2017 Specialized Enduro Comp 27 5
Specialized enduro 2017 the review and the tradition continues for this new enduro is a bear of a bike.
2017 specialized enduro comp 27 5. There are only two frame designs. We gave it a geometry that features a slacker front end a longer top tube short chainstays and a lower bottom bracket. Since specialized created the enduro it s consistently been at the top of its game and with the revised version for 2017 i was keen to see how this entry point machine would fare. We gave it a whole new geometry with a slacker front end a longer top tube even shorter chainstays and a lower bottom bracket.
So there will be 650b enduros 29er enduros and 27 5 enduros although specialized insist on calling them 6fatties. I also wanted to see how feasible a 170mm travel bike would be as a regular ride. Specialized command post ircc 12 position micro height adjustable alien head design bottom mount cable routing remote adjust srl lever 100mm travel s 125mm travel m xl. Nimble flick able agile whatever you want to call it our enduro comp 650b embodies it in one hell of a beautiful redesigned alloy package.
Of the many caniforms running loose amongst the complex inlets the separate vancouver island from mainland british columbia the bike a hint of rupert the bear in its colourings is all about tearing through the undergrowth munching up root hauntingly powerful. With 170mm of front and rear travel the new enduro lives for long days in the bike park and shuttling downhill trails while remaining playful and fun. The 2017 specialized enduro comp 650b is an immediately comfortable high value beast of a bike that begs to be unleashed on rowdy terrain. For the launch of the bike specialized brought us to british columbia s sunshine coast to ride some of the region s finest singletrack.
One is for 650b the other is for 29in wheels or 27 5 tyres. Nimble flick able agile whatever you want to call it our enduro comp 650b embodies it in one hell of a beautiful redesigned alloy package. The 2017 enduro is actually two enduros. All of this together makes the bike truly feel glued to the ground and the platform is more responsive and capable then.
Specialized body geometry henge comp hollow cr mo rails 143mm width seatpost. The reworked 2017 specialized enduro has arrived. What attracted you to the specialized enduro comp 650b. Specialized enduro comp 650 frame the enduro s frame was updated read.
In some uncanny oxymoronic way specialized made the enduro 29 better at climbing and descending at the same time while also increasing the travel to 165 millimeters and relaxing the head angle.