Sam Hill's new Demo

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Edited Date/Time 8/17/2014 1:46pm
Looks like Specialized is stepping up their game as well.

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Official presentation is supposed to be tomorrow in the morning but that picture has been floating around for the last hour or so.

Now I'm not too familiar with Demos, so does anyone spot any changes besides the new frame material?

By the way - first post, so hello from rainy Germany!

-Moritz
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albert 5/13/2010 1:44pm
5/13/2010 1:44pm
good but still made of aluminium Tongue
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Dynamatt 5/13/2010 1:59pm
5/13/2010 1:59pm
I hope it really is carbon. And he has black stantions on the boxxer. Probably new geo again.
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thom9719 5/13/2010 2:01pm
5/13/2010 2:01pm
It's carbon. there was a larger picture online somehwere else. you can see it around the shock hoop.

-KT
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tough guy 5/13/2010 2:11pm
5/13/2010 2:11pm Edited Date/Time 5/13/2010 3:26pm
I spoke too soon
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sspomer 5/13/2010 2:36pm
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sven just said it was not carbon, fyi.
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akachlakev 5/13/2010 2:40pm
5/13/2010 2:40pm
can we still pretend it's carbon? its just too cool...
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Møz 5/13/2010 2:50pm
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sspomer wrote:
sven just said it was not carbon, fyi.
Who's that Sven guy anyway? ;-)

I can't wait to see pictures of Day 1 in Maribor, sooooo excited for the World Cup, woot!

So apart from the frame material, which apparantly hasn't changed at all, does anyone spot any changes to the current Demo?
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quasibinaer 5/13/2010 2:52pm
5/13/2010 2:52pm Edited Date/Time 4/21/2016 10:19am
Looks surprisingly unflashy to me. First bright red, then neon green in Schladming (not to mention the hideous pink&yellow suits at fort bill) and now just plain and simple black?
Maybe Sam´s going to wear a reflective jersey or something, that´s just too much understatement...
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thom9719 5/13/2010 3:01pm
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sspomer wrote:
sven just said it was not carbon, fyi.
Then I will eat my words Smile

-KT
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FatNuts 5/13/2010 3:36pm
5/13/2010 3:36pm
I don't see what the big deal is then. Looks pretty lame like all their bikes.
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Primoz 5/13/2010 4:09pm
5/13/2010 4:09pm
You can clearly see a weld in the shock hoop or right 'under the shock'. And Sven should know since he's there.
manhattanprjkt83 5/13/2010 4:39pm
5/13/2010 4:39pm
couple things

-Black should come back, I hate this technicolor stuff we have going on
-Sam walks on water but i still dont want a demo
-Black Stanchions are miles ahead of polished silver, christ...

when is palmer showing up on this?
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Karpi 5/13/2010 5:24pm
5/13/2010 5:24pm
looks like a thru axel in the rear...
DigitalGiraffe 5/13/2010 5:57pm
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manhattanprjkt83 wrote:
couple things -Black should come back, I hate this technicolor stuff we have going on -Sam walks on water but i still dont want a demo...
couple things

-Black should come back, I hate this technicolor stuff we have going on
-Sam walks on water but i still dont want a demo
-Black Stanchions are miles ahead of polished silver, christ...

when is palmer showing up on this?
We need more Palmer!
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tarka 5/13/2010 6:53pm
5/13/2010 6:53pm Edited Date/Time 10/4/2011 5:11pm
Enough with the carbon... it's black, but there are welds visible on both the rear swingarm and front triangle. Alu, thru and thru. It's the same bike as ever, even if the geo is tweaked. meh.

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daymz 5/13/2010 7:24pm
5/13/2010 7:24pm
have a closer look. Even the front triangle looks different. No big bar above the shock and he linkage looks shorter...
bkbroiler 5/13/2010 8:10pm
5/13/2010 8:10pm
looks like that dumb seat with the pleasure ribbing may have made the cut
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jpeters 5/13/2010 8:47pm
5/13/2010 8:47pm
dual bar seat stays?
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tudorm 5/14/2010 1:25am
5/14/2010 1:25am
at least the rear looks like carbon.
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bbq-dave 5/14/2010 12:42pm
5/14/2010 12:42pm
to me it looks a bit like they took an older sx trail front and put the demo back on it...
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Dynamatt 5/14/2010 1:11pm
5/14/2010 1:11pm
Has nobody seen a demo before? lol Dual bar seat stays?!?!?! Top tube appears to be lower [probably lower stand over], the "magic link" is smaller [lighter i'm assuming] and the "cage" around the shock is totally different. But i do wish it was carbon....
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gleeke 5/14/2010 8:08pm
5/14/2010 8:08pm
Looks like you can swap out the rear shock mount to change travel/characteristics of suspension. sxtrail on steroids.

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