Canyon Strive

The Canyon Strive is one of the bikes that truly defined enduro. Fabien Barel turned up on his prototype version at Punta Ala at the inaugural round in 2013 and the rest is history.

The Strive’s party trick is its Shapeshifter adjustable geometry systems that changes it from special stage racer to XC flyer for hauling yourself up those meaty transitions. With a carbon and aluminium option available there’s one for every budget too.

Airdrop Edit

It’s a rare find to come across an enduro mountain bike that’s free of the usual marketing bullshit but Airdrop seems to have done that with the Edit.  It’s a no-nonsense machine that blats around the forest with ease. If you want to see what it’s capable of look no further than the Clayspades edit that was used to release it.

It may not be the cheapest bike on the its rider-owned, Sheffield roots easily make it the most lovable.

Vitus Sommet

Vitus is the sister brand of Nukeproof distributed by Chain Reaction Cycles. They certainly don’t play second fiddle to the World Cup racing brand though and we’ve even seen Sam Hill choosing to race their bikes down under.

The Sommet is Vitus’ enduro frame with 155mm of travel and a domestic race team in Ireland. It shares a lot in common with the Escarpe that made our 100 this year.