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Specialized Fatboy Expert Carbon - 2018
Specialized's Fatboy Expert Carbon is a bantamweight in the plus-sized world. By incorporating carbon, they've elevated the fat bike platform to a higher level of performance, strength, and efficiency. This trail-eating champ is built around a svelte FACT 10m Carbon frame and vibration-quieting… [more]
Specialized Fuse Comp 6Fattie - 2019
Take a look at the world's strongest man, and you're not going to find some chiseled Adonis. You're going to find someone who has more volume. Behind the "extra" surface area, though, there's a man that can dominate a caber toss and run down the tarmac with a plane in tow. Mathematically, it could… [more]
Surly Krampus - 2019
Surly's Krampus rolls fast, holds speed, and devours corners. Surly built its Boosted frame and fork out of tapered and butted chromoly and gave the frame a long top tube and short chainstays, so it's playful, smooth, versatile, and durable. The 29 x 3-inch Dirt Wizard tires on 40mm Alex rims take… [more]
Surly Pugsley - 2018
The Surly Pugsley may be the original fat bike, but this one is far from the original. Previously a great all-around fat bike, the Pugsley has been redesigned to be an ideal off-road touring and exploration rig. Surly lengthened the chainstays 12mm for stability when loaded and so your heels float… [more]
Surly Ice Cream Truck - 2019
From rocky and rutted out sand traps, log- and root-covered ribbons of twisty singletrack, and miles of powdery snow, the Ice Cream Truck can handle it all. It's been redesigned for 2019 with frame tweaks that push the ICT more toward a full-on trail bike: shorter chainstays and a longer… [more]
Surly Karate Monkey - 2019
Years ago the Karate Monkey helped start the 29-inch wheel movement and, as time's gone by, many companies – Surly included – have experimented with even more wheel sizes. With so many different types and sizes of tires now on the market, riders have begun to understand the effect that tire width… [more]
Specialized Fatboy - 2019
Going fat isn't just a fun way to ride—it's a ride revolution. The security and control that the wheel system, found on our Fatboy, provides is unparalleled. You get dramatically more traction, grip, and floatation than with traditional mountain tires, all without sacrificing much to climbing… [more]
Specialized Women's Rockhopper - 2019
The trail can be a pretty intimidating place at first. Intimidating, that is, until you find the right bike to start ripping on. Specialized's Women's Rockhopper 29 — the perfect ride for you to find your confidence on the trail. It starts with an A1 Aluminum frame that has optimized tube shapes… [more]
Surly ECR - 2018
The ECR is Surly's answer to those times when you just need to escape to the woods for a while to get away from the humdrum of life. Those familiar with this steel mule know it’s designed around plus tires, previously of the 29” variety. A fully loaded 29+ bike is an excellent way to explore and… [more]
Specialized S-Works Men's Epic XX1 Eagle - 2018
Fast and flat, rowdy and technical, punchy and hard—no matter the course, the S-Works Epic with SRAM XX1 Eagle is the best tool to get you to the top of the podium. Its design is all-new, and boy, oh boy is it fast. Race courses have evolved over the past few years. They're more technical, steeper,… [more]
Specialized Ruze 6Fattie - 2018
More traction gives you more confidence, and with the Specialized Ruze 6Fattie, you get just that. It's specifically designed from the ground up to give women of all skill levels an advantage on the trail, earning its nickname as "the ultimate trail hardtail". Its 650b x 3.0-inch tires put out more… [more]
Specialized Fuse Comp Carbon 6Fattie/29 - 2018
If you have yet to ride a bike with a 6Fattie Wheel/Tire system, Specialized challenges you to do so without walking away with a stoked-out grin. Case in point is the Fuse Comp Carbon. It lives by the philosophy that more tire volume results in more speed. It might be a claim that sounds flipped on… [more]
Specialized Women's Stumpjumper ST Comp Carbon 29 - 2019
With the same 11m carbon construction as the S-Works, the Women's Stumpjumper ST Comp Carbon 29 brings you transcendent handling, custom-tuned suspension, and an elimination of proprietary headaches—all while keeping the speed you look for with 29-inch wheels. And don't forget that with its "ST"… [more]
Specialized Women's Stumpjumper Comp Carbon 27.5 - 2019
True—life is full of compromises. But on the trail, we're adamant believers that you should never have to "settle." That's why our Women's Stumpjumper Comp Carbon 27.5 goes above and beyond to provide you with the ride of your life. Every touchpoint is tailored for female riders, while the frame… [more]
Heller Shagamaw Frame - 2016
The Heller Shagamaw is a 27.5+ carbon hardtail mountain bike frame that is primed to attack the trails. The sculpted carbon frame delivers stability and stiffness, with a modern, ready-for-anything geometry that encourages you to continually hunt out new gnar. The frame features a Boost 148mm rear… [more]
Specialized Demo 8 Frameset - 2017
