Pretty sure you're right on the money about most of this from what I've been told. The new Fuel EX will be the middle travel bike...
Pretty sure you're right on the money about most of this from what I've been told. The new Fuel EX will be the middle travel bike with 140/150. I am having trouble with them not just dropping the top/ex parts of the names, and keeping it 90/super caliber, 120/Fuel, 140/Remedy, 170/Slash if the remedy isn't coming back in some form. It makes no sense to have similar names for two very different bikes that newer riders/customers often get mixed up when looking at them as is when you have a well recognized and liked name plate going unused.
Also, the Status. I don't understand. Why. Why is it not anywhere. Its so rad and everyone I've talked to riding it loves it and it's shreds.
Right. I’ve thought the exact same thing about the names! However the super cal is only 60mm in the rear (as of right now). Riders are...
Right. I’ve thought the exact same thing about the names! However the super cal is only 60mm in the rear (as of right now). Riders are hoping for a little more in the rear for the next bike, 90 would be perfect, to match the new style of putting 120 forks on everything that isn’t a trail or enduro bike. (I’m looking directly at you “Grinduro”)
My understanding with the status, and from personal experience, is it’s not for everyone. Yes it’s great as a park bike, but doesn’t really work well anywhere else. I’ve seen some people riding bikes that are two sizes two big for them, with 810mm bars and let’s just say it doesn’t go well. I’ve seen far too many people riding green flow trails in WNC eat it because they can’t get far enough over the front end.
But I digress. The status in its current form was released to only about 9 dealers originally in the US. Since then that number has grown, but still not everywhere. Marketing mishap or a pyramid scheme to help those top end stores? As a business major, I’d love to have a conversation with marketing director at specialized to really ask why they are withholding so much information about the bike.
We have a few of them on the sales floor and people are always super interested but very insure as they haven't seen it yet anywhere...
We have a few of them on the sales floor and people are always super interested but very insure as they haven't seen it yet anywhere else.
We've got a few at our shop too. We sold out of them in a heartbeat last season, and I can't imagine our current selection will last past the end of Feb.
Right. I’ve thought the exact same thing about the names! However the super cal is only 60mm in the rear (as of right now). Riders are...
Right. I’ve thought the exact same thing about the names! However the super cal is only 60mm in the rear (as of right now). Riders are hoping for a little more in the rear for the next bike, 90 would be perfect, to match the new style of putting 120 forks on everything that isn’t a trail or enduro bike. (I’m looking directly at you “Grinduro”)
My understanding with the status, and from personal experience, is it’s not for everyone. Yes it’s great as a park bike, but doesn’t really work well anywhere else. I’ve seen some people riding bikes that are two sizes two big for them, with 810mm bars and let’s just say it doesn’t go well. I’ve seen far too many people riding green flow trails in WNC eat it because they can’t get far enough over the front end.
But I digress. The status in its current form was released to only about 9 dealers originally in the US. Since then that number has grown, but still not everywhere. Marketing mishap or a pyramid scheme to help those top end stores? As a business major, I’d love to have a conversation with marketing director at specialized to really ask why they are withholding so much information about the bike.
We've got a few at our shop too. We sold out of them in a heartbeat last season, and I can't imagine our current selection will...
We've got a few at our shop too. We sold out of them in a heartbeat last season, and I can't imagine our current selection will last past the end of Feb.
My son has ridden a Status 140 for the last year.
It's definitely a fun bike, and he's enjoyed (and ridden) the hell out of it. He's likely getting something more race-worthy soon (though his results were good on the Status), but he plans on keeping the status as a play bike / backup. It's really great as a rut track bike with that short rear triangle.. but that rear pinballs around when you get into the steep chunder.
I will say that there are some VERY common issues with the bike that almost everyone we know who has had one has experienced, specifically related to the DPX2 (and, of course, the crappy drivetrain and the awful wheels). If the new ones are releasing with a Float X, then cool. It's a good value bike, but it would be nice to have them go with that frame and release some better builds that rectify those issues.
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you can get them serviced in your country or your going to be stuck with some very expensive paper weights.
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you...
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you can get them serviced in your country or your going to be stuck with some very expensive paper weights.
Yup. Too bad they are waaaay better at making products than customer service. The performance is awesome!
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you...
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you can get them serviced in your country or your going to be stuck with some very expensive paper weights.
Yup. Too bad they are waaaay better at making products than customer service. The performance is awesome!
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service as any other mono tube piggyback shock out there.
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service...
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service as any other mono tube piggyback shock out there.
That was a step up from ten years ago. They also never responded to my emails and distributors lasted at most one year...
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you...
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you can get them serviced in your country or your going to be stuck with some very expensive paper weights.
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service...
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service as any other mono tube piggyback shock out there.
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you...
