The Standing just isn’t your typical Specialised. Positive, it depends on the model’s engineering chops to supply the perfect kinematics and geometry, however as a substitute of chasing grams, the Standing is extra about chasing grasp time. And holding as much as the pursuit.
Whether or not you’re sending stair gaps, city wall rides, or getting inventive on the bike park, the Standing is your software – and now it is available in three flavors. Including to the unique lengthy journey model, the Standing 2 now features a 140mm path bike possibility. There are additionally two totally different 170mm variations, the Standing 2 170, and the Standing 2 170 DH.
All three fashions depend on a redesigned M5 aluminum chassis that’s engineered to be as sturdy as doable. Body specifics embrace a Horst hyperlink suspension system with a geo pivot chip within the Horst pivot, a threaded backside bracket, inside cable routing with exterior rear brake cable routing possibility, 12 x 148mm dropouts, SRAM UDH, and sealed bearing pivots. All Standing 2s embrace blended wheel sizes, however all body sizes will not be the identical…
That’s as a result of there’s a new S0 dimension for each the 140 and 170 fashions. The S0 is a motorcycle designed for riders beneath 5′, which comes with adjustments to offer the identical rider expertise for smaller, lighter riders. As an alternative of a 29/27.5″ blended wheel setup, the S0 makes use of a 27.5/26″ MX setup, and consists of custom-tuned kinematics with decrease spring pressures and extra development.
On the 170 S0, the body additionally employs an air shock as a substitute of a coil shock, together with narrower handlebars and shorter cranks.
The Standing 2 170 DH doesn’t have an S0 dimension, so will probably be provided in S2-S5 sizing. All sizes characteristic a 77º seat tube angle, or 77.6º within the excessive place, and a 63.5 or 64º head tube angle which might be made 0.5º steeper within the excessive place.
If you happen to take into account the S0 fashions as separate bikes, there are 5 totally different configurations of the brand new Standing S2. Pricing begins at $2000 for the Standing 2 170 frameset, and full bikes begin at $3,000 for the Standing 170 S0 & 140 S0. The Standing 2 140 and 170 then promote for $3,500, and the Standing 2 DH bumps as much as $4,500.
