Very true one of the reasons our bikes cost so much and why Specialized no longer has a life time warranty on gravity frames
Specialized 2011 up on website
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what he said.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that the '11 demo is pretty yellow. Painting a bike a different color then production is pretty normal for team bikes, especially at world cup finals.
No it is that yellowish green color spoke with Specialized today. Unfortunately they are trying to push the red and white as their main color.
Any reason? I would think that everybody and their mother is going to jump on lime green. I know 5 lime pre-orders in my friends alone.
As for fraud, be it as it may, it was a warranty spot, the original owner must not have been on good terms with his shop so he didnt warranty it, i took advantage of it. Would it be different if i bought a jamis with a snapped headtube and warrantied it?
they said that the greenish and black was similar to the Sam Hill of 2010. They wanted a new color that is why the high end demo complete is the red and white. The sizes i am looking for no one has pre ordered the red and white frame. You think they would get the hint. I wanted to try and E.P. it but i would probably get stuck with the red and white. At least offer the red and black. If i can't get the geen and black then I will probably go else where.
I think they need to go retro and go with the old school black/orange/yellow from the Ned Overend days.
am I misunderstanding this? Are you basing your choice of bike on colour?
you need the best color to take on the hella gnar east coast ROX.
It's not neccesary to point out riders buying for vanity. We all just need to chuckle and bait him for more comedy gold.
I guess I need to work on my trolling skillz...It's not neccesary to point out riders buying for vanity. We all just need to chuckle and bait him for more comedy gold.
Can anyone confirm when the frame sets and/or low end completes will be available?
This specialized warranty talk is making me sad. I broke chainstay on an '06 SX, the one that had known problems, and a replacement stay is $110. And that's from my local shop, where they usually don't f*ck me.
Sounds like a rep deal, they have been brilliant to me, when i snapped my demo 9 i sent it in without a shock or any hardware, they gave me a unopened box frameset from 2004 with a 6way swinger, seatpost, ringle rear hub, spare parts kit and a bunch more. How much volume does your shop do, although it shouldnt, money talks
Quite a bit I think, they're the only spesh dealer in town pushing road and mountain.
Its not baiting you jerk, stop making fun of us. Being from the west coast, where we only have kitty litter and gravel, color isn't as important, but whenever I'm on the east coast and bringing my bike, I'm always careful to bring some spray paint so that my bike can handle the gnar rocks.It's not neccesary to point out riders buying for vanity. We all just need to chuckle and bait him for more comedy gold.
Plus, if one bike with a 13.4 bb can't take the hella huge east coast gnar, then its a great idea to look at another bike with a 13.4 bb to tackle them giants. Remember, it comes down to the color of the bike. Geometry, suspension, and shock tuning have nothing to do with it.
That sounds high. I sorted out a broken c-stay for a customer's SX $65-70 I think. It was a 1 year warranty on stays at the time. I believe 2010-present stays are covered under warranty.
In reality $110 really isn't that bad either. Whats a swingarm for an Intense or Foes going to run you?
My local shop said late October for the Demo 8i/ii.
Right now. Specialized will put bikes on sale if they have a decent stock of them. Demos might be tough though since they were pretty popular this year. Doesn't hurt to ask though. Just go to a shop that's a dealer and get them to check on current 2010 discounts that might be around. They can do it from the dealer portion of spec's website.
The only 2010 Demos either frame or complete still available are 4 small red/black framesets. Everything else was sold out months ago.
Intense or foes..I was thinking Santa Cruz. Like the one your buddy sold to me with the cracked swing arm. Santa Cruz quoted me $350 for a used one. Totally worth it though, Love the bikeThat sounds high. I sorted out a broken c-stay for a customer's SX $65-70 I think. It was a 1 year warranty on stays at the time. I believe 2010-present stays are covered under warranty.
In reality $110 really isn't that bad either. Whats a swingarm for an Intense or Foes going to run you?
$110 is quite a bit seeing how it's just the stay, not the whole rear triangle. And it's also quite a bit when they hand out warranty frames like candy at a fair. I think I should just have them warranty the thing as a complete frame. From the sound of it I could get a 2010 frame for like $40 haha
I would venture to guess that because of the relatively low # of Demo frames they actually produce and the high demand, most (other than sponsored riders and EP deals) will sell for close to MSRP. Specialized has a very strict pricing policy so you won't find many dealers willing to risk their relationship with Spesh by selling a (current model year)frame much cheaper than advertised. Similarly, they have a very strict policy on shipping bikes/frames so you will most likely have to go through your closest dealer.
the 2010's are sold out except for 1 demo 8 2 med. well that is fro Spec USA
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It varies year to year. They go by the previous years sales then do projected sales. This year was pretty limited because of poor 09 sales influenced by the crappy economy. Most companies vastly under produced this year.
Are we talking hundreds or thousands?
I've been curious about the economics of these "specialty" bikes for some time.
Specialized UK are only bringing in the Demo I complete and the frame in red/ white. Pretty annoyed as I was really looking forward to getting one in the flo yellow option but theres no chance!
I'd order one from the US or Canada but that also looks doubtful too. I know its just a colour,or color as you guys spell it, but I really dislike white bikes.
Does anyone here know of a dealer over your way that would help out shipping a frame to the UK?