http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=13504

Ã,£600 for that, love it.

Partly because its a super sexy hardtail, partly because i love the look and partly because its a Speccy and i always wanted a Speccy Stumpjumper.  

Had one of these in my LBS for ages.  Used to drool over it every day, beautiful looking bike

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Had one of these in my LBS for ages.  Used to drool over it every day, beautiful looking bike

Same bike that the male member of the couple I patched a tube for last week rode. Its a 19# bike. Its all hype, no substance. Regular wheels are more durable and lighter, and the little "aero" touches on the frame are completely bogus. Mind, its made nice enough--but its 99% artwork, and 0% increased function over the last 100 years of road bike design. I overtake him several times per week, which leads to him trying to catch me in a friendly yet fruitless chase. :mrgreen:

Im not dismissing the bike at all, you get what you pay for--in this case its crazy mad design, not necessarily function, but if that makes your rod turgid, meh, go for it.

Specializeds been one of those big companies thats been very important to cycling. I remember mounting up a set of Ground Controls on my rigid Trek Antelople back in  88 and being astounded at the grip.

Quote from: maximusotter[I remember mounting up a set of Ground Controls on my rigid Trek Antelople back in  88 and being astounded at the grip.

amazingly good, but i always punctured the f*ckers.

Ha! me gots one of they bendy Thompson seatpins.

My old non-suspended Rockhopper (certainly not 19 hashes...) recently sent to the bike graveyard after my brother snapped one of the barends whilst out of the saddle; now surplus to requirements

Quote from: CeathreamhnanHa! me gots one of they bendy Thompson seatpins.

My old non-suspended Rockhopper (certainly not 19 hashes...) recently sent to the bike graveyard after my brother snapped one of the barends whilst out of the saddle; now surplus to requirements

Thomson stuff is seriously expensive stuff...

I got it direct from the states I think. Come to think of it, same as the bike..

Quote from: CeathreamhnanI got it direct from the states I think. Come to think of it, same as the bike..

Did you buy it in the states or over the net?

I use to have a bmx by specialized, one of the best bikes I ever had.

Quote from: MadrockerI use to have a bmx by specialized, one of the best bikes I ever had.

ooooh really?

which one? was it the one with the barmy frame design?

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Quote from: CeathreamhnanI got it direct from the states I think. Come to think of it, same as the bike..

Did you buy it in the states or over the net?

I got the post over the internet (I posted about it here before the meltdown I think); the F1000 I brought back in a card box through the Green channel

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Quote from: MadrockerI use to have a bmx by specialized, one of the best bikes I ever had.

ooooh really?

which one? was it the one with the barmy frame design?

It was a Fatboy.
Like this one;

Big specialized fan here.  My day to day ride:



So, you gonna buy the frame and build it up?  or just a pipe dream?

Quote from: SteveFBig specialized fan here.  My day to day ride:

So, you gonna buy the frame and build it up?  or just a pipe dream?

just got a brand new singlespeed 29" wheeled mountain bike - which is a phenominal piece of kit, so i cant really justify buying the S works, other than to build it up as a geared bike, but i dont really want a geared bike, hell im planning to race singlespeed soon! so i can but dream...

shame but understandable