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Not only in terms of sizing, but also in the general type of bike. Take Trek’s lineup with the Slash and the Fuel LX, for example. If there were still teams riding Trek, I’d bet quite a few riders would switch to the Fuel LX for exactly that reason: still very capable and forgiving, but quicker and lighter through turns. Riders at this level can definitely hold onto the bars when things get a bit rougher.

What do people think about having multi-day for the pros but then single day for the open category. Sat = Pro + Open Sun = Pro Keeps these enduro races open to the non-pro racer and if I came in to race Sat, I'd certainly stick around for the Sunday Pro finale.

2 day racing at venues that have enough quality raceworthy trails (such as maydena last year), more new venues somewhere other than Europe and more European venues nowhere near a bike park. Guys/gals redlining to the top of the hill is the opposite of what I want to see. What was so cool about ews is that it provided a form of racing that exemplified what I enjoyed about mtb (making it to the top and blasting down cool/challenging trails) at a high level and amazing locations anyone could aspire too. And “bro time” is a big thing that made...

Personally I think enduro was better as it was. Finish your race run. Wait for a couple homies to finish theirs. Climb to the top and go all out on the next stage. Talk about your last run and life on the way up. Tbh I barely care about World Cup enduro at this point. Pretty much every change that’s been made has been in the opposite direction of what made me a fan. And tight liaison just makes the sport less exciting. If you want endurance to be a factor go back to the monster races of yesteryear.

Correct. Keen to see how things shake out at Finale. Genuinely have no idea what kind of form everyone's in - it seems most of the top riders have all had fairly smooth off-seasons?