mr HED Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 For 130k i would by a santa cruz and go on 2holidays to alps and whistler. But hey if you feel the need to over compensate for something, go ahead. Its a bike i think specialized should only offer to people who have done certain races to justify it. We all know how it feels when some rich kid who cant ride for sh#t had the same bike as you do. thats fine bud until you find yourself at cape epic with a cracked rocker on the santa cruz as i did. had to rely on helicopter tape to get me home as the agents were not there and hardly made and effort to help me (my shop tried hard). any of the top brands are well represented at all major events, part of the cost goes towards that - a premium i am happy to pay. buy a niche brand and enjoy your cool status, but know if **** goes down you are on your own.
mr HED Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 on another note does anyone know of an aftermarket cover for the front derailleur hole on the spez epic ( i am now running 1x11)
Hairy Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 I am sure that opening pic of the Spaz, with all the lifestyle goodies on the background graphic, belongs to a BMW deonkretch 1
LazyTrailRider Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 I am sure that opening pic of the Spaz, with all the lifestyle goodies on the background graphic, belongs to a BMW Haha. Nah, BMW keyfobs are better looking
arendoog Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 thats fine bud until you find yourself at cape epic with a cracked rocker on the santa cruz as i did. had to rely on helicopter tape to get me home as the agents were not there and hardly made and effort to help me (my shop tried hard). any of the top brands are well represented at all major events, part of the cost goes towards that - a premium i am happy to pay. buy a niche brand and enjoy your cool status, but know if **** goes down you are on your own.Maybe at the epic ,but i have never seen spez agents at any other big stage events
Jacques Viljoen Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Maybe at the epic ,but i have never seen spez agents at any other big stage events Did you see Santa cruz there?
Johny Bravo Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 Maybe at the epic ,but i have never seen spez agents at any other big stage eventsI have seen them at plenty events in Cape Town. Can help you with small niggles, but ja, if you crack frame, I think you are screwed.
udxcob Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Personally I believe that fork is the future, I love it's looks
WIPEOUT 1000 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Cracking a rocker is not your run of the mill failure and to be honest I've never seen a spare rocker on a shelf in any of the bike shops I frequent. However, at this years Epic I saw plenty of Specialized Epics with broken derailleur hangers and the Specialized guys at the race had none in stock. Considering how many loyal Specialized riders there were, that is seriously uncool. thats fine bud until you find yourself at cape epic with a cracked rocker on the santa cruz as i did. had to rely on helicopter tape to get me home as the agents were not there and hardly made and effort to help me (my shop tried hard). any of the top brands are well represented at all major events, part of the cost goes towards that - a premium i am happy to pay. buy a niche brand and enjoy your cool status, but know if **** goes down you are on your own.
Jocklaw Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Maybe at the epic ,but i have never seen spez agents at any other big stage eventsat Sani 2013, Spez gave my partner and I Epic S-Works to ride all 3 days. We both now own Epic S-Works.....great marketing!!!
arendoog Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 at Sani 2013, Spez gave my partner and I Epic S-Works to ride all 3 days. We both now own Epic S-Works.....great marketing!!!Santa cruz don,t have to give bikes away or sponsor every other wannabe to get sales .It is all done by word of mouth .As a spez owner you are paying for the marketing when you buy an overinflated bling-works
Johny Bravo Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Santa cruz don,t have to give bikes away or sponsor every other wannabe to get sales .It is all done by word of mouth .As a spez owner you are paying for the marketing when you buy an overinflated bling-worksGoing off topic here dude. This is not a Santa Cruz vs debate. R35k for a frame without a fork is not exactly cheap. Then when considering Santa Cruz wont win you any races, it makes even less sense. Go enjoy your niche brand, boutique bike, it is a lovely machine. Honestly. They have no racing heritage, so you are not comparing apples to apples. Edited July 17, 2014 by Johny Bravo Godzilla 1
pinki Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Brand debate always personal, been riding (MTB) pretty competitively past ten years, owned/own Cannondale , Santa Cruz, Lynskey, Yeti, Scott etc....all bloody great bikes in own right. Purchased Sworks 2014 Epic, it's in another league.Period. During Attakwaas, Tankwa Trek I can honestly say felt big difference , climbed quicker, on descents remarkably quicker and more controlled ( yes set up plays big part, but most of my bikes have very similar set up, so can compare ). Ramrod and Godzilla 2
Spoke101 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Some news on the RS-1 and it having the Brain cartridge. All the bike at the moment are running the normal stock RS-1 and the Team riders will only might get the Brain RS-1 towards the end of the year as the whole cartridge has to be redesigned now that the fork is upside down (the wrong way round)
splat Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) S-Works Epic 29 with the new Rockshox RS-1 inverted fork with their Predictive Steering hub laced to Roval Control SL carbon, hookless rims. It also gets their new XCP short travel dropper post that’s borrowed by the Diverge. It has 35mm of drop with a carbon body and internal cable routing only. Predictive steering? Really? Edited July 18, 2014 by splat
Pieterg Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Second Hand BMW GS1200 Much more fun !!!!!! Spoke101 1
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