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I own the 2014 sj expert evo and have spent time on the 14′ enduro as well.
The sj is the best bike I have ever owned by far. I have owned it for about 8
months now and have decided that it is capable of handling anything that I can
dish out. The review above sums up almost everything worth mentioning with the
exception of the wheels. I rode carbon wheels on my previous sj and have
decided that the alloy wheels on the 14′ sj are not even worth changing. They
are soooooo stiff. I have spent a lot of time thinking about going bigger and
getting an enduro, but at this point, I think the sj is probably the ultimate
trail bike. The ultimate quiver killer, if you will. I've ridden it in xc
races with 2400 feet of climbing in 20 miles and enduro races with 5-6 foot
drops and I could never find a single fault. One of my friends has the 13′
iteration of the sj evo and he spent a few weeks in New Zealand this past
winter. Evidently, everyone is selling their downhill bikes and buying
enduros. Which says something. New zealand is definitely an "earn your turns"
kind of place. But much of their riding is very demanding on bikes. I would
definitely question where you live and what style of riding you do before
choosing between the enduro or the stumpy.
June 19, 2014, 11:38 a.m. - Jack
#!markdown I own the 2014 sj expert evo and have spent time on the 14′ enduro as well. The sj is the best bike I have ever owned by far. I have owned it for about 8 months now and have decided that it is capable of handling anything that I can dish out. The review above sums up almost everything worth mentioning with the exception of the wheels. I rode carbon wheels on my previous sj and have decided that the alloy wheels on the 14′ sj are not even worth changing. They are soooooo stiff. I have spent a lot of time thinking about going bigger and getting an enduro, but at this point, I think the sj is probably the ultimate trail bike. The ultimate quiver killer, if you will. I've ridden it in xc races with 2400 feet of climbing in 20 miles and enduro races with 5-6 foot drops and I could never find a single fault. One of my friends has the 13′ iteration of the sj evo and he spent a few weeks in New Zealand this past winter. Evidently, everyone is selling their downhill bikes and buying enduros. Which says something. New zealand is definitely an "earn your turns" kind of place. But much of their riding is very demanding on bikes. I would definitely question where you live and what style of riding you do before choosing between the enduro or the stumpy.