Holy-Bike-News-Batman!!

[Dr Phil mmkay]

Hill on Specialized (http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/sam-hill-to-specialized-marc-beaumont-to-gt-18694)! Beaumont on GT! Vanderham on Evil! I need to sit down.:eek:


Oooh, shiny:

http://content.ridemonkey.com/media/ridemonkey/0/pub/u/6/2//62/6/a/a/2/u39d78336-11c9600da82--7fb8.jpg

[BikerMiker]

I hate to confirm what a lot of people have said about me and Specialized, but DAMN! That bike looks hot!

I think that Spec'd might have the only mtn bike design team (Buck and Sloan) able to keep up with Sam Hill (kinda).

That bike is hot! Wow. Custom white Elixir brakes...

mike

[jabberwocky]

Hills move isn't that surprising. Who else can afford him?! It will be interesting to see how he does on the Demo after racing the Sunday (which he helped develop) for so long.

My bet is it won't matter and he'll still be stupid fast. :)

[BikerMiker]

I think between the demo 7 and 8, he'll find a bike he likes. I can't imagine that the demo stuff would ride WORSE than a Sunday.

mike

[jabberwocky]

I think between the demo 7 and 8, he'll find a bike he likes. I can't imagine that the demo stuff would ride WORSE than a Sunday.

mikeProbably not, but it will be different. He's essentially been riding a bike custom designed specifically for him for a long time.

Not that its gonna matter. He could probably place in the top 5 riding a Huffy. :rolleyes:

[BikerMiker]

The Demo will probably change a lot next year with Sam on it. They started the 2010 bike lines months ago already with prototypes coming soon but maybe they pushed the Demo revision/replacement back when talks with Sam started. Or he's under contract already and he's been working with them for bikes to be delivered soon.

Knowing Buck and Sloan and Chamberlain, there's already a replacement on the drawing board for 2010.

mike

[akern2]

This is really a test of his metal. He's been on the Sunday for a long while, and now a new bike. This will prove if he's that fast.

And if he is, it's still in the eyebrows.

On a side note, does this mean Sam will be in a Collective film? Seeing how Collective has always teamed up with Spec.

[Dr Phil mmkay]

More shininess. I actually like the paint-scheme. Either this is his bike pre-Monster-ification, or SH's no longer sponsored by Monster Energy.

http://forums.mtbr.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=395398&stc=1&d=1222385901

[laxdad]

here is something about hill wining on a specialized bike. it's not the bike but the asshole riding it. i am saying he wins the overall title and the world champ next year. and i can't stand him.

[Dr Phil mmkay]

We've seen the bike, now see SH actually riding it:

vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Px-wGnKsM) here!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Nagaredama/Sam1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/Nagaredama/Sam2.jpg

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in other news: Trek's DH team gets Justin Leov (former Yeti New Zealand rider) and Andrew Neethling (ex-Mongoose S. African rider). Trek DH's female rider will be announced December 1st. 23 Degrees Sports Management director Martin Whitely (former Honda DH team director) will head the new Trek World Cup DH effort.

[Dr Phil mmkay]

http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/blogs/ride2-798-75.jpg

(I thought I'd give the Freeride forum a bump)