This has to be the best video on youtube for someone hesitating between a trail bike and an enduro, nice job very helpful

I’ve learned more about mountain bikes from you Clint than anywhere else on the Internet. Great job with this video!!

Most people today seem to over bike themselves. I have been guilty of that in the past. You need to buy a bike that is made for the trails you ride, not the trails you wish you ride.

Over biking is common it seems. I agree that you’re better off being under biked once in a while than to ride over biked the majority of time.

You explain the difference between the two kind of bikes really well

So glad I got a trail bike, seriously can do everything. I’ve done long cross country rides to downhill shuttles on double black diamonds.

Learned more about mountain bikes from this one vid than I have in a month of research

I bought a trail bike and couldn't be happier it is perfect for the trails where I live! It has 140 front and 130 rear with 29" wheels and it is just perfect 👌 Its just a do it all bike for the average guy who just wants to have fun on the trails and not race :)

Thanks Clint for all the explanations. I learned so much from you about biking materials and biking!

Excellent explanations and great balance of details and thematic coverage, Clint! As always, I should add..

Love a detailed run down and comparison. This is one of your key strong points. Very helpful.

Such great content. Very helpful, no nonsense, honest information. Thank you! 😎

Best explanation I've heard so far. Thank you!

As someone assessing new trail bikes, this video is a gold mine of important information. Thanks Clint.

Excellent video. Best comparison video I have seen on this topic. Enjoy your other videos as well. Thanks for taking the time to create this content

Finally someone who gets straight to the point. Just what I needed thanks.

Thanks Clint. All your videos are great.

Finally found a video with plain, clear explanation of difference between mentioned types of bikes :) I have trail bike, hardtail so taking into consideration of present preferences a bit outdated. I have never ridden a bike with full suspension so I am really curious of my impressions. I am going to rent one for a try and see how it goes. Thank you for making this video.

Terrific video! As a former XC racer now returning to my love of hard off-road riding (no racing, now just for fun), all the new tech and terms have been overwhelming. Selecting a brand difficult enough. ‘XC’, ‘Enduro’, or ‘Trail’ within brands the next bottomless rabbit hole. You answered countless questions of mine in this video. Thx!!!

This is the best explanation I've seen so far 👏

Brilliant. Thanks for putting it so succinctly.

Best vid on the topic. Now I know what I need and WHY! Thanks :)

Excellent video. I got a 27.5 Enduro. Boy have I become fitter. Now moving over to a 29” Titanium hardtail in a trail/XC setup. So expecting a fast climbing bike and challenging technical downhills. Just deciding on tyre sizes and fork travel (frame is optimised for a 44 with 140mm travel. Issue is component availability, but I keep my Enduro till I can complete it.

explained literally to a T!!!! love the way you explain the info. keep it up bro🤙🏽😎

Super helpful!! Thank you very much. Been trying to decide between a trail vs enduro for my boys - and you’ve just sold us on the right decision. Awesome video - cheers mate

Thank you Clint!!! Learned a lot from your videos

Fantastic info. Gratifying to learn that at least some of how my Trek Slash 8 (enduro) handles on climbs and tamer terrain isn't entirely due to my lack of skill! I'm over-biked for a lot of my local riding, light trail or down-country rig would be good addition to my arsenal. Thanks Clint.

Great content as always. My sentinel still makes a good trail bike when the trails are smoother.. would be interesting to try a mullet version of the sentinel or the patrol.. would open up that playfulness a little bit.

I’ve ridden my Stumpjumper 27.5 for my first year of riding. I basically made it a “trail-duro” because I didn’t know how much I’d like DH. I like XC too, but DH is just way to much fun. Just picked up an Enduro to replace it. Sad to see the Stumpy go, but soooo looking forward to the longer wheelbase, 29s and 170mm travel.

Again excellent video which clearly explains differences in geometry, among other interesting things. I have no choice but to sub this channel, keep up the good work ☀️

Thank you very simple clear and very informative video !

Excellent video - great info!

Another great informative video!

My Orbea Occam H20 has 140 front and rear on 29s. Love it. Great for long rides or descending

Great comparison video with real world information.

