportunity to test these bikes on our own. All your testers present a thorough and intelligent look at the bikes without emotional hype that would be inappropriate in this format. Passionate discourse is better served while telling about a great ride or a favorite trail. Calm and intelligent conversation is better to convey the needed information. A special shout-out about Alicia. I love to see her in your field tests and hope you would utilize her in more types of videos in the future. I enjoy the written articles she writes. She is smart. Articulate. Energetic. A talented rider and writer. She is charming. She has a big, beautiful smile that could warm the coldest heart. A personality that could intrigue a king. A remarkable zest for life and adventure. A down-to-earth aura that makes anyone instantly comfortable in her presence. She possesses small-town charm and great natural beauty. I hope to see more of her in Pinkbike productions in the future.

Great job, team! Very stoked on my alloy Patrol but this makes the carbon one sound sick 🤤

Agreed on the TRP brakes; love mine. I was getting some high heat and fade on longer descents, but recently upgraded to their 2-piece 203 up front, and it's awesome now. The rear is still sitting at 180 1-piece, and feels just fine.

Who's up at midnight watching this? Haha.

That Reverb was probably faulty. I've had a C1 for 2 years now and it's been perfect. It's only needed a service because the brass keys are coming a little lose but that's a service item.

Wishing Alicia a speedy recovery. It's something we're all fearful of happening, regardless of skill level. Hopefully she gets back on the saddle 😔😔

I have always enjoyed this series and all presenters seen here but I can't get over the fact that during the roundtables or general table-top discussions of bikes it seems like everyone is needing to talk softly as if they're in a library, muting some charisma I know everyone has in their own right. Food for thought.

Alicia, so you like the Deviate bike out of this group the most. Previously you reviewed the Revel Rail 29 and really liked it as well. How would you compare the two?

More great content, thanks! When you talk about value for money, it would be great if you could calculate the RRP on all components (within reason, maybe just the big ticket items?) to see how effective the OEM product managers are being for the consumer. Maybe just a rough'if you built this yourself' price, I think the results would be pretty interesting.

Great work guys and girls! I still love my Ripmo V2, yes it's more AM blurring the line of Enduro but it fits my riding and can still keep up when things get crazy. A lot of great bikes these days from XC- Enduro! Pink bike is doing some really great work!

Thanks for this. have to say, Audio on this video could be better

That contra is my favorite out of all the ones yall reviewed. That shit is exotic 🔥

You guys need a ROUND table before I watch another

The contra looks like scaffolding ready to fall off

Going to pick up my enduro this weekend, keep up the good work.

10:38 GOLD right there boys

Strangely they did not get crazy at all about the fastest Steel Magic Carpet.

Not gonna lie - I think the hydraulic Rockshox Reverb sucks too. It's on my buddy's Santa Cruz nomad and it's just such a big miss for a pricey bike

Only 720p? As I watch RU-vid on the 4k TV, this looks awful. I guess was updated by mistake at lower quality?

I wish durability and serviceability is one of the review criteria. "racey, poppy, playful, fun, high energy, good climber, planted downhill" is like the cliche of mtb reviews. Put those in a soundbox

I'd love to know how Alicia feels the Revel Rail 29 stacks up here - she wrote such a great review of it recently, and did an enduro race on it. Alicia?

forbidden in the next test please !!! also I got the mega a month ago that thing is sick! coil on the rear and carbon hoops she rips single track to park laps !! run xt no chain slap!

should've done the trek slash, surprised it's wasn't in here 😔

Good information. But why not much about what GT, Trek, Giant offer in the enduro range?

good talk, interesting points. Thanks PB.

If you gonna compare them to the Specialized then you have to mention the Rocky Mountain and the Yeti coz they’ve both been around as long, winning races and arguably just as good. The enduro class has plateaued and now it’s just refinement. What a great time to be buying bikes!

How about we talk about those new Conti tires!

Alicia is a good writer. I always like her articles on PB

Step it up Intense!

Would love to have you through the Structure Bike in there for comparison. It is so different how it does do vs more standard design bikes.

So wondering how much of the source of the critical feedback towards the Intense is the suspension selection. Would a Fox or RS setup be less “active” or maybe just more time to get the Ohlins setup better? Just a question to root cause; is it the suspension/ geo design or is it the Ohlins tune?

Sorry to the other guy I haven’t watched him enough but his feed back is great so far too, Cathro is still my favorite though, we speak the same language and we are vertically gifted so tall riders really have a different feel on the bikes.

Love my Spesh enduro, haven’t seen much I’d want to swap it for.

Are the negative commenters MTB riders or video criticizers. Geez, give it a rest.

I just like looking at Alicia ❤ and the bikes are okay too

Can’t do these without Levy.

