We no longer understand the world! One run on both bikes on our Hill Bill test track in the Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis bike park, and we have nothing but question marks on our faces. Is our popometer faulty? Are the data sheets lying? Or is everyone crazy now? Because these two enduro bikes couldn't be more different. One (YT): big, smooth, comfortable, confident in all positions and super fast - the other (Nukeproof): small, handy, manoeuvrable, firm and so direct that you have your hands full imposing your will on the bike and not the other way round! But now let's take a closer look!
In 2014, the Forchheim-based mail-order company YT amazed us with the first edition of the Capra enduro bike, because it was not only powerful on the downhill, but also deadly chic. "The iPhone of enduro bikes", we called it, because compared to the elegant shapes of the Capra, many other bikes looked like clumsy rubbish. Seven years later, the third edition of the "mountain goat" is now available. Now, in addition to the MX version with a small rear wheel, it is also available as an All-29.
We chose the carbon speedster of three-time EWS champion Sam Hill as our opponent: Nukeproof Giga in the Elite version at an almost identical price. "Monster truck of a bike" is what the Northern Irish call their bike with 180 mm suspension and they offer it in the tested 27.5 mm version and also as an all-29er.
You can download the entire test article about the "Nukeproof Giga 275 Elite vs YT Capra Core 4" duel from FREERIDE 3/2021 as a PDF below the article. The test costs 1.49 euros.
Why not free of charge? Because quality journalism has a price. In return, we guarantee independence and objectivity. This applies in particular to the tests in FREERIDE. We don't pay for them, but the opposite is the case: we charge for them, namely tens of thousands of euros every year.
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Dimitri Lehner
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