As an old BOS fork and shock owner I'd advise people to stay way clear of this company. If you do buy them make sure you can get them serviced in your country or your going to be stuck with some very expensive paper weights.
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service...
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service as any other mono tube piggyback shock out there.
I'm taking it you've never owned a BOS suspension unit. Yes the rear shock was a lot easier to self service than the fork I owned. But servicing the fork was an absolute bitch, not what you want from a £1600 fork.
I put a megneg super deluxe on my status and it’s night and day how much more composed the rear end is compared to the DPX2 after trying what felt like a million different set ups on it.
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service...
It´s a good thing they sell all the spare parts through the website then? Not to mention that the shock is just as easy to service as any other mono tube piggyback shock out there.
I'm taking it you've never owned a BOS suspension unit. Yes the rear shock was a lot easier to self service than the fork I owned...
I'm taking it you've never owned a BOS suspension unit. Yes the rear shock was a lot easier to self service than the fork I owned. But servicing the fork was an absolute bitch, not what you want from a £1600 fork.
I worked for the original distributor in the UK. The shocks and cartridges were good, the forks less so. Bos were not easy to deal with, we were a tuning company and Bos were adamant their products didn't need tuning. There was not a chamfered edge on a single part - cavitation central.
If you can get the parts, they are excellent shocks. If you have to deal with Bos directly, good luck.
A cheap fix for old shocks is to fit a Fox body, then use standard 1/2" seals and Push pistons. Not as nice as a 12 mm steel shaft, but serviceable pretty much anywhere - which is a big deal.
Their castings were really good, huge port volumes and a nice HS comp piston (later version they cheaped way out on the valving). Push actually copied this for their early MX mod using an Avalanche comp valve.
True, but has anyone been using them in the WC circuit?
I'm fairly sure this is just a standard benchmarking, Specialized gravity has been running blacked out tires for years so they might as well test all of the options....
True, but has anyone been using them in the WC circuit?
I'm fairly sure this is just a standard benchmarking, Specialized gravity has been running blacked...
True, but has anyone been using them in the WC circuit?
I'm fairly sure this is just a standard benchmarking, Specialized gravity has been running blacked out tires for years so they might as well test all of the options....
The MTB range was 'developed with Fabien Barel' so it has some sort of racing pedigree. Saying that, the recent reviews of the 'Enduro' range floating around the internet are not that great with many complaining of the tires being overly stiff and not aggressive enough for anything past XC. I haven't personally tried them and that doesn't mean the DH range is bad. In contrast their 'gravel' and 'road' tires seem to perform pretty well, though again they seem to have a stiffer carcass than most.
I had a set of available to the public Pirelli tyres and they were useless. Know a guy who had access to the proto Pirelli’s and said they’re night and day different to the publicly available tyres. Proto ones are apparently very very good.
I had a set of available to the public Pirelli tyres and they were useless. Know a guy who had access to the proto Pirelli’s and...
I had a set of available to the public Pirelli tyres and they were useless. Know a guy who had access to the proto Pirelli’s and said they’re night and day different to the publicly available tyres. Proto ones are apparently very very good.
I tried their enduro tires and for general bike park riding they were decent. Definitely not as grippy as my Michelin dh tires but it's not an apple to apple comparison. The proto enduro and dh tires (not sure if they are the same) look different than anything available. They are assegai-esque and have been tested at WC this season. Seeing them in person the knobs didn't look very tall but that could just be me.
Front triangle doesn't look particularly new (compared to the current one), rear end does, very much so. The chainstay pivot is lower and more forwards than the current one.
It's definitely a fun bike, and he's enjoyed (and ridden) the hell out of it. He's likely getting something more race-worthy soon (though his results were good on the Status), but he plans on keeping the status as a play bike / backup. It's really great as a rut track bike with that short rear triangle.. but that rear pinballs around when you get into the steep chunder.
I will say that there are some VERY common issues with the bike that almost everyone we know who has had one has experienced, specifically related to the DPX2 (and, of course, the crappy drivetrain and the awful wheels). If the new ones are releasing with a Float X, then cool. It's a good value bike, but it would be nice to have them go with that frame and release some better builds that rectify those issues.
If you can get the parts, they are excellent shocks. If you have to deal with Bos directly, good luck.
A cheap fix for old shocks is to fit a Fox body, then use standard 1/2" seals and Push pistons. Not as nice as a 12 mm steel shaft, but serviceable pretty much anywhere - which is a big deal.
Their castings were really good, huge port volumes and a nice HS comp piston (later version they cheaped way out on the valving). Push actually copied this for their early MX mod using an Avalanche comp valve.
Does anyone have any experience with these? They look very round.
I'm fairly sure this is just a standard benchmarking, Specialized gravity has been running blacked out tires for years so they might as well test all of the options....
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