StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
AFAIK, Fulcrum does custom wheelsets for Specialized. There were Fulcrum Racing 4s on Spesh bikes before the Racing Quattro was on sale.
Specialized 2014 Bikes
- Thread starter ianrauk
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Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
Felt Z5, Giant Defy composite.
Ruled out the Trek i was looking at due to all the BB90 issues.
The Felt is available at £1400, as well.
Ben M
Senior Member
- Location
- Chester/Oxford
Thanks, so I guess they're rebranded 5s then?
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Not necessarily...the 4s were (according to Specialized) special for them in order to hit their price/performance/production time requirements, rims similar to the 3s, hubs to the 5s. If the S5s were plain 5s I'd have thought they'd be billed as such.
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
^^^^^^
BLASPHEMY!!!!
GERRIT OFF!!! GERRIT OFF NOW!!!
(But it does look good)
BLASPHEMY!!!!
GERRIT OFF!!! GERRIT OFF NOW!!!
(But it does look good)
Ben M
Senior Member
- Location
- Chester/Oxford
Really? I just fell asleep looking at it. I don't really get the appeal of black/grey on black/grey. Cool crankset though.
Mr Haematocrit
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- Location
- Out of the saddle
For me personally I think specialized bikes are worth the premium. Having been the owner of a range of bike brands which are highly regarded I have found the support and service to be lacking, specialized simply jump through hoops to ensure I am happy with the product and this I place value on.
The specialized concept stores staff have specialist knowledge of bikes and exceptional training in supporting the product which I also appreciate.
The SL4 is unique in mass produced carbon cycles because the lay up is different on each size of frame as the characteristics a light and small rider requires and the stiffness of frame is different to that required by a heavyweight rider.
Specialized continue to innovate and invest in their products, they are one of the only bike manufacturers which have their own wind tunnel, as such can back up the claims they make with race results and data.
I like the brand, I think its not pretentious and does not pretend to be exotica lovingly had crafted in an Italian basement. It is what it is.
People so often mention the specification of the components on specialized bikes, which although true only tell half the picture imho... I can tell you as fact that my Dogma Think 2 does not ride as well as the Tarmac SL4 Pro which is half its price
I love Specialized.
The frame I have, a Roubaix Elite, is the dogs dooh dahs..I love it and would never get rid. I will ride this baby into the ground.
I would buy another Spesh in a second.
OK, they are a little expensive, but I look at it as buying a premium frame, with the components as an extra to upgrade as and when.
As the Spesh fan boy says above... their customer service and warranties are second to none. You only have to ask @dellzeqq for proof of that.
The frame I have, a Roubaix Elite, is the dogs dooh dahs..I love it and would never get rid. I will ride this baby into the ground.
I would buy another Spesh in a second.
OK, they are a little expensive, but I look at it as buying a premium frame, with the components as an extra to upgrade as and when.
As the Spesh fan boy says above... their customer service and warranties are second to none. You only have to ask @dellzeqq for proof of that.
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
All this talk of specialized bikes and Im here at a keyboard when there really is no need. Im off for a blast.
Secteur or Roubaix...?
Secteur or Roubaix...?
phil_hg_uk
I am not a member, I am a free man !!!!!!
Something I have been pondering is Roubaix SL4 or Tarmac SL4 not S-Works though my pocket couldn't take it.
