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Dec 6, 2016

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Downhill or All-Mountain Bike?

You ride trails, but you ride bike parks and downhill trails for your primary riding experience, and you can only have one bike. Would you choose a DH or an all-mountain / enduro model?

Downhill
All-mountain / enduro
Not sure
No interest in either genre

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Gasket-Jeff (Dec 9, 2016 at 21:34)

So sick of this sales/marketing poison that says an enduro bike is the same as a big bike. I can't even go to my lbs and buy a full face lid or sit on a big bike. Marketing f&@ks have and are ruining a sport for the all might $$

moth423 (Dec 10, 2016 at 11:30)

I agree and disagree. I think Enduro is growing because there is more guys realizing you get a little more ride time for all the entry fee money. I miss the popularity of DH, but I dont miss selling DH bikes out of my shop. Everyone is after a YT anyway. Makes it hard for the LBS to compete. One very big pickle going on in the industry for sure. Commence rebuttal...

martis (Dec 10, 2016 at 14:13)

You'd think they would realize that n+1 was better for them in the long run. It's cool. I'm keeping a DH bike in the fleet indefinitely. I only ride park.

kitiskit (Apr 14, 2017 at 13:53)

surly encouraging you to have one bike that can do it all, instead of having several bikes for specific disciplines is pretty dumb, if its all about the $$?

the-lorax (Dec 9, 2016 at 23:08)

I have a park bike, a trail bike, a DJ bike, a cruiser, and I probably paid less for all 4 combined than 1 new Enduro or DH bike. All of them used from here on Pinkbike.

crazy9 (Dec 11, 2016 at 0:09)

Pretty silly question. Surely it totally depends on what you have on your doorstep.
What's that bullshit scaremongering about if you have a V10 you've got to be Josh Bender ?
Come on people, ride what you like and enjoy it.
Forget what the mags say.

austinmc (Dec 18, 2016 at 20:00)

I agree. Even if an All-Mountain could handle your downhill runs, the fun factor is so different with a big bike.

malcolmridesbikes (Dec 12, 2016 at 20:06)

what happened to freeride rigs? still got the 180 up front and the geo to huck like a dh but a little lighter and better gearing for everything else

trailblazzzzzer (Dec 18, 2016 at 7:25)

I'm not sure what to think about the whole down hill scene.. I know there are some bad asses out there. However when I'm riding Moab and passing a lot of these super burly bikes with people in body armor, full face helmets, on down hill sections with my 6inch trail bike, It makes me think a lot of you guys are full on posers.

Mountain-Dalek (Dec 20, 2016 at 0:23)

You sure belong to the ELITE. Keep it up champion!

woollybut (Dec 13, 2016 at 11:36)

Against the grain but bought my first DH rig last year to ride the parks after beating the crap out of my Kona Process. I have no regrets about buying the big bike, bags of fun either way!

ddean (Dec 10, 2016 at 9:46)

Bought an E29 as a long travel AM bike that I can pedal up, and it does that perfectly. It however is not designed for the nastiest Gnar on the Shore like Wild Cherry and 5th Horseman sections. Angles are still a bit steep. I will probably get a DH bike to complement it for occasional use.

pukkasilvia (Dec 10, 2016 at 17:54)

All lbs now laugh when I say I ride a demo 8. They say haha nobody rides downhill bikes now. Have you tried an all mountain or a 29er. I laugh back harder when they say 29er, I can't help it lol

timmytwodongs (Dec 9, 2016 at 19:30)

Cant huck a trail bike

betsie (Dec 11, 2016 at 0:08)

The question is simple. .. have you become scared of not riding a Dh bike to its potential in the park and need the excuse of only having a smaller bike

(Joking btw).
Off to Malaga soon. For once not taking my DH bike (V10). This time I am taking my trail bike (mega tr), not even my all mountain bike (nomad).
I have raced Enduro (it was pants, you just catch to many people) and race dh still.
I am an ok rider, better than the average 41 year old, how will the mega get on... well I am pedalling up this time and she is not standard (-2 angle set and a 10mm lyrik up front, 27.5 frame with 26" wheels).

Chonky13 (Dec 10, 2016 at 8:42)

If the wheels are strong And the angles are proper Trail bikes can send it

MurrayBrave (Dec 12, 2016 at 13:36)

Downhill Bike for downhill tracks or massive stuff, but AM/Enduro for everything else. Two COMPLETELY different bikes though. If i could have one it'd be a 160mm travel bike.

Theeeeo (Dec 9, 2016 at 18:46)

the only reason why I would get an all mountain bike again (actually sold the one I had for drug money and DH/bike park parts which is basically an own kind of drug) is because its always fun to have that second piss around bike you got for pissing around on. f*ck actually any proper riding on it.

Only time I cover elevation is on a chairlift. 'Na'mean.

goytay (Dec 9, 2016 at 16:51)

This is exactly why I bought an Norco range, for those days when I'm not in the park, but when I am it's full dh !!!

kitiskit (Dec 23, 2016 at 5:17)

I ride a commencal meta sx, 180mm front, 160mm rear. never find my self wishing I had more bike.

niebs12 (Dec 9, 2016 at 20:11)

is this even a question? why would I ride an enduro bike????

xtazy55 (Dec 10, 2016 at 8:03)

Dh bike for sure!

ThompsonisGnar (Dec 9, 2016 at 17:33)

Downhill or die

Mountain-Dalek (Dec 9, 2016 at 5:05)

Trailduro is the way to go : 160mm front, 130mm rear, slack'd HA. Change the tyres, change the bike.

topsedit (Dec 9, 2016 at 14:11)

What would Davros say?!!!!

whitebullit (Dec 10, 2016 at 2:53)

@topsedit: exterminate them???