The Specialized Chisel is a revolutionary alloy full-suspension mountain bike, touted as the lightest and fastest in its class. It leverages the advanced geometry and kinematics of the World Cup-ready Epic 8 mountain bike, making it an ideal choice for both racing and solo trail rides.
Key Features:
- Frame Design and Material: The Chisel boasts the lightest aluminum XC frameset in its class, thanks to D’Aluisio Smartweld technology. This technology features highly-manipulated frame tubes with continuously-varied wall thicknesses and shaping, delivering stiffness where needed for efficiency and ride-smoothing compliance for comfort and optimal control.
- Suspension and Capability: Equipped with 110mm of Ride Dynamics tuned suspension, the Chisel inherits advanced suspension kinematics and progressive geometry from the Epic 8. This makes it highly capable of handling varied terrain with confidence and speed.
- Efficiency: The Chisel is designed for incredible pedaling efficiency, utilizing geometry and kinematics from the Epic 8 platform. The steep seat tube positions the rider in the optimal pedaling position, and honed anti-squat reduces pedal-bob, translating every watt into maximum forward motion.
- Suspension Performance: Features a flex stay rear end for class-leading suspension performance, eliminating the extra weight and maintenance associated with traditional pivot designs. This design, more common on carbon bikes, has been successfully implemented in advanced alloy through extensive field and lab testing.
- Hydroformed Alloy Construction: The Chisel uses a one-piece hydroformed seat tube that integrates the seat tube pivot, main pivot, and BB shell, reducing extra material and weight. This design is more efficient than traditional bikes where the seat tube is just a tube with pivots and BB shell welded on.
- Fork and Rear Shock: Comes with RockShox's Recon 120mm fork featuring the Motion Control Damper and a Ride Dynamics Tuned X-Fusion rear shock, providing superior suspension performance.
- Drivetrain: Equipped with SRAM's NX Eagle 12-speed drivetrain, offering crisp shifting and a wide gearing range for various terrains.
- Brakes: Features powerful hydraulic disc brakes, ensuring reliable stopping power in any conditions.
- Wheels and Tires: Includes durable alloy wheels with a 25mm internal width, tubeless-ready, and wrapped in Specialized Fast Trak Control casing tires for optimal traction and comfort.
- Dropper Post: Features a TranzX dropper post for added versatility and control on technical trails.
- Geometry Adjustability: Includes a flip chip geo adjust, allowing riders to fine-tune the bike's geometry to suit their riding style and terrain.
Who is it for?
The Specialized Chisel is ideal for cross-country (XC) mountain bikers who seek a lightweight, efficient, and highly capable bike for racing and trail riding.
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