I ride a 2019 Stumpy LT with 150/150 and all I ride are enduro trails. It's perfect! And I also take it on 40 mile 6000ft rides with no issues. A lot will depend on the rider at the end of the day. Great video......I remember watching you race years ago when I lived in Jax..but now I am in Spain. Anyway, take care and thanks for the vids.

I went from a Yeti SB130 (150mm front) to a Spur and I couldn’t be happier. The Spur just suites me better for 99% of the trails I ride.

Hi there! Many thanks for sharing. Now I understand that I only need a cross country bike or perhaps a Gravel one since I mainly ride 70% in the city and 30% in the country. LIKE.

Great video! Thank you 😊

Great video. Solid info. Subbed

The best explanation.

Great video. Cemented which type of bike I should choose. Was torn between the two, but will now go with trail; specifically the Canyon Spectral. Thanks!

Very nice explanation !

I really appreciate straight to the point well presented videos like this. i’m thinking about picking up a trail bike. would you justify owning both and just pick the bike you are going to ride that day based on the trail conditions? i just don’t want to be in a situation where i’m riding one more than the other. thank you

Good on you,really useful informations

I just bought a Poklygon Siskiu T8. It seems to be somewhere between the two. But the T stands for Trail (Bike). It has 65deg head angle and 2.6in tyres and 780mm bars. But it has 140mm travel on 29in wheels with Fox 34 on front and Fox DPS on the rear.

I like the fact that my "trail" bike is pushing just toward the threshold of enduro, which is what I wanted when looking for this 140r/150f Having a 66.5° HTA, the additional 51mm offset on my PIKES I think is a good balance. It's a 29er Stumpjumper and feels very stable. Don't totally understand why the offset is trending toward LESS these days, but that changes from year to year it seems. Why though would riders going to longer fork travel (more than 160) be looking for LESS offset increasing the trail? Doesn't matter, just curious, these things puzzle me sometimes lol. ~JSV

i recently bought an enduro bike since i wanted an upgrade from my 10 year old short travel 26 xc trail bike thats falling apart. its so much better going down black diamond downhill trails but pedaling up is harder. cant wait for park season!

I stopped trying to make my trial bike more enduro with gripper heavier tyres to cope with the rougher stuff I sometimes ride because it was just making it worse, the fun window was getting smaller and harder to stay in. Now I'm on even lighter tyres than before it's more fun and quicker everywhere; I'm smashing long standing PB's too

great video ! thankyou

Great video.. Thanks

And subscribed. So informative thank you.

I found at my age 60, don’t race and ride like I use to DH, it was hard to fined a good over all long travel bike to stay up with my younger friend on their “Trail” bikes. I did come across a Canyon Strive CF with 170mm travel and it has a push button system that helps the bike pedal up hill it seems as good as the trail bikes. Granted more travel on a bike is harder to ride dirt jump places without using more speed to hit them, because the suspension absorbs the apex of the jumps before the lips and slows the bike down, this Canyon seems to pedal better for those hits. But any bike with suspension will be a bit tougher on jumps like that, without speed. They are met to mimic downhill bicycle , better then my 30-year old Foes. But my Foes DH does still stay up with the Enduros on descending, with 26” wheels. Check out the Canyon bike I was riding and let me know your input. Nice video.

I recently bought a TranceX 29 which I am real happy with. It’s a trail bike, but burly. Good travel and modern geometry...that is similar to the groundbreaking Mondraker. I have to admit it is not that snappy and the head angle takes some getting used to!!

Thank u much for d info🙏🏻👍🏼

Hi great video! I have a Rallon 160f 150r, i do enduro, and my area its natural rockgardens, roots ..the problem its also few days a week i ride with xc friends a do 50k 1500+ routes, so im considering hace more trail bike.. The problem with yeti sb130, revel rascal, switchblade its they are very good on descend and climbs, but i think still heavy to enjoy long climbs or blue trails, more than 30lbs i guess, maybe Stumjumper ...or ripmo.. And its when i think something like Spur, tallboy, pivot 429, should be great pedalling, very lights, and still good descenders. But not sure if can descend just a bit slow in enduro stuff or you are all the time exposed to a fall. If will be something like spur with 130 130..or 140-130mm in 28 lbs...modern geo Cheers

That was nice and clear. Thank-you. Not TMI.

