07 Specialized Webiste up if anyone is interested,
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07 Specialized Webiste up
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it does
not as bad as this one...
Do those bikes look retardedly terrible to anybody else? Nice to see they brought the frame prices down from the stratosphere, but they really screwed the pooch on those Demo paint schemes.
So sick. Chainguide, disc brakes. Hell ya!not as bad as this one...
They are only stickers, they come off fairly easily.
Well that's good news.
It kinda makes me want to take it and try to rail a fireroad with it or something... Kinda like that felt concept cruiser..
Anyone notice the weird front fork on the S-works enduro sl? Or the all mountain P bike?
Wow.
They actually went forward and spec'd the Gamut chainguides...
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that they (Gamut) are lightweight guides for racing only?
EDIT: Wow again - only $1100 for a Big Hit III FSR frame set... I haven't seen low prices like that in a while from Spesh. The Demo 8 frame set is $500 cheaper than 06' too...
EDIT: This is interesting - Demo 8 Features:
They actually went forward and spec'd the Gamut chainguides...
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that they (Gamut) are lightweight guides for racing only?
EDIT: Wow again - only $1100 for a Big Hit III FSR frame set... I haven't seen low prices like that in a while from Spesh. The Demo 8 frame set is $500 cheaper than 06' too...
EDIT: This is interesting - Demo 8 Features:
awesome
The SX is now speced with thompson seatpost, that is sick for a complete bike or frameset to come with that high quaility of a part.
does any one else think that the demo 8 kinda looks retatrded?
That's the real question
haha ya.. its just so goofy lookin the argyle and bent down tube
brandon sloan is a genious putting together that bike spec that bike spec, its very good gamut, fox, sram, dt swiss, thomson, i am just not to sure about the under 17'' chainstays, 46.5 wheelbase and the 14 1/2bb height for the medium size
That Stumpjumper Classic looks awesome. Too bad it costs an arm and a leg.
this review suggests they don't - though maybe this is a pre-production frame.
http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=84861
From what I understand, all of the protos and pre productions were painted, and not stickers.
Finally they decided to bring the prices back down to earth.
Always seemed wierd...huge co, made overseas, they should have been priced under domestic manufacturing to gain market share NOT priced over boutique mfg. I guess the endure sl is the new margin maker. (seen the tire clearance on the S fork??)
DT must be making their rims VERY attractive to oem. It is well known that they are quite soft and not holding up to what people expect (look at any forum), but I.H. is specing them and the demos have 5.1s (an enduro rim) as well, and they will all be machine built . This 'my DH bike is lighter that your DH bike' stuff is getting out of hand, if you buy one of these bikes and ride it, you had better put some $ aside for replacement rims.
Always seemed wierd...huge co, made overseas, they should have been priced under domestic manufacturing to gain market share NOT priced over boutique mfg. I guess the endure sl is the new margin maker. (seen the tire clearance on the S fork??)
DT must be making their rims VERY attractive to oem. It is well known that they are quite soft and not holding up to what people expect (look at any forum), but I.H. is specing them and the demos have 5.1s (an enduro rim) as well, and they will all be machine built
. This 'my DH bike is lighter that your DH bike' stuff is getting out of hand, if you buy one of these bikes and ride it, you had better put some $ aside for replacement rims.Specialized had been advertising for an in house design position for a while. I guess they found someone who isn't afraid to take risks. All I can say it that the decision makers thought these design schemes were a good idea. Go figure.
On another note. I can't wait until my son is big enough for me to buy him a Fuse 16. Very cool!
On another note. I can't wait until my son is big enough for me to buy him a Fuse 16. Very cool!
ya, have never seen one of those spec'd on a bike before....
The stickers didn't look very peelable to me when I saw them in Montreal. I tried picking at it with my finger, and the seam for the sticker was super tight, making me think its was clearcoated over.
Lets hope they can't come off so the bitching about the looks of the new bikes can continue.
