Knolly describes the third incarnation of the Endorphin as a bike designed to dominate your local enduro race as well as take on remote epic rides. We threw it down a series of steep, gnarly off-piste ass-clenchers to see how it fared.
Moving with the times
Version 3.0 of the Endorphin progressed with the times and changed from 26in to 650b wheels. Constructed from noticeably hydroformed 6066 aluminium and sporting Knolly’s Horst Link-based Fourby4 suspension design, which the brand uses throughout its range, the Endorphin’s aesthetics were always going to be a love/hate affair.
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Knolly’s Horst Link-based Fourby4 suspension design is used throughout the brand's range
The 130mm of rear wheel travel comes by way of a highly adjustable Cane Creek DBinline CS shock and the back end is clamped tight via a 12x142mm axle.
Stealth dropper post and part-internal cable routing options are available, but the holes in and out of the frame are just that – holes – meaning cables routed internally are likely to rattle. Irritatingly, the neat little external aluminium cable clamps are located in positions where getting an Allen key to them proved incredibly awkward.
Cramped cockpit and unbalanced feel
Spec as tested:
- Frame: Hydroformed 6066 aluminium, 130mm (5.1in) travel
- Fork: RockShox Yari RC, 150mm (5.9in) travel
- Shock: Cane Creek DBinline CS
- Drivetrain: SRAM GX (1x11)
- Wheelset: Mavic Crossmax Enduro wheels
- Tyres: Mavic Charge 27.5x2.4in (f) and Mavic Roam 27.5x2.2in (r)
- Brakes: SRAM Guide R
- Handlebar: Kore OCD 20, 800mm
- Stem: Kore Repute, 35mm
- Seatpost: RockShox Reverb (dropper)
- Saddle: Kore Durox
- Weight: 13.6kg (30.1lb), medium size without pedals
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