Welcome to Vital's 2023 Enduro Test Sessions!

After a twoyear hiatus, we are back with another Enduro Bike Test Sessions! We gathered six of the most popular enduro bikes, some with longstanding track records and some promising newcomers. All bikes were size XL with between 160170mm of rear wheel travel. Two bikes were mixedwheeled, two had high pivots, and two carried Enduro World Series titles.

To cover a wide variety of terrain as efficiently as possible, we headed to Snow Summit Bike Park in Southern California for five days of chairliftaccessed bike park smashing. The goal: uncover the strengths and weaknesses of each bike, and ultimately, decide which we would take home on the spot and which we would buy with our own money.

Read our full review, live on our site now https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/vit...

We stayed right at the base of the mountain, courtesy of Visit Big Bear, and couldn't have asked for a more convenient way to spend the week testing bikes. With our condo less than a minute from the Snow Summit village, we could easily head back to our unit between laps and had plenty of space to work on our bikes. If you'd like to explore Snow Summit or Big Bear, California for yourself, check out Visit Big Bear https://book.bigbear.com/search.php

Thanks to these brands for supporting the test!
Tannus Armour Inserts https://tannusamerica.com/products/ta...
1UP USA https://1upusa.com
Feedback Sports https://feedbacksports.com
Snow Summit Bike Park https://www.bigbearmountainresort.com...
Maxxis Tires https://www.maxxis.com/us/tires/bicyc...

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0:00 Intro
1:33 Bike Introductions and First Impressions
6:11 Vital’s Tall Testers
7:05 What makes a good enduro bike?
7:58 $5,899 Nukeproof Mega 290 Carbon Review
16:29 $9,675 Deviate Claymore Review
25:51 $9,499 Trek Slash 9.9 Review
35:51 $7,000 Specialized Enduro Expert Review
44:29 $6,000 Intense Tracer 297 Review
53:26 $4,800 Canyon Strive CFR Underdog Review
1:03:29 Final Impressions