Just in case you didn’t know, a new type of riding has recently made it big in the biking scene. Enduro, or “mountain biking” is becoming more and more popular. Enduro riding is where you pedal yourself to the top of a hill or mountain or hill and ride down. In an enduro race, there will be two to three days of riding 5-9 stages of un-timed uphill and timed downhill. The bikes used must be able to handle black to double black diamond downhill trails, but also must be able to climb relatively well to not burn out the riders legs.

Why is it so popular? Because most people can do it. It takes a very particular person to race or even ride Downhill to a moderate level, but the decents and trails aren’t as gnarly in Enduro. Don’t get me wrong, if anybody saw or had anything to do with the EWS (Enduro World Series) Race in Whistler, you’ll know that it was 9 straight hours of hard riding. Many riders dropped out or weren’t allowed to continue because they were too slow on the climbing sections. With climbing stages averaging in 1.5-2 hours in the 36 degree weather that day, I’d say that for some of the men and women who competed, they would’ve rather joined me in taking a dip in the lake.

I have decided to take part in the BC Enduro races as well as maybe the EWS Race in Whistler. I think it’ll be a lot of fun, good for training/skills, and also a way to get to know and talk to more mountain bikers. GTs Enduro race bike, the Sanction won’t be out until November/December or so I will soon be receiving the GT Force X Carbon to be training on until I can get the Sanction.

Gt Sanction

GT Force