Best statement yet. A Enduro is a downhill bike you can pedal.

Good advice

One quick note- travel is how much your wheel moves might be the best way to put it. There seems to be some confusion where people think that their rear shock’s travel is indicative to how much the actual rear end of the bike moves despite the fact that they’ve been told how much travel the rear is capable of.

nice vid, well done!!

I think trail bikes are still very capable going down the rough stuff just generally not as fast and composed as an enduro. I use my 150/130 trail bike for enduro type of riding all the time and I dig that I can still do XC type of riding and being able to climb anything. Trail bikes would be an excellent choice for XC riders who want a funner, more capable bike on the downhills.

I'm definitely over biked for my local trails (super fun on the decents but punishing on the climbs), this is why I'm now in the market for a trail bike. I'll save my enduro for the bike park.

My nuckproof mega 290 is a beast I love it for all riding so fast still a good climber all about gearing

i was facing this dilemma and opted for the new revel rail 29, which is really more all mountain...with 160mm up front/155mm out back, i am ready for the more dicey enduro-type rides but i can still climb local SoCal fire roads/single track with ease

As far as suspention between the 2 of them I have a deluxe now and wondering besides managing heat for performance what gains would I get going to a super deluxe? I'm pretty happy with shock now, but it makes me wonder if going to piggyback is even better? I had a dpx2 about 3 years ago and like the feel of deluxe better.

Think you're a little optimistic on the weights. yeah, if you buy the $8000 top of the line model, you can get there, but Specialized's entry-level Stumpie this year is something like 35-36 pounds. Trek claims their $4300 Fuel EX 9.7 comes in at 30 pounds, but it's undoubtedly probably a pound heavier.

Clint why you never review or include the new agresive hardtails I just buy a giant fathom 29 great geometry and sold my enduro full suspension

What does the sticker on the top tube say? Great video

I have a 160/160 with 27.5s and 65 degree head tube angle. I ride Alafia and Balm here in FL and feel a little over biked most of the time, but don’t mind. I just ride for fun.

Offcourse it depents where do you live but I think a "downcounty" or short travel trailbike is the bike what does it all. Fun and fast.Broke all my PRs, only on sprints and easy terrain climbs the xc hardtail is faster.The Top Fuel is 2 kg heavier then my hardtail but overal faster. It is as fast as an xc bike uphill and downhill as an trailbike.And so much fun.

Thought the piggy back was to increase the oil volume so oil viscosity doesn't decrease as you ride a long run ...because it's temperature doesn't change as much? I understand that bar width in enduro has peaked and a bit more moderation has entered, and consideration of how tight the trees are on trail.

Great video. Always enjoy it when you post new ones. Was that Burnt Mountain in DuPont?

I have an Enduro bike even tho I don’t live in a area with large terrain bike I ride really aggressive no matter what and like to go to bike parks so I think Enduro bike for me was the right choice because I was bottoming out my old trail bike

Great content Clint! I have a Stumpjumper alloy 27.5 with a stock travel of 150mm/150mm Front and rear. Fox Rhythmn 34 and Fox Dps but I upgraded my suspension to DVO Onyx 160mm and DVO Topaz T3 air. So would my bike now be considered as Trail/All-mountain/Mini-Enduro? 😃

Can u tell me is the marin alpine trail xr is a trail bike or enduro? Thanks

Am thinking of starting to ride again. I never had a mountain bike hardtaial seems to be for me a first timer .I use to ride a xc bike for 4 years 160 miles a week.. looking for something under $1000.any advise .I liked the xtrada,bezango and virus nuclus. At 64 am starting late but I really want to do this . better late than never.

So I’ve got a good mix of trials local to me, ton of climbs but a good down hill amount as well. I really want an enduro bike for the extra travel and jumps but it seems like everyone is saying it’s gonna make climbing impossible. What should I do?

