Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes Biography
Specialized Mountain Bikes Biography

Last week, we published the highlights from Specialized’s 2013 GPL (Global Product Launch). About 160 other journalists from around the world shuffled through various presentations to see the key new models. For mountain bikes, that was the Enduro primarily, with a call out to the new Cambers and the fact that they’re 29er only. Check the original post for tech details on those bikes.

After the formal intros, I spoke with product managers and engineers to get the rest of the story. Turns out, there’s plenty more new stuff. And, per usual, we gave our bike scale (and the PM’s shoulders!) a workout weighing just about every model in the lineup.

One quick note on all men’s mountain bikes: All full suspension models now have an Autosag shock from either Fox or Rockshox, and both models work well and provide additional benefits (particularly for the Epic) beyond just ease of setup. Also, The Roval alloy wheels drop 35g to 50g per rim by using a revised internal extrusion shape requiring less material…for the rest of the news on road and MTB wheels, click here.

Lots of pics below, showing the whole bike on the scale so you can see the basic spec and color, plus a few detail photos here and there…

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes

Specialized Mountain Bikes