Riding My 2020 Specialized Enduro In The Whistler Bike Park 

I’m a simple man, I saw Whistler Bike Park in the title. I clicked. This year with the virus i can’t get to go to Whistler, it’s frustrating cause it’s been 3years that I go to WBP and do a 13hrs flight to go there but not this year...

Ride the BMX in the park nick

Idek why but watching a POV of someone riding an enduro bike is aesthetically more pleasing than a downhill bike pig

I just rode Hafjell Bike Park here in Norway on a 130r/160f trail bike for the first timeand did all the same lines I do on my DH bike. It rode surprisingly well when I hit my lines, but it was when I missed them slightly I felt how big of a difference it is! Also I got A LOT more tired in my upper body on the trailbike and I was also quite a bit slower on the really fast and techy sections. Trailbike: Revel Rascal DH bike: Intense M16c

is it just me, or is anyone else surprised he isn't even signed with a bike maker?

98% of my rides involve me saying “did I take a good line... NO”.

I’ve been watching you for a while, how the hell do you not have more subs? Keep it up

By far one of the best bike park videos this year!!!

The struggle and need for better line choice makes enduros more fun to watch for me. Much less room for error, much more room to grow as a rider.

1st of all LOVE the sprinkle of 3rd person shots. They totally make the video. Excellent editing and filming 👌. Second, I much prefer big sends on "small" bikes to DH plowing unless it's world cup insanity. Keep riding the Enduro!

Confidence is everything and I could tell that your Confidence was not on the same level as when you're on the downhill bike. Its crazy how the mind can get in the way although you do have the skills to ride well on either bike. 180 up front and out back is plenty capable

I’ll always be most excited to see a DH bike, personally. That being said, a send is a send ☺️ Sick video and sick riding bro! Keep the awesome content coming!

Great vid. I use a 2016 Specialized Enduro in bike parks exclusively. I did change the front forks to a Fox 36 factory and the rear to a RS Monarch RC3 Plus. Both are 160mm travel. I do run the rear Shock in the low compression and slow rebound, with 30% sag. 30% sag for the front, with 3 tokens. I have to say, the setup feels great, esp on the tech trails. The bike is a little twitchy on the jumps, but you will get used to that.

I have a 19’ GT Fury carbon DH and my custom built 20’ Reign Advanced carbon. I have more fun throwing my reign around in the park. At 180/160 its no slouch in the park and being custom built it just fits better too. Super fun seeing you and others throwing around enduros!

enduro bikes are so capable now , think that video shows you just need time to adjust to the lighter feel , but at the end on dirt merchant you were hauling , and clearing massive jumps with ease , as you said the 29'" wheels are definably a factor especially on a windy day , great video as always

Keep up the good work Nick. More Enduro put thru its paces, please! (it's your doing that I now have a 2020 Expert!)

Sick video once again!

I liked seeing the self filmed stuff on crank it up it was sick

Holy cow u post at 4am...well 7am eastern time I guess. Glad I happen to be up for my ride this morning, got start early here this time of year. By 6am at least.

@VanCan, you're about 5 years late to the enduro in the bike park train :).... in all seriousness, I bought a Pivot Firebird in 2017 with the intention of making it my only mountain bike. I live in a city apartment with limited storage, so having a bike I could take to the park (where I do much of my riding) but also would be serviceable trail riding was of great importance. I don't regret the choice one bit, as it handles 90% of the park features with ease and is a serviceable, albiet slow climber. If you have the space and cash, obviously a quiver of bikes for all varieties of riding will serve you better, especially in the Gnar of Whistler. You will have to make the decision that fits your lifestyle best. Cheers!

Love your Vids VanMan

i love your videos they are always fun to watch

That was awesome, especially on Dirt Merchant and your last higher speed footage on A-Line. I only ride my Santa Cruz Nomad at Whis as I live in SK and need a one bike quiver - have even ridden it a month straight in WBP. I wonder how fast you could do all of A-Line on the Enduro and the DH. Could be a great little race. I’d love to see that comparison on A-Line for sure, maybe Dirt Merchant and Schleyer too if you wanted a longer video. Your channel is slaying it either way.

