2020 Specialized
S-Works Demo 8 Frame
A 27.5″ carbon frame full suspension downhill frameset.
Manufacturer Price
$4,000| Frame | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Full, 200mm rear |
| Shock | Öhlins |
| Wheels | 27.5″ |
For This Bike
May 2021 · James Smurthwaite
Despite the forum hype, it sounds like Bruni won't be on a new suspension configuration... yet.
Sep 2020 · Cole Gregg
After nearly 100,00 vertical feet, the Specialized Demo downhill bike has been through the ringer and we're happy to share our review here.
Jun 2020
The new Specialized Demo latches on to the mixed-wheel trend, and will come out of the box with a 29-inch front wheel and 27.5-inch rear.
Jul 2019
The all new 2020 Specialized Demo is the same bike that Loïc is currently riding while leading the World Cup overall. But what about the hybrid 29 front, 27.5 rear wheel setup?
Jan 2019 · Bturman
The highly regarded Demo 8 offers immediate confidence and a smooth ride.
Sep 2018 · Seb Stott
Awesome in gnarly terrain, but a little wallowy when pedalling or cornering hard. Buy if you want a bike for the roughest, steepest, most technical tracks around
Super-supple, traction-rich suspension isolates your feet from the roughest terrain
Low bottom bracket and short chainstays make for a connected, planted feel in steep tech and turns
Linear suspension can hamper front wheel grip when cornering hard, especially on the XL size
Apr 2017 · Smurf
2015 downhill bike of they year, 2016 downhill bike of the year, 2017…? The Specialized S-Works Demo 8 is bike we chose to run at the World Championships simply because we couldn’t find a frame that beat it. We’ve now got a National Championships and Worlds podium on the beast that probably prove we were […]
Jan 2017 · Alan Muldoon
Great geometry and progressive sizing give the Specialized Demo 8 Alloy an edge. Everything about the Demo’s parts package is pretty much bombproof.
Great geometry and progressive sizing give the Demo 8 an edge
Basic fork internals put the brakes on an otherwise rapid package
| Frame | S-Works FACT 11m, S3 Geometry, carbon front triangle, full carbon rear end, new team alloy link, FACT IS construction, BB30, full internal cable routing, 135mm dropouts, lipped and sealed cartridge bearing pivots, replaceable derailleur hanger, 200mm of travel BB Standard: BB30, 83mm, Press Fit |
|---|---|
| Shock | Custom Öhlins TTX, Twin-Tube design, high- and low-speed compression adjust, rebound adjust, 9.5x3" Travel: 200mm |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM BB30, 83mm |
| Seatpost | Thomson, alloy, straight, 12-degree clamp Type: Rigid |
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