Thanks Clint. Can you investigate and discuss the new and emerging trend of lighter carbon wheelsets for trail/enduro bikes? When you buy a new trail/enduro bike from a manufacturer today, you have the option to upgrade to carbon wheels for ≥ $1,000. However, those carbon wheelsets weigh about 1,650 grams (29er). However, there are now independent companies selling carbon wheelsets for trail/enduro bikes weighing 250-300 grams lighter than that. If I'm a high end bike buyer, why would I spend the upgrade charge for relatively "heavy" carbon wheels when I can buy a significantly lighter carbon wheelset that saves me just over half a pound of rolling resistance? That's not insignificant and can definitely lighten both types of bikes. I believe lighter carbon wheelsets are the future.

Hey Clint . Did you get rid off the Jet 9 Rdo and kept the Transition Spur ?.

Clint, what about the all-mountain category of bikes? I mainly ride a 2019 Scott Genius 730 which is labeled by Scott as an all-mountain bike. Comparing it to the specs you talked about for trail and enduro bikes, it seems to fall in the middle. What do you think about this category?

Totally agree with this video. If you don’t use shuttles or race enduros stick with a trail bike. Trail bikes are more fun to climb and feel more poppy and alive to ride on the trails. Enduro bikes lose a lot of the trail feel.

Nice video but spur is basiclly an aggressive xc bike. The Scout is really transitions trail bike and it can go anywhere and is so much fun. You can make your aggressive bike super fun on easy trails with light fast tyres. Most true Enduro bikes these days really to much for all but high level racers or thouse who have big steep mountains.

I'm speculating that the O-rings on the forks hadn't moved since the filming of the downhill segment? If so, your Trail bike worked closer to it's full potential on that trail than your Enduro bike did, meaning on that particular trail, the Trail bike was the better choice?

Hi Clint, I have Stumpjumper 2013 and the head angle is 68. Is it ok to upgrade the fork and rare to fox 34 or 36? I'm wanting to get rid of my bike but I've been using it for a long time and I m thinking of upgrading some parts instead.

I purchased a Cube Fritzz for my first bike. I live in the flat plains of NW Florida. Hope I didn't waste my money since there isn't a lot of downhill here. The guy I purchased it from basically told me I wasted my money since it's more for lifts and downhill.

Hi Clint, good job! ....9:28 to 9:40, where is that amazing trail?

Enduro EMTB is probably the most well rounded do it all otherwise a good travel trail bike with rear lockout for the jack of all trade title.

Is the Sentinel really classed as an Enduro? I've seen quite a few reviews that describe it as more of an all rounder/all day kinda bike.

Juanquintv watching sir and following.i have cross counrty bike set up a tire to enduro tire

what is the frame size?

The niner jet 9 is more off a trail country mix or a enduro trail mix? Cheers!

Great video. How about comparing to an XC MTB?

I broke my kona process 153 frame. Trying to find a replacement. Impossible to find another process frame. So, I've been looking at Transition. How would you compare a Transition Scout? I like the 27.5 wheels and I have shuttles/DH trails nearby and peddly/rough trails nearby.

if you however have the option of locking your suspension on the enduro bike would that not be the best then?

I have a 2021 Santa Cruz Bronson C xt

yeah! 👍

The lines between the two are so blurred now that it's so hard to make generalisations about one or the other. When buying it's so important now to look closely at the specific bikes and their design intentions. The Slash and Mega are both enduro bikes, but the Slash is much better for pedalling - in fact Trek call it the "trail bike of trail bikes", despite it being ostensibly an enduro race bike. The sacrifices/gains are so marginal these days. I would say that a 29er with 130/120 travel is edging into being an xc bike. My preference, given that my climbs are not technical and my descents are, is an enduro bike.

Hi! can you help me, I currently own a giant trance 27.5 carbon 2018. If I change my fork with a RockShox ZEB 160 travel, will it work fine? I am currently using Rockshox revelation 150mm. Need your help on this. Thanks! enjoying all your videos.

What category would you put the 2022 Stumpjumper Evo in?