Tested and proven by Specialized's gravity team on the World Cup downhill circuit and ridden in freeride contests across the globe, Specialized's Demo 8 Frame will help you go faster and bigger than ever before. With super-slack geometry, 200mm of terrain-flattening travel, and a low top tube, the… [more]
Specialized Men's Pitch Comp 27.5 - 2019
There's no better time to get out and hit the trail than right now, and with a bike like the Pitch Comp 27.5, this is more true than ever. It features a hardtail design that makes it efficient at climbing and rolling on the flats, while being sturdy and dependable on descents. Meanwhile, our Sport… [more]
Specialized Women's Pitch Sport 27.5 - 2019
It's been said that variety is the spice of life, and the same could be said for riding. After all, life's too short to spend all of your time out on the bike path. It's time to grab your ride by the horns, take it out of the city, and let it roam free. It's time to get on a Women's Pitch Sport… [more]
Specialized Women's Pitch Comp 27.5 - 2019
Over the course of your rides, you've surely felt the call of a trail or two along the way. And as long as you're on an ill-equipped bike for the occasion, this call goes unanswered. That is until now. With the Women's Pitch Comp 27.5, you'll find a bike that features an even temperament for… [more]
Specialized Women's Pitch 27.5 - 2019
We've all felt the compulsion to break free from our day-to-day routine, especially when it comes to riding. Sure, laps around town are fun, but compared to the freedom of getting out in the woods or on country roads, life on the pavement starts to look pretty mundane. Lucky for you, our Women's… [more]
Specialized Men's Stumpjumper Expert 27.5 - 2019
Ever had a ride that felt more like an experience than just a ride? Us, too, and we've been chasing that feeling ever since. With the Stumpjumper Expert 27.5, we've bottled up that feeling and put into a radical new frame design that's so agile, lively, and in-tune with the trail, the bike feels… [more]
Specialized Men's Stumpjumper ST Expert 29 - 2019
Trail bikes can't usually “shred the gnarly stuff” and “climb with your XC buddies," but we’re confident in saying that the Stumpjumper Expert ST 29 is totally capable of both. It combines precise handling, perfect suspension kinematics, and a complete abandon of proprietary nonsense with a… [more]
Specialized Women's Stumpjumper ST Alloy 27.5 - 2019
Yes, the Women’s Stumpjumper ST 27.5 comes as an alloy version, and it may be the most radically designed alloy bike ever made. And with new tube shapes, an asymmetrical design, and the snappy handling that the 27.5 platform is known for, this bike is sure to exceed your expectations of how a trail… [more]
Specialized S-Works Men's Stumpjumper 27.5 - 2019
We’ve heard it all before: “This bike’s for going fast, that one’s for having fun.” “This one pedals well, that one shreds.” Why not make one bike that does everything well? Well, we did, and it's called the S-Works Stumpjumper. Unrivaled handling and stiffness, sublime suspension kinematics, and a… [more]
Specialized S-Works Men's Stumpjumper 29 - 2019
We’ve heard it all before: “This bike’s for going fast, that one’s for having fun.” “This one pedals well, that one shreds.” Why not make one bike that does everything well? Well, we did, and it's called the S-Works Stumpjumper. Unrivaled handling and stiffness, sublime suspension kinematics, and a… [more]
Specialized Fuse 6Fattie - 2018
More volume + versatility = dominance. Solve the equation for yourself with Specialized's Fuse 6Fattie. Rolling on 650B x 3.0-inch tires, the Fuse Comp delivers unprecedented traction and stability so you can shred the most off-camber, rock-strewn, loose trails you can find. The solid A1 aluminum… [more]
Specialized Fuse Sport 6Fattie - 2018
More volume + versatility = dominance. Solve the equation for yourself with Specialized's Fuse Sport 6Fattie. Rolling on 650B x 3.0-inch tires, the Fuse Comp delivers unprecedented traction and stability so you can shred the most off-camber, rock-strewn, loose trails you can find. The solid A1… [more]
Specialized Enduro Expert Evo 650B - 2015
Go beyond the lifts, higher than the shuttle truck, and pedal past those pushing up, and still absolutely crush the downhillls with Specialized's Enduro Expert Evo 650B. This gravity-fueled rig dissects every track with 180mm of coil-sprung travel front and rear thanks to the pairing of a RockShox… [more]
Specialized S-Works Fatboy - 2018
Whether you're riding on singletrack, sand, or groomed snow, free yourself of excess weight and float over the terrain on the shockingly lightweight S-Works Fatboy. By incorporating carbon, they've elevated the fat bike platform to a higher level of performance, strength, and efficiency. This… [more]
Specialized Stumpjumper Coil Carbon 29/6Fattie - 2018
The days of coil suspension only appearing on the bikes of Enduro World Series pros, like Curtis Keene and Jared Graves, are over. Now, you too can experience the exceptional pedaling efficiency and downhill-crushing damping that comes with a coil shock. Starting at the carbon layup, it features… [more]
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