Need to ID a bike please

[purplemoon]

Whilst out riding today I saw a woman on a black bike with the word "SPECIALISED" written on the frame in a bright fluorescent pink, and I fell in love with it

Can anyone possibly ID it from that description please?

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Was it a road bike or an MTB type bike?

 

[purplemoon]

I'm not 100% certain but think it's more likely a MTB type as it looked quite chunky and solid and we were riding forest trails. Do women's MTB's have dropped frames?

 

[purplemoon]

www.specialized.com

you might find it amongst that lot.

A brief look at that site tells me it was almost certainly a XC Trail bike looking at frame type, just need to track down which one now

 

[purplemoon]

It was almost identical to the one at the bottom of this page ... http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/specialized-2009-mountain-bikes-and-bits-17461

I thought it had more pink on it though, but I could be wrong as I only got a passing glance at it.

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[Will1985]

Been googling - is it this? http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebicycleescape/2596870500/

 

[purplemoon]

Been googling - is it this? http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebicycleescape/2596870500/

No, too much pink and too pale

I'm fairly certain it's the one I posted above. The word "specialized" was written in pink exactly like that. It's just the pink/white criss-cross design I'm not sure about but then she was stood astride it as I passed so might not have noticed it. I was concentrating on getting the name of it as I passed by

 

[Will1985]

OK....good to know that the girls check out the bike before the rider too!!

 

[purplemoon]

OK....good to know that the girls check out the bike before the rider too!!

Haha! I couldn't even tell you what the woman looked like or what she was wearing, I only noticed the bike

Mind you I can't say the same about the group of guys that went hurtling past a little before that

Anyway, now that I've tracked down what bike it is, next question is where can I buy one from????

 

[purplemoon]

Anyway, now that I've tracked down what bike it is, next question is where can I buy one from????

Don't worry, I've found the answer!

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=17340&catID=617

£999.99

 

[BMR]

Typical, The guys go all technical the girls go for colour, its the same in my trade ask a woman what car she drives, answer "its a red one", where as the guys can tell you the name of the person that built the bike and what tools were used.

 

[wafflycat]

Don't worry, I've found the answer!

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=17340&catID=617

£999.99

Sort of price one has to pay for a *decent* full-sus MTB... indeed they can be much more expensive..example

 

[purplemoon]

Sort of price one has to pay for a *decent* full-sus MTB... indeed they can be much more expensive..example

WOW!!! Now that is a nice bike

The bike I've got is 'ok' my needs at the moment but I can certainly see myself buying a proper MTB some time soon and I really, really want that Specialized one, so I'd better get saving up for it!

 

[wafflycat]

Nah.. what you need is a road bike!

 

[purplemoon]

Nah.. what you need is a road bike!

I was waiting for someone to come up with that

Funny you say that actually, but whilst out riding yesterday I found it more comfortable when I pushed my weight onto my seat bones so I was leaning forwards rather than being in an upright position, and it immediately eased the pressure and pain on the base of my spine. I also found raising the seat another inch helped too.

Now I always thought I'd never be able to ride one of those proper road bikes because of the position you have to sit in, but maybe I was wrong