There is still a lot of progress to be made with my riding, however I’m considering buying a new bike all together because the giant stance uses a weird rear shock size.
The video of me riding there I would say is ok, with minimal brakes
Should I buy a enduro bike to progress my MTB skills or try on my current bike and upgrade it ?
2022 Stance
150mm Recons
120mm Rockshox Monarch 184×44 standard eyelet
Tekro Orion 4p
by swtchs19
17 Comments
Definitely go for an Enduro bike. That would be a huge upgrade over the stance
So if you are riding those type of trails, you don’t need an enduro. If you do a lot of uphill as well as downhill, you won’t be happy with an enduro on the daily.
Why are you concerned about the rear shock size, if you have the sag and Compression rates set appropriately the physical size shouldn’t be a big deal
Why would a different shock size make a difference?
I would not buy an enduro bike, if what you normal ride looks like the trails in that video. Trail bike for sure
99% of the issues I say in this video is bike setup and form.
Do you need an Enduro bike? Maybe.
What you do need is better suspension setup from what I can see in this video. Looks like the fork isnt rebounding fast enough, and you’re pretty much bottomed through that whole section. Probably needs a little more air and a touch more rebound speed. Can’t see the shock as well, but a little adjustment and a volume spacer can do a lot to improve the feel on a short travel bike, particularly in the rear.
Trail or all mountain for that and more, unless there are much harder trails in the area, you wont need more than 150mm.
Norco Sight
Giant Trance SX
Canyon Spectral
That kind of bike.
a 160mm front with 150mm rear will handle all that and much more.
Personally I would get a 160/160 or 150 trail bike. The only thing that really lacks here is the 120mm rockshox.
Look for a short travel enduro. Something with the enduro like geo, but shorter travel. A great example of this was the canyon spectral 125. They stopped making it, but theres other bikes like it. If you think you’ll be progressing to more chunky trails and drops, then an enduro would be the answer.
Considering you’re not even close to finding the limits on your bike in this clip based on your skills I would say no. You can get significantly better using your current setup before you need anything different. You look really choppy and uncomfortable going through these sections. A new bike won’t fix that.
Trail bike around 140 – 150 mm will do
Get some gloves and knee & elbow pads my dude
You have the skills to warrant a longer travel bike. It’ll help you progress. Cheers mate
That terrain doesn’t require an enduro bike, so no for that reason. But they are fun so yes for that reason. I would say wait and progress then get one in a few years.
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Did you put a bigger fork on your stance? 150 front / 120 back seems off I think the stance should be 120 or 130 in the front? Maybe you don’t need a full enduro but a bike with more rear suspension and geometry designed around a 150ish fork would be a huge difference
I’d recommend you try and improve your technique. Drop the heals, relax your shoulders. A relaxed skilled rider is always faster/ better than a tensed up rider on a comfortable bike.
Propain has their Hugene model on sale right now. 30% off, which is a fucking insane deal. That is 140mm front and rear. And you can upgrade to a 150mm lyric up front. Just pulled the trigger on mine.
My answer to this question is always “yes”.
There are some great enduros out there in the low-30lbs range that still climb pretty well. I went from a SJ EVO to a RM altitude and it was a huge, huge upgrade for my riding. Definitely helped me get better.
Honestly I dont really see a point to trail bikes in the 150mm range. The only climbing advantage they have is like 2 lbs of weight saving on the suspension. And theres a ton of downsides with geometry on the downhills.
You dont “need one”. I see plenty of people blasting thought the bike park on 140mm bikes or ripping flow trails on hard tails. So you could just get better. But its a lot easier to spend money to get better instantly.