2011 Specialized Demo 8

April 10, 2011, 2:48 p.m.

IFO

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More pimp than a limo full of pimps on route to a pimp convention.

LOL post of teh day right there…

hahahah:beer:

April 10, 2011, 7:48 p.m.

ObsessionBikes

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LOL post of teh day right there…

hahahah:beer:

It, Literally, has your Name on it!!!

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April 10, 2011, 10:01 p.m.

JCL

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Well that's settled then IFO. Sold!

Nothing better anyway ;)

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April 10, 2011, 10:30 p.m.

FullMonty

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I don't have a huge boner for FSR bikes, but I gotta say the Demos are always very quiet at the races.

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April 10, 2011, 11:10 p.m.

Tracer-Tong

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Has anyone reputable and reasonably unbiased reviewed the most recent demo 8? I'm interested to know how they ride. Seeing pictures of Fairclough whipping his makes me want to buy one.

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April 11, 2011, 7:06 a.m.

Tom

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Must be fast…it's got rainbow stripes.

April 11, 2011, 2:02 p.m.

Skip

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Has anyone reputable and reasonably unbiased reviewed the most recent demo 8? I'm interested to know how they ride. Seeing pictures of Fairclough whipping his makes me want to buy one.

Unreputable and biased as I am I can tell you the new demo is awesome. I had a 2010 demo which used the same static geometry but rides way different. The new one stays higher in its travel and is noticeably lighter in the hands (the weight is lower down and there's less of it). It's also remarkably quiet. With zero sound control work and no chain guide (just a broken bash ring) I could bearly hear anything but the tires - and in half a dozen laps of everything on Seymour I haven't had any hint at all of chain issues. Not one. It also jumps and pumps really well, the suspension loves to be pumped - jump it into a pile of rocks which vaguely points down and you feel the instant acceleration. On the down side, choose hubs carefully as some don't fit without "work" and some people have found they have to remove the deurailler protector to get the smallest cog. Both workable issues though. The biggest problem appears to be getting hold of one! Fin.