It’s Paris-Roubaix this weekend and Specialized has launched a brand new version of their Roubaix bike. Previous versions of the Roubaix have notched up six Paris-Roubaix wins and the new bike is both lighter and faster. The pro teams will be racing it in the 2019 edition. Specialized originally designed the Roubaix for racing the cobbled classics of Northern Europe. Over the years the Roubaix bike developed into a more general purpose ‘comfortable’ road bike. If…
Specialized Stop Making Women’s Specific Bikes. Specialized has announced that they are going to Stop Making Women’s Specific Bikes. Going ‘beyond gender’ and ditching binary classifications for their bikes. This means the end of their women’s specific bikes such as the Dolce and Ruby. Also the end of men’s specific bikes. Instead, they will make one version of each bike and make it available in a wider range of frame sizes. The end result should be…
That’s right, Specialized has just dropped the new Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Pro Carbon. It’s a carbon fibre version of their super slack, “rowdy” trail bike, the Stumpjumper Evo. About this time last year was when we first saw the 2019 Evo. With its 63.5-degree head angle, extra roomy top tube. The choice of two sizes is similar to the sizing Specialized use on their downhill bike, the Demo. The Stumpjumper Evo Comp Alloy was simple…
Our 2019 Specialized Road Bike Guide. It’s safe to say Specialized are a big player in the road cycling world, with their aero Venge and cobble eating Roubaix claiming multiple stage wins last season. But not all the focus is on high-end S-works racers, their range of road bikes is full and covers a range of price points. Which Bike Is For You? Each model has a specific purpose and comes in a range of…
Back in April, we posted about Specialized’s new Stumpjumper that had just been released. Back then the only models on sale were carbon, there were no aluminium bikes and the Evo wasn’t obtainable either. Now the full range is available in a broad selection of different geometries, specs and colours. Meaning that there is a Stumpjumper for everyone and Specialized’s flagship mountain bike, with all its heritage is more diverse than ever. Recognise the paint job? The…
Post-Tour De France blues? Welcome the 2019 Specialized Venge Pro! Well now the S-works Venge we have been drooling over on the TV has come home in the form of the new 2019 Specialized Venge Pro, and at £3250 less in two smart new colours, we couldn’t be more excited. The Frame The 2019 Specialized Venge Pro is built around the same frameset as the S-works version, made from FACT 11r carbon and rigorously wind…
Another day another aero bike. It’s the week before the tour so everyone is launching their flagship race bikes. Today it’s the turn of Specialized with their new 2019 S-Works Venge. Specialized are making a big point of this not just being the 2019 version of the existing Venge. But a completely redesigned bike. Specialized say that the new 2019 Venge is 460 grams lighter, 8 second faster over 40km than the 2018 bike. The…
