07 specialized - dog turds galore
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What kind of fork is that on the Demo 8/7?
rockshox totem.
I want that first one, the paint job is damn cool. And the Enduro has some cleaan lines, and an interesting direction with the Specialized fork.
Haven't we already done this thread 5 times in the last 3 weeks?
i agree i cant stand the new paint jobs
ohh and jeremy yes we have.
ohh and jeremy yes we have.
Anyone know if the specialized forks are made by Suntour or RST yet?
i herd they were very similar to the fox 40 in damping but a 6 in. version but thats just what a lil birdy told mejet said:
specialized tried making their own suspension stuff in the past. never worked out so well. the new fork has everything too close to being a Maverick fork. 25mm hub, adjustable 6-4"s blah blah blah. it'll probably feel like that but with a clunk..
i have a soft-on..
yeah, but you haven t seen the matching golf shirt that they ll throw in for just 89.95 more !!!!!!dcamp29 said:
its supose to be lighter and stiffer some b.s. specialized marketing crap imo
edit* does any one else think that the totem on the demo look raked out or is it just the H.A.
edit* does any one else think that the totem on the demo look raked out or is it just the H.A.
dcamp29 said:
Wait... ever? Ummmm... ok, nevermind.
Yeah, ever.
That's looks really raked out. How much travel does that have? It looks way taller than a Boxer WC 8".bikerpunk98199 said:
the axle to crown is probably really tall its 7 in. i belivemtnbrider said:
edit its its 180mm
mtnbrider said:
it is a really tall fork, its 180 mm but is suposed to have the same ride height as a boxxer world cup. Basically its designed for downhill and big travel freeride bikes.
i'd have to say I like the old top tube on the demos better but oh well. The green/black paint job looks really sic, and once the argyle stickers are taken off the brown has potential too.
I think the Spec marketing wonderboy who came up with this load o' crap should be shot:
"The E150 would provide optimal bump force management, travel and impact matching, unsurpassed steering efficiency, and terrain-specific damping, wrapped in a light-weight package that didn't suffer from pedal interference."
:nonono: :nonono: :nonono:
"The E150 would provide optimal bump force management, travel and impact matching, unsurpassed steering efficiency, and terrain-specific damping, wrapped in a light-weight package that didn't suffer from pedal interference."
:nonono: :nonono: :nonono:
its not an argyle, the fork on the demo 7 is the totem. the argyle is the new rs dirt jump fork (non-adjustable 100mm pike). the color on the new demo 8s is cool, its candy redbent^biker said:
argyle is that checkered patter budarboc! said:
well ill be damned
^ I can't stand your avitar...:looney:
woah the demo is hella nice...But nuthing eles is
ya dude....i was talking about the paint job, not the fork
Why would anyone design a fork brace to pass directly over the top of the tyre like that? Strikes me the only possible outcome is increased crown-axle height and reduced mud clearance. Genius... 
The Totem is about 3mm shorter than a Boxxer.mtnbrider said:
In 1 year specialized has gone from "What is hot to what is not."
I think the new bikes are going to be sick. That fork is going to be pretty much a Fox fork, so it should be pretty decent. I know for a lot of the riding I do a 6" dc fork would be tits. I hate how flexy the Talas series is, and the 40 at 6" still weighs almost 7 pounds.
I don't give much of a flying fvck about how a bike looks, I'm not out in the woods to make a fashion statement. The only cool lookin bike is a motocross bike, and all the DH bikes pretty much just try to imitate that look. They're all still pretty awkward. If you want a good looking bike, wait ten more years.
I think the Demo8 has some pretty retarded geo, but the rest of the Specialized line is spot-on, and will be even better for '07.
I don't give much of a flying fvck about how a bike looks, I'm not out in the woods to make a fashion statement. The only cool lookin bike is a motocross bike, and all the DH bikes pretty much just try to imitate that look. They're all still pretty awkward. If you want a good looking bike, wait ten more years.
I think the Demo8 has some pretty retarded geo, but the rest of the Specialized line is spot-on, and will be even better for '07.
for the new paintjob for the specialized, your going to have a lot of people who think its the coolest paintjob yet, and then a lot of people saying its the ugliest thing they've ever seen
that fork looks retro-tarded
I have to admit that I am not crazy about the funky color designs specialized came out with this year, but I do have to give them 2 thumbs up on comming out with a lightweight looooong travel xc/trail bike (or what ever the the new enduro is). I have used my vp-free for xc rides now for over a year and even though it is really too heavy for any long xc rides or climbs, I love the way my bike feels while decending. I have a jacked up lower back and the more sqish I can get out of the rear to soften the impact the better!
This makes me happy that I own a Rotec.
Okay, now that I have seen the 07 line, the paint jobs arn't bad at all!