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What's it like to ride an Enduro World Series race winning bike from an average joe's perspective?
The morning after the Crankworx EWS, FOX invited us to ride four of their top athletes' bikes. Untouched since the race the previous day, we were allowed free reign over their rides to see the differences in setup and preferences at the highest level. FOX brought along Jared Graves (Yeti), Justin Leov (Trek), Francois Bailly-Maitre (BMC), and Nico Lau (Cube). Nothing could be changed on the bikes apart from brake swapping and pedal preference.
We've been riding and shooting Enduro at a high level for a few years now, so we had a pretty good idea what to expect from most of the racers' setups - or so we thought. With the evolving race format and venues, things are constantly being tweaked and tuned to find that perfect balance. To put things to the test we sent Vital correspondent Brandon Turman up the lift with all four race bikes...
Keep an eye on www.ridefox.com for their latest and greatest.
Photos by Dave and Lee Trumpore, Sven Martin, Gary Perkin, and Fraser Britton.
The morning after the Crankworx EWS, FOX invited us to ride four of their top athletes' bikes. Untouched since the race the previous day, we were allowed free reign over their rides to see the differences in setup and preferences at the highest level. FOX brought along Jared Graves (Yeti), Justin Leov (Trek), Francois Bailly-Maitre (BMC), and Nico Lau (Cube). Nothing could be changed on the bikes apart from brake swapping and pedal preference.
We've been riding and shooting Enduro at a high level for a few years now, so we had a pretty good idea what to expect from most of the racers' setups - or so we thought. With the evolving race format and venues, things are constantly being tweaked and tuned to find that perfect balance. To put things to the test we sent Vital correspondent Brandon Turman up the lift with all four race bikes...
Keep an eye on www.ridefox.com for their latest and greatest.
Photos by Dave and Lee Trumpore, Sven Martin, Gary Perkin, and Fraser Britton.
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