Limited Edition Neon Red Specialized S-Works Epic 29er Coming, Kulhavy Gets a Gold One

Tacky

Nino should have cut him off.

Seems like gold was a little too heavy for Kulhavy today at the World Championship in Austria. He was 13th, Nino took back the rainbow jersey.

Dear Specialized,

I think Sevo’s talking about that CRAZY-GORGEOUS maroon S-Works steel frame/fork that was also available as a complete build with pearl grey XTR, grey Cannibal tires, grey perforated S-Works ProLong saddle, and grey Specialized anatomic grips. A kid I worked with at Jack’s Bike back in ’93 bought that on proform and seriously, that was one of the most beautiful bikes ever. And the M2 frame in “petrol” (greenish black) that year was also a fantastic color. Do that again.

Giant embraces subtlety in a big way…and it generally looks like A**. Then again, my current fav bike is my S Works Venge project black. Limited logos…not even the model name on it.

Subtlety, oh yeah!
Mate black frame with gloss black decals, that would be awesome.

@ twopage: no flames here! I agree, one solid color please! Also, a one solid (primary) color with simple graphics ages better. As others commented, those older bikes with one color still looks great even today.

Picked up a 2011 crux last year, and it has those obnoxious diagonal black/red/white paint scheme. Meh. the lines don’t relate to anything, doesn’t follow frame lines, or convey motion. Kind of chaotic and unjustified where they decided to change colors. Would have been simpler if Specialized just stuck with one color, less work for the intern graphic designer that seems to be painting all their bikes of lately, and more timeless color choices for the customers.

Get the hint Specialized??

@servo & twopage… I totally agree that bicycle company logos should be a very subtle on the frame.

antsonline- i dunno. it was on his gold bike, and for a while on his black bike too. never found a pic of him or any other pro running a fd there though. its annoying the hell outta me for the last three days. im asking some specialized dudes about it tomorrow.

With Specialized, individual market leaders make their requests as to what colorways will be created for upcoming model years. Each market leader bases this on customer and dealer feedback. That explains the gaudy neon disco colors Specialized has to make to appease the tight t-shirt, capri and purse-wearing male Euro demographic. Same thing with the badging; you don’t think they make these decisions in a vacuum, do you?

Is Kulhavy’s bike a Large, or is it an XL?