When we first rode YT’s Capra CF Comp 1 last year it totally blindsided us. We’d heard rumours of a new ultra value, direct sell enduro bike from the German DH and dirt jump specialists, leaving us intrigued.
Opening the Capra CF Comp 1's box revealed a ridiculous level of SRAM, Race Face and RockShox based spec for the price, but it was the incredible, immediately accessible performance that totally blew us away. Within seconds of clipping in for a quick lunchtime set up run it was sucking up landings and railing berms like we’d spent days getting it dialled.
- Highs: Enduro fantasyland spec sheet, pant-wettingly rapid ride, superb carbon chassis
- Lows: If you're not a seasoned fettler, you'll be in for a frustating time
Even with a ton of ‘we’ll set that properly in a minute’ sag, it charged climbs with super supportive damping underlining rock solid pedalling. Pushing the envelope on descents felt like the most straightforward and safest thing in the world and within ten minutes we’d burnt a whole set of fastest times into trails we’d been riding for a decade. By the end of the day it had caused similar carnage on an epic cross country ride and an awed response from every reviewer we knew.
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All this meant the arrival of a second Capra almost 12 months later was a really significant event (a third, the alloy-framed Capra AL 1 has also passed through our reviewers' hands) . Especially as the Pro Race version we unboxed has a perfect enduro racing kit list.
Where we’d had forgiving but slightly slow rolling Maxxis High Roller treads on decent Race Face wheels before, we now had the insane front grip, rear slip rubber and perfect stiffness, smoothness pitch of Mavic’s CrossMax Enduro WTS Wheel-Tyre combo system. Those wheels were now connected to the bike not with user friendly get-on-and-go Rock Shox dampers, but cutting edge kit from French race suspension legend BOS.
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