OK..things in the Demo 8 Spec that are confusing:
Specialized EX-5.1, 28mm w/eyelets, 36h
DT letting them re-badge them?
Truvativ Holzfeller, 36t alloy ring, 170mm, w/ Gamut guide
CHAINRINGS 38t, 4 bolt, compact 104mm pattern
BOTTOM BRACKET Truvativ Howitzer Team, oversize sealed outboard cartridge bearing, 73mm shell
So according to these three specs, somebody can't type 36t and 38t contradict one another...typo meant to say 38t on both I'm sure.
But what is this 73mm shell? Another typo?...Demo runs an 83mm shell on the '06 and a 6mm offset dish to make the rear have a false 150mm and straighter chainline. I assume they are not going back to 73mm and standard dish?
Thomson post is fantastic.
Scared of the Gamut guide. Any word from DW if E13 will bolt up to the tabs in '07?
Price on the Demo 8 Pto stayed the same which is great considering you get a far lighter and completey redesigned frame with a more rearward axle path!! Nothing like not having to pay more...and get more! Heck the frame cost DROPPED $500.00.
Specialized EX-5.1, 28mm w/eyelets, 36h
DT letting them re-badge them?
Truvativ Holzfeller, 36t alloy ring, 170mm, w/ Gamut guide
CHAINRINGS 38t, 4 bolt, compact 104mm pattern
BOTTOM BRACKET Truvativ Howitzer Team, oversize sealed outboard cartridge bearing, 73mm shell
So according to these three specs, somebody can't type 36t and 38t contradict one another...typo meant to say 38t on both I'm sure.
But what is this 73mm shell? Another typo?...Demo runs an 83mm shell on the '06 and a 6mm offset dish to make the rear have a false 150mm and straighter chainline. I assume they are not going back to 73mm and standard dish?
Thomson post is fantastic.
Scared of the Gamut guide. Any word from DW if E13 will bolt up to the tabs in '07?
Price on the Demo 8 Pto stayed the same which is great considering you get a far lighter and completey redesigned frame with a more rearward axle path!! Nothing like not having to pay more...and get more! Heck the frame cost DROPPED $500.00.
73 shell on demos are good, it makes the chainline better than an 83
PURE SEX
I only wish I knew. I would have waited.
I am surprized at some of the spec on the top models. Demos didn't get CODE brakes? LX front deraileurs on $4000-$6000 bikes. Not very impressive. There's more, but I have to go eat clams now.
I only wish I knew. I would have waited.
I am surprized at some of the spec on the top models. Demos didn't get CODE brakes? LX front deraileurs on $4000-$6000 bikes. Not very impressive. There's more, but I have to go eat clams now.
Well it's not like the price changed, the SX Trail frame last year was $1700 with no seatpost I believe. So they're throwing in a $80 post (which they probably get for cheap) and charging the same?
The Big Hit frame is the value winner. DH worthy, 26" wheels, 8" of travel for $1100. That's a good deal. If the Enduro frame was more like $1450-1600 I'd think it'd be more attractive to buy just the frame as most "all mountain" frames are sorta in that $1000-1400 range. $1700 is getting up towards full DH frames.
Oh well, that baby blue SX frame is sick
Ya the SX trail frame price didn't really change this year, any idea on color choices? Or is it just the one color shown?... frame-baby blue, trail II-rust, etc.
Commencal's
Just for good measure...
The aesthetics of this years Specialized lineup is not appealing to me...not just the paintjobs, but the way the tubes are arranged. The Demo looks like a pregnant 80 year old, and the BigHit looks...topheavy? It really needs a sloping toptube...
The aesthetics of this years Specialized lineup is not appealing to me...not just the paintjobs, but the way the tubes are arranged. The Demo looks like a pregnant 80 year old, and the BigHit looks...topheavy? It really needs a sloping toptube...
Wow, FUGLY.