so one of the recent viewer submission
questions has been what is inderal well
we're going to try and clear that up for
you today it's a relatively new concept
and racing concept as well but it has
been a big buzzword in the month and
bike industry over the last few years
and unless you're familiar with the
format it can be quite a tricky scenario
to get your head around so what is the
actual definition have been Durrel well
enduro is very similar to rally style
format where you have set transition
times you have a cumulative stage times
which can be four or five in a day or in
non racing terms it can just be a big
day out in the mountains exploring in
the wilderness so why isn't Jareau so
good and why would you want to do it
well instead of being a downhill race
you don't have to weigh any queues you
ride for the whole day ride from the top
to the bottom up to the next stage it's
a lot of fun you're riding around also
with your mates and there's a bit of
competitive battle between you you're
all pushing each other wanting to know
who beats who and then you get the
results at the end you like yes I beat
em oh no I don't be in come home
sadface but anyway yeah it's really good
fun full day out on the bike you want to
do it I'd recommend that you get out
there and do it so the format of inderal
well obviously with the name enduro
there is a certain amount of endurance
required to see through the weekend
you're going to be writing for three to
five hours in the saddle and that's
going to equate to 30 to 55 kilometers
depending on the event you've chosen on
top of that ride you've got at least
four to probably eight stages and these
are pretty tough but it's worth noting
that only these stage times of what
comes to your overall time of the
weekend
generally the lessons don't count
towards you over all time but just be
sure to check this when you do sign on
to the event stage times can vary quite
a lot depending on what event you enter
for the grassroots events it sometimes
can start about two minutes but for the
Alpine events they can build right up to
20 minutes and they're really intense
and super physical those Alpine events
are probably my favourite you get a
chair lift or a gondola right to the top
of the mountain and you've raced your
way back down to the bottom it's the
most intense and most enjoyable
experience I find personally so there's
been quite a lot of new series developed
since the Enduro World Series and then
certainly recommend that if you are
thinking about racing then start at the
grassroot
vents build up and get some experience
before you go under the deep end they're
really intense and they are quite a
challenge if you're new to the sport so
when you are at these events you do have
limited practice time generally you
might only get one run two if you're
really lucky and you see a lot of the
pros using helmet cameras I'd personally
always recommend to take a helmet camera
lets you look back over the footage
identify any key spots where it might be
challenging or if you can make up a
small amount of time top tip right there
for you a typical enduro bike would have
twenty-seven and a half or 29 inch
wheels with 140 to 160 millimeters of
travel but for the hardtail fans out
there
well these grassroot vents you do see
some people still competitively racing
on them good on them because that must
be a hard old day so luckily once you've
got your bike and your helmet you don't
need much other gear you want to get us
they have good gloves of course and I
definitely recommend some knee pads you
can also wear elbow pads and some events
you actually are required to take a back
plate with you
so the who's who behind the sport of
inderal well it's constantly changing
mechanicals and crashes can really add
up and affect the results at the end of
the day but some people who've really
nailed that consistency oh the likes of
last year's champion Ritchie rude jarred
graves and Jerome come on the French
have really dominated and been at the
top for quite a while
other notable mentions are day me not on
Nico LA and Greg Keller and he got his
first win last year and got a couple of
podiums and consistently was in the top
ten before he got injured so let's see
what's going to happen for this race
season ahead so there we have it
hopefully that's cleared up what enduro
is I certainly already knew but do you
now know let us know in the comments
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