The Status is not your typical Specialized. Sure, it relies on the brand’s engineering chops to offer the ideal kinematics and geometry, but instead of chasing grams, the Status is more about chasing hang time. And holding up to the pursuit.
Whether you’re sending stair gaps, urban wall rides, or getting creative at the bike park, the Status is your tool – and now it comes in three flavors. Adding to the original long travel version, the Status 2 now includes a 140mm trail bike option. There are also two different 170mm versions, the Status 2 170, and the Status 2 170 DH.
All three models rely on a redesigned M5 aluminum chassis that is engineered to be as durable as possible. Frame specifics include a Horst link suspension system with a geo pivot chip in the Horst pivot, a threaded bottom bracket, internal cable routing with external rear brake cable routing option, 12 x 148mm dropouts, SRAM UDH, and sealed bearing pivots. All Status 2s include mixed wheel sizes, but all frame sizes are not the same…
That’s because there is a new S0 size for both the 140 and 170 models. The S0 is a bike designed for riders under 5′, which comes with changes to provide the same rider experience for smaller, lighter riders. Instead of a 29/27.5″ mixed wheel setup, the S0 uses a 27.5/26″ MX setup, and includes custom-tuned kinematics with lower spring pressures and more progression.
On the 170 S0, the frame also employs an air shock instead of a coil shock, along with narrower handlebars and shorter cranks.
The Status 2 170 DH does not have an S0 size, so it will be offered in S2-S5 sizing. All sizes feature a 77º seat tube angle, or 77.6º in the high position, and a 63.5 or 64º head tube angle which can be made 0.5º steeper in the high position.
If you consider the S0 models as separate bikes, there are five different configurations of the new Status S2. Pricing starts at $2000 for the Status 2 170 frameset, and complete bikes start at $3,000 for the Status 170 S0 & 140 S0. The Status 2 140 and 170 then sell for $3,500, and the Status 2 DH bumps up to $4,500.