Sweet video man. That Enduro seemed to handle the bike park no problem

Love your video’s 👍👍🚵🏻‍♂️

That jump to manual at 2:32 was so steezy, love it van. You've progressed far dude.

Just brought my enduro to whistler for 3 days. Thing handled it no problem. It felt better on everything except tight turns. Compared to my 27.5 patrol

it sounds so nice

Love it!!

Love the bike!!

Sick edit nicely done. As for the enduro in Whistler. I say bring both for the weekend ride the shit out of the DH. When it breaks put it in the shop and now you have a back up. This way you can bring us more awesome vids.

I have no problem riding the hard tail I the park besides the very heavy tech trails. But overall it’s a great time!

Another great Vid . Personally I think a Enduro bike can do everything that a Dh bike can . The biggest advantage that a DH bike has over a Enduro bike is Durability ie Wheels ,Frame components etc . If your smashing bikeparks all the time your Enduro bike will defo get wrecked but like I said on any given track performance wise there isn't much in it .

I started riding last year. Thinking about getting a full suspension by the end of the year. One day I want to hit whistler because it looks simply epic, but I've never been. Part of me is too nervous to even think about it.

Good vid so far :)

I usually ride a 140/160 bike at a DH park and can do the black/double black tech trails pretty easily...although easier on a DH bike. Also most park jumps can be ridden on a XC bike, just need the speed (and not to come up short)

Man I have a new giant reign 2021. 170mm travel love the bike for the hard diff lines

The s-works enduro is my dream bike 😌

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I have a kinda sad but funny story. When I was little, I went on a vacation and one of the stops was Whistler. I didn't know anything about it, and at that time, I barely knew how to ride a bike. I was so surprised when this dude rode up 3 stairs, I was like WOWOWOW. So in conclusion, I've been to Whistler, but not ridden there. I hope I ride there in the future.

I’m wondering what tires you were running that you didn’t like and what you would have changed too

HI, have you ever ridden the 2020 RM Element C-90? i have a 2019 Instinct BC and thinking of a lighter and shorter travel bike in addition to the BC. Demers in Canada has a 2020 C-90 leftover, just wondering how it compares to other short travel bikes in that caregory? I am in the US but Demers is the ONLY place that has the C-90 version, same as the 2021 except for the paint.

Nick maybe stick a 27.5 in the rear and it might feel a bit more like the dh bike in the park

Do your OneUp pedals squeak at all cause mine squeak like crazy especially once they get a little wet

Cool video.

Great video! Can you please tell me what music you are using. My son really likes the song at the end of the video. He is seven and watches all of your content.

It was weird to here that nick was more timid on a-line and dirt merchant because I’ve only ridden those trails on trail bikes

The dh bike in the phillippines is hard to come buy cuz we don't kind of lift we use a motor bike to get to the trails but the trail in the phillippines its so narly that we often destroyed our bikes

WoW you are so good at moutain biking

Can you please test a Coil Damper in your enduro or maybe the push kits 🤔

My dream bike

Enduros rip!

Nice and Sendy!

Yes more enduro :-)

Rode my Giant Reign there last year as it’s the only bike I have. This year I have a 2020 enduro. I figure ride whatever you’ve got and have fun. I’d I had a DH bike for sure I’d use it in whistler! My 12yo rode it on a 120 travel basic fully and still hit the jumps and had a hell of a time 👍 #ridewhatyagot

Is that angry Bee next to you an i9 Hydra?

Man you can ride

Perfect video for me! Im going to whistler in 24 hours and was still unsure how my enduro will handle it. This gives me hope:)

I just got back from riding a 130 ml trail bike at trestle and honestly it handled awesome

I was once in a bikepark with a Fuel EX. The fork (Fox 34) ist not built for those big hits at high speeds. My hands hurted after one run.

the musik at the start haha

Dimensions on those tires?

I'd stay there in a heartbeat but in the US rn! :(

I like it :)

Wheee!

