Specialized Releases New Gravity In Line Collection 17

careful wearing this, all the pro's wearing this are hurt now, hehehe

Am I the only one who wants riding pants to have a small amount of padding in the knee area?

Hmm, I would rather the pant fit well, but I wouldn’t hate both.

You mean like kneepads?

You should definitely buy clothing from the bike shop that just bought out a vast network of it's independent dealers and now owns them corporately rather than help those dealers find new independent buyers & grow the businesses locally.

Some people just want nice gear

Huh? Why in the world would Specialized help a business find a "local buyer"? They aren't an investment bank. They aren't some consultancy firm. They are a bike company. To add, why is this so bad? If I'm a shop owner and Specialized comes knocking (fueled by ridiculously low interest rates; cost of capital) I'm totally cool with that. In fact, I'm probably THRILLED. I am rewarded for the risk, hard work and countless hours I put into building a successful shop.

Specialized shops still hire local employees. Still serve the local community. They just have deeper pockets, better access to resources and aren't (likely) as effected by the ebbs and flows of what is the volatile modern economy.

I personally love the brand, their product, their ethos and their business accolade. They invest back into the space they operate. Who else is really doing that?!

Big brands=bad. Duhhhhh

Honestly I think specialized trek and the likes could do a lot more when it comes to serving lower class and entry level mtbers. But when it comes to working or middle class people buying nice mtbs or regular joes buying a hybrid to commute on they are very hard to argue against in terms of quality of service.

If a corporation owns a business, the profits for back to the corporation. Plain and simple. I own a local business as do a vast amount of people in my community. The corporation will spend it's money with other corporations, not with local business owners. They will pay less, take more and monopolize pricing, product and access. A corporation will dictate to local trail organizations what they will back, local race organizers, local advocacy groups, local school programs, you name it.

I can go down to my local hardware store & get assistance from the mom & pop ownership with supplies for kids, trails, parks, ball fields, boots on the ground.

Local businesses, schools and organizations don't receive that level of support from a corporation. Some guy in a polo has to sign off on some tiny amount. But they won't. They'll tell the local they corporately donate to "X" foundation.

All this crap about a corporation making a similar positive impact Ina community over a business owned by a local...it's all bull. Nothing you can say will prove that they provide a greater economic boost to locals. The same.way Staples, Home Depot, McDonalds, CVS, Aldi ignore local schools... Specialized is a corporation and they're only going to cash in back at corporate and feed the board of directors.

White apparel = one-time use

Steam wash. Will change your world.

What the hell is a steam wash? Some sort of sexual treat?

Found it on the washer. No idea. Uses steam rather than swish your clothes around in water. It works.

unpopular opinion for me but i love white riding gear. Especially after a few years of use. ya its not white anymore but has a good look. My old Shimano DX shoes in white were a fav.

If ever a piece of mountain bike gear were treated like Air Jordans, it would be a brand new pair of white Shimano DX shoes new in the box.

I haven't tried much of the Specialized stuff, but the pants I used a bit ago were top notch. Looking forward to trying this gear.

Agreed buddy. They have stepped it up big time over the last 10 years. Everything Specialized seems pretty well thought out, durable, and priced "okay". No brand affiliation, but I do like their stuff...