Hardtail Vs Enduro Mountain Bike | What Should You Choose?

Both Hardtails and Enduro bikes arguably do many aspects of mountain biking extremely well! Both can go up and down relatively efficiently despite being drastically different machines. Rich and Blake took some time whilst out exploring the Basque country to try and put their finger on what exactly it is that one does better than the other.

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If you were to have one horse for many courses, which would you choose? The hardtail or the Enduro Bike?

[dverschoor]

There is one correct answer, ride the bike that makes you smile!

[ridingflats]

The monthly HT vs FS video, exciting.

[christhepatriot]

I’ve had 3 full squish bikes BUT the most fun I’ve ever had was on my hardtail.

[xavierhulbert]

The full sus is so much more comfy, but lots of people forget that a hardtail can ride 90% of everything a FS can. I’ve been riding a $500 hardtail in the Rockies for 2 years now and yeah, even though it’s taken some beatings, I’ve still ridden everything I’ve come across. It does rattle your bones though.

[Innogrouphongkong]

"Crazy bugger" is the best technical review I've heard in a while

[razzor]

First thing you need for Apocalypse?
Blake - "A trusty hard tail"!

[ldplays]

You guys confused the slides for uphill and downhill. My bank account has informed me that Hardtail is the choice for me. I like the speed, lightness, and descending stability. It all depends though, on very rough terrain the enduro is better. Obviously in a perfect world you have one for each need but in the real world we make the most of what we have.

[talos]

"It all comes down to your riding style" except one option is nearly triple the other 💵💵💵💵💵💵💸💸💸💸

[keithfreeman]

Wish you guys did some Trek bikes. I love the channel. Thank you for such great content.

[mikeburgh]

Absolutely love my ☢️ Scout ☢️ 275/140mm. It's a weapon & so much fun!!!

[seano]

Trek hardtail 26" 6000 series, only the frame and shifters are original and my new Commencal Clash 27.5 and I love each for what they do!

[HorizonVertigo]

I love my hardtail, a Giant Fathom 1 with 27.5" front and back. Can take it to the dirt jump park, pump track and flow trails. My full sus ebike only feels good on rough trails and sketchy downhills.

[davidgeiger]

Not to forget, the reliability of a hardtail!!

[andrejhaluska]

I bought last year after 20 years on HT first full. Ill never go back. IT so much better in every way. Even clibming is better, because I dont have to worry about unloading rear wheel in technical climb.

[Sunspot-]

My Middlechild is a one speed automatic transmission equipped HT. Of my 18 bikes, I reach for the singlespeed the most.

[zachscherpa]

My enduro rig is a Stanton ti hardtail, love it.

[kbd-nc]

Mid-travel trail, Banshee Prime, with 135 is my next bike. Lobe my steel SS hard tail but it is beating the heck out of me on the rooty downhills where I live.

[augmentednd]

Hardtail works for me for now, theres some trails that are too steep/fast/rough that I've done that I probably wont do again because of how unstable it becomes unless I drag the brakes the whole way down. But, It allows me to afford my BMX, DirtJumper, lots of guitars, Car insurance and a Car all on a Grocery Store Clerk's wage. Remember to return your Shopping Buggies/Trollies back in the corral's as it allows us to keep stock the shelves better instead of wandering the parkinglot recording buggies from parking stalls, curbs, ditches, blocking the exit door of the store, etc. It really does take away from the actual job when people just leave them anywhere, and the one I work at doesnt have the coin operated locks so customers tend to create an obstacle course just outside the exit and interdock the large and small buggies which dont actually fit together. Soooo much oversharing, LOL Cheers from BC, Canada.

[LaurentiusTriarius]

People got oversold on enduro type bikes, that's why everyone and his mom are selling them on marketplace, I even suspect some newcomers abandoned their good intentions of 2020-22 not helped by an intimidating 38 lbs bike with tires who need 1000w just to keep rolling 😂