2020 K TM 250 XC-W TPI
R I D E R E V I E W
P90
actually a pretty decent mechanic, but he wasn't
my mechanic for some reason. He is Mark Hyde.
Hyde actually won the Blackwater 100 four times!
They even built a pinball machine based mostly
on how much of a badass Mark Hyde is when it
comes to the Blackwater 100. Have you ever been
good enough at something that they name a pinball
machine after you? Me neither.
It turns out Mark Hyde is also a bit faster than I
am at enduro racing. Even when he's riding mostly
one-handed after a crash in the first miles. Hyde
also allegedly broke some ribs, but let's just leave
it at a sprained wrist. He beat me with a severely
sprained wrist.
Riding enduro is a bit of a social affair. And I
was lucky to have a couple legendary competitors
alongside (in front of) me all day. Plus, they really
want to beat each other—so enjoying that battle
and commentary of Lafferty vs. Hyde was pretty
great. I won›t get into the details, but I laughed a
lot, I ate cookies between tests (thanks to Mark's
(Above) You get a lot of "enduro" for the 250 XC-W
TPI's $9799 asking price. (Left) Enduro Engineering
also supplied the engine guard for our attempt in the
Little Racoon National Enduro.
