eddy Posted November 14, 2014 Share I got me Venge through an insurance claim at an amazing price. My S-works Tarmac broke (ok, I crashed it) and got a C59 as an insurance replacement. I wish I had waited for a Spez..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted November 14, 2014 Share I think they are very cool bikes.People like to identify with a high profile successful brand.Similar with Pina and SC Personally I will not ride Giant,Scott,Merida etcNot because there is anything wrong with them but I like to be a little different from the masses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeonabike Posted November 14, 2014 Share I ride an 26" Spez mtb. Do I still have any freinds here?? ****crickets**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyMike Posted November 14, 2014 Share I ride an 26" Spez mtb. Do I still have any freinds here?? ****crickets****Maybe.....but if you happen to have a spez helmet, shirt, shorts, or pair of shoes or socks that even remotly look like they have a spez "s" on them, you are screwed....enjoy your exile....... The cycling hipsters have spoken..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted November 14, 2014 Share Horror stories about their after sale service have steered me away from their bikes I also don't see anything particularly specialized about their bikes but they make fantastic shoes, I wont wear anything else. They also make great helmet and nice gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudoJ Posted November 14, 2014 Share I ride an 26" Spez mtb. Do I still have any freinds here?? ****crickets****now we are two.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted November 14, 2014 Share I am a big fan of Specialized, I even bought a Tarmac back in 2008. In those days Specialized was something unique, not many people had them. Today they have become the "must have" bike. Everybody wants a Specialized and everybody digs deeply into their pockets to have one. Although I still like the brand, I probably won't buy one again because too many people have them. I like to have something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyMike Posted November 14, 2014 Share I am a big fan of Specialized, I even bought a Tarmac back in 2008. In those days Specialized was something unique, not many people had them. Today they have become the "must have" bike. Everybody wants a Specialized and everybody digs deeply into their pockets to have one. Although I still like the brand, I probably won't buy one again because too many people have them. I like to have something different. Why would you potentially sacrifice your ride enjoyment to not ride a certain brand. Surely enjoyment is priority? Just interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeonabike Posted November 14, 2014 Share Maybe.....but if you happen to have a spez helmet, shirt, shorts, or pair of shoes or socks that even remotly look like they have a spez "s" on them, you are screwed....enjoy your exile....... The cycling hipsters have spoken.....I regularly commit a more serious offence.....if I mtb two days in a row and my mtb kit is still in the wash, I wear my roadie kit I'm the weird chick in the bush wearing vanderkitten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 14, 2014 Share No Specialized discussions are ever about the actual bikes so if your identity is stronger than your choice of bike brand you can enjoy some terrific engineering. Which raises the real question: what kind of person would be upset about someone else's choice of bike? In the spirit of Friday then: A Spez hater is somebody who pictures himself as an above average bike rider ("real mountainbiker") but he's frustrated because there is no defined way for him to gain the recognition he's craving while others can go around claiming to be mountain bikers without riding the black route. For some reason it frustrates him no end that not every person who chose to buy a Specialized is world cup winning material. Fixed for ya: A Spez lover is somebody who pictures himself as an above average bike rider ("real mountainbiker") but he's frustrated because there is no defined way for him to gain the recognition he's craving except by buying a Spez while others can go around riding the black route on anything from hardtails to Giants. For some reason it frustrates him no end that not every person who chose to buy a Specialized is instantly world cup winning material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andretraut Posted November 14, 2014 Share Just love how cyclists on premier brand bikes wearing quality kit are always labelled as rich, fat and slow with no idea how to ride a bike!. Often hear how the middle aged dude on the Dogma, clad in Assos, or the guy on his R100K S-Works were trashed by someone on a budget bike.....wtf! Ride what you want to, or what you can afford, and forget about the other guys in the peloton who were not-so-cash-strapped when they walked into the bike shop. Back to the Specialized brand, almost every cyclist that I know who ride various brands of good bikes own some or other Specialized product, may it be a saddle, shoes, gloves or just a little mini pump. #iamspecialized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Posted November 14, 2014 Share Spez is pretty much Apple. Beautifully designed Very compatible with their own productsFanboys and haters Pricier than it should bePatent whores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted November 14, 2014 Share Some Fatbike Dune Riding. Courtesy of SA-Alpine-Addiction and County Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKvoodoo Posted November 14, 2014 Share I don't care what brand you ride or wear ,If you're ahead of me I'm going to do my best to get in front and stay in front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasquatch Posted November 14, 2014 Share The only time you should be kitted out head to toe in a particular brand is when they are sponsoring you and your contract says you must. Otherwise you are a knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted November 14, 2014 Share Spez is pretty much Apple. Beautifully designed Very compatible with their own productsFanboys and haters Pricier than it should bePatent whoresYou seem to focus on the top end S Works models with your statement. I don't perceive a say mid-range Camber to be more expensive than a Scott Genius or a Giant Trance. And a mid-range camber has very little proprietary tech on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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