Specialized Status - a downhill bike for beginners

After relaunching the "Demo" this year, Specialized is launching the "Status", a successor to the "Big Hit", for the coming model year. Technically, the "Demo" has served as a template, but the price is far below the World Cup downhiller.

Based on the current Demo, Specialized is presenting a new downhill park bike in California. Thanks to a short rear triangle, a low center of gravity, a linear suspension characteristic and the proven FSR four-bar kinematics, the "Status" should have similar riding characteristics to its predecessor, the "Demo". While you have the same amount of travel at the rear, you ride with 170 millimetres of travel at the front on the "Status I" and 200 millimetres on the "Status II".

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Just as interesting as the riding characteristics is the price of the two versions. Although this has not yet been definitively determined, it is between 2100 and 2800 euros and therefore far below the price of the demo. With the euro as a reference point, the price in Swiss francs should also be extremely interesting. All in all, perfect for downhill beginners who, despite the solid components available, have a lot of upgrade potential and still struggle to reach the price region of the demo.

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