Can I get some opinions on how much more trp brakes modulate compared to Shimano brakes, and which company you feel makes better brakes

KAZ! Dont know about the intense imitation but original ODI Elite Pro are the absolute shit! best grips ever. The lumps go under your palms

All presenters picked the Deviate for racing, but no one even mentioned it for bike park...Handles the rough, but is still lively and maneuverable sounds like a good combo for the park on paper - why the snub?

I wish the Nomad MX 6 was included on this list even though it's almost the same as the Megatower.

Love the reviews, thank you ! But I wonder why they seem so serious, make a review like this but have some mushrooms prior pls 😂

Sorry but the slash 9.9 will destroy all them in price, value and rideability

Weight savings on carbon Patrol only seems to be 0.5-1lb vs the alloy depending on spec. Unless I’m missing something?

Would be interesting to hear how the bikes feel compared to previous year winner or some bikes that were reviewed only on the website. There are just so many good bikes, with minimal differences. Hard to pick one.

Where is Henry Quinney? Is he okay? I missed seeing him in this series.

Honestly, Pinkbike is such a big brand in the MTB world, but im sure we'll all agree that we need more energy from the hosts.

Still waiting for a Cannondale Jekyll Review... :/

I love Alecia

Well done girls and boys.

For the price of the Santa Cruz, I'd be annoyed the Reverb isn't the AXS version.

"Speaking about the materials: alloy, carbon, steel..." "well the storage possibilities are great"... are you serious??!!!

Why haven't you tested the Mullet Peacemaker?

Thank you for anothe4 excelent field test!

Which model of the TRP brakes were the ones that really impressed?

Which commencal did you test?

Whats going on with the audio on this one? Alicia sounded like she was talking through a can.

2023 I still want a Nukeproof Giga but it's sold out :(

Honestly, my shop has seen so few Reverb issues. But we adamantly instruct our customers to *never* pick up on the seat unless it is all the way topped out. I've personally had one on every single one of my past 12 bikes with no issues.

When Will this be in stock

where Trek Slash? is it not good for you guys?

They need a reviewer with some energy

Hey, editors, try watching this with the sound off, it’ll give some insight into the negative comments here…

Would have liked to see the new Canyon Strive in there

Alicia’s smile vs Alicia’s laser focus ❤️🥰

I think you do a great job in rewieving and i get that you want to ride the best and high speced bikes. But from a paying consumer perspective there are some issues. To put it short, it would be really interesting if you test bikes in the same price range. The highest speced Commencal is half the price of a high speced Santa Cruz for example. A Santa Cruz at 5-6 k is a completely different bike. Just an example, i don't have anything against SC.

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No Trek?

Truly, truly, truly, the best bike is the one that suits you the most! Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines! #RideOn #KeepBiking

YEEEET

Deviate missed a trick and should have used the new Hope E4s..🇬🇧

I would have liked to see the Specialized Enduro in the mix to see how it stacked up.

Good ratio having a girl on board girls ride too. And girls are built different so their opinion is hands down for women the one to hear. That being said she gives practical fees back, but kaz is the guru science tech so you need all aspects. And again these bikes in my opinion are bought to modify to your needs so that’s why I just concentrate on frame geo and everything else is what I want on the bike and what feels good and works good. It has to be reliable, I like working on my bikes between rides not on the mt. With no tools using chicken wire to hold it together.

You should do a dirt jumper review, that would be really sick

This video needs chapters for easier scanning

We need some Evil bikes here. 🥲

Really have problems to understand the difference between fav bike vs race bike. Can someone explain? I try to ride every trail as fast as possible. Race or not race doesn’t matter

I still it weird how they have a department store brand in the mix

Perfect sleeping tablet before bed

I think my next bike will be a Deviate

So what's the best bike for flow trail or berms. I'm not interested in downhill etc.

No mention of Yeti or Rocky Mountain?

I can’t imagine anyone actually cross shopping any of these bikes. They’re all so wildly different in intended use and price.

Reverb sucks. Somebody's gotta say it.

Your round Table bla bla bla bla discussion format and videos are so boring. You should start out with a quick summary and presentation of each of the bike you will be talking about... currently there are none in any of your videos. This makes it hard for any of us viewers in a short and efficient way to figure out what you are talking about. waste time. 2) please put time stamps and discuss at least each bikes in some sort of order.... your back and forth discussion argument and counter argument makes it hard to keep track of the pros and cons of each bike vs the others.... after watching your several of your round table videos, i feel like i am still clueless and wasted my time. maybe it's just me.

can we just have a diagram with each bike and each category for a few seconds?

You guys ride way too many bikes

Yalls need to meditate before these. Loosen up some of that tension. Laugh a little more. Do something other than be akward 😂. Great content other than that

Well then, no reason to get an enduro bike when I have thee enduro bike.

"our complaining actually worked this time.." (water bottles). you mean GASLIGHTING. No one who doesn't live in a first world country cares if their bike has a bottle cage or not because it will not get used. For all your talk about inclusivity, diversity and development your first world bias is impeccable! bravo!

Good job Intense, you re-designed the bike into something nobody likes.