Specialized Demo 8 Carbon
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I hear it will have the same effect on your wallet toomade of invisibileneum!!
but if it wins on sunday it will be the next big thing since sliced bread , im pretty sure the athertons duct taped there bikes at the start of the year as well maybe its the next big thing ...once u go black you dont go back ?
I can't believe no one claimed photochop yet, or carbon stickers. Come on!
This is too funny.
And whoever wrote the book about Trek not going carbon - do you really think Trek is going to be left out of this party? Whether it makes sense or not based on your theory, I don't think it matters. Trek and Giant won't be far behind. Unless...they are already too far behind and then they'll just claim that carbon doesn't make sense for DH bikes.
This is too funny.
And whoever wrote the book about Trek not going carbon - do you really think Trek is going to be left out of this party? Whether it makes sense or not based on your theory, I don't think it matters. Trek and Giant won't be far behind. Unless...they are already too far behind and then they'll just claim that carbon doesn't make sense for DH bikes.
if you ask me, its like an sx demo, which it should be... I wonder how much weight has been lowered considering its missing a tube.. 300 grms?
Further intense e-spec has revealed this: Carbon Demo Ate
Missing a tube? It's missing a shock.
its missing the tube that used to go over the shock, look again
You may be right. I can't see the point myself, what are they hiding ? Unless it's got...... ADJUSTABLE FRAME JOINTS
Holy ****! Missed that completely.
we'll have to wait and see of course, but every 'project black' road bike has been pretty much a full 'works' frame made from carbon . . . .
Word on VitalMTB via Sven that it is indeed aluminum, guess I'm the joker.
If Spec can keep the Demo frame price around $2200 like they are now, they will sell tons.
Anyone know the retail on the GT Fury or Santa Cruz V10c?
If Spec can keep the Demo frame price around $2200 like they are now, they will sell tons.
Anyone know the retail on the GT Fury or Santa Cruz V10c?
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Good to know.
But i thought moar tubes=better. Whats next, one chainstay? blasphemy! IMO they should make tie fighter designed tubes to match the x-wing enduro.
o my god -the big S is bringing out a new DH Bike after 3 years. I am sure it will be promoted as the best of the best and will be ugly as most of the newer Specialized bikes ..... and no carbon, what a shame
Sven already said it wasn't carbon on vital.
Wow, if you know how to forge 1 piece of Aluminum like that, you would be a millionaire in the manufacturing industry
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havent they already?
could be a 2pc part - looks like a weld seam around the inside middle.Wow, of you know how to forge 1 piece of Aluminum like that, you would be a millionaire in the manufacturing industry
Guys, this is surely nothing more than a proto a very long way off production.... though I strongly agree that it looks more than a little like they tacked an SX front triangle onto a Demo rear. Can't wait to see today what they've come up with though.
Hmmm, could be an aluminum mule for what will eventually be a carbon bike. Because the future is carbon, and the future is now.
And why is that?
And why not, they have Sam Hill!!!!!!!! "Every Fan Boy" will get one...... Still I have to say it looks beter than the past Demo's. Word around the Monkey the bike got a great "Parking Lot Review"!!!! Thats all SpecialEd needs to win the market over......
it's funny you say that about Fanboy's. I see more people riding Demo's not because they are fans or fanboy's but because the build/cost ratio is pretty good on the Demo's and access to them is readily available (or was)
I think Specialized is finally getting their heads in the right place regarding the demo. It probably has alot to do with having the #1 rider in the world testing and giving feedback about the bike, or maybe its like some of you think and just winging it.
I think Specialized is finally getting their heads in the right place regarding the demo. It probably has alot to do with having the #1 rider in the world testing and giving feedback about the bike, or maybe its like some of you think and just winging it.
He has a -gasp- coil shock!
yup... same with all the other sram/rockshox guys. So much for sram's claim that they all preferred it
pretty big changes. Looks much cleaner to me.
I'm not too suprised the top guys aren't running the air shock especially at Maribor. I sure as hell wouldnt gamble a world cup DH run on something that new.
i like the look of it. less clunky.. the previous frame looked as though there were unnecessary tubes there.yup... same with all the other sram/rockshox guys. So much for sram's claim that they all preferred it
Totally agree but it kinda goes against what Boobar was saying on the sea otter vid regarding the new air vivid. He stated that the top guys rode a dialed coil vivid and swapped to the air and then back to coil over and over on a DH track and every one selected the air over the coil(hannah, peat etc).
If somebody told me a few years ago that by now Air forks/shocks and carbon fiber frames were the sh1t on a WC level i would have laughed.Now, not so much
True, but if they have in fact been testing it they way RS described surely they could test a practice run, no?
. . . but the updated v10 and demo are also fairly new to the riders so maybe more testing first before they try the air shock; one change at a time. Who knows.