Enduro seemed to crush it, like you said, it's getting used to it and letting it rip

My 2020 Enduro Elite is also being replaced with a black S-Works under warranty. You seem to be the only other person on the planet with the black scheme. So, Is the frame more gloss or Matt? (Need to choose an invis finish before I see the bike)

Taking my 160mm Evil Insurgent to Mountain Creek BP for the first time this Sunday. Always rented Gamblers. Any advice or adjustments?

i wanna go to whistler sooo dammmn bad

Planning a trip there with my son in a year or two. Glad to hear there’s hotels right next to the lift. I’ll be renting DH bikes though.

I've ridden my 160/160 enduro a handful of times at Angel Fire. It's 'enough' to get the job done (and I don't think I'd want less...), but it is also quite a bit more fatiguing compared to a DH bike. I'm a little more hesitant to send things, and my body is a bit more worn out at the end of the day. For park laps, give me the DH.

I bet you could rip the enduro like your tu es if you rode it more. But DH has its place. Smash and dash!

@14:41 When did Yuka join the show? lol

Interesting to see you having to make some adjustments to your riding and bike to feel comfortable on the jumplines. I would think that the enduro would fair "better" on the jumplines than the Tues, and vice versa on the tech. Curious to hear your thoughts on if you would have a DH bike if you only went to a BP a handful (say less than 10x) times a year, and if proximity to a premier BP really lends itself to owning one since there would be less wear/tear on your trail bike. I recently spent a few days thrashing my trail bike (170/150mm at Mammoth ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nMQ_Z5rzgao.html ;) ) on some gnarlier park DH and could see that wear and tear thing being a real deal.

👏👏🔥

VanCan what GoPro settings are you using?

Well you definitely don’t need a downhill for whistler, go watch gmbn, where Blake does it on a hard tail or skillwithphil, who does it on a 160 mm enduro bike

Im planning to ride my trail bike in whistler, is that going to be okay? I will be riding crank it up and maybe A-LINE

look at the rear shock 0:06

Are those the factory hubs?

why are your brakes so squeky

What’s a hard tail like in the park?

Any plans on putting a 38 or Zeb fork on the Enduro?

pov: your the person riding behind him and hes talking to himslf and your really confused

What kind of downhill bike to you ride? Love your content.

Enduro bikes are great for jump trails cause you can throw them around alot easier then a big rig. But I wouldn't own a enduro for a bike park, I've only taken my enduro to 2 bike parks and both times ive tacoed my wheels and broken bits. The DH bike is just built for downhill and can take the abuse.

Why do you like dh so much better? Just that extra length and bit of travel makes it more stable at speed ? going there next week and thought about renting an enduro as I’ve primarily ridden hardtails out east the last 10 years so was thinking smaller bike might be more fun on the jumps. Unlike a lot of RU-vid this video makes me think maybe not then...

165 in front 160 in the back what cha think

Are you running Kush cor in those wheels

good video. the only thing i gotta say about the dh bikes is that. yes, you can ride any bike you want at a bike park even a 130mm trail bike. but the dh bike will handle and take the abuse way longer than an trail or even an enduro bike. enduro bikes are super capable, but when it comes to smashing tons of bike park laps, a dh bike will take the abuse waaay longer

A 200 mm machine..... Yes. Yes you do. Lol. After hitting Sun Peaks last week on my 150/140 Giant Trance.

My first weekend in 2003 was a Kona Chute HT stock. I had fun and it's a place where different bikes give different experiences. No right bike since it's not a race.

Why is your RU-vid name van can? Great vids🤙🏻🤙🏻

Bruh I was meant to go this year but corona

Iv always wondered why cranks wear on the side like that does anyone know why they do that

What cam you using, had some serious warp in some shots. Warp makes things look smaller

My 170 170 capra SLAYED up at whistler. You could easily ride a trail bike there

A dh bike is a dh bike. Thanks for this. Dudes who say their trailbikes ride like dh bikes aint shlt 🤣 Dual crowns and bike parks are a heavenly match.

Wow good for you for riding your enduro idk if I would ever try that

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