Specialized Bicycle Components

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Team Gerolsteiner riders (right) with Specialized bikes and gear

Specialized S-Works Enduro

Specialized Bicycle Components is a major U.S. manufacturer of bicycles and bicycle equipment, based in Morgan Hill, California. Specialized was founded by CEO Mike Sinyard in 1974.

1 Products
2 Use
3 Teams and athletes sponsored by Specialized Bicycles
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Products

Today, the company produces a variety of gear, including clothing, helmets, and parts, in addition to over 25 lines of bikes. They range from cheaper models such as the Hardrock, P series, and the children's Hotrock, up to the expensive S-Works models for road and cross-country riding, and the Demo for freeride and downhill mountain biking. Specialized's current line-up of bicycles are as follows:

[edit] Road bikes

Tarmac: Full FACT 11r/10r/8r/6r Carbon Fiber Az1 Monocoque construction competitive road bike.

S-Works Tarmac SL2
S-Works Tarmac SL
Tarmac Pro
Tarmac Pro (Compact)
Tarmac Expert
Tarmac Expert (Triple)
Tarmac Comp

Allez: E5/ A1 Aluminum Frame / Carbon Mix (depending on model) Competition road bike.

Allez Pro
Allez Expert (Double)
Allez Expert (Triple)
Allez Comp (Double)
Allez Elite(Double)
Allez Elite (Triple)
Allez (Double)
Allez (Triple)

Roubaix: Full FACT 10r/8r/6r Carbon Fiber Az1 Monocoque construction Performance Endurance road bike.

Roubaix Pro
Roubaix Expert (compact)
Roubaix Expert (Triple)
Roubaix Comp (Compact)
Roubaix Comp (Triple)
Roubaix Elite (Triple)
Roubaix (The only Roubaix Model that does NOT have the full carbon fiber frame, instead it has the E5 aluminum frame with the carbon seatstays and fork)

Sequoia: A1 Aluminum frame, Recreational road bike.

Sequoia Elite
Sequoia

Transition: Full FACT 9r/8r/7r Carbon Fiber Az1 Monocoque construction performance TT Racing/ Triathlon specific road bike.

S-Works Transition
Transition Pro
Transition Expert
Transition Comp

Langster: A1 Aluminum frame,Velodrome/ Fixed-Gear road bike.

Langster
Langster Comp

Ruby'

Dolce

[edit] Mountain Bikes

P-series: aluminum/steel frame dirt jump and street mountainbikes

P.3
P.2
P.2 Cr-Mo
P.1
P.All mountain

Demo: aluminum framed full suspension

Demo 8
Demo 7 II
Demo 7 I
Demo 9 (discontinued)

Bighit: aluminum framed full suspension slightly lower grade full suspension than the demo series

BigHit FSR III
BigHit FSR II
BigHit FSR I
BigHit GromHit

Stumpjumper aluminum and carbon fiber framed full suspension

S-Works Stumpjumper FSR Carbon
Stumpjumper FSR Pro Carbon
Stumpjumper FSR Pro Aluminum
Stumpjumper FSR Expert
Stumpjumper FSR Elite
Stumpjumper FSR Comp

Epic lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber frame with race-like components

S-Works Epic FSR Carbon
Epic FSR Marathon Carbon
Epic FSR Marathon
Epic FSR Expert
Epic FSR Comp
Epic FSR Rim

Enduro & Enduro SL aluminum and carbon fiber frames built with durable components for handling the roughest terrain

S-Works Enduro SL FSR Carbon
Enduro SL FSR Pro Carbon
Enduro SL FSR Pro
Enduro SL FSR Expert
Enduro SL FSR Comp
Enduro FSR Pro
Enduro FSR Expert
Enduro FSR Elite
Enduro FSR

Pitch Low cost version of Enduro and Enduro SL moutain bikes

Pitch Pro
Pitch Comp

Era

Safire

Myka

FSR

SX Trail

Rockhopper

Hardrock

HRXC

Fuse

[edit] Cyclocross

Tricross

[edit] Commuter/comfort

Sirrus

Vita

Globe

Globe Centrum

Crossroads

Expedition

[edit] Use

Many riders in recent years have used Specialized bicycles in the North American and European professional cycling circuit. Currently, Team Gerolsteiner and Quick Step-Innergetic are riding the Tarmac (a full carbon fiber composite road bike) in the Tour de France. Team Gerolsteiner equips their bikes with Shimano components while Quick Step-Innergetic uses Campagnolo components with roval wheels by specialized

Specialized has also equipped Manuel Höchbauer, the Bavarian cyclist (Team Parsberg) and champion of the German HC.

Specialized bikes also sponsors the University of Georgia Collegiate Cycling Team.