[Writeup] Here’s my pride and joy – Specialized Enduro Comp 2011 Custom

Ladies and gentlemen…

I have quite a lot of free time, so, I present to you my dream bike in it's hopefully final form.

So here’s the deal: Some ages ago I scored this 2011 Specialized Enduro Comp in EXCEPTIONAL condition for dirt cheap. Like embarrasingly cheap. The seller swore up and down it was an outdated, old, supposedly "some useless grandpa bike".

Yeah… a grandpa bike with 160mm travel, tapered headtube, universal sizing all around and ISCG tabs. Sure thing, buddy 😂

I bought it relatively stock (only cosmetic upgrades). Out of the box it wasn’t bad for its time. RockShox Lyrik fork, Fox RP2 shock, 9-speed drivetrain, Avid Elixirs. Solid bones, but half the parts were either outdated or proprietary Specialized bullshit that made upgrading a nightmare… Miss me with that shit. 🙂

But my plan was clear; I wanted something I could ride hard and not give a fuck. My previous 3 bikes did not survive me. I knew this one would.

One by one, the “grandpa parts” came off: (Or just fucking blew up 😂)

• Fox RP2 shock + weird specialized shit yoke? Gone. (Shock exploded but whatever) Replaced with a BikeYoke yoke and a Fox Float RPL. 200x57mm. Finally standard sizing!
• Lyrik was pretty underwhelming. I put on some actual race suspension on it now. Hello BOS Deville 😀
• DT Swiss wheels came out, in with some Nukeproof Generator AMs. If anything's gonna last forever on this bike, it's gonna be the rims 🙂
• Tossed the 720mm stock bars for 780mm Protaper Answer DH bars.
• Binned the triple chainrings for a 1×11 XT drivetrain with a OneUp oval ring because it's not 2011 anymore.
• Added a KS Dropzone dropper because I don't want a cable actuated one, nor am I all about that "stop and lower your seat" life people have with other bikes from this generation 😂

And yeah, I kept the Avid Elixirs. They’re finicky, but they stop me. And they stop good. I know they piss you guys off 😁

What I’ve got now is like pretty unique. And quite a beautiful bike, I made sure to colour match everything down to even the dropper stanchion to the fork.

Now to what you came for:

Stock spec list:

Frame: Specialized Enduro M5 FSR Handmade
Fork: RockShox Lyrik R Solo Air 160mm

Shock: (Proprietary size) Fox RP2 ProPedal

Yoke: Specialized Proprietary

Rims: DT Swiss E440S
Hubs: Specialized Hi Lo Disc

Tires: Specialized Clutch Control 26×2.3" (front), Specialized Purgatory Control 26×2.2" (rear)
Seatpost: 2014 butted alloy 350mm, rigid

Handlebars: Specialized Enduro 720mm

Cassette: Shimano Deore 9-Speed

Derailleur: Shimano SLX FD-M660-E (front), SRAM X.9 (rear)

Shifter: SRAM X7

Cranks: Custom SRAM S-1250

Brakes: Avid Elixir R SL

Rotors: Avid G3 CleanSweep (203mm (F), 185mm (R)) Chainring: 36/24T BCD

Chain: SRAM PC-971 9-speed

My spec:

Frame: Specialized Enduro M5 FSR Handmade

Fork: BOS Deville 34

Shock: FOX Float RPL 200x57mm

Yoke: BikeYoke #1 Yoke

Rims: Nukeproof Generator AM 26"

Hubs: Specialized Hi-Lo

Tires: Maxxis Highroller II 3C MaxTerra EXO TR 26×2.30

Seatpost: KS Dropzone Dropper

Handlebars: Protaper Answer DH 780mm

Cassette: Shimano XT M8000 11-speed

Derailleur: Shimano Deore Shadow RD+

Shifter: Shimano Deore XT

Cranks: SRAM S-1250 Custom

Brakes: Avid Elixir R SL

Rotors: Avid G3 CleanSweep (203mm front, 185mm rear)

Chainring: OneUp Components Oval 104 BCD Narrow-Wide

Chain: Shimano Deore XT CN-HG701 11-speed

Thank you for reading 🙂 Leave a comment! And an upvote too if you enjoyed my little story 😂

Until next time…