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[QUOTE="OffRoadWarrior, post: 135048, member: 22244"] triplehatmx, My point was not that MX bikes suck or that its not physically possible to ride one on trails. Rather my point was get a bike that is most appropriate to the type of riding you intend to do. If you ride an unmodified MX bike in the woods you are going to be working a lot harder than the guy on the enduro bike. Similarly if you ride an enduro bike on an MX track you will be wishing for stiffer suspension by the end of your first lap. I've just seen way too many beginning and C level riders really struggling to conquer trail obstacles because they were riding an unmodified MX bike that was fighting them every step of the way. Why make things harder on yourself than they have to be? Not every thing on my list was mandatory, but out here there are certain minimum requirements for riding an enduro; lights and a spark arrestor/silencer are generally required. An odo, roll chart holder, clock and hand gauards are also a good idea if you want to be competitive. Our club has a number of guys riding converted motocrossers, but from my point of view why should I buy a $6000 dollar MX er only to put $500 dollars worth of parts on it BEFORE I can even think about riding an enduro? With a true enduro bike you only need three things; a clock (I use a $10 wal-mart stopwatch taped to the tank), a roll chart holder (cheap), and handguards of your choice (unless you're a masochist). BTW Michigan trails aren't like trails every where else in the country. An MX bike works just fine when you are planning on riding 50 miles of sand whoops.:p If you want tough trail come out here to NY, Mass. or PA for one of our enduros, try to hit one on a rainy weekend if you want a REAL treat.:scream: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 inch wide trees in a 26mph section. Bad combo! [/QUOTE]
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