RUST magazine: Rust#3

Enduro
other bike can go (at least not so easily).
The 300 - no, not today. I suspect it would
have benefitted from some suspension
tuning as it was unnaturally nervous on
the loose stuff, where it should have
really, well, cake-walked-it.
And that leaves us with the FE501.
Now the old TE570 is long dead-andburied
(before its time), so this is the
daddy. And it is a cool ride. It doesn’t
just romp up big hills, it mashes them
on the rear wheel - changing up as you
go. It’s the slightly taller, slightly heavier
(feeling), laid-back big bro to the 450.
And again, given the choice of riding an
enduro on this or the TE125, I would have
to pick this bike every time. A great trail
bike too, I’d wager.
So, did I learn anything in Devon? No.
Some days you’re just happy to drive
home uninjured and with a smile on your
face. Obviously it’s not so bad to start the
day riding rubbish as long as you finish
strong, which is what happened. That
Model Prices
TE125 £6,349
TE250 £7,049
TE300 £7,249
FE250 £7,499
FE350 £7,699
FE450 £7,799
FE501 £7,899